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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1982)
Thur». Juty IS 1W2 (Sec 2, SANOV (O re.) POST 5 Volunteer service helps visitors on Hood A volunteer program is making visits more rewar ding for vacationers in the Mt Hood National Forest. “ The V o lu n te e r Naturalist program pro vides in te rp r e tiv e a c tivities and information for visitors to the Mt HoodNa tional Forest.” said Jan Engert, a public informa tion specialist with the Zigzag Ranger D istrict, coordinating the program “ Without the volunteers, these services would be of fered on a limited basis, if at a ll,’ * she said E ig h t v o lu n te e r naturalists are currently participating in the Zigzag R a n g er D is t r ic t 's Volunteer Program They rotate between the Zigzag and C o lu m b ia G orge Ranger Districts Throughout the summer they w ill work at the Tim berline Lodge com plex, Multnomah Falls. and the V is ta House Visitors Center at Crown Point At Timberline Lodge, the naturalists act as Visitor F acility Guides, leading lodge tours, conducting nature hikes, developing interpretive programs, as w e ll as m a n n in g the Wy East Day Ixidge infor mation window Guided tours are con d u c te d d a ily by the naturalists to help visitors discover the unique history and craftsmanship as they explore Timberline Lodge l'ours meet on the lodge steps and run from 10 a m to 5 p m N a tu ra lis ts help the public identify the flora and fauna of the alpine en vironment and learn how vegetation adapts to harsh, high-elevation climates For those with questions about tr a ils , w ild life , geology, plants or the human history of Mt Hood, the Wy'East Day Lodge is the place to fin d the answers A F o re s t S e rvice naturalist is on hand daily from 10a m to 5 p m along with exhibits, publications and s lid e p ro g ra m s Demonstrations focusing on T im b e rlin e Lodge s handcrafts and woodwork are given on an unschedul ed basis during the week and almost always on weekends With the completion of one full week of work on Ju ly 5, the program s future looks bright “ We had a busy and suc cessful w eek,” E ngert said “ Many tourists par ticipated in the interpretive activities offered ” The o pening of the Wy'East Day Lodge in November 1981 broadened the F o re s t S e rv ic e s responsibilities to encom Effects of chlorination considered future of fisheries in the stream. Bell said that studies by the d e p a rtm e n t have shown that defuser pipes, which discharge water into streams, could mitigate possible adverse impacts re la te d to o ve r- chlorination Studies at the Durham Treatment Plant at Tigard, said Bell, show that if the o u tflo w is re le a s e d gradually across the entire stream in a perforated pipe, the current problems associated w ith m ixing discharged water into the stream would be solved Bell said that this pipe, h o w e v e r. if p o o rly engineered and installed, could possibly create a ‘ ‘chlorine b a rrie r” that would also pose problems for fish. Ideally, the defuser pipe should only span a quarter of the distance across the stream. In 1977 Irving W Jones, a Department of Fish and Wildlife staff biologist with th e e n v iro n m e n ta l management section, iden tified six streams that con tribute to the maintenance of the' area’s fisheries These waterways could be impacted by the discharge from the plant, even though the outflow empties into the Sandy River (which is said to be less vulnerable than the Salmon River). The department's fish biologists identified the ma ins tern of the Sandy River as being used for upsteam and downstream passage by steelhead and coho.in addition to spawn ing by winter steelhead During even high-flow Continued from Page 3 m onths the in cre a se d chlorination in the river could im p a ct the fa ll m igration of coho and the winter runs of steelhead Jones advised that “ after 1965, or when the plant is expanded, dilution rates of effluent in the Sandy River should be re examined for acceptability.” Dave Abraham, director of utilities for the county who is assisting in the treatment plant's daily ad ministration, said the use of chlorine in treating human wastes is common throughout the country. The new treatment plant is operating under the ac cepted guideline of 001 parts chlorine per million (per gallon), which has been identified by studies to impact fish migration produce, grocery, non-food! pass d u tie s in b oth T im b e rlin e Lodge and W y ’ E a st Day Lodge Displays designed by the naturalists are found in the day lodge along with the Forest Service information office. “ We have a variety ol e d u c a tio n le v e ls , backgrounds, and skills this year.” Engbert said “ The d iv e rs ity of ex perience and exposures provides a broad base for us to work from " The six-year-old inter pretive program has a t tracted volunteers with a variety of backgrounds T h is y e a r non n a tiv e Oregonians outnumber the n a tive s, and h a lf the volunteers are college graduates. 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