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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
O R E G O N C H A P T E R O F T H E A M E R I C A N F I S H E R I E S S O C I E T Y
P I S C A T O R I A L P R E S S
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I’d like to start off with one of my favorite
poems:
To Know the Dark by Wendell Berry
To go into the dark with a light is to know the light.
To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,
and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,
and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.
I love this poem for so many reasons- it
celebrates the darkness, for one- so
appropriate this time of year. It also
celebrates increasing our understanding by
immersing ourselves in the unfamiliar. We
learn so much when we leave our
preconceptions at the door and walk in ready
to listen, open minded, observing and
absorbing everything.
I also love the poem because it suggests that
there is unknown wonder surrounding the
things we do know- that our awareness is
focused on the day and we may be missing
the entire night that completes the cycle. It
begs the question- what bigger picture, what
second side of this coin- am I missing as I
focus on just the part of the whole story that is
in front of me?
If pondering this poem energizes you and you
are looking for an outlet for that energy,
consider contributing to a white
paper! Oregon AFS is assembling a white
paper on climate adaptation and we are
looking for more contributors (thank you to
those who have already signed up!). This
paper will summarize the state of climate
science in Oregon and will review restoration
actions that improve the ability of native
species to adapt. If you have the time and
interest, we are looking for people to write
sections of this paper or to assist with
reviewing the paper. Please contact Kris
Homel ([email protected]) or Jason Brandt
([email protected]) for more
information or to get involved.
Oregon AFS has a dedicated group of
fisheries professionals actively working on a
variety of committees and we’re always
looking for new members. Would you like to
join our brand new Climate Change
Committee? Perhaps the Marine Committee
or the Education and Outreach Committee is
more your style? Don’t wait! Act Now!
Committee Chairs are standing by ready to
answer your emails! You’ll find their contact
information on the Oregon AFS website
here: http://orafs.org/external-
committee/. Many of the committees will also
be hosting open meetings during the annual
meeting in Bend or you can contact External
Director Jason Brandt
([email protected]) for more
information.
Our annual meeting is just around the corner
and President-elect Becky Flitcroft has
assembled an excellent program! Join us in
Bend March 4-8, 2019, as we explore our
theme “At the nexus of science and
restoration: What do we know?”. This will be
a huge meeting, with over 200 talks and a full
poster session!
The early registration deadline is coming right
up! Register for the meeting at http://
orafs.org/registration/ by January 19th to take
advantage of our early-bird rates.
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W I N T E R 2 0 1 9 P I S C A T O R I A L P R E S S
E X T E R N A L D I R E C T O R ’ S R E P O R T
The annual meeting in Bend is fast approaching and every-
thing is lining-up for another amazing event. As someone
who is new to ExCom, it is remarkable to see how much
effort goes into the planning and execution of the annual
meeting. It is an incredible amount of work accomplished
by fantastic volunteers who are always there to help in the
midst of full-time life responsibilities. It is inspiring and a
reminder of how lucky we are to have such a great Chapter
and involved membership. If you have not been a part of
ExCom or meeting planning, please take the time to do so
– I am positive you will find it to be a rewarding experience.
Sticking with the theme of our excellent volunteers, exter-
nal committee chairs have been helping to get talks togeth-
er for a number of different sessions. Once again there will
be a Native Fish session which will no doubt cover a varie-
ty of interesting topics and species. The Fish Culture Com-
mittee will be well represented with a good number of talks
related to applied work and innovative research in the
hatchery world. The Freshwater Habitat Committee was
able to round-up an assortment of habitat-centric talks and
there will be multiple talks related to climate change which
will hopefully help increase interest and participation in our
new Climate Change Committee.
