@article {82988,
	title = {Bias and consequences in attempts to estimate historical salmon abundance},
	journal = {Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences   },
	volume = {77 },
	number = {1},
	year = {2020},
	note = {Were salmon more abundant in the {\textquotedblleft}good old days,{\textquotedblright} or have fisheries scientists over-estimated their abundance in the past?  This article is a critique of previous methods of estimating the abundance of coho salmon before the environmental stresses of recent years.  The authors claim that, {\textquotedblleft}the revised simulations indicate that Oregon Coast coho abundance during 1892-1956 probably varied within a range similar to recent decades{\textquotedblright} (from the abstract). This work was primarily funded by the Oregon Forest Industries Council and the American Forest Resource Council. },
	month = {2020, Jan.},
	pages = {p.132-145},
	keywords = {abundance, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, commercial fisheries {\textendash} salmon, historical, mathematical modeling, recreational fisheries {\textendash} salmon, statistical analysis},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2018-0467 },
	author = {Cramer, Steven P. and Caldwell, Lucius K.}
}
@article {26966,
	title = {Ecological Baselines for Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coast: a Report for Agencies That Manage Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Habitats for Ecological and Economic Sustainability, and for All Who Are Interested in the Welfare of Wildlife That Inhabit Our Coast and Its Estuaries},
	year = {2012},
	note = {"We begin this report with a chapter reviewing archaeological, ethnographic, and historic materials to provide a picture of Oregon{\textquoteright}s coastal resources before 1750. Subsequent chapters consider salmon, sea otters, and sub-tidal sea urchins." (p.7)},
	pages = {79 p.},
	institution = {Oregon State University},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {archeology, Coquille River estuary, ecosystem health, general ecosystem description, historical, marsh restoration, Pacific salmonids = Oncorhynchus species, purple sea urchin = Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, red sea urchin = Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, Salmon River Estuary, Sea otter = Enhydra lutris},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/6d56zx411},
	author = {Hall, Roberta L. and Ebert, Thomas A. and Gilden, Jennifer S. and Hatch, David R. and Mrakovcich, Karina Lorenz and Smith, Courtland L.}
}
@article {51971,
	title = {Shell mounds and shell roads: the destruction of Oregon coast middens for early road surfacing},
	journal = {Current Archaeological Happenings in Oregon },
	volume = {34},
	year = {2009},
	note = {It is forever to be regretted that so many of the Native American shell middens of the central Oregon coast were destroyed to build roads.  This article addresses this destruction and points out ways in which it might have skewed the archeological record.  It contains a good account of some early road-building in Lincoln County.},
	month = {2009, Apr.},
	pages = {p.6-14},
	keywords = {archeology, Bandon, Boiler Bay, Cove Point, Depoe Bay, historical, human impacts, kitchen middens, Native Americans, Port Orford, Rocky Creek, Salmon Creek, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, Whale Cove, Yachats},
	url = {https://works.bepress.com/byram/2/},
	author = {Byram, R. Scott}
}
@mastersthesis {15751,
	title = {Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980},
	year = {2000},
	note = {A needed look at the forces that influenced fisheries management on the West Coast in the postwar period.  Among the author{\textquoteright}s findings are, "that science was vastly too optimistic in its assessment of how much food could be wrung from the ocean on a sustainable basis," and "that salmon policy tended to be grounded in political, social, economic considerations, not what was known about the biology of the fish." (p.168)  Major professor was William G. Robbins.},
	pages = {206 p.},
	school = {Oregon State University},
	type = {Masters of Art in Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis},
	edition = {M.A.I.S.},
	chapter = {Interdisciplinary Studies: History, Political Science, Speech Communication},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Anadromous, commercial fisheries - salmon, Coos Bay, dams, depleted populations, Donsea Farms, environmental policy and law, habitats, hatcheries, historical, human impacts, Inc., industrial development, Keta Corporation, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, Oregon Aqua Foods, Oregon Fish Commission, Oregon State University, salmonid species, Siuslaw River estuary, theses, Whiskey Creek, Wright Creek, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/wp988q02k},
	author = {Finley, Carmel}
}
@book {25731,
	title = {Making Salmon:  an Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis},
	year = {1999},
	note = {An excellent examination of the history behind the factors that combine to kill salmon. A superb bibliography. },
	pages = {421 p.},
	publisher = {University of Washington Press},
	organization = {University of Washington Press},
	chapter = {421 p.},
	address = {Seattle},
	keywords = {abundance, agriculture, dams, depleted populations, environmental law and policy, general, hatcheries, historical, human impacts, industrial development, logging, mining, Pacific salmonid species (Oncorhynchus spp.)},
