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Persons interested in filling the vacancy of Commission Position Number 5 are invited to submit an application to the Port of Siuslaw.  Applicants must be registered voters and must reside within the Port district.  Applications are available at the Port office, via email at port@portofsiuslaw.com or from this web site.  This Commission appointment will expire on 30 June 2011.
Applications must be received by 5:00pm on Monday, 15 February 2010, at the Port office, 1499 Bay Street, PO Box 1220, Florence OR, 97439, Lane County, port@portofsiuslaw.com. 

For questions please call the Port office at 541-997-3426.

Please click here to download the Commissioner Application

Brown Pelicans dying on the Oregon coast.

Do Not Feed The Pelicans-Pelicans Protected Under Migratory Bird Act

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been receiving calls about Brown Pelicans that are either washing up dead on the coast or are exhibiting behavior which is uncharacteristic for the species(ie. begging for food, no fear of humans,eating bread crumbs as handouts). Many of the birds are emaciated, or starving and this is the reason for their seemingly lack of fear of humans.

California Brown Pelicans are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Thus it is against the law to capture, kill, or possess these birds. If you come upon a Brown Pelican that is still alive but appears to be starving here is what to do:

If the bird is in the area of the coast from Astoria to Yachats please call the Wildlife Center of the North Coast at 503-338-3954.

If the bird is on the coast from Florence south to Gold Beach please call Free Flight Bird Rehabilitation at 541-347-3882.

If you find a dead Brown Pelican please leave it where you found it. Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act it is illegal to possess any part of a migratory bird, dead or alive. If you find a dead Pelican please contact the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team at 206-221-6893.

Finally, DO NOT feed these birds. This will only lead to further habituation of these birds to handouts from humans. It is important that these birds continue on their migratory route.

Beginning in 2010, all Oregon boaters 12 and older must carry their boater education card when operating power boats greater than 10 horsepower. The Oregon legislature passed the mandatory boater education law in 1999, giving the Marine Board ten years to phase in the requirement based on age.

To qualify for a boater education card, a person must show they have completed an approved education course. Courses are readily available through the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Power Squadron, county law enforcement officers and other partners, or via approved internet courses accessible at www.boatoregon.com.

The Port of Siuslaw Board of Commissioners will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday, 20 January 2010, at 7:00pm, at the Port office, located at 1499 Bay Street in Florence, Oregon.

The Commission will be meeting in Executive Session, per ORS 192.660(2)(e), to discuss real property transactions at 6:45pm, prior to the regular meeting at 7:00pm.

Port regular meetings are open to the public. The agenda for the Commission meeting will be available on the Friday before the meeting at the Port office or on the Port’s website. Meeting packets will be posted online on the Monday before the meeting. For more information please contact the Port office at 541.997.3426.

The Oregon State Marine Board suggests New Years Resolutions for boaters that don’t involve any sort of dieting, and are short term goals with immediate results.

Resolution #1 Don’t Drink and Boat,

Operating a boat takes attention and skill. Driving a boat can be more challenging than driving a car. So please don’t Drink and boat.

Resolution #2 Wear your Life Jacket,

Life jackets are the single most important piece of equipment a boater can have. In Oregon, 90% of boating fatality victims were not wearing a life jacket.

Resolution #3  Never Launch a Dirty Boat,

The 2009 Oregon Legislature passed two new laws affecting boaters in order to protect Oregon Waterways. The Clean Launch Law prohibits launching a boat if any visible aquatic species are on the hull. The other new law the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program aims to educate boaters about the threat of Invasive Aquatic species and create an inspection program to detect and prevent aquatic invasive species from entering our waterways.