Siletz tribes seek to limit motorboats along river to protect ancestral fishing grounds

Siletz tribes seek to limit motorboats along river to protect ancestral fishing grounds

Oregon tribal members are asking regulators to prohibit motorized boats in part of the Siletz River to protect fish and recreation.In early 2025, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians submitted a rulemaking petition to prohibit all motorboats upstream of Jack Morgan Park in a stretch of about 28 miles of navigable water.The river’s lower 27-mile stretch, draining into the Pacific Ocean south of Lincoln City, would remain open to motorboats.T…