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Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 7B On resolving pesky wildlife problems CALIFORNIA OUTDOORS CARRIE WILSON California Dept. of Fish & Game CalOutdOors@dfg.ca.gov Wanted: rattlesnake wrangler Question: D 9 you have a phone number for someone from Fish and Game to come get a rattlesnake out of my yard? I don't want it killed. --Anonymous Answer: Sorry, but De- partment of Fish and Game (DFG) staff will not come out to your house to remove or relocate rattlesnakes resid- ing in your yard. However, if you can muster up the courage to deal with it your- self, you will not need a li- cense to kill or trap it. If not, and you have no neighbors, friends or family members willing to help you move the rattlesnake, your best option will be to contact a profes- sional pest control service to do it. For the future, here are some helpful hints from DFG Associate Wildlife Biologist Nicole Carion on how to dis- courage rattlesnakes from taking up residence near your home. --Don't letfeed from bird feeders overflow and build up on the ground to attract ro- dents. --Don't allow high rodent populations to occur near your house. Rattlesnakes are great population managers for ground squirrels and oth- er rodents, so try to keep their numbers down. --Always be mindful when working in or around wood or rock piles. Don't stack these materials near your house. --Also, for the safety of your pots, remember to keep them indoors, especially at night. Importing excess fish Question: I live on the Cal- ifornia/Oregon border as a resident of California. I have both California and Oregon fishing licenses. My primary fishing is in the surf for red- tail perch. California's limit for perch is 10 per day. Ore- gon's limit is 15 per day. If I legally take my Oregon limit in the Gold Beach area, is it legal for me to bring them home to California? Can I certify the catch as being caught in Oregon at the agri- culture check station upon re-entry into California? --Al T. Answer: It is legal to im- port the redtail surfperch taken in Oregon in excess of California's limit of 10, but you cannot take any redtail in California until you have fewer than 10 in your posses- sion (that means either con- sume them or give away the extra). Prior to bringing them into California you will need to fill out a Declaration for Entry form. They are available online at dfg.ca.gov/enforcement/docs •/declaration_form.pdf or in the 2011 Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations booklet on page 79. Threatening bear Question: Someone recent- ly asked what can be done with a nuisance bear that has been vandalizing garbage cans, threatening animals and making everyone ner- vous. You said they could on- ly shoot the bear if the bear hunting season was open and they had a bunting license Use mower to make use of fall leaves Melinda •Myers metindamyers.com Go green, or, should I say brown. Recycle fall leaves in- to compost, a soil amendment or a nutritious topdressing for the lawn. It saves time, im- proves your landscape and is good for the environment. Shred fall leaves with your mower and leave them on the lawn. As long as you can see the grass blades through the leaf pieces your lawn will be fine. Those shredded leaves will break down adding nutri. ents and organic matter to the soil. It is also a good time to make your last application of fertilizer for your lawn. Use a slow release organic nitrogen fertilizer, like Milorganite, that won't burn the lawn. Plus, the phosphorous is non- leaching and recent research found when the micro-organ- isms break down this fertiliz- er some of the phosphorous and potassium tied up in the soil is released for plants to use. Northern gardeners with bluegrass, rescue and rye • grass lawns can make their • last application in late fall be- fore the ground freezes. Those in the south growing Bermu- da, St. Augustine and other warm weather grasses can • make their last fertilization about one month before the lawn goes dormant. That's about the time of the first killing frost. Fertilizing later can result in winter damage. Bag any leaves you don't want to leave on the lawn and dig them into annual flower and vegetable gardens. They will break down over winter, improving the soil. Use any remaining shred- ded leaves as mulch on the soil around perennials, trees and shrubs. The shredded leaves help conserve mois- ture, moderate temperature extremes and reduce weed problems. And once decom- posed, they will help improve the soil. Still have leaves left? Start a compost pile by mixing fall leaves with other yard waste. Don't add aggressive weeds or those gone to seed. Leave in- sect and disease infested or chemically treated plant de- bris out of the pile. Don't add fat, meat and other animal products that can attract ro- dents. Moisten and occasion- ally turn the pile to speed up the process. Soon you will have,a wonderful soil condi- tioner to put back into your landscape. Myers is a TV and radio host, au- thor and columnist. She has 30 years of horticulture experience, a master's degree in horticulture and an arborist certtcation. OLD COIN COLLECTIONS... Pre-1965 Silver Coins, Proof Sets,, Old Currency, Pre-1936 Silver Dollars, Gold, All Gold Coins FREE APPRAISALS • We-come to you • Over 20 years in coin business • References available Call 530-589-3585 leave message or 530-370-0101 for appointment School Board to Create Local Community AdviSory Committees The Plumas Unified School District School Board is in the process of forming Local Community Advisory Committees