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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1978)
O' Of environmental concern By KATHLEEN MONJE Of the Emerald THE FRENCH PETE CREEK, Kalmiopsis and Wild Rogue wilderness areas officially became part of the En dangered Wilderness Act when Pres. Carter signed the act into law Friday. The bill added 1.3 million acres to wil derness areas in 10 states. Thirty per cent of the addition is in Oregon. “This bill is critical to preserving areas that are a vital part of our national herit age and will be enjoyed in their natural state by millions of Americans today and in future generations," Carter said at a White House bill-signing ceremony. The 36,500-acre Wild Rogue Wilder ness is newly created. The remaining Oregon additions are the Zig Zag, with 33,000 acres, and the new Wenaha Tucannon Area, with 185,000 acres. The French Pete area in the Wil lamette National Forest increases the Three Sisters Wilderness by 46,900 acres, an expansion endorsed by the Carter administration. The Kalmiopsis Wilderness near Grants Pass gained 92,400 acres. SEN. MARK HATFIELD, R-Ore., criticized the Carter Administration Saturday for slowing down studies on Army Corps of Engineers projects in Oregon. Some 40 public works projects in Oregon are scheduled to receive $376.5 million in the 1979 fiscal year. But the proposed national public works budget has been cut by the administration to 90 1 percent of last year’s budget. I Congress must revise its authoriza- ! tion procedures to put an end to these pointless delays on worthwhile pro jects," Hatfield said. He expressed particular concern with the level of funding for “vital Oregon pro jects.” “This past week’s hearings (of the Senate Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee) clearly indicate a real need for additional appropriations for Oregon projects aimed at providing power, flood control and navigation be nefits while expanding job opportunities throughout the state,” Hatfield said. OREGON’S ENVIRONMENTAL 3UALITY COMMISSION (EQC) in ends to try again for Environmental Pro ection Agency (EPA) approval of the 80,000-acre burning allowance for irass seed growers. A temporary one-year field burning 3lan will be submitted in early April, to he EPA which rejected the 180,000 acre limit in January. The EQC ordered preparation of the emporary plan by the Department of environmental Quality Friday, at a meet ng in Salem. New rules aim to aid endanaered species By MEUSSA HILTON Of the Emerald New regulations will require all federal agencies to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service if their activities affect endangered or threatened species. Philip Lehenbauer, staff biologist in the U.S. Fish and Wild life Servie’s Endangered Species Program in Portland, said that the new regulations require con sultation not only for federal pro jects that might threaten listed species or their critical habitat, but also when a project is designed to benefit an endangered species, so restoration projects will be well-coordinated, Lehanbauer said. If a federal agency requests consultation with the fish and wildlife service, it must first pro vide the service with sufficient data on numbers of endangered species present in the area. Lehenbauer says, “We may feel that their data is not adequate. We may suggest they make addi tional studies.” Within 60 days after receiving adequate information, the fish and wildlife service must determine whether the proposed activity would have no impact, harmful ef fects or benefit for the endangered species. If the service determines the proposed project would have a harmful effect on a listed species or its critical habitat, it recom mends a modification in the pro ject. V The new regulations were de signed as a procedure to make sure federal agencies comply with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. That section prohibits federal agencies from authorizing, funding or carrying out any action that might jeopar dize the existence of listed species or modify their cirtical habitat. During the five years before the establishment of the new regula tions, federal agencies operated under voluntary guidelines. The new regulations were agreed upon after some controversy by an ad hoc committee of represen tatives from 12 federal agencies, as well as the U.S. Fish and Wild life Service. “Some agencies felt that they had in-house capabilities to meet the requirements of Section 7 without a formalized process,” Lehanbauer said. Other agen cies favored separate regulations for different kinds of agencies. Rust urges changes in timber harvesting Using CETA workers to clear brush from Oregon forests and salvaging cedar for production of hot tubs and high quality furniture can help improve Oregon’s forest industry, Lane County Commis sioner Jerry Rust told a forestry conference Saturday. Rust spoke at the Oregon Stu dent Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) day-long con ference, “The Forests and Oregon’s Future,” held at the Uni versity. In his keynote speech, Rust said clearing Oregon’s brushfields would free them for timber produc tion and yield potentially salvaga ble materials. “With a commitment from fed eral, state and local governments and the private sector, we can clean up the state and move for ward,” he said. Representatives from Boise Cascade, the Sierra Club, the Hoedads, the state Department of Forestry and the Lane Countil of Governments participated in seven conference workshops. 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