	author = {Taylor, Joseph E. III}
}
@article {76391,
	title = {Bibliography of the Siuslaw and Kuitsh Indians:  The Native Americans of the Siuslaw and Lower Umpqua Valleys, Central Oregon Coast},
	year = {1997},
	note = {This bibliography on the Siuslaw and Lower Umpqua Native Americans is a good place to start when studying these peoples.},
	keywords = {anthropology, archeology, bibliography, cultural, historical, Lower Umpqua River, Native Americans, Siuslaw River, Umpqua River},
	url = {https://waikowhai2.wordpress.com/siuslaw-and-kuitsh-indians/},
	author = {Macnaughtan, Don}
}
@book {25571,
	title = {Landscapes of Promise:  the Oregon Story, 1800-1940},
	year = {1997},
	note = {An excellent overview of Oregon{\textquoteright}s early environmental history. There is an inevitable emphasis on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, but the author does extend his attention to the whole state. },
	pages = {392 p.},
	publisher = {University of Washington Press},
	organization = {University of Washington Press},
	address = {Seattle, Wa.},
	keywords = {abundance, agriculture, dams, depleted populations, environmental law and policy, general, hatcheries, historical, human impacts, industrial development, logging, mining, Pacific salmonid species (Oncorhynchus spp.)},
	author = {Robbins, William G.}
}
@book {51796,
	title = {Yachats/Blodgett Watershed Analysis},
	year = {1997},
	note = {Colored maps. Appendices address issues such as landslide susceptibility, vegetation types, water rights, road conditions and plugged cullverts.  A valuable resource.},
	month = {1997, Oct.},
	publisher = {Siuslaw National Forest,},
	organization = {Siuslaw National Forest,},
	keywords = {agriculture, Axtel Creek, Beamer Creek, Carson Creek, climate, coastal hazards, Dawson Creek, demographics, Depew Creek, Earley Creek, erosion, Fish Creek, floods, forest fires, geology, Gilnes Creek, Gram Creek, habitat restoration, habitats, Helms Creek, historical, human impacts, hydrology, Keller Creek, land use, landslides, logging, Marks Creek, Nelglick Creek, North Fork Yachats River, Reedy Creek, School Fork, soils, Stump Creek, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water temperature, water use, Willamson Creek, Yachats River}
}
@article {32796,
	title = {The First One Hundred Years in Lincoln County, Oregon, 1893 to 1993},
	year = {1993},
	note = {Historical photographs},
	month = {1993},
	pages = {200 p.},
	institution = {Lincoln County Centennial Committee},
	address = {Newport, Or.},
	keywords = {Agate Beach, Alsea River estuary, Depoe Bay, Elk City, general, historical, human impacts, industrial development, Nye Beach, Siletz River estuary, urban development, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River},
	author = {Moe, Ray T.}
}
@inbook {32556,
	title = {Alseans},
	booktitle = {Northwest Coast},
	series = {Handbook of North American Indians},
	volume = {7},
	year = {1990},
	note = {General overview of what was known about the Alsean people in the late 1980s. Brief treatment of Native American history and culture. "...the Alseans being the southernmost people to have set their dead above the ground, in canoes or charnel houses." (p.568)},
	pages = {p.568-571},
	publisher = {Smithsonian Institution},
	organization = {Smithsonian Institution},
	address = {Washington, D.C.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, anthropology, Beaver Creek, geographic distribution, historical, Native Americans, paleosciences, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay},
	author = {Zenk, Henry B.}
}
@mastersthesis {49746,
	title = {Aboriginal Fishing at Seal Rock (35-LC-14) and Neptune (35-LA-3) : Late-Prehistoric Archaeological Sites on the Central Oregon Coast},
	year = {1982},
	note = {What did ancient Oregonians eat?  This thesis looks at fish remains at two sites {\textendash} Seal Rock and Neptune.  Mostly about ocean fish, but there are references to the estuaries here.  MAIS thesis (Anthropology and Zoology). Major professor was Richard E. Ross.},
	pages = {112 p.},
	school = {Oregon State University},
	type = {Masters Thesis},
	edition = {M.A.I.S.},
	chapter = {Interdisciplinary Studies:  Dept. of Anthropology, Dept. of Zoology},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, anthropology, archeology, Beaver Creek, fishes, historical, kitchen middens, nutrition, theses, Yachats River, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/v118rj73r},
	author = {Zontek, Terry}
}
@article {51666,
	title = {Historical \& Archaeological Site Inventory},
	year = {1979},
	note = {This is a somewhat obvious list of notable historical and archeological sites on the Oregon Coast. No surprises here.  The shell middens at the mouth of the Yachats River are described, including their condition in the late 1970s. These deposits accreted from shellfish use by the Alsea Indians, and later by the Coos and Lower Umpqua (Kalawatset) peoples interned at Yachats when it was part of the Coast Reservation.},
	pages = {71 p.},
	institution = {Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission},
	address = {Florence, Or.},
	keywords = {archeology, historical, kitchen middens, Native Americans, Yachats},
	url = {https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CZIC-f876-h57-1973/pdf/CZIC-f876-h57-1973.pdf},
	author = {Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission ,}
}
@article {51636,
	title = {The Archeological Reconnaissance of the Proposed Newport to Waldport and Waldport to Yachats Sewer Systems, Lincoln County, Oregon},
