Begin the Process Hanson, Cannon Beach and the Ecola watershed In March o f this year the Association brought watershed ecologist Rich Nawa to Clatsop Counts to meet w ith county residents concerned about several south counts watersheds Rich knows the north coast watersheds, having done extensive work in the Sal monberry drainage o f the Nehalem I he Association noticed Rich through his work at O S l s ( >ak Creek I-ab R ich’s work w ith Chris f rissell. B ill I.iss and J I bersolc at the <)ak Creek 1 aboratory o f Biology stands as a m ajor advance in understanding the effects o f logging and road building on fish habitat and fish populations Slope instability and road failures during major storms causing the delivery of sediment and bedload (rock & gravel) into streams is the 500 lb (iorilla 01)1 and the timber industry refuse to see. I 'nfortunately. much o f their work goes unacknowledged Recent im provem ents” in reparian protection adopted by the Oregon Department o f forestry (01)1 » completely tails to address the m ajor issue facing forestry in ( )regon s Coast Range slope stability and road effects during major storms through the delivery o f sediment and bed load (rock & gravel) in to streams from non- reparian area I his is the ^00 tb ( io rilla < )| )l and the industry refuse to sec I he failure to recognize upslopc instability and road effects during m ajor storms is why the industrv says the < oast Range is the best place in the W o rld Io grow trees and the Coast Range Association says the < oast Range m ight be the w orst place to cut trees In spue o f a ll the problems w ith Coast Range- tim ber harvesting and the protection of salmon, we believe there can be a tremendous lores! products industry H o w ­ ever, a sustainable forest products industry w ill be a much transformed one I he forestry o f the future is not the forestry being practiced by Hanson, (ieorgia Pacific or I ongview fib e r I he challenge before Hanson, as they si, down w ith the City o f Cannon Beach, is to demonstrate their willingness to practice the forestry before it's too late >>, the future now The industry says: ’’The Coast Range is the best place in the World to grow trees." The Coast Range Association says: "The Coast Range might be the worst place to cut trees." C oast R ange A ssociation PO. BOX 148 NEVVIX1RT, OR 97365 _______ ________ / Ioday the task before us is saving the present salmon stocks and the best remaining habitat I he I cola watershed is one ot the best, having been recognized bv the ( fregon Chapter o, the Am erican I isheies Soviets t A l S i as 'critica l to the salmon's survival I, is fortunate that almost the entire IO.(XM) plus acres ot the I cola watershed are owned bv one company. Hanson Natural Resources I hev have a choice and a decision to make regarding the future o f the I cola salmon stocks Hanson needs to acknowledge wha, is known about road building, north coast geology, and logging as ,o there effects tin salmon ( )ne com panv, Hanson, is responsible tor the watershed and only one company, therefore, is accountablc- ln March, alter Rich had finished his visit to the county the Association asked him to recommend what measures should be taken to insure an appropriate forestry bv Hanson in the I cola watershed We wan, to present those recommendations as the C ity o f Cannon Beach enters into this remarkable dialogue over the fate o f the I cola Watershed I he J ) I he C ity should investigate installing automated water quail,v m onitoring devices in I cola Creek to make real tim e data available at city hall A long-term baseline data se, could be established to evaluate future ecological trends Automated temperature gauges should be placed near the mouth o f I as, fo rk o f I cola Creek and Wes, fo rk o f Ecola Creek and at other locations Interpretation o f turbidity data is d iffic u lt without flow data Stream flow could be measured below the city's water intake I, is recommended that the I S G eological Survev establish a stream flow gauge and keep the records Most like ly, funding would have to be provided bv the City o f Cannon Beach I be ( begun Department o f I nv ironm en,al Quality could lend assistance on the installation o f temperature and turbidity monitors In addition to the above Nawa recommendation for the watershed the Association would add recommendations regarding the fores, ecosvstem and w ild life habitat I he Coast Range Association's 1992 studv. bv Reed Noss , • ,/nregon Northwest Area f orest Plan (w hich includes Clatsop State fores, i an opportunity for addressing laic succcssional Habn.it concerns w ill present itself (), course all speculation regarding the conservation and protection o f biological values in the I cola basin is dependent on the current land owner Hanson Natural Resource Co Normal Annual Precipitation recommendations arc as follows 1) Begin efforts to acquire control o f forested wetlands interm ingled w ith I cola Creek in order to prevent the logging low gradient valley floor areas 2) Initiate a process tor identifying the upslopc hazard areas A geologic investigation o f slope stability hazard is needed, especially lo r hazard areas ,ha, could result in chronic or catastrophic landsliding I his studv would be a refinem ent o f the I ngineering Hazard M ap for the Cannon Beach Quadrangle produced bv the ( >regon Department o f M inerals & Geology Such a study would lake a detailed, site specific look a, the entire I cola watershed Slum p-earth,lows and headwalls need to be mapped along w ith recent and historic landslide activity Roads must no, be built on the toes o f slump-earth,Iocs Become a Coast Range Association member & supporter. Executive Director Chuck Wilier BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Bob Gerl Vice President Marie Cole Secretary Don Andre Treasurer Patrick Tempe, 12 tm im tb&t stpitno iw Fill in the form below and mail to CRA Clatsop chapter, P.O. Box 906, Cannon Beach, OR 97110 O u r w o rk on lan d o w n e rsh ip , b a n n in g w a te rsh e d h e rb ic id e u se, a n a ly z in g forest o w n e r cut rates an d a rg u in g for a new s u s ta in a b le forestry is only p o ssib le b ecau se p e o p le lik e v o u rse lt have becom e A sso ciatio n m em b ers. Becom e a m e m b e r today Please make your check payable to: The Coast Range Association Thank You! Your contribution is tax-deduct,ble ( )$15 Individual Membership )$ 2 5 Ì Family Membership i (