[ODFW-News] Grant will fund fishing docks at Sunnyside Park in Linn County

[ODFW News]

For Immediate Release Monday, March 20, 2006
 
Grant will fund fishing docks at Sunnyside Park in Linn County
 
ALBANY -Anglers soon will have improved access to a fishing pond at
Sunnyside Park near Sweet Home, thanks in part to a $15,000 grant from
the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's Fish Restoration and
Enhancement Program 
 
The six-acre pond is stocked annually with trout and offers
opportunities to catch warmwater fish species, but fishing at the pond
is difficult because steep, brushy banks leave few shoreline areas
accessible. To remedy this, two angling docks will be constructed. The
structures are compliant with standards established under the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
 
"This project will allow for more people to access fish at the park by
fishing off of the docks rather than casting through the dense bushes,"
said ODFW fish biologist Wayne Hunt.
 
Sunnyside Park, owned and managed by the Linn County Parks Department
and located just above Foster Reservoir, is one of the largest parks in
the Willamette Valley. 
 
Created by the Oregon Legislature in 1989, the Fish Restoration and
Enhancement Program is funded by a surcharge on sport and commercial
fishing licenses and commercial poundage fees. 
 
The program's seven-member citizen board reviews fish restoration and
enhancement project proposals and makes funding recommendations to the
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. 
 
For additional information on the Sunnyside Park Angler Access
Enhancement Project, contact the Linn County Parks Department at
541-967-3917.
 
For more information on the Fish Restoration and Enhancement Program, or
to view information regarding current R&E Program applications, visit
www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/RE or contact program coordinator Laura Tesler
at (503) 947-6259.
 
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