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Applegater Winter 2020 15 Protecting a natural gem: Keeping Pipe Fork intact BY CHERYL BRUNER Freezing Temps from Tami Quinn Hollenbeck It seems like it was just 80° outside - but the weather man predicts freezing temps! We want you to be prepared for this freezing cold weather. It is time to make sure your pipes are insulated, and that your pump house is clean and warm. If the temp is below freezing for a couple of days we suggest leaving a faucet running at a trickle. There is nothing more frustrating than waking up to no water to make coffee or brush your teeth. Our qualified staff is ready to help you prepare for win - ter. If you want some help just give us a call. Most of the time we can be at your doorstep the same day you call. We can check the overall health of your pump system at the same time we get it all ready for the winter. Preventative main - tenance prevents disaster. Don’t forget, even though it is light outside the tempera - tures can be below freezing, so keep that faucet running!! When you call us, a LIVE person answers the phone. Have an after hours emer - gency? We have an emergency technician standing by to help! Water is a geological cock - tail so drink MORE water! Call us Mon. - Fri. 8 - 5, you’ll have a live person answer the phone that is ready to help you! Quinn’s Well, Pump and Water Filtration is located at 6811 Williams Hwy. We install, maintain and repair complete water pumping systems, and we offer a complete line of water filtration equipment. Contact our professional staff by phone, e-mail, or visit our office. www.quinnswell.com CCB #192047 541-862-9355 541-772-7867 Last summer, after the Josephine C o u n t y C o m m i s s i o n e r s re c e i v e d m o re t h a n 5 0 0 l e t t e r s o b j e c t i n g to their plans to clear-cut in Wi l l i a m s’s Pi p e Fo r k w a t e r s h e d , t h e y a g re e d t o d e l a y t h e t i m b e r sale till next spring to give the Williams Community Forest Project ( WCFP) time to find an alternative solution. The best solution we’ve found is for BLM to buy the land. The agency wants to incorporate it into the existing Research Natural Area adjoining the property, purchasing it with money from the Land a n d Wa t e r C o n s e r v a t i o n F u n d ( LW C F, f u n d e d b y C o n g r e s s ) . WCFP is looking for a conservancy organization to buy the property in the meantime and hold it till BLM acquires the money. Pi p e Fo rk i s a g e m w o r t h y o f this protection: (1) It feeds East Fork Williams Cre e k , c o n t r i b u t i n g t o d o m e s t i c and agricultural water for residents and businesses. (2) Logging its steep, highly erodible soils (see BLM’s “Williams Wa t e r s h e d A n a l y s i s ” ) , w o u l d increase silt and temperatures in the creek and have a detrimental effect on the fish in the tributaries to Williams Creek. (3) Clear-cuts, by exposing the forest floor, limit the land’s ability Pipe Fork is the name of a creek that flows into East Fork Williams Creek south of Williams. Photo: Kevin Peer. to hold water, contributing to a dr ying climate and a drier region. (4) Pipe Fork is a beautiful creek. It tumbles down the steep mountainside with a series of gorgeous waterfalls and is home to the easternmost range of the Port Orford cedar and to giant Douglas firs and incense cedars. Pipe Fork has been nominated as a Wild and Scenic River. That designation would help LWCF look favorably on a purchase by BLM. If you would like to contribute to the effort to save Pipe Fork, you can: ( 1 ) w r i t e S e n a t o r Wy d e n i n support of the Wild and Scenic nomination, (2) write a letter to the county commissioners at Josephine County Commissioners, 500 NW 6 t h St re e t , De p t 6 , Gra n t s Pa s s , OR 97526, (3) put up a yard sign, or (4) take a hike in the area. Cheryl Bruner Williams Community Forest Project info@ williamscommunityforestproject.org Free anti- overdose drugs distributed Free distribution of life-saving overdose medication and HIV tests is set for 10:30 am to 1:30 pm Sunday, December 6, at the Sugarloaf Center, 206 Tetherow Road, in Williams. Volunteers from the nonprofit group Rogue Harm Reduction will offer free doses of naloxone to take home, along with instructions for use. They’ll also have fentanyl test strips, take-home HIV tests, and overdose response training. Safety protocols include masks, gloves, and social distancing. Rogue Harm Reduction, a volunteer-run, nonprofit health collective, promotes community wellness and harm reduction strategies in response to substance use disorders and other community health concerns. We host these events the first Sunday of each month. For more information, email rogueharmreduction@gmail.com. WANTED! An Applegater logo! Follow us on Facebook. applegater.newspaper Email your creative ideas to capture the Applegater in an image suitable for reproduction in multiple media to gater@applegater.org. Fame & fortune could be yours! Well, fame anyway.