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8A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2016 Timber: Three possible initiatives seek to restrict logging Continued from Page 1A Even so, only 25 per- cent said that clearcutting was acceptable compared to 45 percent who found it unacceptable. About 24 percent had a neutral opinion and 6 percent said they didn’t know, which is a sizable amount of people who can be swayed in an elec- tion, said Mike Cloughesy, the institute’s director of forestry. On the ballot? Public perceptions of for- estry practices could impact Oregon’s timber industry in 2016, as three prospective bal- lot initiatives seek to restrict logging and aerial spraying of herbicides this year, he said. Educating people about legal requirements to protect waterways and wildlife, as well as practices that reduce soil disturbances, can improve their perception of clearcut- ting, said Cloughesy. The industry may also consider using techniques to make clearcuts less jarring aesthetically, he said. “It’s important that we do visual management.” It’s not always economi- cally feasible to harvest trees in way that’s pleasing to the eye, but the added investment can be worthwhile in areas that are highly visible to the public, according to experts at a recent timber industry conference on visual management. Photos of denuded hillsides and landslides have commonly been used by environmen- tal groups in campaigns, such during elections for Washing- ton’s Commissioner of Public Lands, said Gordon Bradley, a retired University of Washing- ton forestry professor. “This imagery is not with- out consequence,” he said. ate a transition to the unhar- vested area, he said. Another possibility is to leave enough trees throughout the harvest area so the change in color and texture isn’t as pronounced as with a clear- cut, Bradley said. Research has shown that people tend to rate harvest areas as visually accept- able even when up to 70 per- cent of the trees have been removed, he said. “There’s a signiicant amount of activ- ity that can take place on the landscape.” ‘Eye of the beholder’ Though it’s often said that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” research has shown that people have similar pref- erences and dislikes for cer- tain landscape features, Brad- ley said. A guiding principle is to “minimize discordance” between the harvest area and the surrounding landscape, he said. Clearcuts that have geo- metric shapes with straight lines and sharp corners are more likely to contrast with the organic, undulating shapes of the hills and horizon, Brad- ley said. Irregularly shaped clear- cuts that complement the scen- ery and emulate natural mead- Challenges Mateusz Perkowski/Capital Press Multiple ages of trees grow in Oregon’s Coast Range. For- estry experts say the visual impacts of clearcutting can be reduced to improve public perceptions of the industry. ows are less visually grating, he said. “Squares stand out, but so do triangles,” Bradley said. “You want what you’re adding to the landscape to it.” Reducing the disparity between the clearcut and sur- rounding forest can also be accomplished by “feathering” the edges, or leaving enough trees around the border to cre- From the operational stand- point, retaining trees within a harvest area complicates log- ging and timber extraction, said Loren Kellogg, a retired Oregon State University for- estry professor. Pulling logs out with a cable is challenging when you have to circumvent trees, par- ticularly on steep slopes where safety is already a concern, he said. Visual management gen- erally involves more time and planning, he said. “All this stuff is going to cost more to do it,” Kellogg said. “The person doing the work has to get compensated for it.” Retaining trees and man- aging multiple ages within the same stand also has implica- tions for growth, said Doug Maguire, an OSU forestry professor. As more trees are left on the landscape, their shade slows the regeneration of the next generation of forest, he said. Widely dispersed trees are also more prone to being knocked over by wind. “It depends on how much productivity you’re willing to trade off,” Maguire said. Greenwood Resources, which owns forests in North- west Oregon near coastal resort communities and sce- nic highways, evaluates each logging site based on its expo- sure to the public, said Mark Garrigues, a forester with the company. The harvest plans are ana- lyzed to determine whether they’ll disrupt the natural con- tours of the skyline or other- wise affect the “viewshed,” he said. While these considerations haven’t stopped any opera- tions, they do allow foresters to modify their plans to reduce visual impacts, Garrigues said. “We’re not trying to hide what we’re doing, we’re just trying to take other views and per- spectives into account.” Gearhart: ‘We’re a small community with limited resources’ Continued from Page 1A Jesse said numbers are