These seven make up Oregon's science team

By Andy Duncan Seven Northwest scientists have a tough assignment from the state of Oregon. The seven scientists are the state of Oregon's official "Independent, Multidisciplinary Science Team." The Legislature and Gov. John Kitzhaber authorized the team, which was appointed through a nomination process, to obtain advice on matters of science related to the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds, a public/private attempt at salmon restoration. "Our challenge is to synthesize research findings and other kinds of information--to tell Oregonians what the science says. We don't do policy," says Logan Norris, the head of Oregon State University's Department of Forest Science. The scientists are working on more than a dozen projects. They will issue reports to the Legislature and the Governor over the next year or so.

Researchers from OSU's Department of Fisheries and Wildlife track chinook salmon in the Willamette River to learn more about migration patterns. The fish are fitted with tiny radio transmitters.

Besides Norris, members of the science team are: John Buckhouse, OSU Department of Rangeland Resouces; Wayne Elmore, U.S. Bureau of Land Management; Stanley Gregory, OSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Kathleen Kavanagh, OSU Extension Service and Department of Forest Resources; James Lichatowich, Alder Fork Consulting; William Pearcy, OSU College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences.

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