Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
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McQuinn Strip logging practices
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Large area should not have been clearcut, according to tribal forestry consultant.
AlCOhol, drug use decl
Preparing For The Drug
(Free) Years, a family training
effort sponsored by Governor
Goldschmidt, the Fred Meyer
Charitable Trust, and the Oregon
Prevention Resource Center which
has trained over 8,000 parents
throughout Oregon.
Joint efforts between the
Oregon Prevention Resource Cen
ter, the Office of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Pregrams, and the State
Department of Education to move
all schools to adopt a K-12 cur
riculum to reduce alcohol and drug
problems.
Poet Woody
Thursday, October 25, Native
American poet Elizabeth Woody
reads from her work at 6:30 p.m. in
Room401 Cramer Hall(l721 S.W.
Broadway) on the Portland State
Spilyay Tymoo
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area.
Annual prevention confer
ences, currently in their seventh
year, to assist county teams in
learning how to reduce alcohol and
drug problems. An average of 600
delegates attend each year.
T The defeat of the initiative to
legalize marijuana and increased
marijuana fines passed by the 1989
legislature. Both the defeat of the
initiative and the fine increase had
the Governor's strong public sup
port. The Oregon Business Coun
cil's promotion of strong drug-free
work place Dolicv throughout
to read from book Oct 25
University campus. Woody was
recipient of the 1990 American
Book Award and a founding mem
ber of the Northwest Native Amer
ican Writer's Association.
portion of (his harvest was standing
green timber, which appears to be
beyond the salvage sale authority,"
says McClelland.
The second issue to be addressed
is if the Tribe is receiving fair
market value for the timber. As
trustee, the BIA is "obligated" to
obtain the best possible price foi
the material.
The third aspect to consider is
administration of the sale. It is the
responsibility of the BIA to ensure
thut proper logging techniques arc
used and that loggers don't remove
any unnecessary timber.
The McQuinn Strip Act of 1972
mandates timber taken off
McQuinn between 1972 and 1992
must be sold at public auction, can
not be exported in the foreign
market, nor can the Tribe cut, buy
or remove any of the commercial
timber. Even though this was an
"emergency" sale consisting of
blowdown material, tribal attorneys
determined that none of the
McQuinn timber could be brought
to Warm Springs for resale or
manufacturing. Donaghu maintains
that the McQuinn sale was put
together with the idea that the
timber was going to WSFPI.
Twenty-five percent of the sale was
green and not damaged by wind.
This percentage didn't have to be
that high, says Donaghu, but be
cause "we originally thought the
sale was going to WSFPI, we con
ducted sanitation harvest and
cleaned up the area. We wouldn't
have done that if we knew it was
going off-reservation." Sanitation
harvest is where "high risk" trees
are identified and marked for re
moval. High quality Douglas and noble
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Oregon's 50 largest businesses.
Governor Neil Goldschmidt
warned that, "While there is pro
'" gress and there is hope, there is no
room for complacency. No one
should delude themselves about
the persistence of those peddling
drugs to our children. If we cannot
surpass their resolve, the progress
we see today will disappear. We
must press harder. We must double
our commitment to keeping our
children drug-free. Because after
today, we not only have faith that
such efforts can succeed, we have
proof."
The poetry reading is part of a
reception and open house at the
Women's Studies Program office
launching the first phase of their
library of writing by women of
color. The reception takes place
from 5 to 8 p.m. Admission is free
and the public is welcome.
The Women's Studies Program
library collection, begun through
an individual donation, is intended
to promote creative work by
women of color and make it easily
accessible. It will include fiction,
poetry and creative expressions in
an oral tradition, as well as critical
appreciation, biographies and auto
biographies. Works by and about Native
American women are currently in
the library. Works by and about
other women of color will be added
as opportunity and funds allow.
The Women's Studies Program
Library is open to the public.
Donations of money and booksare
welcome, as are suggestions about
works to be included.
