Portland River Festival
South Coast Watersheds Council
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PO BOX 666
GOLD BEACH, OR 97444 Coordinator: Harry Hoogesteger harry@currywatersheds.org
www.currywatersheds.org
The Council meets the first Thursday of each month.
The South Coast Council Includes: Floras, New River/ Elk, Sixes River/ Port Orford/ Euchre Creek/ Hunter Creek, Pistol River/ Chetco River/ Winchuck River
The Council began a pilot project to work with cranberry growers in their region. There are 175 cranberry growers in Coos and Curry Counties, who manage a total of 2,500 acres, producing 11% of the nation’s cranberry crop. The project involves working with growers to experiment with a number of new techniques. These include: reduced risk pesticides and herbicides; conversion to organic bogs; Salmon-Safe certification for cranberries; irrigation efficiencies; tail-water recovery ponds; and experiments with bog health and vigor to reduce pesticide and fertilizer applications.