• Our region’s multimillion-dollar sport fishing industry is likely to be affected by changes afoot in our local hatcheries and dams. People who fish spend millions of dollars in Lane County each year on guided fishing trips, boats and gear of all kinds, travel and accommodations. But Oregon is seeing a steady decline in fishing license sales while most other states are seeing growing license sales. Local guides tell us there are fewer wild and hatchery fish being caught, and they are concerned not only for the health of our local rivers, but also for their livelihoods.
• As long as we are talking about fishing: The International Fly Fishing Film Festival is 7 pm Thursday, March 15, at the Wildish Theater in Springfield. The event, which sold out last year, is a fundraiser to aid Fly Fishing Collaborative in fighting human trafficking around the world. Tickets can be purchased for $15 online at flyfilmfest.com or at the Caddis Fly and Home Waters fly shops in Eugene.
• Team Recycle is a relatively new Eugene business that provides low-cost or no-cost sorting of recycling materials for businesses and apartment complexes. Team Recycle helps businesses that have dumpster enclosures keep the sites clean and tidy, and removes the non-recyclable materials that contaminate the recycling stream, according to Kristen Bartels of the company. “We prevent contamination and increase recycling by 50 percent,” she says. Find the company at team-recycle.com.
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A Note From the Publisher
Dear Readers,
The last two years have been some of the hardest in Eugene Weekly’s 43 years. There were moments when keeping the paper alive felt uncertain. And yet, here we are — still publishing, still investigating, still showing up every week.
That’s because of you!
Not just because of financial support (though that matters enormously), but because of the emails, notes, conversations, encouragement and ideas you shared along the way. You reminded us why this paper exists and who it’s for.
Listening to readers has always been at the heart of Eugene Weekly. This year, that meant launching our popular weekly Activist Alert column, after many of you told us there was no single, reliable place to find information about rallies, meetings and ways to get involved. You asked. We responded.
We’ve also continued to deepen the coverage that sets Eugene Weekly apart, including our in-depth reporting on local real estate development through Bricks & Mortar — digging into what’s being built, who’s behind it and how those decisions shape our community.
And, of course, we’ve continued to bring you the stories and features many of you depend on: investigations and local government reporting, arts and culture coverage, sudoku and crossword puzzles, Savage Love, and our extensive community events calendar. We feature award-winning stories by University of Oregon student reporters getting real world journalism experience. All free. In print and online.
None of this happens by accident. It happens because readers step up and say: this matters.
As we head into a new year, please consider supporting Eugene Weekly if you’re able. Every dollar helps keep us digging, questioning, celebrating — and yes, occasionally annoying exactly the right people. We consider that a public service.
Thank you for standing with us!
Publisher
Eugene Weekly
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