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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Emergency services, Oct. 16 ... Since You Asked: Park resurfacing delayed during winter ... SOU training gives tips on what to do if there's an active shooter ... Emergency services, Oct. 16 ... Since You Asked: Park resurfacing delayed during winter ... SOU training gives tips on what to do if there's an active shooter ... SINCE YOU ASKED Since You Asked: Wimer Dam fish salvage yields nada natives Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jul. 27, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted Jul. 27, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News I have been following the removal of Wimer Dam from Evans Creek, and I remember a recent story in the Mail Tribune that said they were going to do a fish salvage at the site before they started knocking down the dam. Did they do the fish salvage and, if so, what did they find? — M-M. M., Medford The plan by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Jay Doino was to salvage fish out of a portion of Evans Creek before it dried up and crews began knocking down one-half of Wimer Dam near the town of Wimer. But it turns out there was nothing to salvage, Doino says. "There were no native fish there, so there was nothing to salvage," Doino says. Doino was on the lookout for young wild salmon, steelhead or even cutthroat trout, which would have been shocked, netted and transported downstream to safer environs. Instead, he found hundreds of non-native red-side shiners, one non-native bullfrog tadpole and hundreds of non-native ringed crayfish — none of which got transported out of there because none of them belonged there in the first place, he says. So the fish salvage turned into a fish survey. "It was, basically, a survey to ensure that no native species were going to get dry-docked," Doino says. In dam-removal work like this, construction crews build temporary coffer dams to dry out a section immediately upstream and downstream of one part of the dam to create a dry area for equipment to operate. Once that section is taken out, the upstream coffer dam is removed and the creek is funneled into the new channel. A new set of temporary dams then de-water the remaining chunk of the dam to prepare it for removal. The fish salvages are a common way to make sure the construction work doesn't harm native fish such as salmon, steelhead and even suckers. Send questions to “Since You Asked,” Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by email to [email protected] . To see a collection of columns, go to mailtribune.com/youasked . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jul. 27, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501