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CCA Oregon Magazine Goes Electronic!
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It's taken us a while but CCA Oregon finally has an electronic news magazine.
In what is now our third year of operations we have relied upon three means of communications to keep our membership informed and up to date: The Ripple Effect; the CCAPNW Website ( www.ccapnw.org); and of course, local chapter meetings. In spite of these tools, your state board has repeatedly heard from members that they “don’t know what’s going on” around the state.
To make a long story short, your state board heard you. At its January meeting, it voted to combine the Communications and Marketing Committees. As its first priority CCA Oregon President Jack Smith requested the committee to bring on line an electronic news magazine - or Ezine - to provide members with a fast, inexpensive, and easy way to keep our members "in the loop." This electronic publication is the committee's response to that request.
Each edition of the Ezine will contain information that will include news items, links to other important sites, and probably most importantly, links to individual chapter newsletters. By providing your chapter with the means to reach out electronically to all CCA Oregon members as well as the general public, we have yet another tool in our communications arsenal.
The success of this publication will depend to a significant degree on each local chapter. Your chapter presidents have been provided with instructions, including a "master template", to help put together your own local newsletter. Your newsletter will be linked to this Ezine. The Communications and Marketing Committee will provide technical and editorial support to each chapter. To learn more about the Ezine and the local newsletter initiative, click here for more information.
- John Stec, Chair
Communications and Marketing Committee
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Protect Our Salmon Act (POSA) Update
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It should by now be clear to everyone that CCA Oregon and our brothers and sisters in CCA Washington are determined to see that selective harvest techniques are the only acceptable methods of fishing in our waters. This means shared systems like the Columbia River basin, as well as rivers and coastal fisheries unique to each state.
To keep abreast of important developments in this historic action, refer to the link provided on the side bar on the right hand of this page. Updates will be highlighted with a "POSA ALERT" symbol next to the link.
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Plight of BC Sockeye Makes National News
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(March 3, 2010)
NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams laid out in no uncertain terms the gravity of the threat to PNW salmon runs.
In a story entitled 'The Plight of Pacific Salmon" respected journalist and avid fisherman Tom Brokaw lays out the plight of British Columbia sockeye in stark terms.
Although the main focus of Brokaw's story is on the impact of farmed salmon fisheries on BC's wild fish runs, the story is another reminder that concern over the status of wild fish is gaining a broader, national interest. It also features an interesting segment on a Seattle man's Green approach to farming fish.
For CCA members and friends who may have missed the story this link will take you to a short video. Please bear with any commercials that start the segment as they will only last for a minute or so.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#35697305 |
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General Interest
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Salmon and Steelhead Journal Subscription Donations
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[Editor's Note: Thanks to the staff at Connect, CCA Washington's Ezine, for sharing this article with us. To read the latest issue of Connect, log on to the ccapnw website at www.ccapnw.org. and follow the links.]
Salmon & Steelhead Journal, the leading publication for salmon and steelhead anglers, is donating 50% of your new subscription cost back to CCA.
Demonstrating its commitment to conservation and recreational angling, Salmon & Steelhead Journal is making this very generous offer available to CCA members and their families and friends to give back to the resource. Already a subscriber? Great! This is a excellent opportunity to give a gift to a friend or family member and support CCA at the same time. Sign up through this special program and $10 of the $19.95 subscription price will be donated to CCA to support our marine conservation work.
Click HERE to take advantage of this special offer now.
Click HERE for a printable flyer describing this offer.
Click HERE for more information about Salmon Steelhead Journal. |
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Special Topics
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What's In a Name?
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Let's face it. Somehow the title Ezine just won't hack it. Seems like a good title ought to give folks some idea of what they're going to be reading about. "Ezine" is a type of publcation and not a name. And Orezine sounds too much like something that requires a doctor's prescription.
We thought on this for a while and haven't come up with much so far. An early entry was The Hog Line. This was rejected because (a) not everybody fishes from one, and (b) we want to be more inclusive, reaching out not only to fellow sportfishers but to the community at large - to everyone who has a stake in what CCA Oregon is working to accomplish. "The Hog Line" might have suggested to some folks that we were all about the care and feeding of a certain type of livestock. (Truth be told we have to confess to being somewhat attracted to this name. That's why you'll find it as a side bar title as a link to a column that we hope will fill out in the future.)
