Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, August 10, 2016
“And, they do not
even mention the O&C Act
in any of the alternatives,”
Schott added. “In their
major presentation for the
plan, never once did they
mention the mandates in
the O&C Act. So basically,
the same restrictions that
have been in place the last
20 years are still in place.
The southern counties will
get killed by this, there’ll
be fewer and fewer timber
receipts. Overall, the BLM’s
new plan is centered around
recreation and tourism.
There’s almost nothing in it
for timber management or
fire mitigation. I think it’s a
disaster.”
For years, what the
O&C Act does or does not
mandate has been hotly
debated among agency
forest managers, legisla-
tors and conservationists.
Retired BLM employee and
O’Brien resident Gordon
Lyford says the O&C Act
does not allow unrestricted
logging.
“The clear language
in the O&C Act states that:
‘The timber thereon shall
be sold, cut, and removed in
conformity with the prin-
cipal of sustained yield for
the purpose of providing a
permanent source of timber
supply, protecting water-
sheds, regulating stream
flow, and contributing to the
economic stability of local
communities and industries,
and providing recreational
facilities,’” Lyford said.
He added that, “Tree farms
are not permanent forests
and regulating stream flow
means slowing water runoff
to prevent soil erosion. The
smaller that the timber har-
vest is, the more sustainable
it is and more economic
stability will exist.”
Lyford also said, “A
lands along Sucker
Creek, the Illinois
River and community
open spaces like Rough
and Ready Watershed.
BLM forests in western
Oregon are where many
people go out and ex-
plore nature, where we
get our clean drinking
water, and they offer a
place for wildlife. We
need to get it right.”
Another hot topic
in recent years, climate
change, has entered the
forest planning debate.
Wildfires are burning
larger and hotter; and
KS Wild staff members
maintain that standing
large old trees are more
fire resistant and store
carbon, an important
function to prevent
more climate warming.
“With a call for
increasing timber
harvest to 278 MMBF
a year – a 37 percent
increase over current
annual harvest levels,
the BLM is playing
a risky game with
impacts to our changing
climate,” said Jeanine
Moy, with KS Wild.
“This plan will increase
clear cutting, a practice
that contributes further
carbon emissions, as
well as creates a less
fire-resilient landscape
for the future.”
answer when the dispatcher returned the call.
TALES ...
Outside the Valley
*Sixteen incidents.
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Friday, Aug. 5
Wednesday, Aug. 3
*Pacific Power, Direct TV and Frontier
bills may have been stolen from a mailbox in
the 7900 block of Takilma Road at 10:46 a.m.
Information was forwarded to the U. S. Post
Office.
*Information was redacted regarding a
juvenile matter at 11:08 a.m.
*Facts were gathered at 11:31 a.m. in the
100 block of S. Old Stage Road.
*At 11:50 a.m. Oregon Department of
Forestry (ODF) stated that there was a newer
Jeep Cherokee on its side on Suncrest Drive
near Waldo Road. The Jeep had no seats or
license plates, but there was a couch inside. The
Cherokee was gone an hour later.
*More data was obtained in the 300 block
of W. Lister Street at 12:04 p.m.
*At 1:33 p.m. an irresponsible mother with
children in a silver-colored minivan drove reck-
lessly from MP 10 near the Wonder Store to the
Dollar General store in CJ. She was hitting road
cones and going into oncoming traffic, nearly
hitting a semi head-on. When law enforcement
contacted her regarding complaints of her driv-
ing, she said she had just moved to the area. She
was issued a citation into CJ Municipal Court
for no operator’s license, and warned that she
would be towed for further violations.
*All was fine at the Forks State Park at
1:34 p.m.
*At 1:42 p.m. I.V. Fire Department as-
sisted JCSO with following up on the arson in
the 100 block of Ollis Road.
*Travis Wilson, 25, was detained at Jo-
sephine County Jail on a fugitive warrant out
of Grants Pass Department of Public Safety.
Wilson was apprehended on Lakeshore Drive at
2:55 p.m.
*Law enforcement served restraining
orders in the 100 block of Walters Drive at 4:04
p.m.
*Even with additional directions from I.V.
Fire, JCSO could not find the Cherokee with
custom couch seating on Suncrest Drive at 4:11
p.m.
