Spilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
February 23, 1990 PAGE 3
Unlimited access
, Unlimited access epitomized the
appeal of Deschutes River users
. speaking at public meetings held in
both Madras, February 13, and
Bend, February 14. Commercial
users and private parties expressed
their view that the river could han
dle a no-limit entry system in
definitely. Many who offered testimony
before the Deschutes River Man
agement Team acknowledged that
problems existed including those
of trespass, poor regulation en
forcement, overcrowding, jet boat
hazards, deterioration of riparian
areas and monopolization of favor-
ed fishing and campsites, but few
wanted more regulation
Comments from the public rang
ed from Madras Mayor Ed Sites'
comment, the Deschutes River "is
a good place to party," to the
; importance of the river to the
economy of Jefferson County, ex-
' pressed by Jefferson County
Chamber of Commerce executive continuation of compatible exist
' director Marjean Whitehousc. ing uses, while providing a wide
Some wanted to see more boat range ol public outdoor recreational
launch points, some hoped to see opportunities and minimizing user
; less vegetation on the banks of the conflicts. These recreational op
river, others wanted to see more portunities would be provided to
shrubbery. Staggered boat launch- the extent that they do not substan
ing was suggested as well as more ,'a"y impair the natural beauty of
' development of campsites.
, Only one person at the Madras
meeting emphasized the importance
, of looking into the future. Por
tland General Electric fisheries
I biologist Don Ratliff stated that a
limiting figure must be placed on
,' the river.
Comments and suggestions of
. fered by the public at the scheduled
meetings will be used to draft a
,' final plan for management of the
Deschutes River. The management
,' plan is required by Oregon legisla-
ture House Bill 3019 and by the
U.S. Congress in its designation of
the river as a National Wild and
Scenic River.
The river is divided into four
segments, each with proposed alter
natives for development. Segment
one includes 41 river miles from
Pelton Reregulating Dam to the
Deschutes Club Locked Gate.
Section two is IS miles from the
Locked Gate to Sherar's Falls.
Segment three incorporates 21
miles from Sherar's Falls to Macks
Canyon. Segment four is the 23
fiver miles from Macks Canyon
Campground to the confluence of
the Deschutes River with the Col
umbia River.
'' Seven agencies are invblved in
the planning process including the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs (with 5,669 acres affected),
Integrated Resource Management tribal member survey
(Tribal members: Please answer
Membership Survey
Member Non-member
1.
Do you understand what the Integrated Resource Management Planning
process 1s about? Yes No
I would like more Information on:
What Resource should receive priority 1n management?
Please select five (5) and mark in order of preferred priority (1
being highest and 5 lowest).
Econom1c Development
"Farming
"Fishing
"Food Gathering
"Grazing
"Water Resources
20ther (Please Specify)
What would you like the FOREST to
More Clearcuts
"More Wildlife Cover
Cut More Trees
"Leave more downed wood in timber sale units
Remove as much merchantable
"Allow livestock to graze 1n
"Reduce the number of roads
Comments:
4) How should Conditional Use areas be managed?
Manage for more' recreational opportunities such as hunting, fishing,
hiking, site seeing, etc.
Provide more protection to wildlife and big game habitat
More emphasis on Timber management and harvest
Manage areas as they have In the past
Protect areas from Wildfire
Manage areas 1n a Natural state
Provide sanctuary areas for wildlife where hunting 1s not allowed
Provide more protection for unique environments
Comments
5) What methods, do you think, would best protect food gathering and
ulturtllii eanrJt.wa irCIC? f Dlaatfi ThnCfi Tltrott t 1
More regulations with strict enforcement (loggers, trespassers)
Identify areas and Implement plans which avoid or restrict other
resource uses
Restricting the use of herbicideschemicals 1n food gathering areas
Limiting rural rousing expansion to protect traditional food
gathering areas
Protect food gathering areas (e.g. meadows) from further
disturbance by limiting access through road closures, no new road
construction, etc.
Make food gathering areas more accessible to Tribal members
Comments:
the Bureau of Land Management
(20.64 1 ). the State of Oregon (4.806).
the governor appointed Deschutes
River Management Committee, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wasco,
Sherman and Jefferson Counties,
and the the City of Maupin. (Pri
vate acreage includes 10,251).
