Humans are not very good at playing God. We are the major factor in upsetting "natures balance". Our harvest of salmon and our habitat destruction are the basis of the "problem". Sometime God needs to look in the mirror.
Raising the sediment dam delays the inevitable movement of silt into the Cowlitz River which will be an issue (?human problem?) for many decades to come. The Corps can't just continue to raise the dam and they will have to eventually dredge the Cowlitz if they want to maintain its current course and capacity to manage flooding events. The Cowlitz Board of County Commissioners hosted an excellent discussion about the scope of the issue and what has been done so far on 23 SEP 25 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npSN5ohDNuU). This will be an ongoing issue that will get more and more expensive to address as time goes on.
We definitely need a better system for the Longview City Clerk to capture votes at City Council meetings. I would support publishing those votes in the minutes of meetings. That would seem to reflect the councilors' stated desire for transparency.
If they could, I'm sure the sea lions would thank us for building the dams/salmon buffets and then placing them in a protected status. They are smart and know a good deal when they see it.
I love our salmon and the critters that need to eat them. But, when nature becomes out of balance and there are too many of some of these critters then measures, that make many of us cringe, may need to be taken nevertheless. Why would it need to cost so much to remove just one animal? Would it be possible to have a certain group of trained volunteers take on the responsibility? Wouldn't a quick & accurate gun shot be an answer? What about any other options?
Humans are not very good at playing God. We are the major factor in upsetting "natures balance". Our harvest of salmon and our habitat destruction are the basis of the "problem". Sometime God needs to look in the mirror.
Raising the sediment dam delays the inevitable movement of silt into the Cowlitz River which will be an issue (?human problem?) for many decades to come. The Corps can't just continue to raise the dam and they will have to eventually dredge the Cowlitz if they want to maintain its current course and capacity to manage flooding events. The Cowlitz Board of County Commissioners hosted an excellent discussion about the scope of the issue and what has been done so far on 23 SEP 25 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npSN5ohDNuU). This will be an ongoing issue that will get more and more expensive to address as time goes on.
We definitely need a better system for the Longview City Clerk to capture votes at City Council meetings. I would support publishing those votes in the minutes of meetings. That would seem to reflect the councilors' stated desire for transparency.
If they could, I'm sure the sea lions would thank us for building the dams/salmon buffets and then placing them in a protected status. They are smart and know a good deal when they see it.
I love our salmon and the critters that need to eat them. But, when nature becomes out of balance and there are too many of some of these critters then measures, that make many of us cringe, may need to be taken nevertheless. Why would it need to cost so much to remove just one animal? Would it be possible to have a certain group of trained volunteers take on the responsibility? Wouldn't a quick & accurate gun shot be an answer? What about any other options?
Steller sea lions can weigh up to 2500 lbs, California sea lions 800 lbs. Not as easy as a “quick & accurate gun shot.”