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7A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2016 KOA Birds, staff return to Malheur National Wildlife Refuge hosts color run for autism up security at other refuges. “West-wide, we have seen a rise in threats and intimida- tion and we are having to staff up to meet those concerns,” Ashe said. By HAL BERNTON Seattle Times HAMMOND — Vol- unteers are needed to throw bags of colored powder at the runners from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday during the third annual Color the Coast for Autism 5K Color Run/ Fun Walk at the Asto- ria/Warrenton/Seaside KOA, 1100 N.W. Ridge Road. The event is a bene- ¿t for the Clatsop County Autism Chapter. Volunteers can be of any age. Individuals, fam- ilies and Scouting packs, crews and troops are encouraged to participate in this service project. To volunteer, call Karen Gill at 503-325-2990 or email kargrandma@gmail. com Sneak a peek at Opry show The Astor Street Opry Company presents a free, sneak peek performance of “The Real Lewis And Clark Story: Or How The Finns Discovered Asto- ria,” at 7 p.m. Thursday at the ASOC Playhouse, 129 W. Bond St. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. No reservations are needed, and seating is ¿rst come, ¿rst served. No out- side drinks or food or food are allowed, but the Miss Vivian Saloon will be open. The show of¿cially opens Friday, and runs through April 30. For tick- ets, call 503-325-6104. MALHEUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE — Linda Beck is a ¿sh biol- ogist in charge of a Sisy- phus-like struggle against millions of invasive carp that have uprooted aquatic plants, severely diminishing the food supplies here for waterfowl. During the winter occu- pation of the Malheur refuge, as threats to federal employ- ees escalated, Beck evacuated to Vancouver, Washington, leaving behind her rancher husband to take care of their cattle. Meanwhile, the extrem- ists who sought to trans- fer the refuge to local control claimed Beck¶s desk, riÀing through her ¿les and mock- ing her work. Someone also removed her personal items that included a pelican’s beak, a carp’s skeleton and a stuffed crow that had been passed on to Beck from her grandmother. Beck is back on the job, working out of a temporary trailer of¿ce where she pre- pares to resume catching carp in ¿sh traps and planning a commercial net harvest in May. Undaunted, the refuge takeover appears to have rein- forced her sense of mission. “It pretty much cemented in me that I was going to come back and conquer the carp,” Beck said. “It was a 41-day occupation, but it was a real small part of Malheur’s history.” The occupation ended Feb. 11, and the return of 16 full- time refuge staff has enabled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser- vice to reopen the 187,757- acre refuge’s road system just as bird populations are increas- ing with the onset of spring. The long-legged Sandhill cranes are easy to spot as they strut about in ¿elds in search of insects to eat. Snow geese by the thousands have arrived, bunching together in and around the refuge, and many more are on their way in the run-up to the three-day Harney County Migratory Bird Festi- val that begins April 8. The county Chamber of More security Hal Bernton/The Seattle Times With the spring season, geese make a stopover on farm lands north of the Malheur Na- tional Wildlife Refuge in March. Commerce and others are hop- ing for a big turnout as weeks of headlines generated by the takeover have spurred renewed interest in the 108-year-old refuge, a major stopover on the Paci¿c Àyway that is fre- quented by more than 320 bird species. There will be tours, an art show and other events to showcase the migration that unfolds both on the refuge and surrounding private lands. Unlike festivals in years’ past, the refuge headquarters complex, which includes a visitor’s center and museum, will be off-limits to the pub- lic and is expected to remain closed until later in the year as it undergoes repairs. The damage resulted from the turbulent series of events touched off by the decision by extremist leader Ammon Bundy and a core group of supporters to take over the ref- uge on Jan. 2. Bundy is the son of Cliven Bundy, a Nevada rancher who led an armed standoff with federal agents in 2014 over his failure to pay grazing fees to use federal lands. Buildings damaged The occupation was spurred by the fate of two Harney County ranchers — Dwight and Steve Hammond — who were sent back to prison in January after a fed- eral appeals-court ruling that they should serve more time on arson charges. It morphed into a broader rebellion against federal management of public lands in the West. Dozens of people cycled through the headquarters area. Some just visited during the day, while others stayed for weeks, spending their nights in a bunkhouse or sleeping on cots set up inside a ¿rehouse and other buildings. Most made a hurried depar- ture in the aftermath of a Jan. 26 law-enforcement action that, on a highway north of the refuge, resulted in the arrests of Bundy and four others, and the shooting death of Ari- zona rancher LaVoy Finicum. Another four people opted to remain at the headquarters, hanging on for an additional 16 days before surrendering. During the occupation, ref- W A NTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A uge of¿cials say some build- ings were damaged, carpets were soiled and a septic system plugged up from overuse that was further damaged as con- tractors tried to make repairs. Occupiers dug trenches for garbage and sewage, but the headquarters area also was lit- tered with trash and piles of human waste. And all of this unfolded in a sensitive archae- ological zone that contains Paiute tribal artifacts. Now, the cleanup is under way. During a visit to the refuge in late March, Dan Ashe, the direc- tor of the U.S. Fish and Wild- life Services, said the restoration costs, so far, tally $1.7 million. He said the agency also racked up $2 million in addi- tional costs during the occupa- tion as refuge employees were moved to other places, and $2.5 million has been spent bee¿ng The beefed-up security was visible in late March at the entrance to the Malheur headquarters. There, an armed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent, clad in a bulletproof vest, stood watch over the entry road that earlier this year was guarded by extremists. The continued concern about extremists is part of an uneasy return for refuge employees to a county still roiled by the emotions gener- ated by the takeover. During the takeover, mili- tias converged on Harney County, creating an environ- ment deemed so threatening to federal employees that they all either left the area or stayed away from their of¿ces. “Six of the sixteen staff have children,” Beck said. “It’s been very hard. There has been a lot of heartache in the community.” Some businesses also have had problems in the aftermath of the occupation. The Narrows RV Park and cafe garnered media coverage during the takeover as they delivered food to the occupiers at the refuge. The cafe employ- ees say the food was not a gift — but paid in full — and they also served plenty of other people, including law-enforce- ment of¿cials. “We even had a Super Bowl party for the FBI in here, and we stayed open late for them,” said Anna Surber, an employee at The Narrows. 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