slightly more than $250,000 for those 10 employees, or $25,400 a year per employee, averaging $12.21 per employee hour of work. “We’re a small community with limited resources,” Jesse said. “Out of the total budget, it’s a huge amount of money.” The plan, contracted with Citycounty Insurance Ser- vices, “does have the best rate for the type of plan we have, but it was made to be a Cadillac plan, so we’re going to be making adjustments,” Sweet said. The employees’ health care plan is set to expire at the end of the year and would be reviewed then, he added. Other increases The planning budget sees increases as a result of trans- portation system planning, park master planning and legal fees, Sweet said. “That’s in anticipation of some of the short-term rental conversations we’re having now,” Sweet said. Building inspection fees will jump by more than a third in anticipation of new rules on short-term rentals, with a part-time administra- tive assistant planned to han- dle some duties. The City Council is in the midst of public hearings on registration and licensing of transient properties — those rented for less than 30 days — which could be adopted this year. Part-time Building Ofi- cial Jim Brien will be used as a consultant in the irst year before considering money for a full-time code enforcement oficer, Sweet said. “Until I know what nor- mal is, I don’t want to hire someone,” Sweet said. “I’ve put aside $40,000 in code enforcement. It depends if the council allows 35 permits, or allows everybody to do it or somewhere in between. If we go to zero permits, we’ll have to igure out how to ind funding, but that’s for con- versations later. I’m basing this on our best guess at this point.” City revenue is derived from property tax, franchise fees for companies such as utilities and transient rental tax dollars, Sweet said. He anticipated about $140,000 in vacation rental income based on the 73 short-term rental properties tallied by the city. “If the number goes to zero, we’ll have to discuss that,” Sweet said. The city receives $200,000 from condos and hotels, he added. Nonprofit support Gearhart’s budget includes funds for a wide variety of Clatsop County nonprof- its, including social services, environmental management and hazard mitigation. A budget line of $10,000 addresses a mapping of sen- sitive areas such as wet- lands and fens. The North County Land Conservancy will inventory land in Gear- hart and provide informa- tion on how they perform and what the city can do to main- tain them, City Administra- tor Chad Sweet said. “It’s not regulatory, but when there is an incursion in these areas, the city can do what it needs to repair them.” The city will provide sup- port of $2,000 for the Oregon Badge Foundation in honor of Jason Goodding, the Sea- side police oficer killed in February. The budget also includes expenditures for the Seaside Youth Center, Animal Con- trol, the South County Food Bank and the Harbor. 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Join us Thursday, April 28 from 3pm to 6pm for our Hiring Event at the Public Coast Brewery located at 264 Third Street in Cannon Beach. The Lanai in Seaside is seeking houekeepers. Experiance prefered but not required. Pay starting at $12 per hour. Apply in person at 3140 Sunset Blv. Seasde. Wednesday- Sunday Please no E-mails. 35 Lost & Found LOST Pink Wallet, at Astoria Safeway on April 20th. Please call: 360-217-0015- Home 360-214-2746- Cell LOST: Spiral Diamond Necklace, custom made. Small reward if found. 503-338-8216 55 Caregivers Family seeking caregiver for elderly man. Includes day and overnight shifts. Leave message: (360) 335-4671 ANNOUNCEMENTS 035 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lost & Found 040 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personals 050 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional Services 061 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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We looking for motivated individuals with experience in sheet metal work to join our team for a long-term project in Astoria., OR. We are specifically looking to hire people that have experience working with sheet metal. They should have knowledge of standing seams, saddles, metal roofing and concealed fastener metal panels, have commercial construction experience, and basic hand tools. We offer a $100 signing bonus after 30 days of employment, as well as a full range of benefits after 60 days of employment. We offer lodging and per diem if necessary. Compensation is based on your experience level and we pay on a weekly basis. Our BENEFITS PACKAGE includes MEDICAL, DENTAL, and an IRA. CALL US AT (503) 546 3016. Apply at the J.R. Johnson, Inc office in Portland, OR. Jobsite will be located in Astoria, OR." WE DELIVER! Please leave a light on or install motion detector lights to make your carrierʼs job easier. Thanks! 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