Outside the Valley
*Twenty-one log entries.
Thursday, Aug. 4
THIEVES ...
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Benson added, “People in the
community are angry about this break-in.
This store is here to help. A lot of people
really rely on this place for a lot of stuff.”
One woman told Benson that she has
a “homeless friend” who saw the computer
and items from the store in someone’s
apartment, but said her friend doesn’t want
to come forward because “she’s scared.”
Benson has plenty of leads and
information, but says she’s frustrated,
because “the police won’t touch it. They
say it’s ‘hear say.’ They say they know
what apartment it is, that they take stolen
stuff out of there all the time, but now,
they won’t go in without a search warrant,
not until a witness calls the sheriff’s office
and says they saw it. I didn’t realize how
many people see what’s going on, but don’t
want to come forward. Until people start
reporting what they see the criminals
will just keep getting away with it. We
have to work together to put a stop to
this.”
After cleaning up the mess the
store reopened mid-week, with a new
cash register, safe, new locks on the
doors and security cameras installed.
Though the store will remain closed
on Mondays until more volunteers are
found to help keep an eye on the entire
store during operating hours.
Proceeds from the thrift store pay
the bills at the Illinois Valley Senior
Center, which serves 900 members.
Benson said when I.V. Senior
Center’s board members meet August
10, a substantial reward for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of
those responsible for the crime will
be considered. People can call Benson
at 541-592-6630 to inquire about the
potential reward or to volunteer at the
store.
*A couple of trespassers were sitting under
a tree at the Junction Inn at 406 S. Redwood
Hwy. at 10:44 a.m. The chick had dreadlocks,
and the dude had a gray backpack and a dog
with a muzzle.
*A bird-brain in a gold-colored Toyota
Camry was weaving all over the road on Red-
wood Hwy. and Finch Road at 11:13. It may
have been an elderly driver, based upon the
way they would speed up and slow down. There
were no patrol cars available in the area at that
time.
*SOS reported an alarm in the 600 block
of E. River Street at 11:29 a.m.
*At 11:56 a.m. a Toyota Tundra ran off the
road and hit a tree in the 5100 block of Holland
Loop. The driver was cited for DWS and driv-
ing uninsured.
*JCSO patrolled Little Falls Trailhead
Campground at 12:54 p.m.
*Law enforcement then made the rounds
on the west side of the Eight Dollar Bridge
River Access at 1:08 p.m.
*A vehicle occupied by one person was on
Forest Service Road 023 near Eight Dollar at
1:40 p.m.
*A restraining order was delivered in the
100 block of Old Stage Road at 2:20 p.m.
*At 2:30 p.m. law enforcement contacted
the owner of a GMC Sierra, who was taking a
nap on the side of Eight Dollar Road near the
campground.
*Tenants who had been evicted from the
28000 block of Redwood Hwy. were given
permission by the judge to return to the prop-
erty until Aug. 7 to retrieve their pets and other
property. Neighbors alerted the landlord, who
arrived and took photos of the family packing
their belongings at 2:50 p.m.
*At 4:25 p.m., a 911 hang-up call came in
from 24800 Redwood Hwy., but there was no
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*No details were given regarding a suspi-
cious incident at the Q Bar Ranch at 9:27 a.m.
*JCSO cruised along Eight Dollar Road at
9:57 a.m.
*Two weeks ago, a dog jumped a fence
at 180 Josephine Avenue and killed goats and
ate them. This is the fourth German Shepard
owned by these people, who do not keep an eye
on their aggressive canines. Notes were faxed
to Animal Control regarding the out-of-control
dogs.
*Law enforcement safeguarded the area
6.5 miles up Deer Creek Road at 10:21 a.m.
*All was fine at the Grayback Camp-
ground at 11:18 a.m.
*There was a fairly new Jeep Wagoneer
on its side in a ditch on a paved road off Waldo
Road at 11:26 a.m. The engine was cold, and
footprints were spotted leading away from the
vehicle.
*A Rambo wannabee wearing green mili-
tary-type pants punched a resident in the 7600
block of Rockydale Road at 12:18 p.m. It took
several heroes to forcibly remove the menace
from the property so that medical assistance
could be rendered. From there the camo-clad
brute went to the 4600 block of Waldo Road
where he was breaking windows at 1:10 p.m.
