10 - SANDY (Ors.I POST Thurs., July 21. 1977 (See. 1)
Timber-rich Northwest
has finite resource
E a r ly -d a y
A m e r ic a n s
believed that the nation would
never be in danger oí using up
its \ast timber resources And
the mission oí foresters in those
days was to find the trees and
cut them down
In recent years, however, it
has become clear that even in
the timber nch Northwest that
forests are a finite resource,
according to John Gordon, new
head of the forest science
department at Oregon State
University.
Forests that are logged must
be harvested and replanted
wisely to insure a continuous
supply of lumber products. And
those that are preserved must
be studied for an understanding
of the ecological relationships
in the forest environment.
This is where the field of
forest science comes in. Gordon
explained.
So important has the plant
science area become to the
field of forestry that OSU this
year established the forest
science department to coor
dinate the biological arm of the
School of Forestry Gordon, a
former Iowa State University
forestry professor, was named
chairman.
" It s a real challenge to work
in forestry in this state.’
Gordon said. -Oregon is full of
intelligent people who are
concerned
about
th e ir
resources We re expected to
provide the industrial base for
the state as well as the best
possible environment for its
inhabitants. '*
Forestry, said Gordon, is just
now coming into its own. "W ith
more information available
about the genetic makeup and
physiology of trees, w e re
entering an era of semi-
domesticated forests where
trees are grown and harvested
as crops **
The
p a ra lle ls
betw een
forestry and agriculture are
m any. Gordon said
F or
e x a m p le ,
fo res te rs
have
borrowed from farm ing the
principle of minimum tillage
"O u r goal is to upset the site as
little as possible, to be as
unobtrusive as we can in
reforesting and harvesting,"
said Gordon
The use of non-persistent
herbicides ( those whose effects
last only a short tim e) is one
tool in this effort, he said,
because it allows foresters to
reclaim brush fields and put
them into productive forest
land by retarding the growth of
competing vegetation without
using machinery.
The Suggestion by some
environmentalists that brush
be cleared physically rather
than
c h e m ic a lly
would
probably mean not foot tracks,
but caterpillar tracks, said
Gordon, and that would be
disruptive
"W e've found that there's an
e n tire ly d iffe re n t kind of
succession in forests where
machinery is used to clear
brush.”
Also being studied in the
School of Forestry are the uses
of skyline logging and light
w eigh t
Eu ro pean logging
equipment (or forest thinning,
he said.
F o res t science concerns
inself with all the factors which
a ffe c t
the
g row th
of
trees genetics, sunlight, soil,
water, slope and clim ate—and
attempts
to control
those
factors to produce the results
desired by the woodland owner,
said Gordon, whether an owner
is a small private property
owner, a large tim ber products
industry
or a government
agency
And not every “ client" wants
increased timber yield, he
emphasized—some want im
proved recreational use or
preservation of wilderness or
help in reforesting difficult
areas
OSU forest scientists attempt
to develop special strains of
trees for special situations For
example, research is currently
under way to find a variation of
Douglas-fir that can flourish in
the dry hot climate and on the
steep slopes of southern Oregon
mountain ranges scheduled for
reforestation.
Because of the slow growth of
trees. Gordon said, studies in
speeding up • tre e grow th
present
special challenges
Forest
scientists
studying
phsiological genetics try to
shortcut the research time by
m a k in g
ve ry
precise
measurements in very young
trees and projecting the rate of
growth they w ill maintain when
they ’re older
B F TH G ALE. left, works with voting students In the Tom Sawyer Art ( lass
which will be held during the nest two Saturdays.
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Tom Sawyer Art Class
draws Sandy area talent
Beth Gale darted between
artists stationed on everything
from logs to a bridge
"L et the shadows of the
pencil become the shadows of
the tree.” she urged a 10-year
old boy
"Wow. you got it,” she
brightly noted to a teenage girl
sketching a plant.
Beth, a Hoodland resident,
was coaching youngsters and a
few adults in the basics of
sketching during the first of
three Saturday morning Tom
Sawyer A rt Class sponsored by
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There are two classes left in
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Saturday and a soap carving
class the following Saturday on
July 30.
Beth provides each person
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Beth has asked that those
attending this Saturday's class
bring a small paintbrush. For
•he soap carving sessions she
would like students to bring a
plastic or soft edged knife.
The Hoodland artist has
conducted sim ilar classes in
Denver. Colo
"She's really an exceptional
teacher,” said one of the
parents at last week's Satur
day's session. "She really has a
way with kids "
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throughout the summer
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Cinnabar moth said 'good guy' by state
The insect world is made up
of good and had guys just like
the human world
At least that’s the case ac
cording to the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, which
says that the cinnabar moth is
the "good guy" in the insect
world while the tent caterpillar
dons the hat of the "bad guy .”
According to the Department
of Agriculture, the moths and
larvae of both these insects are
now out The department wrsjld
like members of the public to be
able to distinguish between the
two ao w ar won’t be waged on
the good guy.”
The cinnabar moth is called
the good guy because its larvae
feed on tansy ragwort, a
problem weed in many areas of
Oregon including Clackamas
County.
The noxious tansy plant,
which has clusters of yellow
flowers, has been taking over
m any
acres
of
W estern
Oregon’s agricultural land,
some forest sections and
pastures.
T he
weed has
pissoned cattle and horses.
The
D e p a rtm e n t
of
Agriculture noted that the
cinnabar moth feeds on nothing
but tansy ragwort The insect is
presently
being distributed
throughout the western section
of the state under a biological
control program of the Oregon
Department of Agriculture
The tent caterpillar builds ita
wel»s in trees and the larvae
feed on the tree foliage Thia
puts It in the "had guy” class
and the public is encouraged to
take steps to eliminate this in
sect "
There is as much difference
in the appearance of the moths
and larvae of these two insects
as there is in the materials
upon which they feed, the
department noted
Both the moth and the larvae
of the cinnabar moth are more
colorful than those of the tent
caterpillar.
The tent moth is black and
red at first but as it ages the
black fades to a dark grey and
the red to a pink When in
repose with its wings folded
more of the black of grey is
visible than the red or pink but
when the wings are extended
the red or pink Is vary
noticeable.
The larvae of the cinnabar
moth are as colorful as the
blossoms of the weed upon
which they feed The larva’s
body is encircled by alternating
hands of yellow and black and
is "bald" or smooth They are
usually found on the tansy
ragwort plant though on oc
casion may be found on the
grass or on buildings, but never
up in trees
The moth of the tent ester
pillar is more somber in color
and smaller than the cinnabar
moth Ita wings are a light
brown with two narrow cream
colored lines running across
In the caterpillar or larva
state the tent caterpillar varies
in color from a tent gray to a
rust color and may have
colored lines running length
wise of the body. Fine hairs
cover the body, making it
unpalatable to birds, and since
It gets Its feed from the tree
foliage this caterpillar spends
most of its tim e in trees II is,
however, occasionally found on
the ground
Connati elected chairman
Joanne Connall. Gresham,
W ednesday
was
elected
chairman of the Mt. Hood
Community College hoard for
the 1977 78 year.
Gustafson
Polly Casterline, Troutdale,
was elected to succeed Connall
>a vice c h a irm a n for the