Community
Forest tours illustrate restoration
Ubhb policies
changed after
1988 forest fire
By Alasdair McCondochie
l: merjld Contributor
The Willamette National l or
est Service is rniidui ting tours
to show the publit some ot the
newest ideas for forest preser
vat ion and restoration
The tours take plai e four
miles south ot Oakridge. at the
site ot the 1‘lfitt Shads Beach
tire, which burned u. I li t acres
ot forest. It was the worst wild
tire in the W illamette National
forest sini e ltl 111
Many ot the restoration plans
in effect at Shads Heach have
come from publii input, said
I’atti Rodgers, assistant publit
affairs officer in charge of i on
seri al ion edui at ion for t he
publii in Willamette National
forest.
The tours w ill point out res
tor.il ion efforts and illustrate
changes in polity regarding
management ot lores! lands, in
eluding the New Perspective
plan, a collaboration on ideas
to presen e forests that has been
emerging uationallv for the last
three or tour years
()ne component of the plan is
to leave large woody material at
a (ire site rather than burning
it as would normally be the
i use
"We mimic the natural pro
cess that maintains prodintivi
t\ Rodgers said By allowing
the wood chunks to dei.oiu
pose vital nutrients are re
turned to the earth and a llabi
tat is created tor many "crit
ters.'' she said
Besides the New I’eispedive
plan, elements from othei res
(oration [dans have been incur
pointed at Shads Beat h. in
eluding "connectivity in
which connecting corridors ot
trees are provided .is travel and
migration routes tor wildlife
1 tie corridors are especially
beneficial tot amphibians, rep
tiles, birds and small mammals
who mas he stranded by the
large treeless areas left alter a
fire
Rodgers said some trees have
been replanted and about Ua
percent ot unwanted logs have
been removed The planting ot
new trees is expected to be tin
ished by tall 1‘Jtl I.
NV*3iS
Photo l> v Sfdn f'utioit
the Forest Svrvitr h.is H/icm'i/ the site of the IfillH Shath
Heat h the iit the Willamette \ational forest to imhlit tours tu
demonstrate i houses in forest restoration i>olit ies
Kodgei' said caring for the
land is hall ol I hi* forest Ser
v ii e's mission 1 he other halt
is serving people l Itimatelv,
li is with the people that we re
deem our mission m its entile
t\." she said "Our public is
tar more aware ol and involved
in our activities than ever be
tore
Rodgers said she realizes not
everyone is happy with the
new forest plans, hut that's .ill
the more reason lor more pen
pie to get involved, she said
( )ne sin h person who has he
tome involved is Dennis
l.ueik l.tleck .1 lores! ecologist
and educator leads Shady
He,it h tours to provide a learn
mg experience lor the people
on the tour
I.lin k said the point ot the
tours is to let people know that
torest restoration polit ies are
changing
People who are concerned
about the forests are encour
aged to voice their opinions on
the tour. I met k said Aftei all
the work the servii e is doing is
Firefighters battle blazes
(AP) fires triggered In
lightning last week had run
simit'ii more than •l.iltto ai res ol
Oregon forests In Mondav au
thurifies s.iid
Tlir Spring Unite lire near l a
Pine grew to «Mf> .11 res Mondav
while smoldering brush on the
Warm Springs Indian Keserva
(ion re ignited and consumed
l it) a( res The (lorral Hasin
blaze near John Day had de
stoned HHti acres, according to
state and federal fire managers.
The Spring Butte fire six
miles southeast of I .a Pine
spread from Halt ai res Monday
morning said Dave Morman of
the Dest hutes National forest
Morman said the tire was
about 21) percent contained and
1 reus hope to have it fully con
tained bv Wednesday He saiil
about 4-t.a firefighters were hat
tlmg the blaze
Near John Day fire crews
hoped In have llir BHO at n■ ('or
ra! Basin fin* contained !n
1 UesdaV
Jennifer Harris, .1 spokes
woman for lln* Malheur Nation
al Forest, said '>00 firelighters
were battling the blaze while
planes and held oplers dumped
water and fire retardant \noth
er J-tU firelighters have been
1 ailed in she said
Harris said the lire has been
difficult lo fight bet ause of
strong winds and extreme dry
ness
Jim Steele, spokesman lor the
bureau ol Indian Affairs, said
200 firefighters from tin* Bu
reau of Indian Affairs, the Con
federated lubes of Warm
Springs and Jefferson County
were working lo contain the
i-fO-acre blaze 20 miles north
west of the (sail Nee fall resort
mostly tor them, tie said
I t.ilk about how forests
( .line to tie atut the role of fire
he said I ire does play a aunt
her ot extremely important
roll's, helping with the de\el
opmenl ol habitat and i reeling
a i n h variety ol plants and am
mats their homes.
I uei k said tile area varies m
appearaui e In some areas 10(1
percent ot the forest is burned
in others the file hopsi otrlied
ai ross areas, burning very lit
tie
l.ui'i k said it is important to
"broaden people x foe us to
ward thi' forest Nervier I Ins
tour is meant to help the piihiit
understand what is going on.
he said
file Shady Beat h projei t is ,i
good si.hi tm this hei a use it in
forms the publli ot i liallgt's,
said I.uhc k
lo 11nd out more about the
New Perspectives plan and
touts, call Patti Rodgers at
to 1-04 "ill
lours leave from the federal
Building. -‘11 Hast Seventh
Are . on the second Saturday
and fourth Wednesday of every
month through t fctohel
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