He threatened to hit a woman in the face with
his small hammer. Brian Thomas Moore, 33,
was detained at Josephine County Jail for
second-degree assault, first-degree burglary and
second-degree trespass.
*A Toyota pickup truck was blocking Gar-
ner Road, making it difficult for a delivery man
to do his job at 2:51 p.m. Both parties resolved
their civil issues before law enforcement ar-
rived. The provoker was warned for disorderly
conduct.
*Investigation developed at the I.V. Sub-
station at 3:25 p.m.
*At 3:26 p.m., a motorcycle was in the
ditch in the 1000 block of Laurel Road, and the
rider was being combative. He claimed that he
had been robbed, and he was fleeing from the
scene. Jerry’s Tow Service now has the bike,
and the rider was warned for not having an
operator’s license.
*A fellow and his girlfriend were fighting
in the 200 block of S. Old Stage Road at 4:02
p.m. She locked him out of the apartment and
wouldn’t give him back the keys until he gave
her money. The guy just wanted to gather his
things and leave. Both parties were advised of
their options.
*There was a physical disturbance at 205
W. Watkins Street when a crazy guy was swing-
ing a hatchet at 6:26 p.m.
Outside the Valley
*Two dozen log listings.
Saturday, Aug. 6
*A Detectall motion detector was activated
at 12:03 p.m. in the 200 block of E. Watkins
Street.
*Eight Dollar Bridge River Access on the
west side was safeguarded at 1:25 p.m.
*There was a traffic stop at 2:15 p.m. on
Hwy. 199 at Eight Dollar Road.
*Two vehicles were off Redwood Hwy.
one mile south of Eight Dollar Road, and one of
them was fully engulfed in fire at 2:19 p.m.
*Law enforcement ranged two miles up
Page Creek Road in Takilma at 3:29 p.m.
*Everything checked out OK at the Kerby
Flat Trailhead at 5:17 p.m.
*Neighbors in the 400 block of Queen of
Bronze were at it again at 5:25 p.m. The clue-
less pyros were filling a propane cannon, then
lighting and shooting it in the midst of trees and
dry grass. Apparently they are unaware that this
is not a safe activity during fire season. JCSO
deemed that this was an ongoing problem, and
they were unable to respond because it was
beyond their available resources.
*Passenger Robert was warned for not
wearing a seat belt during a traffic stop on the
Illinois River Road at 5:26 p.m.
*A driver by the name of Barnett was ad-
monished for no valid operator’s license at 5:40
p.m. He was cited for failure to use a seatbelt
and failure to carry proof of insurance on the
Illinois River Road at Kerby Flat.
*At 6:02 p.m. a motorist was pulled over
on Illinois River Road. This one was cited for
failure to use a seatbelt and cautioned for failure
to carry proof of insurance and registration.
*Another traffic stop on Illinois River
Road resulted in a warning for failure to signal
at 6:19 p.m.
*A partier at the Swinging Bridge at the
Illinois River Trailhead was cited for posses-
sion of marijuana on federal land at 6:24 p.m. A
warning was doled out for alcohol and fire-
works.
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billion board feet of timber
from Oregon and Wash-
ington are being shipped
each year over to Asia,
and if just 2 percent of that
stayed in Southern Oregon,
the Rough & Ready Mill
could run three shifts. And,
Canada has flooded the
market with cheap milled
lumber. Dave Schott was
quoted in last week’s Illi-
nois Valley News saying that
the local logging downturn
is an international economic
problem and not a logging
supply problem.”
Issues concerning
protection for sensitive fish
and wildlife species have
also brought criticism of
the new RMP. While Levy
said that both the U.S. Fish
& Wildlife Service and the
National Marines Fisheries
Service claim the RMP is
adequate for protecting fish,
water and wildlife - other
scientists disagree.
Local biologist
Romain Cooper said, “We
know that the salmon are in
trouble. We know they are
a keystone species and the
Illinois Valley is a strong-
hold for salmon. So why are
the riparian reserves being
minimized?”
“Our biggest concern
is that streamside forest buf-
fers will be shrunk. Streams
need shade to stay cool in
hot summer months,” said
Joseph Vaile with KS Wild.
“This plan will impact BLM
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