Wednesday, June 24, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SWANS: Residents
have adopted project
Sarah Woods launches Roam Natural Skincare
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By Ceili Cornelius
Wildlife biologist Corey
Heath of Bend9s office of the
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife (ODFW), says
swans (tundra and trumpeter)
are not legal to hunt in Oregon,
period. A couple years back
that was an expensive les-
son for a waterfowl hunter
who was arrested for kill-
ing swans around Lakeview.
All private swan pairs,
such as those at the Cyrus9
are held under a U.S. Fish and
Wildlife permit, and ODFW
moves their young to Summer
Lake Wildlife Management
Area (SLWA) to establish a
<hub= for them to move out
and establish breeding terri-
tories of their own; they will
winter at SLWA, however.
The breeding of trumpeter
swans at Aspen Lakes devel-
opment began several years
ago when the Cyrus fam-
ily purchased four trumpeter
swans as an attraction for the
pond. That didn9t work very
well, as three of the swans
were somehow killed or died
of other causes. The recent
introduction of the male swan
has gone off beautifully, how-
ever, thanks to Gold and other
homeowners involved.
Pete, the cob, is now 5
years old. He was 3 years
old when he arrived, and he
and Eloise, the pen (a female
swan) had one cygnet the
spring he arrived two years
back.
This year, Eloise, one of
the original four purchased
by the Cyruses, and her part-
ner, Pete, created a nest full of
nine eggs, which is high con-
sidering her age. Three of the
eggs failed, and the pair ended
up with six healthy cygnets.
They9ll remain with their
parents until they are about
10 months old then they9ll
be sent off to SLWA to join
other cygnets of this season to
establish their own breeding
territories.
North America is home to
three species of swans: the
native trumpeter, and tundra
(formerly known as whistling
swan), and the non-native
mute. The trumpeter swan is
the largest waterfowl in North
America and the largest swan
in the world; it9s also the
world9s heaviest bird capable
of flight.
Trumpeter swans are huge,
majestic birds with snowy
white feathers; jet-black bill,
feet, and legs; and an eight-
foot wingspan 4 they9re
something to behold. At close
range, a thin orange-red line
can be seen on the lower part
of the bill.
Now, in spite of the illegal
shooting, North America9s
most spectacular water bird
is coming back strong in parts
of its historic range, thanks to
reintroductions, prohibitions
on hunting them, and the
helping hands of people like
the residents of Aspen Lakes.
Correspondent
Sarah Woods is open-
ing her new business, Roam
Natural Skincare, in Sisters.
Woods, born and raised in
Eugene, vacationed with her
family to Sisters and fell in
love with the area.
<It was always a ritual
for my family to come over
and vacation and we love the
area,= said Woods.
Woods, her husband and
two kids made the move in
November to Central Oregon,
currently living in Bend.
Woods began her career as
an esthetician while she was
in college at the University of
Oregon in Eugene. She was
studying interior design at
the time, but was feeling the
need for something new and
different, yet creative. She
began working on the front
desk at the Aveda salon in
Eugene, where she was able
to learn the tools of the trade.
<It was a really well-
rounded salon experience;
I got to know every part of
how it worked it was a start-
to-finish training in a salon,=
she said.
Woods also attended
cosmetology school in
Springfield to become
licensed as an esthetician,
doing all things from facials
and waxing to natural nail
manicures. She was then
hired at Aveda as an estheti-
cian and nail tech and worked
there for 14 years.
<Back when I was work-
ing there, I really learned the
foundational ingredients of
products and had to mix the
ingredients myself, it didn9t
come pre-packaged where
you squeeze it out and use it,
we mixed the ingredients for
facials,= she said.
Woods worked with
herbs, oils, clays and a vari-
ety of other elements to cre-
ate the products for facials.
<It was helpful to know
the rules of it all first and
then build up the skills over
time,= she said.
One of the reasons Woods
found being an esthetician so
appealing, and why she stuck
with it, is the creative aspect
of the work and not doing the
same work every day.
<I never do the same thing
every day and it gives me a
chance to meet people and
take care of them and every
service is different,= she said.
This type of field also
allowed her to understand
the sourcing of a product bet-
ter and gain the education
behind a brand and where it
comes from.
<A common buzz word
in the skincare industry right
now is 8green beauty9 and
these 8indie9 beauty brands
that source environmentally
friendly and from all-natural
ingredients, I especially see
that in Central Oregon,= she
said. <I lead my practice with
an ayurvedic approach to
treating the skin and body
through education and the
latest plant-based science and
technical modalities.=
Woods decided to open up
her own business in Sisters
because she9s always had a
connection to the community
and she felt as if now was
the time in her career to fly
on her own. <I9ve been in the
treatment room for 16 years
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and once you do something
for so long you have confi-
dence in what you do and
my ultimate goal is to have
a high level of professional-
ism and quality of service
that sets me apart,= she said.
<The Aveda salon really pro-
vided culture training in this
industry and groomed me to
do this.=
Woods came from her job
in Eugene and worked for
a while in Bend, and then
decided to embark on finding
a space in Sisters for her own
business.
<Sisters felt like the right
place to be and the building is
what I look for 4 a mixture
of old and new style. I really
wanted to create a space for
people to come and take care
of themselves,= she said.
Roam Natural Skincare
is located in the downstairs
corner complex of the brick
building located at 392 E.
Main Ave.
<I think Sisters is ready
for a place like this and I
hope to bring what more of
the community is looking for
locally,= she said.
Roam Natural Skincare
will offer facials, sugaring,
waxing, tinting, natural nail
manicure and pedicures 4
all services which Woods is
licensed in.
<Over recent years I have
really focused on skin and
facials and will be bringing
in an herbal tea blend for
facials and steams as well,=
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Sarah Woods.
she said.
Roam will also carry lines
of various products includ-
ing a natural skincare and
makeup line, and lifestyle
items such as candles and
bath bombs.
Woods is currently accept-
ing new clients with the
opening of her new business
and will have procedures
in place for each visit in
regards to COVID-19 safety
precautions.
Roam Skincare will host a
grand opening event on July
2 from noon to 5 p.m., where
Woods will have a raffle for
a free service and will be
giving away a gift basket of
products.
For more information visit
www.roamnaturalskincare.
com.