Our new Marine Habitat and Ecology Committee co-chair,
Kelly Lawrence, hit the ground running in an effort to help
increase marine-focused member involvement in the annu-
al meeting. Though timing conflicts will limit potential par-
ticipation, Kelly and other Marine Habitat and Ecology
Committee members were able to line-up a variety of talks
related to marine technology and nearshore fisheries. As a
quick background, Kelly got her bachelor’s degree in Earth
Science from Northern Colorado and a master’s from Ore-
gon State University in Fisheries Management. She spent
time working for the National Park Service and has held a
number of different positions for ODFW, such as a com-
mercial Whiting port sampler, steelhead creel sampler, and
research technician with the Marine Reserves Program.
She is currently the Research and Fishery Sampling Assis-
tant in the ODFW Marine Resources Program (MRP),
where she spends time as a research assistant to MRP’s
At-Sea Research team helping to conduct fishery-
independent surveys of nearshore finfish species. She
also assists in the monitoring of Newport’s commercial pink
shrimp fishery. She will clearly be an asset to the Marine
Habitat and Ecology Committee as well as ORAFS and we
are happy to have her on board.
For more information about our annual meeting, check out
the website here: http://orafs.org/2019-annual-meeting/
Want to become a certified fisheries professional through
AFS? Check out the information on this valuable program
here and apply to get reimbursed for the application fee:
http://orafs.org/scholarships-awards/certification-
scholarships/.
Happy Winter and I look forward to seeing you all in Bend!
P R E S I D E N T ’ S C O R N E R ( C O N T I N U E D )
Kris Homel, President [email protected]
New Marine Habitat and Ecology Committee co-
chair Kelly Lawrence getting work done!
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Jason Brandt, External Director [email protected]
Do you have something newsworthy to share?
Hot Topics, Fishery Features, Upcoming Events...
Submissions from ORAFS members are welcome!
Do you have an update on interesting work you would like to share with the membership? Are you interested in
providing a Fishery Feature or a Hot Topic to tell the membership about your recent project? Do you have an
upcoming event that you would like to advertise to the membership? If so, please submit your story or thoughts to
Natalie Scheibel at: [email protected]. Submission deadlines for news items are: September 15;
December 15; March 15; and June 15. The newsletter is published approximately three weeks after submissions are
received. Submissions are used as time and space allows.
P I S C A T O R I A L P R E S S : C A L L F O R S U B M I S S I O N S
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The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee will be
sponsoring a workshop at the 2019 annual meeting which
will be instructed by Queta González, the Director of the
Center for Diversity & the Environment. The workshop will
provide an interactive environment for the discussion of
power and privilege and will help continue the conversation
of equity in the workplace and beyond. The Diversity, Equi-
ty and Inclusion Committee will also once again be offering
the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship to a de-
serving college undergraduate student. The purpose of this
scholarship is “to promote the education and development
of future fisheries professionals who are commonly under-
represented in the fisheries field, including people of color,
women and other historically marginalized communities.”
The scholarship recipient will be awarded $2,000 and rec-
ognized at the ORAFS annual meeting. The scholarship
application submission deadline is January 31, 2019 and
please check-out the ORAFS web page (http://orafs.org/
human-diversity-scholarship/) or contact the Diversity, Eq-
uity and Inclusion Committee chair Gabe Sheoships for
additional information.
The ORAFS Legislative Committee has been working with
our Legislative Liaison, Erik Kancler to keep up to speed
on potential aquatic-related bills that may arise in the up-
coming long legislative session which starts shortly after
the new year. In the fall edition of Piscatorial Press, we
alerted membership to a potential bill of interest related to
the possible effects of climate change on our aquatic re-
sources and means of mitigating for/lessening likely im-
pacts and asked for assistance in developing an ORAFS-
backed response to that potential bill. We want to thank all
of those who have already reached out with their offers of
assistance, and we once again want to ask for support
from anyone who might be interested in helping to craft a
document related to potential impacts of climate change on
our aquatic resources and on-the-ground projects which
may help to mitigate for those possible impacts. Please
contact Kris Homel ([email protected]), Troy Brandt
([email protected]), or Jason Brandt
([email protected]) if you are interested in con-
tributing to this endeavor.