Past experience indicates that contests are a good way of getting people to sharpen their pencils and offer up their ideas. (Some "old hands" will remember that this is how The Ripple Effect got its name) . So, while we don't have the details yet, we will be running a contest to see who can come up with a good name for this publication. If you want to get a head start, go ahead and send your ideas to ccaorezine@hotmail.com .
We'll be glad you did!
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March 10, 2010
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Key Dates for Oregon Members
Plan Ahead - Stay Up to Speed
The best way to keep up with what CCA Oregon is doing is to be an active member. That's why we encourage you to be a regular attendee at your local chapter meetings and events. Its also helpful to keep up with what is happening ouside of the organization. Here are some links to help busy people keep track of what's going on around the state.
CCA Oregon
Here you will find dates and times of local chapter meetings, banquet dates, state board meetings, and other events of interest to our members and supporters. In this first edition of the Ezine we are offering a two month outlook. This will be updated in the next edition.
March - April 2010
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department Upcoming Events
In this section you'll find information regarding announcements of meetings, hearings, and other important milestones for concerned and involved members. Please note that information specific to regulation changes has its own dedicated subsection below.
From the Capital
When the legislature is in session again, from time to time we will bring you up to date with specific events from Salem that may be of interest to you.
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From Your Local Chapter
Want to know what's happening at your chapter or around the state? Click on the local chapter name below for a complete update on banquets, special events, projects that local chapters are working on, amusing stories about members, fishing related pictures and stories of kids, pets, friends, and relatives, recipes, and tackle tips, and local gossip.
Columbia County
Emerald Empire (Eugene/Springfield)
Linn-Benton
Mt Hood (Gresham)
Northeast (Pendleton)
Portland Metro
Rogue River (Medford)
Salem
Tillamook
Tualatin Valley
Willamette Valley
[Editor's note: These links will be activated as soon as the chapter newsletters are available. Until then it's "Watch this Spot!"]
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The Hog Line
Welcome to the Hog Line. As it's name suggests, this area of the Newsletter is reserved for what we've heard from up and down the line from members, friends, and others. Think of it as an abbreviated "letters to the editor" column. In the future, a link will take you directly to the latest submissions.
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Oregon Fishing Regulations Update
Here are links to the most recent updates to 2010 Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations as issued by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. They are provided as a member service by the Oregon Ezine in an effort to provide ready access to this information as it becomes available.
Members are reminded that they are solely responsible for understanding and complying with the latest regulations, and the CCA Oregon is not responsible for their interpretation. Questions about regulations and modifications to the same should be directed to the proper ODFW.
February 28 2010 Spring Chinook & Sturgeon Seasons
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Who's in Charge?
CCA Oregon state officers, local chapter officers, and committee chairs are all volunteers. As such they are juggling day jobs, families, personal commitments, and trying to get in a little fishing now and then - just like you. Your primary line of contact is your local chapter president. For more information click on the links to each category.
State Officers
Local Chapter Presidents
Committee Chairs
CCA Oregon Staff
Executive Director Bryan Irwin bryan.irwin@ccapnw.org
Assistant Executive Director Brett Larson brett.larson@ccapnw.org
Both Bryan and Brett can also be reached at CCA PNW Headquarters at 360-694-4304.
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Important Links
Keeping our members informed is important to us. That's why we have included these links to useful information. We'll do our best to keep them updated but please remember that we do not maintain the websites referred to.
CCA National www.joinccanow.org
CCA PNW www.ccapnw.org
CCA Oregon www.ccapnw.org/oregon
Information Related to the Protect Our Salmon Act (POSA) CCA Oregon about POSA
Are you ready to help? Throw your line in the water and join CCA Oregon today!
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About the Ezine...
This Ezine Is produced by the CCA Oregon Communications and Marketing Committee by member volunteers. It is distributed electronically for the convenience of subscribers. While we do our utmost to ensure that all electronic components and attachments are virus free, we cannot guarantee that the links to other locations are safe. It is therefore the responsibility of individual subscribers to make sure that their own computers are protected from viruses, adware, and other malicious software that may be capable of infecting their computers, regardless of the source.
The Ezine editorial staff welcomes comments and suggestions that will help us to improve the publication. (Faint praise will cheerfully be accepted as well!) To get in touch with us, please email us at ccaorezine@hotmail.net.
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