Page 4 KLAMATH TRIBUNE MAY 1959
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Earle Wilcox Explains Growth Potential on Klamath Forests
A Hireling umlcr the j i 1 1 1 ;ms
piccs nf the HIA .uxl tlic l'. S.
I'nrcst Snvicf was held at iv
l.l( ruillin in i'ortlaix! mi
l;rilay, May S. Plans ft r sale f
1 lie 11 sustained i 1 ! units were
explained in detail to representa
tives f tiinlier firms and other
persons prevent.
Assistant area director Perry
Skarra, opening the meeting, first
explained the various maps on
display showing land ownership
on the reservation. He reviewed
the progress made ly the man
agement specialists under the
termination law and the responsi
bilities created by the amendment
of last August
Skarra concluded by analyzing
the present land distribution on
the reservation. He pointed out
hat then- is now some J15.UK)
acres of fee patent land orig
inally allotted land some Sn.UK)
acres of fringe tribal land, the
)ulk of which has been sold under
the fringe sales, 15.UK) acres uf
marsh. 1 -1 5 .C H w acres in the re
maining area, and (dT.CU) acres
making up the sustained yield
units.
Introduced by Skarra at this
point was I. arl Wilcos of the
tribal land sales office. Wilcox
made extensive use of maps and
charts in explaining such items as
lrine,c sales, sustained yield unit
vales scheduled, the apprais.il and
its relationship to realization
value, and rjouth potential on
the reservation.
In preventing growth data Wil
cox asveurd that a "tremendous
amount of information is a ail-
able". Describing forest growth
as the essence of sustained yield
management, he presented de
tailed information as gathered
from a reservation growth survev
done h the IUA in 195-54. He
called the survey "one of the
most comprehensive ever under
taken" and stated that it revealed
a most optimistic picture fur fu
ture management.
"This optimistic view of the
future should be taken into con
sideration in any sustained yield
plan." he concluded.
Walter Lund of the l. S. forest
service defined his agency's role
in the sustained yield unit sales
as including the responsibilities of
preparing minimum specifications
of sustained yield management
and approval of management
plans.
"We will be available to work
cooperatively with anyone work
ing on a plan," he said.
He read to the roiip the min
imum requirements and specifica
tions for sustained yield manage
ment, av set forth in a joint re
leave of the Depts. of Interior
and Agriculture.
One passage noted in particular
was: "Kequircmeuts for the man
agement w ill be neither more nor
less stringent than the manage
ment now and subsequently im
posed on comparable national
forest lands." Lund commented
that this was taken directly from
the legislative history of the
amendment.
Another portion read as fol
lows: "Plans for the tuanagemcui
of other forest holdings should
not be included in the manage
ment plan for tribal lands." It was
brought oht that purchasers of
units would not be able to com
bine them, for management pur
poses, with adjacent tracts al
ready ow ned. Lund surmised that
this was to put all prospective
purchasers on an equal basis.
Lund summarized the specifica
tions as all tying in with national
forest practices.
" These improve over the years
and operators would be expected
to keep pace with the improve
ment," he added.
A question and answer period
followed. One question raised was
whether the forest service could
combine any of the units it might
purchase with adjacent national
forests for management purposes.
The answer being yes dissatis
faction was indicated that the
forest service could combine with
other lands while private pur
chasers could not. Some felt that
preventing such combined man
agement (n the part of private
operators was not good economy.
Asked whether there would be
any right of appeal from rejection
of a management plan, Lund
stated he thought there would be
as the forest service has a regula
tion making possible appeals from
their decisions: Similarly, Lund
was of the opinion that should the
forest service recapture any of
the units operators would have.,
legal recourse to the courts.
Xo detailed information was
available however, on the recap
ture rights of the government. A
question as to whether the gov't
could recapture without compeii
sation went unanswered. An an
swer to this question was to be
sought from legal sources.
Still another question asked
was whether purchasers would be
"insulated" from legal action by
tribal members. Xo specific an
swer was given to this question,
it not being clear what the
grounds for such action might be.
However, it was pointed out that
no such action was anticipated ex
cept possibly against the govern
ment. Skarra elaborated that the
HIA neither warrants nor as
sumes the role of defending titles
given.
Individuals or organizations
represented at the meeting were:
Loveness Luinbr Co.. Weyer
haeuser Timber Co., Crown Zel
lerbach Corp.. Puckett and
Sherer, Lake view Mfg. Co.,
Adams Lumber Co.. Howard Jen
nings. Simplot DeVoe Lumber
Co.. Hrooks-Scanlon, Inc., Mr.
& Mrs. L. Gicnger, State Dept. of
Kducation. Klamath lulucation
Program, K. M.A.. James II.
Skalley, Klamath Lumber and '
Hox, (lilchrist Timber Co., West
ern Pine Ass'n, Klamath Hasin
Pine Mills. State Hoard 'of FoV
estry. Kllingson Timber Co., The
Oregonian, Associated Press.
C S. Fish and Wildlife, Interna
tional Paper Co.. W.hM. A., and
Pilot Koch Lumber Co.
FINAL RESULTS OF KTL-3-59
. Realization
Lnit No. Successtul Hiddcr Ain't Hid -Value
Keane, Coburn. Waldrip Group $240,500 $194,820
10A Jackson. Weiser. Kiddle Group 167,150 97,613
H Joan Hlock, Shirley Hoffman 42.100 30,887
25A Lthcl DeLorme, Cleo Atchley 43.700 21,265
25H Anderson. McLcod Group 160,000 91.956
121A Harding A. Hrown 17.000 7,923
Crume. Tuppcr, Chipps, Joe Group 14.000 10,623
Hldg. Parcel C Filmorc H. Tupper 200 25
Hldg. Parcel 4 Henry L. Harficld 1,850 200
L'nit 150 Randolph David. Jr. 110 30