{"content":[{"text":"funding of the 2015-2017 biennium ($22,000 less than the $110,000 expected). Jamie \n Mast, Lee and Jen will meet to discuss council support expenses and the 2017-2019 \n council support budget.","bbox":{"left":0.117629,"top":0.048652,"width":0.794185,"height":0.064159}},{"text":"Susan Applegate asked about lamprey. Lee explained that OWEB prioritizes funding for \n coho habitat restoration, and lamprey have different requirements than coho, needing \n silty/muddy conditions. Susan recalls seeing lamprey, along with salmon, in Elk Creek \n when she was growing up. The board discussed how the small-mouth bass are key \n predators to coho, and this has not been adequately recognized or addressed.","bbox":{"left":0.117629,"top":0.125333,"width":0.794335,"height":0.106743}},{"text":"Executive Committee and Council Business","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.24505,"width":0.407839,"height":0.023282000000000025}},{"text":"Jamie Mast reported that the executive \n everyone’s busy summer schedule.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.280471,"width":0.367902,"height":0.04278299999999996}},{"text":"committee","bbox":{"left":0.497259,"top":0.280471,"width":0.092607,"height":0.021419999999999995}},{"text":"is","bbox":{"left":0.601576,"top":0.280471,"width":0.014487999999999945,"height":0.021419999999999995}},{"text":"on","bbox":{"left":0.627654,"top":0.280471,"width":0.022371999999999947,"height":0.021419999999999995}},{"text":"hiatus","bbox":{"left":0.661768,"top":0.280471,"width":0.05332099999999995,"height":0.021419999999999995}},{"text":"until","bbox":{"left":0.726674,"top":0.280471,"width":0.039529000000000036,"height":0.021419999999999995}},{"text":"October,","bbox":{"left":0.778045,"top":0.280471,"width":0.07532300000000003,"height":0.021419999999999995}},{"text":"given","bbox":{"left":0.865107,"top":0.280471,"width":0.04688899999999996,"height":0.021419999999999995}},{"text":"Bureau of Land Management","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.336111,"width":0.27165,"height":0.023282000000000025}},{"text":"Nothing new to report. \n project development.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.371683,"width":0.205725,"height":0.04278900000000002}},{"text":"Lee and Jen will be meeting with Jeff McEnroe to discuss future","bbox":{"left":0.339033,"top":0.371683,"width":0.573013,"height":0.021419999999999995}},{"text":"Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.427323,"width":0.377589,"height":0.023282000000000025}},{"text":"Eric Himmelreich is busy with in-stream work. He visited the Buck Creek site last week \n with Jen to confirm that fish salvage is not required during construction","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.462895,"width":0.7940389999999999,"height":0.04278300000000007}},{"text":"Douglas Soil and Water Conservation District","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.518535,"width":0.425371,"height":0.023282000000000025}},{"text":"Walt Barton was unable to attend, and had nothing new to report.","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.554258,"width":0.572182,"height":0.021419999999999995}},{"text":"Council Coordinator","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.588535,"width":0.191357,"height":0.023282000000000025}},{"text":"Jen Bailey reported: \n  Buck Creek is starting this week. Bob has purchased a cut-and-break saw (and \n pump) to cut the bedrock, and has lined up an excavator with a hydraulic hammer. \n Eric Himmelreich visited the site to confirm that fish salvage is not required. He will \n be coming by to check in. We have a fire waiver from DFPA to work past 1:00 PM, \n thanks to Mike Jackson of DFPA, who will be stopping by the project site. There is a \n lot of interest in this project. \n  We have terminated our relationship with IEH, the Seattle lab that handled the Smith \n River project and our DNA testing to date. IEH could only identify “transient DNA” \n in our samples. They are no longer equipped to support this project, and have \n waived the fees for the lab testing done to date. Jen is working on a proposal to \n use the Bacteroides test methodology to identify the presence of certain fecal \n bacterial matter. Lee reported that the BLM Title II funding has been extended to","bbox":{"left":0.117647,"top":0.624107,"width":0.794394,"height":0.27748000000000006}},{"text":"Elk Creek Watershed Council Board of Directors Meeting Minutes (August 15, 2017)","bbox":{"left":0.088235,"top":0.938027,"width":0.661544,"height":0.019324000000000008}},{"text":"2","bbox":{"left":0.901359,"top":0.938027,"width":0.01029100000000005,"height":0.019324000000000008}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}