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Snlyay Tymoo Warm Spiungs, Oregon July 31, 1987 PAGE 7 Students can study with scientists Leaf fossil named after local geologists The opportunity for young peo ple to study with scientists through the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is available each sum mer at Camp Hancock and othei locations throughout the slate. These science camps and adventures expose children to the natural science world including botany, zoology, geology, fossil study, astronomy and cultu ral history. Camp Hancock located ncarClar no in the John Day River valley is only one of OMSI's camp facilities. Owned and operated by OMSI for over 30 years the field station is rich in fossils. It has living facilities with laboratories, darkroom, library and lapidary workshop. Their camp locations include Magncss Memorial Tree I arm offer ing a forest environment in the Pacific Coast range. Camp Kciwa- nilong on the northern Oregon coast. Camp Kamblewood near Scquim, Washington having access to Pugct Sound and the University of Portland. Children from 6 to 18 may attend any number of classes ranging from one day workshops to three (3) week travel adventures. Classes include spaceflight academy, marine science camp, ghost town mining adventure, high cascade adventure, trip to ancient ruins and southwest pueblos, paleontology research, Kenya safari, astronomy workshop, wildlife management, avian and arid lands ecology and many others. For more information regarding OMSI science maps and adven tures contact Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. 4015 South west Canyon Road. Portland. Ore gon 97221. - ,- ! V : . k Ajs'f-rr ' .1 i ' r. .!' . 9 .... (X; v. . ..... - ' ; . - . ., , ; -.- - , , X-..-, . ' - t - ? " ' !.'.. : ' ' .. , -"" ' ' .. . - -- . 1 . i ' . , h : .' , . - i, - . ' - ! ' Twenty years ago a rock was just a rock to warm Springs Flemcn tary music teacher Mel Ashwill. I oday, however, the retired teacher looks at each rock carefully and with deep appreciation for its history. What began as a hobby for Ashwill has turned into a full-time project. After much reading and studying he has achieved the status of a geologist in his own right. More specifically Ashwill is an amateur paleobotonist studying ancient plant species of Central Oregon. His many hours of research has been recently rewarded with the naming of a maple species of his honor. Ashwill submitted 65 spe cies of maple leaf impressions to Dr. Jack Wolfe of the U.S. Geolog ical Survey and Dr. Toshimasa Tanai of Hokkaido University. Of these five of the species were unnamed. One of these five now has t he na me "Acer (Manic) Ashwill." A Portland mountaineering club, the Maamas, recently awarded a $600 grant to Ashwill for his work with Oregon fossils. Ashwill limits his fossil collect ing to the area around Madras. "1 his area is rich in that resource, M he explains. It has only been ten years, though, since Ashwill has been able to make sense out of his many findings. Before, he says, he would go fishing, look around at rocks and not know what he was looking at. "I missed a lot at first." An increased number of con tacts with geologists has helped Ashwill increase his knowledge of geology and now he can easily identify rocks which might contain fossils and impressions. The maple leaf which is named after the geologist existed in this area 34-40 million years ago. The climate was warm and temperature having just changed from tropical. Avacado and fig trees were being replaced by maples and more mod erate climate trees. It is unknown why the tempera ture changed at that time, says Ashwill. One theory points to the earth's axis tilting and changing the earth's exposure to the sun. 1 cmpcr aturechanges have occurred over and over in earth's history, Ashwill adds. The leaf specimens that Ashwill finds are probably from leaves that have fallen into water and then were covered with mud. later har dening to rock. A museum behind Ashwill's house provides more geologic history of the area. Ashwill has leaf and fish impressions along with fossilized bones from animals dating back 370 million years when this area was submerged under water. Over time erosion has exposed the fos sils enabling geologists to unravel some of the earth's history. It was only six million years ago that camels, rhinoscroscs and mam moths roamed this country. Only fossils dating back five million years, though, have been found, says Ash will, Rivers may have uplifted since that time and washed many of the remains from the area. An educator still Ashwill passes his knowledge on to students, both young and old. He takes time to teach children at the annual ele mentary school visits to Bear Springs and He He. His museum is open to anyone interested in the geologic history of the area where he enthu siastically relates history about the earth on which we live. At W-Vi I r i , r S3 Spilyty Tymoo photo by Shrwttyt Leaf imprint is that of "A cer A sh willi", named after Mel Ashwill who has devoted much time to the study of plant fossils. . . ur iff a li d :mlm - -j - ;-x . 1 -""'j ,, 5. Former Warm Springs Elementary teacher and amateur geologist Mel Ashwill displays one of the fossil imprints he has exhibited in his museum. Many species in decline Governor signs bill June 16, the dusky seaside spar row became extinct. The bird had occupied areas in Florida which became urbanized. Air quality and deterioration of the ecosystem iiy that small area resulted in fewer and fewer of the species. The destruction of forests and wetlands may eventually mean the mass extinction of many forms of plant and animal life by the end of the century. If effort is not made to preserve natural ecosystems and restore those that are degraded the earth will face a large loss of plant and animal species. Most species expected to be lost are from tropical forests says Edward Wolf of the WorldWatch Institute Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewnyk Fossil searches are part of classes and workshops conducted at Camp Hancock. Assistant director and geologist Brad Jarvis explores the pos sibilities. The camp, owned and operated by Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, is open to students ages six to 18. Insurance department's latest news in