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Warm Springs, Oregon
February 19, 1993 PAGE 3
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Tribal Council directs BIA to spray for budworm
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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
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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
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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.
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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.