There was quite a bit of damage done to the Schooner Creek Fish Trap after the big windstorm on December 2nd and 3rd. Several of our members joined James Ray of ODFW at the Trap last Friday, December 7th, to clear up debris and repair what we could. It was necessary to clear the road before we even got to the trap. This tree stump on the upper road was our first indication something was wrong. This was the first tree that broke and fell, hitting another tree which eventually hit the third tree that fell on the Trap.


This is a view from below the Trap looking back. This tree hit right across the dam and then onto the Trap.

Two of our "fearless" guys, Hank Bryson and Butch Minich, had chainsaws to cut the big pieces of the tree. Hank literally went "out on a limb" and we had to drag Butch off the dam before he went over (although I was tempted to let him go - it would have been a heck of a photo shot).


I think this sign speaks for itself.

We all agreed it would have been an amazing thing to have watched these trees go down. What do you think, if the trees fell in the forest could anyone hear them? I'm thinking YES. There was damage to one of the gate winches, the trap door was damaged and had to be unbolted to remove it, and there was some other minor damage. We all worked hard but, thanks to John Spangler, we had donuts as a reward to go with our coffee.

If you would like to view more photos of the damage, just go to: http://picasaweb.google.com/barbdud/SchoonerCreekTrapCleanUp120707.

First Lady