12 — TH E BAK ER COUNT Y PR E S S FR IDA Y , OCTOB ER 2 , 2015 Local County Comm iss ioners ho ld meet ing w ith USFS v e s t . H e s a id th i s l im i t a t ion i s s e t by a l a ck o f fund ing to th e ag en cy and du e to env i ronm en t a l r egu l a - ion s impo s ed in th e 1990 s Mon toy a e s t im a t e s th a t t a t g r e a t ly l im i t t imb e r th e t imb e r s a lv ag e p ro j e c t s th a rv e s t s . in th e W a l low a -Wh i tm an h “Th i s i s a b rok en sy s - N a t ion a l Fo r e s t cou ld t em , ” coun t e r ed H a rv ey . p rodu c e 20 to 25 -m i l l ion “Th e r ev enu e i s ou t th e r e bo a rd f e e t o f t imb e r h a r - CONT INUED FROM PAGE 11 g row ing . W e w an t to g e t b a ck to th e sy s t em th a t wo rk ed . ” N e a r th e end o f th e d i s cu s s ion , B enn e t t r e l ay ed h i s a t t en t ion du r ing th e p a s t s ev e r a l y e a r s to th e Sou th Fo rk o f th e Bu rn t R iv e r . H e to ld th e USFS sup e rv i so r s abou t p rob - VAL ’S VEGG IES ’ Corn Maze and Pu mpkin Patch G r and op en in g Sund a y , O c tob e r 4 th ! Co me out and see if you can fi nd your way through the corn maze and so lve the scavenger hunt on the way . Then head over to the pu mpk in patch and p ick the perfect pu mpk in for carv ing . Pu mpk ins are pr iced by the pound . Adm iss ion : $8 /pe r son , age s 12 and unde r a re $5 /pe r son K idd ie Ma ze a va i lab le fo r age s 6 and unde r fo r $3 /pe r son G roup ra te s a va i lab le fo r 15 o r mo re upon reque s t . Sunda y 10 a .m . to 6 p .m . Monda y -Thu r sda y 10 a .m . to 4 p .m . b y appo in tmen t on l y F r ida y 10 a .m . to 4 p .m . Sa tu rda y 7 p .m . to 9 p .m . on l y O c t . 2 Ma ze i s open f rom 10 a .m to 4 p .m . O c t . 3 Open f rom 7 p .m . to 9 p .m . on l y . O c t . 4 G rand open ing 10 a .m . to 4 p .m . F a ce pa in t ing , game s , food and lo t s o f pump - k in s to choo se f rom . O c t . 10 M idn igh t in the ma ze on the fu l l moon . Ma ze i s open f rom 7 p .m . to 12 p .m . S i t a round the campfi re . O c t . 17 N igh t ma ze . Open f rom 7 p .m . to 9 p .m . S i t a round and en jo y the campfi re a f te rwa rd s . O c t . 24 Fu l l moon in the ma ze . Ma ze i s open f rom 7 p .m . to 12 p .m . S i t a round the campfi re and en jo y the fu l l moon a f te r ge t - t ing lo s t in the ma ze ! O c t . 25 F am i l y Da y . Adu l t s $7 Ch i ld ren 12 and unde r $4 . F a ce pa in t ing , food and game s O c t . 31 Ha l loween a t the ma ze . Game s and t rea t s . Open 7 p .m . to 12 p .m . l em s in th e n a t ion a l fo r e s t l and s w i th d e ad and dy ing t imb e r s t and s . H e a sk ed fo r th e r egu l a to ry too l s and fo r e a r ly ag en cy no t ifi c a t ion to t r e a t th e in f e c t ed a r e a s b e fo r e th ey sp r e ad . H a rv ey b a ck ed up B enn e t t ’ s an a ly s i s by exp l a in ing th e exp and ing n a tu r e o f th e in f e c t ed a r e a in th e Sou th Fo rk o f th e Bu rn t R iv e r w i th a 300 - a c r e t imb e r s t and th a t b eg an h av ing p rob l em s w i th in f e s t a t ion and how th a t exp and ed to 3 ,000 - a c r e s and now s t and s a t 30 ,000 - a c r e s . “W e n e ed to t r e a t th e fo r - e s t in a r ap id m ann e r , ” s a id B enn e t t . “W e d e sp e r a t e ly n e ed to know soon e r . 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