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> J c 9th Annual Nationallndian Timber Symposium c S pilyay tymoo May 10,1985 A to u r o f the Q uinault T Indian /4 i r* "w" ..., - — , A R eservation kicked off the 9th a n n ù a l tim b e r sy m p o siu m . Leaving Seattle, at 8 a.m ., Sun day A pril 29, the first stop was a visit to the T ribal Shake mill w hich was built in 1974. The mill lias operated successfully fo r a num ber of years, u n til the forest industry to o k a big drop an d the dem ands fo r forest p ro du cts becam e low. »The T ribe has also ventured into the log ging business. This is a sm all step in the econom ic develop m ent direction; one th a t the T ribe plans to succeed in som e day. The Q uinault T ribal Sea food E nterprise was one of the stops. The Fisheries Division has m ade m ajo r steps in devel oping the T ribes F ishing In d u s try. Thç Bureau is definitely com m itted to a policy of sustained yield forest management. In most respects, th e m anagem ent of Indian forest is directed tow ard the sam e objectives sought in 77?e Intertribal Timber Council Board o f Directors fo r 1985, jrom (lett to right front row): Truman m anagem ent of a .public forest. Picard-Colville; Edward Claplanhoo-Makah; M ike Clements-Warm Springs; Virginia Harrison- L and co n d itio n s,,o ld grow th, Yakima; Gary Morishima, Quinault; (left to right back row); Roger Van Houten-Nez Perce; Ron W estern R edcedar and W estern Wolfe-Tlingit & Haida; George DuCharme-Salish and Kootenai; Darin Turner-Passamaquaddy; hem lock m ake up the vast m ajo Robert Deer-Menominee; Robert Billie-Navajo (Not pictured). rity of the Old G row th forest of The tightening federal budgets lion. In the IT.C testimony before m arket séctor. Thats what needs the reservation. Old G row th oc cupies a b o u t 25,000 acres of the th a t have now become legend the house A ppropriations S ub to be seen by officials and C on original 189,000 acres of the ary have changed the focus in com m ittee fo r the in terio r on gressmen in W ashington, D.C. reservation. Historic cutting p at W ashington to hanging onto A pril 3, Mike Clements brought when budgets are in process. The Intertribal Tim ber C oun terns left m uch o f the rem aining w hat y o u ’ve got rath er th a n try this to C ongress’s atten tio n and O ld G row th on low site land in g to expend it said M ark P h il requested th a t the cuts be res cil is pleased to sponsor the becausë of its historical im por lips, IT C Inform ation and Re tored so th at the program s can Second A nnual Earle Wilcox tance. Slash and brush occur on search Specialist, W ashington, continue a t their rejuvinated N ational O utstanding Forestry Employee of the Y ear and th e nearly 75 percent of the reserva D .C ., if h an g in g o n to w hat FY 1985 level. Jo h n Fritz, D eputy A ssistant Intertribal Timber Council (ITC) tion. M any sites recover through y o u ’ve got is the new them e for seedling or hand planting, nearly the federal budget, then this is Secretary of the Interior pres R egional A w aid fo r 1985, This 45,000 acres still have little or t h e g r i p p i n g s e a s o n in e n te d a letter to M ike Clements aw ards program was initiated no tree stocking. M ost slash W ashington,?D.C. The F Y 1986 the President of the ITC, front by the IT C B oard of D irectors and b ru sh is On form er W estern ap p ro p riatio n s process is in full D onald P. H odel, The Secre in 1984, as a m ethod to show red cedar sites and delay of 25 swing on C apitol Hill and for tary of the Interior, of w ords of appreciation and recognition to to 100 years can be expected the tim ber tribes, it is particu encouragem ent and praise for individuals who are and have before m any o f them are again larly time to be trying to hang what the IT C has accomplished. m a d e s i g n i f i c a n t a c c o m on to w hat you’ve got. The Fritz in his presentation went plishm ents in the m anagem ent occupied by forest stands. T here were over 200 partici a p p ro p ria tio n s cycle fo r FY on to say th a t a big step has of the Indian forests. The recip p a n ts in th e N in th A n n u a l 1985, Congress m ade substan been iriade w ith the recent trip ients of the 1985 N ational Earle N ational T im ber Sym posium , tial and long-needed increases to C hina, o f the Indian dele W iteqx/TTC R egional Awards: representing 43 tim ber Tribes. in the BIÁ F orestry Program . gates, riot only fo r tim ber but F o r the N ational O utstanding forestry Employee o f the Year, The them e of “T im ber m anage Specifically, $3.3 m illion were for aU products. A fter 12 years th ere finally is a D aniel Swaney, Forester— Fo- m ent and Indian concept since added to the special long-term i- of negotiations tro u g h in the trade mar rest Products Marketing and time immemorial. ” A full three F o t ^ t ^ éveTopirient program , ket. Fritz went on to say that, SilvicA dturei-B urea-u.oílndian day agenda of speakers, work and the accompanyingspecial when w orking on th e budget Affairs B ranch of Forestry Re shops and special entertainment T im ber Sales A dm inistration process to be presented to those so u rces P lan n in g , P o rtla n d , p rogram was given an increase in stock for the attendees. in W ashington, D.C., you should Oregon. For the Eastern Region, o f $800,000 to bring it up to its T om Im erson, Field D irector have a truly good business plan James; I. Pace, A ssistant E ast fo r M ark H atfield and who is custom ary level. A dditionally, o f how the funds are to be used. ern A rea Forester, BIA, Arling h eadquartered in P ortland was FY 1985 saw the start of w hat is You are com peteing with a lot ton, Virginia; Lake State Region, the representative for Hatfield. supposed