For more information, contact
Women's Studies, Portland State
University. PO Box 751, Portland,
OR 97207. or call coordinator of
the Women's Studies Certificate
Program at PSU. Johanna Bren
ner, 725-3516.
questioned
firs and other species are tound on
the McQuinn Strip. It is extremely
valuable on the domestic market
and even more so on the foreign
market. Once McQuinn manage
ment is turned over to the Tribe in
1992. the timber taken can be
exported, if the Tribe so chooses,
or processed in the Warm Springs
Forest Products Industries mill. A
high percentage (60 percent to 65
percent) of the timber taken in this
sale was green, standing timber,
says Spitz. The Tribe could have
realized as much as $2 million to $4
million more for the timber had it
been left for harvest in 1992, Spitz
believes.
Tribal Council Chairman Zanc
Jackson, expressed concern over
the annual allowable cut. "We lost
the greater part of the 1992 annual
allowable cut for WSFPI" by having
this removed now. "The allowable
cut off the main Warm Springs
block was trimmed to minimize the
loss of material that would be
available for manufacturing at the
mill." The reduction in the AAC
could affect employment in 1992.
Spitz questions, too, the silvicul
ture philosophy of the BIA. "It is
not well thought out." The "patch
work" clearcut design endangers
remaining stands as there will most
certainly be windthrow in the future.
Also threatened is wildlife. With
the understory removed, very little
shelter exists for large or small
animals.
"Well have to take time to assess
our situation,"said Jackson. "Only
then will we be able to decide what
Get ready for
Fitness Challenge
The Warm Springs Recreation
Department will sponsor the 1990
November Fitness Challenge Novem
ber 1 to November 30, 1990.
Traveling Trophy to the depart
ment with the most number of
minutes exercised. Participant
Team Average.
All persons entering the Chal
lenge are required to pay a $5.00
fee, and if you don not wish to
receive a N.F.C. shirt, but wish to
participate a $3.00 fee is asked.
Individual time sheet logs are
available at the Recreation office
after fees are paid. Select one
person to "Captain" your. team,
heshe will be the contact person
for your team.
Entrants can be of the Warm
Springs Tribal organization, Bu
reau of Indian Affairs, Indian
Health Service, W.S. Elementary,
and any outside individual, group
or organization that wishes to
participate.
Entry's for Challenge partici
pants must be received by Friday,
November 16. Those wishing to
order a "Challenge" T-shirt must
have their order in by this time.
Efforts to expand the alcohol
and other drug use prevention
within the community include
OREGON TOGETHER!, a new
strategy aimed at the community
level. Special initiatives with small
business, Oregon's religious com
munity, and other organizations
are also underway. Expanded
Oregon Teen Leadership Institutes
and Project Graduation will help
provide alcohol and drug-free al
ternatives for Oregon's young peo
ple all year long, noted Kushner.
In addition, Neil Goldschmidt
has proposed that Oregon provide
drug and alcohol treatment ser
vices to all Oregon pregnant
women and children. The proposal
will be included in the 1991-93
budget he presents to the next
governer.
The 1990 Oregon Public School
Drug Use Survey was conducted
by Dr. Doug Egan of Lewis and
Clark's Business School and was
based upon a survey sample of
1,774 eighth grade students and
1,974 eleventh grade students in
five geographic regions throughout
Oregon.
Meeting set
The Shaker Church will conduct
an important business meeting
Monday, November 12. Meeting
will begin at 7 p.m. On the agenda
will be the election of an assistant
minister.
Trailer for sale
Trailer for sale 14 x 70' trailer
house, 2 bedroom, I bath, excel
lent condition, $8,000 or best offer.
If interested call 553-1101 after
6:00 p.m.
Toyota for sale
For Sale 1979 Toyota Corolla
Hatchback. 5 speed. 4 cylinder
with air conditioning. AM-FM
Sony cassette player. Runs ex
cellent for $700. For more infor
mation call Beverly at 553-2416.
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to do. We will be careful to do
what's in the best interest of the
Tribe and. of course, our timber
resource. We have an obligation to
our people to ensure that our trust
cc is managing our forests for the
McQuinn Blowdown Journal
1988 Tribe becomes concerned about large amount of McQuinn
timber planned for sale during 1989-1991. It is determined that
the 20-year allowable cut has been met. Tribe requests that there
be no more cutting in the McQuinn until 1992.
January, 1990 Major windstorm causes substantial blow
down on both McQuinn and Warm Springs blocks.
April 1 to Jun 1, 1990 Snowmelt in some areas of McQuinn
make portions accessible; by April 20, all areas are accessible.
