Oregon State Marine Board Approves Temporary Motorized Boat Ban on Upper Siletz River

Oregon State Marine Board approves temporary motorized boat ban on upper Siletz River

The Oregon State Marine Board has voted to implement a temporary rule that limits the use of motorized boats on the upper Siletz River.A year ago, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians petitioned the marine board to prohibit motorized boats upstream from Jack Morgan park. The tribe contends the move would protect salmonid and lamprey spawning areas and prevent user conflicts.The process has been painstaking. Since the tribe submitted the pet…

Oregon Marine Board Advances Compromise Siletz River Motor Restriction Rulemaking

The Oregon State Marine Board will pursue a middle path on the Siletz and begin rulemaking to limit motors to 15 horsepower and speeds to slow/no wake on a portion of the river above tidewater instead of ban all engines like a local tribe had petitioned them to do. The post Oregon Marine Board Advances Compromise Siletz River Motor Restriction Rulemaking appeared first on .