Washington, D.C. Many species have not even been named of stu died so their value to humanity remains unassessed. In the next 20-30 years up to one-fifth of the world's estimated five million species could be lost, that is a hundred a day. If present trends continue two thirds of the bird and plant species in Latin America could be lost. Those that would survive are those that reproduce quickly, eat indis criminantly and tolerate a wide range of conditions. Causes of extinction says Wolf are a growing world population and the cutting of forests for farm land, pasture and roads. Continued from page 1 recreational significance to the Tribes and its members, the Tribes are very interested in preserving its natural value. The Tribes believe that with increa sing usage of the river by boaters, we have reached a point where some restrictions on the number of boaters floating the river in section adjacent to Warm Springs is neces sary to protect the river and enhance the recreational experience of those using the river. Although capital improvements and hardening activities can make the river capable of handling an almost unlimited number of peo ple, the Tribes believe that such an approach will ultimately degrade the overall recreational experience because it fails to take into account the social problems that are caused, by overcrowding on the river.,., 1 The Tribes don't believe that it is necessary or feasible to turn the river into a wilderness area. How ever, they do believe that some reasonable restrictions on usage are wise. They believe that the Oregon State study supports that conclu sion and hope that recreationists using the river will work with the Tribes and other governmental enti ties to develop a coherent man agement plan that will protect this irreplaceable resource for future generations. Local teams vie, for national title Effective July 1, 1987, The Tribes have a new insurance carrier for its Worker's Compensation coverage. The new insurer is Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation: therefore, any injury to an employee begin ningJuly 1st must be reported ona report form that has Liberty North west printed at the top of the form (form no. 801). The Tribal Insu rance Office has distributed new forms to some of the larger depart ments. If you need one of the new forms, please call the Tribal Insu rance Office at extensions No. 327 and 328. Also effective July I, 1987, the Warm Springs Forest Products In dustry will be insured by Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation on their own Worker's Compensa- I'V 'I ""- -HP tion Policy. Please note that prior to July 1, 1987, any injuries on the job must be reported on Industrial Indemn ity Insurance Company for all Tri bal Offices and departments includ ing Kah-Nee-Ta but excluding the Warm Springs Forest Products In dustry. If you have any questions on these insurance matters, please call the Tribal Insurance office. Due to lower insurance losses, the Tribes Excess Insurance Policy coverage, effective June I, 1987, was $20,000.00 lower than last years coverage. The Tribal Insurance Offices hopes that it will continue to lower insurance costs, which is also evidenced by the changing of the Worker's Compensation cov erages from Industrial Indeminity to Liberty Northwest. The Tribal Insurance Office believes this will also save the Tribes many thou sands of dollars. We are happy to announce that Serena Raboin, a tribal member, was recently hired in our office as Insurance Claims Clerk. The Tribal Insurance office received a complaint from a con cerned employee about the confi dentiality of our out going mail to other tribal departments. Thank you for your comment, as we will endeavor to comply with your com plaint in our interest to improve our services to the insured employees. Any other concerns will be appreciated. The National Indian Slo-Pitch Softball tournament in Richland, Washington started July 30 and will continue through August 1. The tournament will consist of 36 mens teams, and 24 womens teams. There is also boys 12 and under baseball, girls 12 and under fastpitch softball and girls 13-15 fastpitch softball. Awards given out will be for places, best glove, best hitter, and also sportsmanship. Three local womens teams will be traveling to the tri-cities in Washington. Macy's and coach Dawn Smith played Agape from Bremerton, Wash ingtonat5:00p.m. July 30. Results were unavailable at press time. Bravettes and coach Ramona "Teddy" Tancwasha played Pen dleton at 5:00 p.m. on July 30. No results available. The Lady Wildcats and coach Louise Jackson played Nisqually, Washington at 3:30 p.m. during the afternoon on July 30. No results were available. One local mens team are the Springers with coach Darryl Smith who played Milk River, Montana at 7:30 on July 30. No results were available. If you have the chance to come to the Slo-pitch Nationals, come, and cheer on the locals and have yourself a good time. Indian language to be taught Are you lacking confidence when you attempt to make a speech in Indian? Are you afraid people will laugh at you? I am going to open my home to help young people overcome these fears through prac ticing and helping each other. We will work with Sahaptin only. Our goals are to give encourage ment and confidence to those who understand the language and speak it limitedly. I will be accepting names until August 7th if you are interested. It will be limited to a certain number of people. You may contact me at 553-1626 after 5. There will be no charge. Neda Wesley, 4440 Upper Dry Creek. J ...... - " " .1 J'.:- Vv 1 3" V ,-V i ' JW 1V t 4 , in " ft Just strolling along Sptroy fiM ftmf by Sbrmrwy. Canadian geese are frequent itors to the H arm Springs XationalFish ft atchery located on the H arm Springs Rher. TOTAL NUMBER OF MEETINGS HELD 12 DATE June, IW j MEETINGS MEETINGS MEETINGS RSENT TOTAL NAMt ATTENDED ABSENT DUE TO DELEGATE DELEGATIONS Jackson, Zane - Chairman U' d 0 3 Frank. Delbert Sr. - 1st Vice-Chairman 10 0 2 I? Brunoe. Bruce, Sr. - 2nd Vice-Chairman 6", 3 ?'. ), Wallulatum, Nelson, Wasco Chief 0 i: 0 3 Heath, Delvls, Sr., Warm Springs Chief ' 0 13 Henry, Vernon, Palute Chief 11 1 0 6 Wallulatuo. Karen 0 6 Clements, Janice a 1 2 9 Squlewphen, Rita 9 3 2 6 Johnson. Ellen 7. 4- n ' Patt. Olney 0 0 4