May 4, Forestry conducts helicopter survey of blowdown. May
15, forestry presale begins ground reconnaisance of blowdown.
By May 25, Initial reconnaisance and mapping of blowdown is
completed. On May 29, BIA forest manager informs WSrPI his
intent to sell McQuinn timber to them under emergency authority.
Initial estimate is 3 million to 5 million board feet. On May 30 and
31, forestry begins cruising and marking sale.
June 28 Tribal attorney Dennis Karnopp determines that WSFPI
cannot process McQuinn timber due to stipulations in McQuinn
Act of 1972.
July 11 Forestry finishes sale layout and begins computing
timber volumes and mapping. It is determined that the value of
this timber will probably double in 1992 when McQuinn Act
restrictions expire.
July 16 Agency superintendent signs waiver to shorten the
required advertisement period from 30 days to seven; gains
approval from tribal timber committee.
July 19 Prospectus sent to prospective buyers.
July 26 Discover that terms of sale are very different from those
previously agreed to by tribal and Portland Area Office represent
atives. Volume is now estimated to be 18.5 Mbf.
July 27 Forestry staff conducts field trip for prospective buyers.
Area Office informs local forestry officials that only damaged
trees were to be included in the sale and that there would be no
clearcuts, shelterwood final removals or selection cuts (also
clearcuts). Forestry maintains that a maximum of 25 percent of
qreen standing timber had been included in the sale and that a
change in prescription was impractical. Tribal forestry consultant
Jim Spitz maintains that over 60 percent of the timber included in
ha caio ie nreen and not seriouslv damaged.
August 2 Forestry amends sale and removes approximately one
million board feet.
August 3 Vanport, of Boring, Oregon, awarded sale in bidding.
August 13 Cutting begins on sale.
August 14 Spitz and tribal biologist Terry Luther check cutting
on parts of McQuinn. Notice cutting of snags and unmarked,
undamaged trees.
August 23 Tour consisting of Donaghu, Spitz, Doug McClelland,
Cal Mukomoto, Ken Smith, George Smith and Ken Lathorp tour a
small portion of sale. Approximated 1 .4 Mbf removed by changes
following tour.
September 7 Tribal Council Chairman requests Bernard Topash
to stop logging on the sale; Topash agrees.
September 10 Tribal Council meets to discuss McQuinn salvage.
Forestry maintains that very few unmarked trees have been cut.
Council directs forestry to work more closely with Spitz. Counci
allows logging to continue with the understanding that all
possible standing green trees would be removed from the sale.
September 11-Forestry marking "take" trees in unmarked
salvages and blacking out some trees that had been marked for
September 25 Ken Smith and Zane Jackson, on behalf of Tribal
Council, write letter to superintendent asking to stop the cutting
of green timber.
October 2 Spitz observes fresh cutting of unmarked trees.
October 9 At Zane Jackson's request, Area Director Stan
Speaks directs forestry to stop cutting of green timber.
October 12 Forestry now doing an "excellent" job of blacking
out paint designating undamaged trees for cutting, but less than
one million board feet remains to be cut.
Vjctjms Assistance meet set
The Victims Assistance Drogram
of the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs will host a conference
November 1-3, 1990 in Portland,
Oregon at the Columbia River Red
Lion. The conference was made
available through a $91,000 grant
from the Office of Victims of Crime,
a part of the U.S. Department of
Justice.
The purpose of the conference is
to strengthen Indian nations and
bring justice for victims of crime.
The conference will also bring to
gether diverse groups, including
victims who can work together to
meet the special challenges in their
communities to build more effec
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The third annual A rts and Crafts Fair had various exhibitors and many
visitors. The Fair was held October 13 at the Warm Springs C ommunity
Center.
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greatest benefit and value for our
people, including not only the
economic value, but other im
portant resource and cultural values
as well," Jackson concluded.
tive services in Indian communities
across the nation. The National
Indian Judges Association has en
dorsed the conference and en
courages tribal judges to attend.
There will be three training cate
gories: 1. general victims assistance;
1. judicial law enforcement: 3.
healing and spirituality.
Registration is $45 per person
for the three-day conference. Room
reservations can be made by calling
the Red Lion toll-free line at 1 -800-547-8010.
Room rates are $54 per
night. Mention the conference when
making room reservations.
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