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December 2002

Take a moment and read this month's feature to find out 10 things you should know before venturing outdoors.

Our Tips section has been updated and split into three parts: Tips for the Field, Tips for the Office, and Tips for the Home.  They all contain information we think you might find useful.  Read just one, or read them all!

Have you noticed that our online jigsaw puzzle game has a different photo and puzzle piece type?  The game is updated at least once a month, so if you haven't played it in a while, check it out!

November 2002

New Zealand Mud Snails have shown up in Garrison Lake on Oregon's south coast, which signals a need to provide people with protocols for preventing the spread of this highly invasive critter.  See our recently updated Tips page for a link to where you can find information on how to protect the waters you visit from this harmful aquatic hitchhiker.

The monthly feature for November is an article titled, A New Interactive Website To Help You Find Fishable Waters.  The article highlights the upcoming Oregon Fish Finder site, and how it can help you decide where to fish, and which species of fish you are most likely to catch there.  Read the article to learn more...

The Fish Sightings GIS Data page has been updated and now includes fish observation data as well.  The re-titled Fish Observations/Sightings GIS Data page now includes fish observation coverages, shapefiles and pictures for several species.

ODFW reminds hunters about how to be safe in the woods.  A link to this important advisory can be found our Tips page.

We have added a new Reference Information page to our site.  This page contains a table of the references that served as data resources in the development of our fish barrier, dam, fish distribution, and fish observations databases.

October 2002

This month our feature is the identification of ten Oregon mammals by the tracks they leave behind.  Whether you are an outdoor novice or an expert tracker, click here to see if you can match up each set of tracks with the correct animal!

If you are going on a backpacking trip or out hunting in the woods this fall, you should always take a map with you.  Check out our Map Links page for FREE online sources of topographic maps, trail maps, charts and more.

Are you are interested in GIS data related to Oregon dams or fish barriers?  If so, you can now download that data directly from our site.  Go to our Dam GIS Data and Barrier GIS Data pages to find the coverages, shapefiles and tables we have available.

September 2002

Did you know that last year biologists and volunteers distributed 38,239 hatchery salmon and steelhead carcasses in over 664.2 miles of Oregon streams?  Read about ODFW's Carcass Placement Program and its environmental benefits in our September Monthly Feature article.

Are you looking for a map to take on your hunting, fishing or hiking trip?  Go to our new Map Links page to find a list of sites that offer free online maps.  If it's GIS data that you're seeking, go to our new GIS Links page.

If you're not sure where to go to find the answer to your natural resources related question, visit our new Frequently Asked Questions page to find out.

We have discovered a University of Washington web site with salmon spawning photos and videos that are so good, we've added a whole new page to our site featuring links to those items.  See our new Fish Images Links page for further details.

August 2002

Before you head out to enjoy any of Oregon's numerous outdoor activities this month, be prepared!  Follow our fire and drought information links to get important information.  ODFW has put together some tips for anglers, hunters, and outdoor recreationalists.  There is also a link to a BLM map of the large fires currently burning in Oregon and Washington.

We have 2001-2002 hatchery fish carcass placement information available from our Data Resources page.  Look for the new Fish Information category called Carcass Placement.  There are links to both an html (Web) version and an xls (Microsoft Excel) version.

There is a new section on our Tips page called Tips for Home, where you can find out how to enjoy your wildlife neighbors, and deal with troublesome ones. 

Our Monthly Feature for August is a Jigsaw Puzzle Game.  Take a break and try it out!

We have added a link to the Oregon State Library on our Library page.  The library is a FREE and valuable resource for Oregon state government employees.

A link to StreamNet's Interactive Mapping Applications has been added to our Data Resources Map pages.  StreamNet mapping applications allow you to view fisheries information for the Pacific Northwest and Columbia Basin through an interactive map interface.  These applications may be helpful in showing a graphic representation of the area you are interested in, making your own maps, or accessing StreamNet data by the geographic features that they are related to.

July 2002

Since March 2001, our Program has been surveying internet users who download spatial fish distribution data at the 1:100,000 and 1:24,000 scales.  Our Monthly Feature for July, written by Jennifer Lloyd, is  an article summarizing the results of these surveys.  Read the article to find out how the data is being used, and where you can find it.

Looking for a wildlife, plant, or landscape photo to use in your presentation or report?  Go to our Tips page to find out where you can download a high-quality, copyright-free image at no cost.

Need to convert feet to meters, pounds to kilograms, gallons to liters, Fahrenheit to Celsius, etc.?  Our unit conversion calculators make the task quick and easy!

On June 26, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced, "Coastal Cutthroat Trout Population Does Not Need ESA Protection" in an official News Release.  Read the News Release for further details.

June 2002

We have a comprehensive Oregon Salmon Distribution Map available on our site.  It was created by our GIS Manager, Jon Bowers, and it's our Monthly Feature for June.

Doing some late Spring cleaning in your office?  Check out our ODFW Library Wish List to see if you have any of the items we are looking for, and find out how you can donate them.

Have you ever wondered if an email message you have received is a hoax?  Learn how you can find out!  

One of our recent web site visitors used our feedback form to send us a question about where he could find a waterproof, spiral-bound fish identification guide.  We responded by finding three of them!  Find out how you can get these fish identification guides for only $5.00 each.

Have you visited our Links page recently?  We have a large number of links to outside sources of natural resources information listed there.  We have also added a new Suggest a Link feature to make it easy for our visitors to let us know about their favorite natural resources web sites.

May 2002

Test your knowledge of Salmon Distribution - take our quiz!  The quiz was written by our GIS Manager, Jon Bowers, and is the Monthly Feature for May.

April 2002

Our site is all-new in April 2002!  During our recent update process we added a Monthly Feature page which spotlights new and interesting data each month (check out this month's fabulous Fish Facts!), a Tools & Tips page with useful measurement converters, plus software and natural resource tips, a Search page, and a Feedback page so you can send us your questions and comments and tell us what you think of our site.