The planning process following
public meetings includes prepara
tion of an Environmental Impact State
ment tor eacn alternative. I nc pre
ferred alternatives will be selected
by the Policy Group by Spring
1990. The first plan is scheduled to
be completed Fall 1990 with im
plementation in the winter of that
year. Thcplan will be continuously
monitored, evaluated and updated.
uverall goal lor the management
of the river as stated in a Bureau of
Land Management summary doc
ument is stated as being "To man
age the lower 100 miles of the
Deschutes River Canyon on a seg
ment by segment basis to allow the
Columbia River
Macks
Canyon
Campground
IPelton
Reregulating Dam
Date.
Hunting
' Logging
Rural Housing
TribalPublic Recreation
Wood Cutting
be like in the future?
Less Clearcuts
Less Cover-More Open Ground
Reduce Timber Cutting
wood as possible
forest management units
Build more Roads
J
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SEGMENTS
i Sharart Falls
SEGMENT 2
Deschutes Club
. Locked Gate
SEGMENT 1 I
wanted on
the river canyon, dimish its esthetic,
fish and wildlife, scientific and
recreational values and take into
account the rights and interests of
private landowners."
Minimum standards for the entire
planning area according to the BLM
document include: I. Any riparian
and upland area that is in declining
status or is in less than mid-scral
(25 of less or the plant composi
tion found in the potential natural
plant community) ecological sta
tus; 2. Any riverbank that is actively
eroding at such a ra? that water
quality and fish habitat are adver
sely affected; 3. Any significant
natural feature or recreational
value that is eroding or being ir
reparably damaged by human use
to the point that it is in danger of
being lost; 4. Any significant health
hazard caused by human use; 5.
Any damage to the habitat of or
endangered species caused by
human use; 6. Any abuse of signifi
cant historical, archaeological or
geological sites; 7. Any significant
degradation of waterquality due to
human use; 8. Any fish population
decreases below the following lev
els: Spring chinook-total return
8.500 to 12.000, harvest 5.500 to
8.000. spawning escapement 3,000
IRMP will create multiple-use reservation
In 1987 the Warm Springs Tribal
Council directed all tribal and
Bureau of Indian Affairs resource
managers to determine the annual
allowable cut for the reservation,
taking into account all resources.
They wanted the entire reservation
analyzed, but in the six-month
time-frame allotted, resource man
agers were able only to collect and
analyze data from the Beaver Creek
watershed. Resource managers
could only estimate the allowable
cut for other watersheds taking
into consideration minimal impacts
on other resources.
Looking at the results of this
first integrated resource plan, Tribal
Council directed resource man
agers to develop a plan for the
reservation forested areas, a total
Integrated Resource Management
Plan.
The forest management plans
previously used to manage resources
in forested areas on the reservation
"didn't take into account all of the
resources," explains BIA Range
and Agriculture coordinator Ross
Racine. "Resource managers were
allowed to comment on the sales
but the objective was to maximize
questions and
6. Which CULTURAL PLANTS do you think are most Important to manage for:
(Please number your choices In order of highest to least Importance
M hPino hinhe.T and 12 lowest).
the same number if they are ot equal
piaxl (blscuitroot) lukw? (desert parsley)
xamsl (Indian celery!- Sa'mamul (wild onion)
sawltk (Indian carrot! Huckleberries
k'und (Black Moss) SuxaSuxa (wild mint)
OTHER
7. How Should Stream and Lake areas be managed?
More emphasis on overall watershed protection and water quality
Provide more recreational opportunities to Tribal members
Manage stream and lake areas for Improved F1sh and Wildlife Habitat
More emphasis on livestock grazing restrictions 1n these areas
Manage stream and lake areas for more timber production
Keep current level of management the same
Manage certain streams for economic returns to the Tribe
(Hydro-electric production, Irrigation, community water systems)
Comments:
B. How should the forest road systems
Build more roads Would
WOUIa Support roao Closures
Would support road closures
' Would like to see more all
Would support road closures
iimper naunng.etc.