to be a long-term ini o f o th er p ro g ram s, H ealth, M arshall Pecore, Forest M an Im erson stated th a t Hatfield tiative to provide Tribes with-' E ducation and m any m ore th at ager, M enom inee T ribal E nter has been w orking v^ith Indian th e p ro p e r in v e n to rie s an d arecoveredbythegovemment. Have p r is e , N e o p it, W is c o n s in ; m anagem ent plans th at are the Forestry problem s for a long a good inventory an d plan, if N o r th e r n R e g i o n , ,T h o m a s time. He was instrum ental in very foundations of m odern fo you d o n ’t have the. sates than Corbin» Forester, T ribal Sales getting th e M cQ uinn strip back rest utilization. Now, alm ost before those pro you d o n ’t have the inventory. Officer, BI A, Lame Deer, M on fo r thé W arm Springs and he You should have alternatives in tana; Southw est Region An- had a lot. to do fo r the resto ra gram increases have actually your business plan. Plans for thony V. Ingolglia, Forest M a tio n o f the Siletz T ribe. T here reached the reservations, the o th er interests b u t have a defi nager H ualapia Indian Tribe, BIA is proposing to start reduc- has been m any issues concern nite plan. C om petition has to Peach, Springs, Arizona; South ing them . Phillips said. FY 1986, ing Indian T im ber H atfield has be focused upon, see w hat your west R egion, A lbert Ñ. Palm er, been involved with. A m ajor the BIA Forestry budget has position is in to d ay ’s economy. A lb u q u erq u e, New M ex ico ;. issue settled was the W ilderness lum ped those three program s Quality, quantity, w hat you are N o rth w e s t R e g io n , R o b e rt A rea’s'. The potential for th at together into a single new cate- doing, when you are doing and “Bob” Harned, Forest M anager, litigation was im p o rtan t to the gory called “ Field O perations” how you are doing it fo r the BIA, W arm Springs, Oregon: and has cut them by $1.7 mil- fisheries resources. N orthw est Region William B. D onaghu, Supervisory,Forester, F o rest D evelopm ent Officer, BIA, W arm Springs, Oregon; starting in Sun River . The event N o rth w e st R eg io n , M ichael The A lternate W ays to Elim Saturday, M ay 18. The run will will start 6 a.m . and finish at the inate Poverty (A W T EP) corp- have two starting points; one at D eschutes C ounty fairgrounds K upka, A ssistant Forest M an ager BIA, Olympic Peninsula m ittdew ill sponsor a relay ,run W arm Springs in the parking between 3 and 4 p.m. Agency, Hoquiam, Washington; lot at M acy’s store and the other Pledges are being taken on N o r th w e s t R e g io n H a r r y the 100 mile run. People inter M cCarty, C onsultant Forester, ested in giving pledges can call retired BIA employee, Eugene, 475-2284. People interested in Oregon. giving pledges can call475-2284. Mike Clements was re-elected People interested in taking part in the run can contact Dr. Jack to be president of ITC, George Bowechop was elected Vice-Pre Woll, his home telephone is 475-6391 and his business num sident, Trum an Picard-Treasurer and George D uCharm e-Seere- ber is 475-3930. W.oll will clas tary. Next year’s tenth Annual sify each runner ajs only those classified.as professional runners will ru n the rorite on the main highways. O thers will run in designated areas. , The run is being held to raise needed money fo r a num ber of social service organizations in the C entral Oregon area. The Page 3 * " W IW 4M IV Spilyay Tymoo p hoto by Miller Bernice Mitchell, Council Person, presenting M ark Phillips, Lob- byest, Washington, D.C., with a buckskin jacket fo r appreciation o f a jo b well done. Delbert Frank Vice Chairman, tribal council at right. __________________ ■ Earl Wilcox memorial award recipient, National Outstanding employee Northwest Region, Robert “B ob” Harned, on right Forest Manager, Bureau o f Indian Affairs, Warm Springs, Oregon, receives the A ward from Earle Wilcox, Jr. Spilyay Tymoo photo by .Mil Run to raise money planned Earl Wilcox memorial award recipient, fo r Outstanding employee, Northwest Region, William B. Donaghu, right, Supervisory Fore ster, Forest Development Officer, Bureau o f Indian Affairs, Warm Springs, Oregon. N ational Indian Tim ber Sym- posium s’first option site is Kati- Nee-Ta, M inneapolis and the third A nchorage. The last two sites will be considered for future Symposiums. AWTEP committee has set a goal of raising $200,000 to assist social services; I Those who will benefit fro. the monies are: Bend Rescue Ftatey Lighthouse for W omen, Harvest Field Mission, L.I.F.T., Jefferson C ounty Com m unity Food Bank, Nazarene Day Care, F .I.S .H ., Sisters Food Bank, Bend Aid, M adras Child Care C enter, L .F .S .-C .O . and the Warm Springs Tribal Assistance Group Home. L ast y e a r fo llo w in g “ th e dum ping of the homeless street people ir ith e Central Oregon area by the Rajnqesh the coffers Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shtw etyk of many program s were ex CALLING FOR PLEDGES— Pledges fo r the A. W.T.E.P. run set hausted so this i$ one way to fo r Saturday, M ay 18 are being solicitedby telephone. Volunteer raise monies to assist the pro; workers Viola Governor takes time to telephone community gram s and everyone is ask to hel'p.-T • members. Stop in and Browse.. Turning a hobby into a business is the dream that many people have. Ruby Torres took the dream one step further and opened R u b y’s ceramics and gifts. The arts and crafts shop opened Wednesday, M ay 1. Items on sale are ceramics, flowers and art objects. The shop is located in Madras on the corner o f 5th and D Street, next to Evergreen Chapel. R uby will continue working at Kah-Nee-Ta full time. She has hired .¿etp to run her shop when she is obligated to her Kah-Nee-Ta job.