Make sure to stop by the networking social for external
committee members and ORAFS members who might be
interested in being on an external committee at the upcom-
ing annual meeting. The social will be held on Wednes-
day, March 6th, from 5:00-6:00 pm. Representatives from
the various external committees should be in attendance
and available to answer questions about their committees.
We are also expecting that the external committees will
hold individual committee meetings at the annual meeting
to update folks on committee work plans and activities.
Hope you are all able to attend these events and see you
in March!
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O S U S T U D E N T S U B U N I T U P D A T E
The OSU student subunit continues to be active with a va-
riety of events throughout the Fall 2018 academic term.
We have hosted workshops and speakers, in addition to
participating in this year’s Western Division Student Collo-
quium in Oregon this year. In October we had Oregon
State Assistant Professor Ashley D’Antonio and BLM wild-
life biologist Corbin Murphy give presentations on the im-
pacts of recreation on wildlife.
November saw a lot of activity with Dave Bella and Lisa
Hildebrand who spoke about ecosystem models and scien-
tific reporting along with speaking about the mentorship
program at Oregon State. Additionally, Bruce Koike came
to present on the art of Gyotaku fish printing and students
had the opportunity to make their own prints working on
their technique. Furthermore, the student colloquium
brought together students from five different states, where
we focused on visual science communication through cre-
ating infographics along with short research presentations.
We are working on fundraising to continue providing im-
pactful events for all students. Currently the subunit is sell-
ing calendars with over 40 photographs taken by students.
If you are interested in a calendar please contact
Furthermore, moving into winter we look forward to having
representatives from ORAFS, The Wildlife Society, and
The Coastal Society come speak about involvement and
what the societies are about. Finally, all events and subunit
updates are available on our webpage at http://
blogs.oregonstate.edu/fwclub/ and if you are interested in
contributing to the experience and knowledge of our mem-
bers, by presenting a talk or workshop activity please con-
tact Brooke Schlipf, the OSU Student Representative.
Brooke Schlipf,
OSU Primary Student Subunit
Representative
Sarah Busmire,
OSU Secondary Student Subunit
Representative
Students from Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and California gathered for the Western Division
AFS Student Colloquium in Corbett, Oregon.
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Get Involved! _
Volunteer, join a committee, participate in the Student-Mentor Mixer, at-
tend a workshop, compete in the Spawning Run/ Carcass Crawl, network!
We’ll be hosting 16 symposia with over 200 presentations! _
Estuary Restoration, Fisheries Genetics, Hatchery Research and
Innovation, Human Dimensions, Lampreys: News You Can Use, Technology in
Marine and Freshwater Environments, Thinking Big: Monitoring Over Space
and Time, Stage 0 Floodplain Restoration, Freshwater and Marine Fisheries
Management, Passive Restoration: Re-Wilding, Water and Climate, Fish Pas-
sage, Predation, Native Fish, Quantitative Analysis, Skills For All Stages, and a
film festival!
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OREGON CHAPTER
AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
55th
ANNUAL MEETING
The Riverhouse Bend, Oregon
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“At the nexus of science and restoration: What do
we know?”
Tuesday, March 5th- Friday, March 8th
www.orafs.org
Don’t miss the Early Registration date,
January 19, 2019!
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S I G N U P F O R A 2 0 1 9 W O R K S H O P !
Workshop 1:
Aquatic Resources GIS Workshop
(8 hours)
Tuesday March 5th, 1:00 to 5:00 PM;
and Wednesday March 6th, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM This workshop will provide an overview of relevant
aquatic resources data, associated data standards
and essential spatial data management skills. The
emphasis will be on teaching specific tools and tech-
niques for working with aquatic resource data. Hands-
on exercises will center on Esri’s ArcGIS for Desktop
and the USGS Hydrography Event Management
(HEM) tools. Workshop participants are encouraged
to bring their own laptops equipped with ArcGIS for
Desktop, however a limited number of computers will
be available upon request.