	year = {1976},
	month = {1976},
	institution = {Anthropology Department, Oregon State University},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea River estuary, general, historical, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay},
	author = {Brauner, David R.}
}
@article {52036,
	title = {Fossil marine mammals of Oregon},
	journal = {Systematic Zoology},
	volume = {25},
	year = {1976},
	note = {This interesting article gives a history of the discovery of marine mammal fossils in Oregon.  Most of the article is concerned with a remarkable and extensive collection of fossils amassed by Douglas Emlong, of Lincoln City, Oregon, {\textquotedblleft}who has already secured a special place in the history of vertebrate paleontology by collecting more marine mammal fossils of more kinds and more ages than anyone,{\textquotedblright} (p.433) and who gave his collection to the Smithsonian.},
	month = {1976, Dec. },
	pages = {p. 420-436},
	keywords = {aquatic mammals, Beaver Creek, Cape Blanco, Coos Bay, Fossil Point, fossils, geology, historical, Johnson Creek, Lincoln Beach, Lincoln City (Or.), Myrtle Point, Newport (Or.), paleontology, paleosciences, Schooner Creek, Spencer Creek, Sunset Bay, Tillamook Bay, Yachats (Or.), Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River},
	author = {Ray, Clayton E.}
}
@book {51411,
	title = {The land that kept its promise : a history of South Lincoln County},
	series = {Publication / Lincoln County Historical Society },
	volume = {no. 14},
	year = {1976},
	note = {This is not a formal history.  Instead, it is an anecdote-rich trip down memory lane. The lack of an index and no source citations make it a little harder to use than it might be, but there are excerpts from pioneer letters and other interesting source material, as well as wonderful bw photographs. It{\textquoteright}s an important addition to the history of the area.},
	publisher = {Lincoln County Historical Society,},
	organization = {Lincoln County Historical Society,},
	chapter = {157 p.},
	address = {Newport, Or. },
	keywords = {Alsea River, Bayview (Or.), historical, Native Americans, Seal Rock (Or.), Tidewater (Or.), Waldport (Or.), Yachats (Or.), Yachats River},
	author = {Hays, Marjorie H.}
}
@article {51271,
	title = {USDA Report on Water and Related Land Resources, Middle Coast Drainage Basin, Oregon:  Based on a Cooperative Survey by the State Water Resources Board of Oregon and the United States Department of Agriculture},
	year = {1964},
	note = {{\textquotedblleft}The State Water Resources Board of Oregon is making a survey and investigation of the Middle Coast Drainage Basin to develop information needed for planning the coordinated development of the area{\textquoteright}s water resources. The information needed for its study includes: (1) the kind and location of desirable water resource developments; (2) the amounts of water required; (3) the physical opportunities for developments to meet water needs; and (4) the broad economic aspects of possible development.{\textquotedblright} (from the Introduction) Includes b+w photographs, colored maps, tables. Nice overview of soils data.},
	pages = {138 p.},
	keywords = {agricultural, Alsea River Basin, Beaver Creek, climate, dams, demographics, Devils Lake, Duncan Slough, fishes, Five Rivers, flooding, general ecosystem description, geography, geology, historical, Lake Creek, land ownership, land use, logging, Otter Rock, recreation, Salmon River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River Basin, soils, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water use, Wildcat Creek, wildlife, Yachats River, Yaquina River},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/1z40kx71v}
}
@article {51476,
	title = {2387 Yachats Smelt Run [archival photograph]},
	year = {1950},
	note = {BW photograph taken in the 1950s.},
	keywords = {historical, Pacific smelt = Thaleichthys pacificus, photograph, Yachats (Or.)},
	url = {https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df65vt18b?locale=en},
	author = {Grigsby, Roger}
}
@article {51471,
	title = {Mouth of the Yachats River [archival photograph]},
	year = {1940},
	note = {View of the town of Yachats from across the river.  BW photograph dates from the 1940s.},
	keywords = {historical, photograph, Yachats (Or.), Yachats River},
	url = {https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:df65vt03q},
	author = {Christian,}
}
@article {51496,
	title = {1182 Indian shell midden, Yachats OR [archival photograph]},
	year = {1925},
	note = {BW photograph dates from about 1925.},
	keywords = {historical, kitchen midden, photograph, Yachats (Or.)},
	url = {https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:df65vt172},
	author = {Anonymous}
}
@article {77176,
	title = {The Yachats River.  A fertile section of Benton County just opening up -- eleven pioneer families},
	year = {1886},
	note = {As the Coast Reservation began to be broken up, previously unavailable land became open for white settlement.  This is a typical 19th century "booster" letter singing the praises of frontier land.  "The Yachats is a short stream, and about five miles up from the mouth it forks and branches out, the small streams coming in from all directions.  All these small streams have more or less rich bottom land along them, some of them covered with good wild grass..."},
	month = {1886, Mar. 4},
	pages = {p.3},
	address = {Portland, Or.},
	keywords = {general ecosystem description, historical, Yachats (Or.), Yachats River},
	author = {Buoy, H.}
}
