Registration open for Washington hunting classes in September
Registration is open for an in-person Washington hunter education class to be taught by Ron Landrus and Dallas Hohnsbehn, both of Clarkston.
Those interested in the course, which will be held Sept. 3-14, can pick up an information sheet at Schurman’s True Value Hardware or Walmart, both in Clarkston.
All classroom sessions will be at the First Church of God, 910 Sycamore St., Clarkston. The first and last classroom sessions, on Sept. 3 and Sept. 12, will be from 5:30-8 p.m. All other classes — Sept. 4-6 and Sept. 9-11 — will be from 6-8 p.m. A field course will be held Sept. 14, with the time and place announced during classroom sessions.
Students must attend all classes to pass. Parents of students younger than 18 are required to attend the first class, and parents of students age 11 or younger must attend all of the classes.
There is no charge for the class; costs are covered by Schurman’s and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
More information is available by contacting Landrus at (509) 758-3122 or Hohnsbehn at (509) 758-7006.
Hells Canyon river flows expected to decrease this week
River flows in Hells Canyon are expected to decrease as soon as Wednesday, according to a news release from Idaho Power Co.
Flows of the Snake River into Brownlee Reservoir are declining and the company expects to drop flows leaving Hells Canyon Dam to 6,500 cubic feet per second.
According to the news release, flows from storage reservoirs in the upper Snake River region that are designed to aid migrating salmon and steelhead are coming to an end for the year and flows in the river will drop to about 9,000 cfs in response. That is about 1,000 cfs below normal.
A forecasted hot spell is expected to produce increased demand for electricity and the company will conserve water during low-demand periods through the rest of the summer in an effort to meet demand.
Exact flow fluctuations will differ from day to day, according to the news release, but boaters can expect minimum flows as low as 6,500 cfs and peak flow rates potentially as high as 20,000 cfs.