About the Instructors
Jon Bowers is the GIS Coordinator for the Oregon
Department of Fish & Wildlife and has a B.S. in Re-
source Sciences from UC Davis. Jon has worked with
aquatic resource GIS data for over 20 years and
stewards both the Oregon Fish Habitat Distribution
and Oregon Fish Passage Barrier data-
bases. Questions about the workshop can be sent
to Jon Bowers.
Erin Gilbert is a GIS Analyst for the Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife. He has a B.S. in Environ-
mental Science and a M.S. in Forest Hydrology. In his
15 years with ODFW, Erin has worked primarily with
stream related GIS data and tools, including National
Hydrography Dataset flowlines and Hydro Event Man-
agement tools, DEM-derived intrinsic potential stream
networks, and the SSN and STARS tools for spatial
statistical modeling on stream networks. Questions
about the workshop can be sent to Erin Gilbert.
Workshop 2:
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
(8 hours)
Tuesday March 5th, 1:00 to 5:00 PM;
and Wednesday March 6th, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM This workshop is sponsored by the OR AFS Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion Committee. This interactive
workshop will define power and privilege and build a
foundation for individuals to continue the discussion of
equity in their homes, workplaces, and organizations.
About the Instructors
Queta González is the Director for the Center for Di-
versity & the Environment. Queta’s work with the Cen-
ter for Diversity & Environment includes design and
delivery of strategic engagement sessions, facilitation
of forums and retreats, and coordination of the Na-
tional Environmental Professionals of Color network.
Questions about the workshop can be sent to Queta
González.
Please select the workshop of your choice when you
register. If you decide to sign up for a workshop after you
register, please contact Katie Pierson.
All other questions regarding the workshops should be
directed to Julie Binder or Rebecca Flitcroft.
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John A. Kitzhaber, M.D.
Dr. John Kitzhaber will be presenting The Oregon Plan
Revisited: Habitat Restoration Through Community
Reconciliation. Dr. Kitzhaber played an instrumental role
in the development and implementation of the Oregon Plan
for Salmon and Watersheds. Over the two decades since
the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds was first
implemented, we have learned a great deal about the
opportunities and challenges of landscape level restoration
initiatives. One of the central lessons can be found at the
nexus of politics and public policy. The “us versus them,”
winner-take-all tone of our current civic and political
discourse not only diminishes us as a nation, it undermines
and jeopardizes the success of long-term environmental
stewardship. Broad scale habitat restoration work, if
properly framed and implemented, offers us a path beyond
this culture of conflict, to lasting and broadly supported
environmental gains.
Dr. Kitzhaber practiced Emergency Medicine in Roseburg,
Oregon from 1974-1989 and was elected to the Oregon
House of Representatives in 1978. He was elected to the
State Senate in 1980, 1984 and 1988 and from 1985-1993
he served as Senate President. Dr. Kitzhaber is Oregon’s
longest-serving governor, holding that office from 1995-
2003 and 2011-2015.
While perhaps best known for his work in health policy, Dr.
Kitzhaber is one of the Northwest’s most dedicated
environmental advocates. He was the author of the
legislation establishing minimum stream flows and
creating Oregon’s first public instream water right. In
1997 he was the architect of the Oregon Plan for Salmon
and Watersheds. He has been recognized with
the Richard L. Neuberger Award (Oregon Environmental
Council); The Distinguished Service Award (Trout
Unlimited); and The Guardian of the Future
Award (Resource Renewal Institute). He has served on
the boards of the Oregon Environmental Council, the
Pacific Rivers Council and the Wild Salmon Center.
Dr. Kitzhaber is currently a writer, speaker and private
consultant. He lives in Portland and spends his free time
fly fishing and white water rafting on the Northwest’s wild
and scenic rivers.
