When hatchery and wild steelhead mix 07/24/2014 SCIENCE McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- Hatchery steelhead spawners are unlikely to contribute measurably to the natural productivity of a mixed population of hatchery and wild fish unless natural spawner abundance is generally below carrying capacity, according to a new study.... View
	Timber harvest on the rise 07/24/2014 NATURAL RESOURCES McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- In 2013, Oregon’s timber harvest rose to 4.2 billion board feet, marking four consecutive years of increase from the recession low of 2.72 billion board feet in 2009. “This was the first harvest above four billion board feet in seven years,” said ODF principal economist Brandon Kaetzel, “and repres... View
	Blue River woman killed in wreck 07/24/2014 DISASTER AND ACCIDENT McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- VIDA: Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into an early Sunday morning single vehicle traffic crash that resulted in the death of a 40-year-old woman along Highway 126 about four miles east of Vida. ... View
	Fish Lake on Historic Registry 07/24/2014 COMMUNITY McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- The rustic-style buildings at the Fish Lake Guard Station have been recognized as representative examples of federal administrative architecture made with local, natural materials that blend with the surrounding landscape. Built by the U.S. Forest Service and Civilian Conservation Corps for the San... View
	Serious injury in Saturday wreck 07/03/2014 DISASTER AND ACCIDENT McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- VIDA: On Saturday, June 28th, at approximately 3:00 p.m. a 1999 Honda Accord 2 door driven by Janice Marie Smith of Warm Springs Oregon, was traveling eastbound on Hwy. 126 near milepost 28.  For unknown reasons the driver veered onto the soft gravel shoulder, over corrected and crossed t... View
	Fawns are better left alone 07/03/2014 RECREATION McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- A well-meaning person finds a young deer fawn alone in the wild, assumes it is lost, orphaned or hurt, and takes it home with them to nurse it back to health. Not only is this a bad idea, it’s against the law.... View
	Cane’s retirement recalls dept.’s growth 07/03/2014 COMMUNITY McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- LEABURG: Words like “Fun, challenging and sometimes a lot of work,” come to mind when Pat Cane recalls her time with  McKenzie River Fire & Rescue. Since joining the organization’s staff as a “part-time” secretary back in 1986 she’s become a familiar voice over the phone, or the face at t... View
	McKenzie River remembers 07/03/2014 DISASTER AND ACCIDENT McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- Do you remember a bright-eyed young man who played basketball and the saxophone for McKenzie High School, loved to ski, and cherished friends and family? The employees at McKenzie River Ranger District do. And every year they raise funds for the scholarship named in his honor – the Doug Dunbar Scho... View
	Board airs plan, plot and petroleum 06/26/2014 EDUCATION McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- FINN ROCK: A 2011 strategic plan developed for the McKenzie School District may be lying on a shelf but it continues to pop up during public comment sessions during board meetings. Nimrod resident Connie Huff questioned its status last Wednesday saying she was, “Curious to see if, when this was pre... View
	Teaming up for fire prevention 06/26/2014 COMMUNITY McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- MCKENZIE BRIDGE: Two McKenzie High School students, Bailey Adams and Shayla Harlan, are featured on this year’s “Smokey and the Eagles” poster. Joined by Smokey the Bear, the trio is promoting a fire prevention program sponsored by the McKenzie River Ranger District.... View
	Woman injured in Cutoff car wreck 06/26/2014 DISASTER AND ACCIDENT McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- MCKENZIE BRIDGE: Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into the cause of Wednesday afternoon’s single vehicle injury traffic crash that occurred along Highway 126 south of Santiam Pass in Linn County.... View
	Sunken Kia still underwater 06/26/2014 DISASTER AND ACCIDENT McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- VIDA: A vehicle involved in a fatal accident last month remains on the bottom of the McKenzie River. On May 13th, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a submerged vehicle in the water near milepost 31 at approximately 6:57 p.m.... View
	Another killed in a Pass crash 05/22/2014 DISASTER AND ACCIDENT McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- SANTIAM PASS: A traffic crash Sunday afternoon took the life of one man and injured eight others.... View
	Vandals lock out public at Blue River’s Park 05/22/2014 COMMUNITY McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- BLUE RIVER: There won’t be anyone playing baseball, basketball or even tennis at the Blue River Park until further notice. People wanting to have a cookout or picnic will have to go elsewhere as well. The restrictions went into effect last week in response to a rash of vandalism that escalated beyo... View
	McKenzie Sports Report 04/24/2014 SPORTS McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- McKenzie Varsity Sports Schedule This Week... View
	Utilities launch River projects 04/24/2014 LAND MANAGEMENT McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- The Eugene Water & Electric Board and the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Com-mission of Eugene and Springfield have partnered with a water conservation organization, The Freshwater Trust (TFT), on two separate programs that improve the health of the McKenzie River.... View
	Board opts for full principal & 1/2 super 04/24/2014 EDUCATION McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- FINN ROCK: “This is a great opportunity for all of us to set aside our negativity, egos and our agendas to come together,” was the way McKenzie School Board member Debbie Peterson helped set the stage for last Wednesday’s monthly meeting. Board chairman Kent Roberts shared those sentiments by sayin... View
	Time to get out and wet a line 04/24/2014 RECREATION McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- The 2014 outdoor recreation season will get a boost this weekend starting with the annual Fisherman’s Breakfast, set for Saturday, April 26th. The event, sponsored by McKenzie Fire & Rescue at the Leaburg Training Center, will be held between 6 and 11 a.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for kids... View
	March storms lifted Oregon’s water forecasts 04/17/2014 ENVIRONMENT McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- “March was a great month for the Pacific Northwest” for the collection of mountain snowpack that will feed the Columbia and Snake rivers and their tributaries this spring and summer, according to Joanne Salerno, a senior hydrologist for the Northwest River Forecast Center.... View
	Expect crews to begin burning 04/17/2014 NATURAL RESOURCES McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- Controlled fires will happen from now through June... View