...Of environmental
_ concern
By KATHLEEN MONJE
Of the Emerald
The Many Rivers Group of the Sierra Club
urges support of a bill now before Congress
that would bar the leg-hold trap; the trap has
been the subject of much recent debate.
H.R. 3516-S. 818, supported by both
Oregon Senators Mark Hatfield and Bob
Packwood, would ban shipment of fur and
leather coming from any state or foreign coun
try that has not forbidden the manufacture,
sale and use of leg-hold and steel-jaw traps.
Lane County Residents interested in en
vironmental santiation programs are being
sought for membership on committees advis
ing the county commissioners.
Applications are open for service on an ad
visory committee and a subcommittee that will
study existing and potential sanitation prob
lems related to the environment of county citi
zens and will suggest solutions to the prob
lems.
Committee and subcommittee applications
are encouraged from the following categories:
Physician, lumber industry, wood products, in
dustry, food industry, sand and grave! industry,
realtor, public school, legislator, well-driller,
pump instaBer, water treatment installer and
at-large members.
Applications should be submitted by Feb
ruary 3. Forms are available from the Lane
County Community Relatons Office, Public
Service Building, 125 E. 8th Ave., Eugene.
Trees blown down by recent winter storms
are not to be cut by permit-holding firewood
seekers, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The service estimates that more than 12
million board feet of timber has blown down to
date this winter.
‘The downed timber is currently being sal
vaged through commercial sales," according
to Dale Dufour, Siuslaw National Forest Public
Information Officer.
Dufour says anyone cutting up the trees is
technically guilty of the theft of government
property. Those looking for firewood to first
check with the local ranger station or the Ser
vice headquarters in Corvallis.
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Nuclear power generated more
electricity than hydroelectric power for the first
time in 1977, according to EWEB’s recent
newsletter. Through June 30, nuclear plants in
the United States accounted for 12 percent of
all electricity produced, while hydroelectric
plants accounted for 10.7 percent.
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A “Desert Trail” that would extend from
Canada to Mexico is under consideration by
the Bureau of Land Management.
The trail might go through Eastern Oregon
counties Harney, Malheur and Baker.
A current feasibility study includes the route,
land ownership, use, costs, benefits and ex
actly how the trail could be built. A draft en
vironmental statement is to be completed by
next December, with present plans calling for a
final report to Congress in May, 1979.
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A poll that shows Americans prefer con
serving forests to cutting trees indicates “the
idea of running out of wood supplies is not
making an impression on the public,” says a
timber industry spokesman.
The American Forest Institute and the Na
tional Forest Products Association commis
sioned the polf of 2,049 individuals last Sep
tember.
Results showed the public “nearly indiffer
ent to vast areas being set aside” as wilder
ness areas — preferring recreation areas
dose to home.
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University extracurricular prog- 5
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dents at the University Preview for
prospective students in February.
University Preview is an all-day
program that wiH allow anyone in
terested in attending the Univer
sity, their relatives and friends, to
learn more about this University
and its programs by participating
in a variety of campus activities.
On Feb. 4, there will be an af
ternoon option of three 30-minute
sessions in the areas of music,
theatre, dance and forensics ac
tivities; dub and intramural sports;
student government and student
publications; social and service
dubs and programs and campus
health care and insurance.
Program contact persons
should contact the Program Office
in Suite 2 of the EMU to sign up.
For information, call 686-4373.
Any persons who know of po
tential university students are
asked to have them register by
Friday, Jan. 27. Those attend
ing the 1978 Preview will have an
opportunity to tour the campus,
talk with students about college
life, discuss academic plans with
faculty and staff and learn about
extracurricular activities.
There is no registration fee.
However, persons who wish to eat
lunch on campus should indude
checks for students and $3.75
adults.
Registration forms can be ob
tained by contacting the Univer
sity Office of Admissions,
686-3201.
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