Louie Pitt, Jr.
Louie Pitt, Jr. is a Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Tribal Member and the Director of Governmental Affairs,
where he is responsible for maintaining relationships with
off-reservation governmental entities regarding the Tribe,
its interests, and ensuring open communications. He works
to ensure the tremendous breadth and depth of tribal ways
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of life will be carried on into the future. “Ewa-cha-nai” or
“that the way it was yesterday, that is the way it is today
and that will be the way tomorrow” is a teaching that
guides many local tribal efforts, including strides in
conservation. Louie plans to discuss his experiences
navigating complex socio-political realities while promoting
ecosystem wellbeing in a way that is consistent with
cultural responsibility. These efforts are complicated by the
presence of settler colonialism and western bias, which
often obscures native experiences, including contributions
to restoration and fisheries science.
Mr. Pitt was the Assistant Policy Planner for the Warm
Spring’s Natural Resources Branch. He accepted a
promotion to Director of Government Affairs and Planning,
overseeing planning, vital statistics, records management
and later moved on to public relations (KWSO radio and
Spilyay Tymoo newspaper). His tribal service has been
spent as a member of Timber, Recreation, Land Use/
Planning committees and also serving as a Tribal
Appellate Judge. His state service was spent with
Governor Kitzhaber’s transition team, Legislative
Commission on Indian Services, Lower Deschutes
Management Plan Committee, Columbia River Gorge
Commissioner, and serving three Governors and an
Advisory Committee on Civil Rights to State of Oregon
Labor Commission.
Queta González
Queta González is the Programs Director for the Portland-
based Center for Diversity & the Environment (CDE). In
her experience Queta works to enhance collaboration
through identification and education on topics such as
power and privilege. Queta believes that our differences
make us stronger. Social, environmental and economic
justice are key elements of her work that are relevant in
the development of restoration and conservation
approaches that meet the needs and expectations of all
stakeholders.
Queta’s background includes design and delivery of
strategic engagement sessions, organizational trainings,
design and coordination of equity audits, leadership
coaching and organizational consulting. Queta has worked
internationally on the development and implementation of
diversity teamwork strategies. She has been training,
facilitating and coaching people in Fortune 500 companies,
non-profit organizations, government, and small
businesses for over 20 years and has delivered trainings
across a myriad of cultures, working in partnership with a
variety of organizations.
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Date/Time Event Room
Tuesday, March 5
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration / Information Cascade Lobby
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Workshops (GIS and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Cascade D /Cascade E
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM Break and Refreshment Service Cascade Lobby
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Workshop Social Cascade A
Wednesday, March 6
7:00 AM – 6:30 PM Registration / Information / Sales Desk Open Cascade Lobby
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Coffee and Refreshment Service Cascade Lobby
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Workshops (GIS and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Cascade D /Cascade E
8:00 AM – 2:30 PM Tradeshow Display Set-up Exhibit Hall
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Reservoir Dogs Meeting Cascade F
12:00 PM – 7:30 PM Poster Session Set-up Exhibit Hall
1:00 PM – 1:10 PM Welcome Cascade ABJ
1:10 PM – 2:40 PM Plenary Session (3 speakers) Cascade ABJ
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM Break & Refreshment Service Exhibit Hall
2:30 PM – 11:30 PM Tradeshow Exhibit Hall
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Concurrent Sessions (6) Cascade C, D, E, F, G, HI
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Meet Your External Committees Networking Event Exhibit Hall
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Student-Mentor Mixer Cascade ABJ
8:00 PM – 11:30 PM Poster Session and Tradeshow Networking Event Exhibit Hall
9:00 PM – 11:30 PM Cornhole Tournament Cascade Lobby
Thursday, March 7
07:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration / Information / Sales Desk Open Cascade Lobby
07:30 AM – 8:30 AM Coffee and Refreshment Service Exhibit Hall
08:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tradeshow Exhibit Hall
08:00 AM – 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions (6) Cascade C, D, E, F, G, HI
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Break and Refreshment Service Exhibit Hall
10:20 AM – 12:20 PM Concurrent Sessions (6) Cascade C, D, E, F, G, HI
12:20 PM – 1:45 PM Awards Luncheon (no charge), Professional Awards, Scholarship Awards
Exhibit Hall
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM OR AFS Business Meeting Exhibit Hall
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions (6) Cascade C, D, E, F, G, HI
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Spawning Run and Carcass Crawl Cascade Lobby
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Silent Auction Cascade ABCDJ
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Banquet ($42), Awards, Live Auction, Raffle Cascade ABCDJ
9:00 PM – 11:30 PM Cornhole Tournament Cascade Lobby
9:00 PM – 11:30 PM Entertainment - Live music Cascade ABCDJ
Friday, March 8
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Registration / Information / Sales Desk Open Cascade Lobby
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Coffee and Refreshment Service Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM – 10:20 AM Tradeshow Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions (6) Cascade C, D, E, F, G, HI
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Break and Refreshment Service Cascade Lobby
10:20 AM – 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions (6) Cascade C, D, E, F, G, HI
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Start Time Events & Sessions
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
1:00 p.m. Welcome and Plenary Sessions - Cascade ABJ
Concurrent Session Rooms
Cascade C Cascade D Cascade E Cascade F Cascade G Cascade HI
3:00 PM
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6:00 PM
Skills For All
Stages
Lampreys:
News You
Can Use
Water and
Climate
Estuary
Restoration
Human
Dimensions
Freshwater
and Marine
Management
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
8:00 AM Fisheries
Genetics
Lampreys:
News You
Can Use
Water and
Climate Native Fish
Hatchery
Research
and
Innovations
Freshwater
and Marine
Management
10:00 AM ><)))> Break <(((><
10:20 AM Fisheries
Genetics
Lampreys:
News You
Can Use
Water and
Climate Native Fish
Hatchery
Research
and
Innovations
Technology
in Marine
and
Freshwater
12:20 PM Awards Luncheon – Exhibit Hall
1:45 PM OR AFS Business Meeting - Exhibit Hall
3:00 PM
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5:00 PM
Thinking
Big: Monitor-
ing Over
Space and
Time
Lampreys:
News You
Can Use
Quantitative
Analysis Native Fish Predation
Technology
in Marine
and
Freshwater
FRIDAY, MARCH 8
8:00 AM
Thinking
Big: Monitor-
ing Over
Space and
Time
Film Festival Quantitative
Analysis
Passive
Restoration:
Re-Wildling
Predation Fish Passage
10:00 AM ><)))> Break <(((><
10:20 AM
Thinking
Big: Monitor-
ing Over
Space and
Time
Film Festival Quantitative
Analysis
Stage 0
Restoration Predation Fish Passage
12:00 PM Conclusion of the 55th ORAFS Annual Meeting
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T H A N K Y O U T O O U R C U R R E N T 2 0 1 9 S P O N S O R S
A N D V E N D O R S !
BCI CONTRACTING INC
C A S T Y O U R V O T E F O R T H E
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2019-2020 Candidate statements
and E-ballots will be emailed to
Oregon Chapter members and the
polls will be open in February 2019.
Elected officers will be announced
in Bend during the 2019 Business
Meeting on March 7, 2019.
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S H O W O F F A N D S H A R E Y O U R
P R O D U C T S , S E R V I C E S ,
E X P E R I E N C E , A R T A N D O T H E R S K I L L S !
ORAFS counts on the Annual Meeting Raffle to help fund our scholarship programs and keep meeting fees
low. Advertise your products and services to our large, targeted audience. Some of the most popular items
in past years have been fish art, handmade items, guided fishing trips, outdoor gear, professional fisheries
gear, books, and fine beverages. Please consider donating or contacting your favorite local vendors to
gather donations. Our members have always helped make this a great success in the past and we look
forward to doing the same for this year’s 55th Annual Meeting in Bend!