The most effective method of road closures In my opinion would be:
Signs , . ,
BouldersLogs (Still provides for fire access in emergencies)
Tank Traps (Large pits made by Cats or blasting)
R1PPi"9 and reseedlng roads to timber or grass species
Gating
Comments:
9. In your opinion, FIRE In resource management could be used more
in: '
Enhancing range lands
Understory treatment in commercial forest lands
Huckleberry site reproduction
Improving wildlife habitat
In my opinion, fire 1s used too much
Feel stricter air quality standards should be adopted
Comments:
10. How should standing and downed dead trees be managed?
Standing dead trees should be left in the forest for wildlife
More dead and downed logs should be left in timber sale units for
personal firewood use
More trees left for future soil productivity
Certain areas should be designated for commercial firewood cutting
- . i a J t -J.I i ni.fi nnantlnnt
fore trees snouio oe useu ur
rore trees jmu.u t
Less trees should be used for
River
to 4.000, Fall chinook-total return
10.000 to 12,000. harvest 4.000
5,000, spawning escapement 6,000
to 7.000; Summer steelhead-total
return 16.000 to 22.000, harvest
6.000 to 12.000, spawning escape
ment 10,000; Rainbow trout will be
managed as wild fish, maintained
at a total population indicated by
1.500 to 2.500 fish per mile larger
than eight inches in the Nena Creek
area; Bull trout will be managed to
maintain the existing population;
Sockeyc will be managed to develop
and maintain a self-sustaining run;
9. Any significant damage to pri
vate land and improvements within
or adjacent to the planning area
resulting from public use.
Questions regarding the Des
chutes River Management Plan
may be directed locally to DRMC
member Louie Pitt. Jr. at the Warm
Springs Natural Resources Office.
Copies of the issues and alterna
tives are available through the
Bureau of Land Management Of
fice, P.O. Box 550. Princville. Ore
gon 97754.
Comments on the plan will be
accepted until February 28, 1990
and can be sent to the BLM office
in Princville.
the timber resource with con
sideration to other resources."
Racine adds.
The IRMP process currently in
use is organized so resource man
agers "complement rather than
compete" with one another, notes
Racine. With proper management
planning, the IRMP will create a
multiple-use reservation rather than
one dedicated to the development
of one resource.
Tribal members attending IRMP
public meetings have expressed
concern about all resources on the
reservation. They have emphasized
an interest in protecting resources,
controlling logging, limiting the
use of chemicals, roads and pol
lution. Focus in the IRMP processs is
currently directed at data collection
and analysis of the data.
Resource managers meet weekly
and public meetings are being held
to discuss the IRMP.
Alternatives for the reservation's
watersheds will be presented to
Tribal Council in the final plan
which will give the Council an
overview of the condition of the
resources in the watershed and the
return survey to
You mav number one or more Items with
importance to you.)
xaus (bltteroot)
camas
Choke cherries
mamn
be managed?
like to see fewer roads
iui nuint K"""11""
for watershed protection
weather roads for recreationa
tor wiiaiue protection
1 uses,
iwmriiai ih'cv's "ft"
-. rr-. .
commercial chipping operations
Integrated planning needed
Management of natural resou
ccs demands a comprehensive view
of all resources. "The stakes arc too
high to do otherwise." says George
Brown, dean of the School of
Forestry at Oregon State Univer
sity. During the annual meeting of
the Oregon Chapter of the Ameri
can Fisheries Society, meeting
February 7-9 at Rippling River
Resort, the fisheries professionals
examined (he importance of look
ing at natural resources in an inte
grated manner to maintain quality
for future generations. Rather than
fostering an "illusion of k nowledge,"
says Brown, resource managers
must work together and work with
the public to discover solutions to
ongoing problems.
The threatened and endangered
species "translates into a threatened
ecology, " points out Oregon De
partment of Fish and Wildlife Jim
Martin. The best job professionals
are doing is not keeping up with the
diminishing quality of resources.
Martin emphasizes that as profes
sionals "we've come a long way,"
but it isn't good enough. It's neces
sary to make certain that resource
quali'v nm inf that adaptability
effect of developing one resource
over another.
