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ijPILYAYTYMOO Warm Springs, Oregon February 19, 1993 PAGE 3 As J A I -- - 1l Tribal Council directs BIA to spray for budworm project. ThcstatemcniconUnucs, nc Tribe will continue to exercise : Warm Springs Elementary teacher Leola Hensley and Natural Resourct water resources technician Richard Craig try to match tree species during Project Learning Tree activity. Project Learning Tree is a workshop which ', pro vldes teachers with ways to Incorporate natural resource Ideas into the classroom. The training was sponsored by the Warm Springs Natural ; Resources department . The Warm Springs Tribal Coun cil has directed the Bureau of Indian Affairs to spray the Reservation for spruce budworm infestation to minimize future growth loss to the forest. The spraying will encompass 60,000 acres in three pilot project ar eas including one area in tne souui ern section of the Reservation, one in the central section and the other in the north. An environmental assessment by the BIA and public comment has determined that the proposed action scheduled will have no significant impact upon the human environment. Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) which is a naturally occuring pesticide will The tank provUn enough to fortify every ptnon't needs, but not every ptrton'i grttd. Mahatma Gandhi be applied to the forests while main taining buffer strips near class 1 and class 2 streams to minimize the possibilities of pesticides entering streams. The U.S. Forest Service has de cided not to spray for the budworm due to concern over the Townscnd-Long-cared bat. According to a tribal statement, "We will make our best faith effort to work completely with the U.S. Forest Service, and complete this ecosystem management mconjuncuon , with the spray program." Forest Service delays spraying for study The U.S. Forest Service has de cided not to spray for the spruce budworm on the Deschutes, Ml. Hood and Willamette national Forests un til the insecticide effects on the food source of the Townscnd big-eared bat are known. Tree mortality re sulting from the decision will be minimal, according to Forest Ser vice officials. The Townscnd-big-carcd bat is listed on the sensitive species list. Spraying could impact some species of the moths that the bat eats. Reproductive rate of the bat is very low with females bearing one young each year. 1 he small mammui may depend on outbreaks of the spruce budworm to increase its population. Females prey on moths prior to giving birth. The bats are smaller than the hu man fist and roost individually in dark, rugged rock. An estimate of population is 3,000 in the state. The Forest Service cites too many trees competing for moisture and nu trients as the major problem for bud- Proposed harvest areas for 1 994 ABBOT 52 MMBF 1. 200 : clearcut, Proposed Harvest Volume : Proposed Harvest Acres : Proposed Harvest Methods sne jier-wooas Contact : Chris Gannon Fritz Miller 553-3557 Address : P.O. Box C Water S Soil Warm Springs, OR. 97761 BADGER BUTTE Proposed Harvest Volume : 34 MMBF Proposed Harvest Acres : i, 570 Proposed Harvest Methods : clearcut. shelter-woods, commercial thinning Contact : Doug Calvin Richard Craig 553-3233 553-3582 Address : P.O. Box C Dept. Natural Resourses Warm Springs, OR. 97761 Clackamas Meadows S-549 B-200 1 A sST lOi ! . ' Badger Butte I Cedar MeadWS I North Butte C"" g Powerlines B-210 p-510 m Boundries Major Roads Powerlines Peters Pasture We are looking for your comments on actvities within these project areas. Please give us the opportunity to develop alternatives that will address your concerns for these areas. Either call or write to the contact person listed under the project name Defore March 1. 1993, (the sooner, the better) . Thank you for your support MMBF Million Board Feet PETER BUTTE Proposed Harvest Volume : 45 MMBF Proposed Harvest Acres : 2. 020 Proposed Harvest Methods : clearcut, shelter-woods, commercial thinning Contact : Bob Gill Doug Manion 553-2416 Address : P.O. 1239 Forestry Warm Springs. OR. 97761 worm infestation. They sec the long- term solution to be reducing the number of tree through thinning and reintroducing certain ttec species, and through fire management. Scientists studying the bat sec the spraying on the Warm Springs Res ervation as an opportunity to study how well B ac ill us thuringiensis. kills all types of moths. They hope to sample the moths and butterflies before and after the Tribe's spray program. Sampling will attempt to measure population drops among species and decline in insects. Research on insecticide projects in Oregon show B.t. results in re duction of species diversity by 60 percent with an 80 percent loss in Art Council assists projects The Regional Arts Council of Central Oregon has rccci ved a S4 ,0(X) grant from the Oregon ArtsCommis sion to assist small arts projects in Central Oregon. The grant will sup port the Council's new program of "Small Grants to Small Arts Projects." Executive Director Ira Allen said: "This is the first round of what we believe will become an ongoing pro gram of funding small arts projects in Central Oregon. Shifts in funding patterns by the Oregon Arts Com mission and new funds from the National Endowment for the Arts will enable us to make this a con tinuing program." Deadline for project application; is March 15, 1993. Application forms arc available at the Regional Arts Council at the Central Oregon Wel come Center, 382-5055. Assistance available for reservation producers Representatives from The Agri culture Stabilization and Conserva tion Service, the Soil Conservation Service and the Farmers Home Ad ministration have established an of fice in Warm Springs to provide technical assistance to agriculture producers and in some cases financial support. The USDA office wascrcated after a f Memorandum of Understanding was signed in June between the fed eral offices and the Tribe. The action comes after the 1990 Farm Bill (FACT Act) specifies the establish ment of a county suboffice on reser vations within county boundaries Tribes can receive more coordinated services from the USDA programs. Programs now available to farm ers and ranchers on the reservation include the Emergency Conserva tion Program which provides funds for rehabilitating eligible farmlands damaged by natural disaster. Water conservation costs during drought periods can be shared by farmers and ranchers. An Emergency Feed Program also provides cost sharing for livestock. i Other cost-sharing programs for agricultural producers include veg etative cover establishment and im provement, diversions, grazing land protection, windbreak restoration or establishment, water impoundment reservoirs, rangeland moisture con servation, irrigation water conserva tion, sediment retention, erosion or water control structures. Representatives visit Representatives from the ASCS, SCS and FIIA visit Warm Springs each Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ' I i Irene Towe has been a member of the Agricultural Stabilization and Consenation Senice since spring of 1992. She is available to help tribal members with their requests to the federal senice agency and to provide information regarding available services.