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About What's happening. (Eugene, OR) 1982-1993 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1985)
EDITORIAL Co-existence or Confrontation— What to do with the gypsy moth? On Thursday, Jan, 31, Eugene will host the last in a series of public meetings being held by the Oregon Department of Agricul ture to explain their proposed gypsy moth spray program. The Department proposes to spray ap proximately a quarter of a million acres in Lane County with a biological insecticide known as B.t., a bacteria that kills the gyp sy moth in its caterpillar stage (and other caterpillars, too). This aerial spraying will include most of Eugene south of the Willa mette River. In addition to this widespread spraying of B.t., there will be a limited chemical spraying in areas of high infestation. Thirty acres of Hawkins Heights in Southwest Eugene, for example, will be sprayed with Orthene, a nerve poison which kills a wide spectrum of insects and may disrupt nerve transmission in other animals as well. Another chemical, Dimilin, will be sprayed in the Pleasant Hill area. This chemical is restricted to rural areas—a minimum of one residence per 10 acres—presumably because of potential health risks. The gypsy moth infestation is a real pro blem which calls for serious and immediate attention. However, the Department of Agriculture's proposal has brought up many disturbing questions which should be answered before such a massive and costly program be launched: 1) Is total eradication possible when the moth will continually be brought back into the state on cars, campers, etc.? 2) How much of a threat does the moth pose to Oregon forests? (Has it not been a pest primarily of deciduous, hardwood trees in other parts of the country?) 3) Can the moth be controlled —without the broad spectrum aerial spray approach which may well throw out the baby with the bath water, so to speak? Do we really want to risk killing all caterpillars, insects, spiders, and crustaceans? What will the birds eat? What will happen to the gyp sy moth's "natural predators"? 4) What are the health risks to humans and other creatures? Have proper studies been done or are we the guinea pigs? 5) What reasonable alternatives are there to the chemical quick fix? The Stop the Gypsy Moth committee, in conjunction with the people at NCAP (Northwest Coalition Against Pesticides) have compiled some very thorough fact sheets on the moth, the chemicals and the alternatives to chemicals. They're available at the NCAP office, 344-5044. The meeting is tonight (Thursday, Jan. 31) at 7:30 pm, at Jefferson-Magnet Arts School, 1650 West 22nd, Eugene. We urge you to become informed and to let your opinions be heard. As one person who wrote to us about the spray program put it, "When the helicopters are flying overhead, it will be too late!" RADIO SPOT_ Black History Month KLCC 89 FM will celebrate Black History Month throughout the month of February by airing a series of Black history specials. The 28-part series of short modular programs entitled "Com ments on Black Culture" explores the experiences of Black Ameri cans and their impact on every aspect of American life. "Com ments on Black Culture" will air weekdays at 3:25 pm on 89 FM be ginning Feb. 1. Phantom Fundraiser KWAX 91 FM has begun its "Phantom Fundraiser"—a prelude to the upcoming "Rite of Spring" on-air fundraiser scheduled to be gin Feb. 28. The Phantom Fund raiser allows patrons to make their pledges ahead of time, thus reducing the amount of air time set aside for fundraising. For every $3200 received before Feb. 28, there will be one less day of on-air fundraising. Supporters may request a Phan tom Fundraiser letter by calling 686-4238. Discount Tickets Available at the Hult Center Accessibility is the key word be hind a new voucher program be ing launched by the Eugene Arts Foundation for the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene. Under the program, the Eugene Arts Foundation will cover $2.50 of the price of balcony tickets for certain Hult Center shows to make events at the Center acces sible to as many Eugene-area resi dents as possible. The program is designed to make live entertainment afford able to people who ordinarily could not buy full-priced tickets. Last fall, the Eugene Performing Arts Commission was aware of i the community concerns that ex pensive ticket prices excluded some segments of the population from attending the Hult Center, and they wanted to find a way to offer discounted tickets while not creating financial difficulties for the Center. The Eugene Arts Foundation proposed to fund such a program when it learned from the PAC of the community's con cern. Foundation spokesperson Carolyn S. Chambers said, 'The Foundation Board has a commit ment to making live cultural eVents part of the fabric of the Eugene-Springfield community, and that means insuring that as many people as possible can at tend them." Here's how it will work: Vouch ers will be printed in What's Hap pening, the Eugene Register Guard and the Springfield News, and the program will be announc ed on local broadcast stations. People who would like to parti cipate in the program can clip the coupon and take it to the ticket of fice at the Hult Center or can tell ticket office personnel that they heard about it on a particular radio station. They will then receive a $2.50 discount on up to six tickets per voucher if they buy balcony tickets for the per formance. The program is not a substitute for regular, full-price admissions; consequently, pat rons using the voucher system may have a limited choice of seating. For more information about the Eugene Arts Foundation discount ticket program, phone 687-5087. 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ON THE COVER This City of the Future is part of the Smithsonian's exhibit, Tomorrow's Yester days, opening at WISTEC this week. What’s HAPPENING Eugene/Springfield’s Arts & Entertainment Magazine Published every Thursday Editors Elisabeth Lyman, Lucia McKelvey. Sonja Ungemach Office Manager Lucia McKelvey Production Manager Sonja Ungemach Advertising Manager Elisabeth Lyman Advertising Representatives Martha Wagner, Shelly Singer, Rick Marcus, Jack Craig Calendar Editor Shelly Singer Bookkesper/Receptionist Sheri Longobardo Production Assistant Nancy Erskine Distribution Daybreak News Co. Typeset ProtoType Camera Production Department Printing Springfield News Mil's HAPPENING 335 W. 20th, Eugene, DR 97405 P.O. Box 259, Eugene, OR 97440 (503) 484-0519