To donate or assist, please contact:
Sarah Sapienza, [email protected]
T H E R A F F L E A N D A U C T I O N
N E E D Y O U R H E L P !
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2019 RAFFLE & AUCTIO N
SNEAK PEAK
Signed Timbers Jersey! - Portland Timbers
Gift cards, gift baskets, and apparel from local Bend breweries!
2 seats Crabbing out of Coos Bay - Gary Vonderohe
Tour and tasting gift certificate for 8 - Willamette Valley Vineyards
4 tickets Main Level -Seattle Mariners
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Guide trip for 4 for Willamette/Multnomah Channel spring Chinook - Evan Lafkey
2 night stay in rental in Sunriver, OR - Sunset Lodging
Paintball for 6 and 1 pizza - Camp Dakota
4 tickets to the Oregon Zoo
2 tickets to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
4 tickets to the World Forestry Center
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Bowling 10 people, 2 lanes - Punch Bowl Social in Portland
2 tickets to the Chinese Garden -Lansu
Party for 4 people -Alpine Entertainment
Gift certificate for 2 basic skills kayak or paddle board -Alder creek
Sasquatch rope sling bag, key chains, and stickers -Kavu
500 FD-94 Anchor Tags with custom print and numbering and Long Avery Dennison Tagging Gun -Floy Tag
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4 tickets -The High Desert Museum
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Fish fossils and ammonites -Sunriver Rock and Gem
1 night stay Ocean Front
-Hallmark Inn Newport
3 handmade necklaces
-Ohana Dreams
Thank you to all those who donated!
2 free bike rentals and 2 free snowboard rentals
-Village Bike and Ski in Sunriver
$25 Gift Card -Arrowhead Chocolates
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W I N T E R 2 0 1 9 P I S C A T O R I A L P R E S S
Start the year off right and renew your membership or join
as a new member if you have not already. Your National
AFS membership is important to Chapter sustainability as
it receives a 3% rebate on Regular dues paying members,
but your Oregon Chapter membership is even more im-
portant, because all Chapter dues are passed through Na-
tional AFS to ORAFS. When you renew your membership
for 2019, don’t forget to check the Oregon Chapter box!
Chapter dues are critical for sustaining and improving
member professional development opportunities, and also
in helping ORAFS meet its mission and operate sustaina-
bly. If you have questions about membership, or have ide-
as about how to broaden our membership, please contact
Natalie Scheibel.
M E M B E R S H I P U P D A T E :
D O N ’ T F O R G E T T O R E N E W F O R 2 0 1 9 !
Are you an AFS Life Member and interested in showing your life-long dedication to the Oregon Chapter? We have an
Oregon Chapter Life Membership that allows you to do just that! The Oregon Chapter Life Membership costs $125 or
12.5 times the Oregon Chapter annual membership rate. This relative cost difference mirrors the AFS Life Member
cost. Show your dedication to the ORAFS legacy and invest in a membership that will pay off for a lifetime! Please
contact Natalie Scheibel ([email protected]) for more information.
O R A F S L I F E M E M B E R S H I P S A V A I L A B L E !
Natalie Scheibel, Secretary
[email protected] Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries
Society membership breakout; as of January 10,
2019 we have 249 members.
Katie Pierson, Treasurer
Click here to register today! If you register before the
early registration deadline of January 19th, 2019 you will
receive $50 off the General Registration Fee ($25 off for
students).
The General and Early Registration Fees are:
$275 ($225) for AFS members,
$325 ($275) for non-members,
$55 ($30) for student members,
$80 ($55) for student non-members,
$120 ($70) for retired members, and
$175 ($125) for retired non-members.