to have each community (Quincy, Indian Valley, Chester and Portola) involved before decisions are made about schogl closure or the use of surplus space, thus avoiding community conflict and ensuring compatible building use as referenced in education code 17387. The primary purpose of each community committee is to meet over the course of six to eight weeks to examine the Fac!lity Advisory Committee and District Administration recommendations. The committees will develop a process and criteria on how to deal with consolidation/closure issues. The governing board will establish timelines for progress reports and make the final decision regarding consolidation/closure of schools. Public input is welcome at the November 8, 2011, board meeting at the Greenville High School Library. If interested, please submit a letter of interest to Executive Assistant Patty MeCutcheon, Superintendenfs Office, 50 Church Street, Quincy, detailing how your personal/professional experience would be beneficial to the School Board. Deadline for consideration is Friday, November 18th at 3:.00 p.m. The school board will formally establish the various Community Advisory Committees during the November board meeting. Appointments to the Committees will be made by the board, during the December board meeting. Respectfully - PUSD School Board and bear tag, or if they had already qualified for a Depre- dation Permit. Well, what about if the bear gets more aggressive and wants more than a garbage can, and it ac- tuaily breaks into someone's house? What if it actually goes after their pets or their livestock? What should the owner do, call the DFG or the local sheriffs department for help? --Anonymous Answer: The bear problem in the previous Q&A con- cerned a "nuisance bear" that was essentially looking for an easy meal by raiding unsecured garbage cans for discarded human food. The problem you describe, though, is more serious• According to DFG Bear Program Manager Marc Kenyon, if the bear is immediately threatening hu- man safety by chasing some- one, attacking someone or even entering an occupied dwelling-- essentially a "nuisance bear" that has ele- vated itself to a "public safety animal" -- then the bear can be killed immediately with: out a tag or permit. Also, ifa bear is discovered while in the act of injuring, harassing or killing livestock (includ- ing honeybees, oddly enough) or a pet, then the owner or tenant of the land or property may legally shoot the bear immediately without a tag or permit (Fish and Game Code, section 4181.1). He or she will then need to report the killing within 24 hours to DFG. However, in any situation where you believe a wild ani- mal is threatening human life or safety, immediately call 911 or your local law en- forcement agency. They. are equipped to respond to such situations and in many in- stances can provide a much faster response time. Helicopter fishing. Question: I saw a man fishing with a remote-con- trolled helicopter and he caught a fish with it. Is this legal or not? Answer: It is legal as long as the remote-controlled ve- hicle is used only to move an angler's line around while the angler maintains Control of the line attached to the ter- minal tackle. Carrie Wilson is a marine biolo- v gist with the California Depart- ment of Fish and Game. Contact her at CalOutdoors@dfg.ca.gov. Vets honored with parade Fri. The Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony in Greenville will begin promptly at 11 a.m, Friday. Nov. 11. The parade route will be along Main Street, on both sides of Highway 89. The parade will stop, and participants will park their vehicles and gather in front of Hunter Ace Hardware for a short ceremony in honor of all who served in the armed forces of the United States. The keynote speaker will be new veterans service officer Mike McLeod, who served ac- tively with the U.S. Marines from 1981 to 1985. A sergeant, he served out of Cherry Point, N.C., and on- board the USS Saratoga in the Mediterranean. He later retired from police work out of Reno. "The transition to veterans service was easy because it's basically applying rules and regulations in a humanitari- an service to veterans and their dependents," he said. There will also be prayers and performances of patriotic music• Parade entry is free, and so is admission to the event. For more information, or for parade entry forms, call the Indian Valley Chamber of Commerce at 284-6633. LWV essay deadline approaches The deadline is Friday, as students. Flyers for the es- be postmarked by Nov. 18, Nov. 18, for students to sub- mit their essays on bullies. That is the topic for this year's annual contest, hosted by the Plumas County League of Women Voters• The contest is open to all Plumas County students in ninth through 12th grade, in- cluding home-schooled stu- dents. Bullying has been brought to the forefront by parents and teachers as well say contest were distributed early in October. The prize for first place is $200, with three prizes of $150 each for honorable mention. The essays will be judged for theme development, original- ity, clarity and writing tech- nique by a panel of League members, with the students' names deleted. , Essays may be mailed or submitted online,::Mail must addressed to Plumas League of Women Voters, PO. Box 1815, Quincy, CA 95971. Emails must be received by 5 p.m. at lwv.plumas@sbc global.net. Essays must be sent as an attachment, in Mi- crosoft Word format only. Address any questions to Joyce Scroggs at 283-0795 or Jane Braxton Little at 284- 6516. 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