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» • e. w h i n «' Thur. , Jun. 22, 197S (fee. I) SANDY (O r . ) »»OST Mt. Hood wilderness area considered for expansion, new status GRESHAM — More than "200,000 acres of Mt. Hood National Forest land are now being considered fo r wilderness status. The lands are cited in a draft of the second Roadless Area Review and Evaluation i RARE II) study. U S . Forest Service staff took more than a year to put together the draft, which was released the second week of June. A nationwide undertaking, RARE II mentions nine areas in the Mt. Hood forest, adding up to 220,000 acres, that would be included in the nation’s wilderness system if the most lib e ra l of 10 alternatives are adopted. Rob H endricks, land management planner at the Mt. Hood National Forest headquarters in Gresham says that alternative is unrealistic and thinks its adoption is highly unlikely. With a draft plan in print, the forest service's task now is to collect comments from citizens on which alternative they favor and which areas they would especially like to see protected or opened for commercial use "We want to see if people feel strongly about par ticular areas," Hendricks said. Toward that end, the forest headquarters w ill hold an open house Saturday from 7:30 a m. to noon, and all next week from 7:30 a m. to 7:30 p.m. The office is located on Southeast Division Stieet at 195th Avenue In addition, forest service staff are planning field trips to the three roadless potential wilderness areas that have received the most public support. The public can visit the Badger Creek - Jordan area east of Mt. Hood on July 15, the Salmon River - Huckleberry area south- Weed control suggested for garden procedures The notion that a weed is no more than a flower in disguise does not apply to the backyard garden. "A garden can’t survive if weeds are allowed to run ra m p a n t,” says Gray Thompson, Oregon State University Extension agent. Weeds should be e lim in a ted before the compete with garden crops for nutrients and light. The best way to destroy weeds is with a hoe. The use of her bicides on such a small scale is not practical. There is no all-purpose weed spray for the many types of weeds that compete with vegetables. Moreover, most gardens have at least a dozen vegetable varieties, few of which w ill tolerate the same weed control spray. Shallow cultivation is the rule when removing weeds, especially then the garden plants are young. That means cutting the weed off just below ground level with ^ < i hoe If using a roto-tiller, keep the blades as shallow as possible to avoid damaging the root systems of garden crops. Perennial weeds such as m orning glory and quackgrass should be removed every week. A light scraping action with a hoe is best. west of Mt. Hood on Aug 12, and the Bull of the Woods area on the upper Callawash River Aug. 26 All trip days are Saturday; persons in terested in making these trips should call the forest service office at 667-0511. Two other areas that could be classified wilderness are the Eagle area on the Columbia Gorge and the Wind Creek area on the southwest of Mt. Hood The five areas total more than 181,000 acres In addition, the forest service mentions four areas that also could m erit wilderness status, but Hendricks gives them little chance of being included, as they are listed only on the "unrealistic” total-wilder ness a lte rn a tiv e . These areas are the Lake and Big Bend areas in the Bull Run watershed, additions to the Mt. Hood wilderness, and the Twin Lakes area south of Mt. Hood. The 10 alternatives that the forest service developed range from committing all the identified roadless jreas to wilderness io opening them all to non-wilderness uses, including tim ber, grazing, m ining and recreational development Other a lterna tives in between would preserve areas of high wilderness value or open up areas of high resource value, and set up various trade-offs bet ween the two. One alter native presented is to make no decision. Since Congress passed the Wilderness Act of 1964, the forest service has generally created wilderness on a piecemeal basis. The first Roadless Aiea Review and Evaluation, RARE I, was conducted during the early 1970’s, Hendricks said, as part of "an attempt to look at an integrated planning process ” The goal of RARE I was to determine once and for all what areas would be classified w ilderness and which would be open to timber cutting, mining, or o th e r d e v e lo p m e n t . Unfortunately, Hendricks said, Congress meanwhile was voting to classify certain areas as wilderness that the forest service intended to leave open to development. When the Carter Administration took over in 1977, H endricks said, U n d e rs e c re ta ry of Agriculture Rupert Cutler ordered a second RARE study, both to include the new wilderness areas passed by Congress and to involve the public in drawing up a final list of wilderness areas. RARE II started during spring 1977, when forest service staff drew up a list of criteria that a roadless area would have to meet to be considered fo r wilderness classification, including "sense of solitude, apparent naturalness and natural integrity.” The Gresham office staff scoied each roadless area on these criteria, coming up w ith a fin a l “ wilderness attribute rating.” Besides the basic list of roadless areas mentioned in RARE I, the staff evaluated additional areas suggested by local citizens at workshops con ducted last fall. After the Oct. 1 deadline for public comment, Hen dricks said, the information w ill be analyzed by the Washington, D C., and regional offices, with a final recommendation of areas for wilderness status coming out at the end of the year. In addition, Hendricks said, some areas w ill be designated for further study. Congress wants that list kept as short as possible, he said. GETTING AROUND IN a wheelchair in a public building — or anywhere else, for that matter — can be cumbersome when things are in the way. That can be particularly true in schools where getting from one classroom to another can be quite a hassel. Officials at Sandy High School are getting ready to make it easier for handicapped students at the school. Several students got into wheelchairs at the school earlier this week to see what kinds of improvements needed to be made. The improvements are mandated by federal guidelines. Pictured here is Coleen Flach who seems to be having no trouble at a drinking fountain. (John Kline photo) ’■vwyvvv vi There is a widespread misconception that working the soil deeply saves moisture. Actually, the soil retains more moisture by not being disturbed. <YVYY‘YYVVV 4'x8’x1/i” Plasterboard • A grade interior gypsum board • Joint tape, joint compound available • Limit 20 sheets per customer - All additional •3 79 per sheet !i Home Improvement Centers "So plan on attacking the weeds regularly, preferable by hand, and don’t dig too deep,’’ says Thompson. m m -8 J W w W sheet • Cash value i'20 th o t V • Valid today thru Sat June 24 ’ 978 • Horn« improvement Centers FM-00 i AAAAAAAAAAA a AAA j . . «4 • Windows smashed Robert C. Rodden, 14434 SE Coalman Road, Sandy, reported to Clackamas County s h e riff’s deputies that all the windows of his car were smashed out as it was parked on Ten Eyck Road north of Sandy Friday evening. Rock band to perform ‘‘Wizard,’’ a four piece rock band from the Sandy area, w ill open the first of a series of Monday night concerts to be performed at The Teatre this Monday at 7:30. “ W iza rd ” has played before audiences in the Sandy area at a number of concerts. Theatre owner John Kent w ill be promoting Monday night concerts featuring a wide range of music from blue grass to country to rock. Tickets for the Monday night concert are available at The Theatre. Club honors member The Sandy TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) club suprised one of its members at the June 14 meeting. Worma House was honored for her fourth year as a KOPS (Keep Off Pounds Sensibly). Mrs. House lost 30 pounds to reach her goal. She has not exceeded her goal weight at any time in the past four years Mrs. House won honors in 1974 as chapter Queen of Aloha, and has also served as president of the Washington County KOPS Society. 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