Resource managers will be sub
mitting the final drafts of the plan
beginning in September 1990 with
the Forest plan. Other resource
plans will be submitted September
1991. Evaluation, alterations and
monitoring will continue on the
watersheds even after implement
ation of the plan. The final plan is
scheduled for implementation in
June 1992.
Tribal members are encouraged
to participate in the I R M P process
by attending meetings and making
comment. Those with special in
terests may contact the chairman
BP A budget
The $1.23 trillion budget sub
mitted by President Bush proposes
a change in the way marketing
agencies, including Bonneville
Power Administration, repays their
federal debt. It could raise Pacific
Northwest electric rates as much as
42 percent.
The president is also proposing
to cut BPA's operating budget by
the Natural Resources office)
11. Recreational Developments in th FOREST should be:
Create more recreational opportunities for Tribal members
Create more commercial recreation opportunities for non-members
Restore and protect scenic and visual corridors
Create and maintain Wilderness areas
Restrict recreational activities (off-road vehicles, etc) 1
protect sensitive resources.
Manage existing recreational opportunities at the present level
Comments :
1?. Emphasis in manaoina the Wildlife
(Please mark species 1n order
and 7 lowest).
Bear
Deer
Elk
Upland Birds
Threatened and Endangered
Waterfowl
Watchable Wildlife
Comments:
13. Where would you like to see more emphasis placed in the range
management program at Warm Springs:
(Please Chose 3- and give a ranking of 1-Most Important to 3-Least
Important.)
Producer education(Breeding,Market1ng, Grazing Practices, etc.)
"Fences
"Water Developments
"Grazing Plan Implementation
"Holistic Resource Management, Rest Rotation, Deferred Grazing
"Practices
Riparian Habitat Protection and Improvement
"Other Range Improvement Practices
"(Please Specify
4-H and FFA programs
14. Would you be in favor of tighter
the strict enforcement of these
Why or Why not
15. What are the most important Issues
their forest resources 1n the next
(Please rank the following 1n the
important to 10 least important.)
game management
reforestation
"logging control
"thinning
"trespass
Call the Natural Resources Office, 553-3233,
for more information.
lor species is maintained, and that
integrity of the ecological system is
cultivated.
As habitat biologist for the
Jamestown Klallam tribe in Sequim.
Washington, Jim Lichatowich sees
answers to concerns and issues in
resource management in the pub
lic. The public, he says, "must be
allowed to play a role in the deci
sions." Biologists and resource man
agers cannot tackle the problems
alone and expect to solve them.
The public must be a part of the
process.
Lichatowich, speaking to con
ference participants adds, "You're
never going to have to face your
judges" for decisions that are made.
So, "decisions must come from
your own conscience." Resources
must be protected for the future
and professionals with citizens will
provide the answers.
It is crucial that resources be
seen as whole, rather than separ
ately, that managers look at an
entire watershed rather than a sin
gle resource. Resources must be
managed on an integrated level
and according to Brown, the time
for that is now.
of the various committees: Dale
Sarkincn-Forestry; Deepak Seh-gal-Water;
Marsha Kimball-Cul-ture
and Heritage; Dave Smith
Range; Mark Fritsch-Fish; Terry
Luther-Wildlife; Ross Racine-Soil;
Dale Parker-Rural housing; Elton
Greeley-Recreation; and Richard
Inman-Long-term production.
The IRMP procedure "needs the
expertise" of tribal members, says
Natural Resources fisheries tech
nician and IRMP public meeting
facilitator Louie Pitt, Jr. Identi
fying concerns and developing a
working plan for the reservation
requires everyone's involvement.
may be cut
34 percent for $250 million to $ 1 70
million a year. This may mean con
secutive programs will be cut.
The budget proposes spending
$175 million for a reforestation
program, planting a bilion trees on
private lands and a community
trees program.
Continued on page 8
resources should be placed:
of preferred priority (1 being hlnhes
Species
(Juniper Control, Reseeding, etc)
)
regulations governing range use and
policies? Yes No
facing the Tribes In regards to
ten years?
order of importance. (1 most
herbicide use
fire control
firewood
logging access roads
other (please list)
Comments: