Sandy post., July 13, 1972, Image 13

SANDY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1972
Rivers Act. A meeting concerning this
proposal will be held this evening at Sandy
R E C R E A TIO N A L USE Is (hr major use of
the Sandy River shown above. A 12 mile
stretch of the river has been designated for
a proposed protection under the Scenic
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for 25 projects totaling an
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Included in these two days of
bidding will be bids for a
project in Clackamas County
which involves 0.13 mile of
grading paving and a structure
on the Clear Creek Bridge
Section of the Woodburn-
Estacada Highway.
The project, which is located
approximately six miles south
of Estacada, calls for the
but.uiiig OI new approaches
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Getting the 12 miles of the
lower Sandy River Canyon put
into the protection of the Scenic
River's Act is one more step up
in its progress Tonight, the
State H ighw ay Dept
w ill
conduct a hearing on this
project in Sandy
Just in case you missed
reading it elsew here, the
hearing will be at 7:30 P M in
the Sandy Grade School
Some of us who have lived in
proximity to this canyon have a
tendency to take it for granted
We assume it will always be
there in its almost unspoiled
natural state Be prepared to be
rjd e ly awakened, too late, by
the sound of axe, saw, a
bulldozer ravaging the canyon
in the questionable name of
progress The preservation of
this canyon cannot be con­
strued as a selfish act cutting
off a great block of land from
commercial development
The area under consideration
is a narrow 12 mile strip
through which the river flows
between abrupt c liffs and
steep, forested slopes Most of
it is unaltered by man The few
p riv a te holdings are unob­
trusive Much of the land in­
volved is already state, county,
or federally owned. None of it is
suitable for agriculture All of it
contains much natural beauty
We have so much natural
beauty in Oregon at present
that we do not value highly
enough any one in d ivid ual
piece But. stop and think—how
much less of this n a tu ra l
beauty we have today than we
had ten years ago
It is time that each individual
piece be given its full measure
of protection or it will all be
eroded away by a wasteful and
careless exploitation Think of
those places that have been
totally or partially destroyed
by man's intrusions with the
structures and industry that
v is u a lly
and
c h em ically
pollute
This one scenic canyon, being
on the doorstep of a great city,
can give future solace to a
greater number than can any
other comparable area in the
state It is well used now For
the most part, those that use it
regularly treat it well It is the
one time visitors who litter it
The ones who use it most will
always be cleaning it up This
is, alas, a sad fact of our
culture
There are also those con­
scientious in d ivid uals and
organizations who take it upon
them selves to re p a ir the
damage done by the litterers
and vandals One such cleanup
within this area will take place
this Saturday
Multnomah County built a
park on the great oxbow of the
river within the canyon They
respected nature and the river,
allowing the river's edge to
remain natural in appearance
by carefully setting back the
campsites and roadways
Dragons teeth have been set
to prevent the wheeled demons
of all terrain vehicles from
tearing up the river banks and
compacting the soil so that the
bordering
vegetation
is
destroyed Further up the river
are a few private homes Not
enough to spoil the landscape
There are no through roads All
dead end on the river or just
touch on it and climb back out
of the canyon
Many people fish on the river
throughout the canyon in fall
and winter Even more hike,
picnic, camp, and swim there
in the summer For the most
part they leave no m ark on the
land Our young people are
becoming ecology minded and
litter conscious This canyon
represents to them a place near
at hand where they can become
one with the ecology and they
respect it. They carry their
trash out
The river does more altering
of the canyon than any other
source The great use of the
canyon by this generation is a
factor in itself in proving the
worth of this area for scenic
riv e r designation
F u tu re
generations will need it even
more So that it will fulfill this
need, we must act now to
preserve it In preserving it, we
deny ourselves nothing, for to
preserve it as a Scenic River,
we may use it as we have, to
fish in it, camp and picnic
beside it, or just to wander
through it in any season of the
year
Even in winter, there is a
mystic beauty that rewards
him who braves the rain to
penetrate the wet fastness of
the forest at the canyon bottom
Wraithlike mists assail the
canyon w alls and im pale
themselves on the tall spires of
fir and cedar Fine rain, caught
in the dense thickets of bran
ches and needles above, drips
noiselessly in larger drops onto
the thick duff below It may be
a dull day, but in the shadowy
aisles of the forest there is an
illu m in a tio n and seeming
w a rm th th at can be e x ­
perienced nowhere else but in
the temperate rain forest, and
this is the forest of the winter
canyon floor
This can be a study place for
the botanist , there is a gixxlly
mix of our tree, shrub, and
wildflower species here The
frozen in time geologic record
is there for the geology buff to
read, in the cliffs, slopes and
gravels
The densely grown steep
slopes discourage the hunter
and in this way become havens
for bird and animal life.
The river is never without its
fish and fowl; amphibian and
water animal It is all there and
all we have to do is protect it
from those who would change it
in the name of progress.
The
High
D epartm ent
hearing is the first of several
real tests this project must
survive if it is to become a
reality. Make yourself heard at
the hearing tonight
These hearings are held just
for the purpose of letting the
officials in charge know for
them selves w hat you and
others find in the area They do
not necessarily
know
it
them selves, so they must
garner their insight from you
who do know and appreciate
the area
I f we can succeed in
protecting and preserving the
scenic beauty of this canyon,
we will be in effect, giving a
great gift to our posterity, a gift
of value beyond price to a
future where such gifts may be
quite rare
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