The General Registration fee includes access to all
technical sessions and social events including the Poster
Session and Trade Show Social, the awards lunch, raffle/
auction, and more. Additional activities for purchase in-
clude the banquet dinner ($42), and the 5K Spawning Run/
Carcass Crawl ($30 with a commemorative long-sleeved
shirt, $20 without shirt).
Please click here for the latest information about registra-
tion or click here to access the registration page. If, after
checking the websites, you have any questions about reg-
istration, please contact Katie Pierson.
E A R L Y R E G I S T R A T I O N D E A D L I N E A P P R O A C H I N G !
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S A V E T H E D A T E
“Common Pathways for Conservation.” The 2019 Western Division meeting will be held in conjunction with AFS and TWS, and is hosted by the Cal-Neva Chapter of AFS in Reno, Nevada, September 29 – October 3, 2019. This is the first-ever joint meeting of AFS and TWS, and will likely be the largest gathering of fisheries and wildlife professionals and students ever. Please see the meeting website at https://afstws2019.org/ for more information.
Western Division meeting co-chairs:
Jackie Watson, WD President [email protected] and
Rob Titus, Cal-Neva President-Elect
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Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society www.orafs.org
CHANGE OF ADDRESS & MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS: To join or change address, go to www.fisheries.org and be sure to sign up for the Oregon
Chapter. Also visit www.orafs.org/membership to join our listserv and get other Chapter
information.
2018-2019 OREGON CHAPTER AFS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS
(ORAFS EXCOM)
President: Kris Homel
971-673-0578; [email protected]
President-Elect: Rebecca Flitcroft
541-750-7346; [email protected]
Past President: Shivonne Nesbit
541-805-5320; [email protected]
Vice President: James Bartlett
541-325-5345; [email protected]
Secretary: Natalie Scheibel
971-230-8247; [email protected]
Treasurer: Katie Pierson
860-508-5863; [email protected]
External Director: Jason Brandt
515-520-5254; [email protected]
Internal Director: Kevin Stertz
541-757-9972; [email protected]
OSU Student Rep: Brooke Schlipf & Sarah Busmire
MHCC Student Rep: Miley McLaughlin
EXTERNAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Climate Change: Ted Sedell & Shane Vatland
[email protected]; [email protected]
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Gabe Sheoships
Education and Outreach: Ryan Battleson
541-826-8774 x226; [email protected]
Fish Culture: Ryan Couture
541-757-5228; [email protected]
Freshwater Habitat: Cory Sipher
541-817-4651; [email protected]
Legislative Committee: Haley Lutz & Troy Brandt
541-335-9574; [email protected]
503-307-8367; [email protected]
Marine Habitat & Ecology: Michael Harte & Kelly Lawrence
541-737-0452; [email protected]
541-867-0300 x255; [email protected]
Native Fish: Jim Capurso
503-808-2847; [email protected]
Natural Production: Ian Tattam
541-575-1167; [email protected]
Social Media: Demian Ebert
503-813-6625; [email protected]
INTERNAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Awards: Colleen Fagan
541-962-1835; [email protected]
Investments: Tony Siniscal
503-298-8226; [email protected]
Scholarships: Scott Heppell
541-737-1086; [email protected]
Resolutions and Bylaws: James Bartlett
541-757-5121; [email protected]
AFS / TWS Liaison: Katie Pierson
860-508-5863; [email protected]
EXTERNAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Webmaster: Lora Tennant
541-750-0965; [email protected]
INTERNAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Historian: Jason Seals
541-296-4628; [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Natalie Scheibel
971-230-8247; [email protected]
Additional contact information (mailing addresses, fax numbers) for all officers, committee chairs, and support personnel are available at: http://orafs.org under “Officers & Committees”.
Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Mission
Improve the conservation and sustainability of Oregon fishery
resources and their aquatic ecosystems for long-term public
benefit by advancing science, education, and public discourse
concerning fisheries and aquatic science and by promoting the
development of fisheries professionals.
