Page 2 April 16, 1993 Warm Springs, Okkkon Spilyay Tymoo ;' : ! ' 1 - j I r ' , : 1 1 ,, i 1 ; 1 : j; .K ; 7 4 1 ( "- Adeline Miller andVrsala IMtle, left and center, of the Warm Springs Senior Cit&ns program, were presented dishes by Kah-Nee-Ta banquet captain Roma Cartney recently. The dishes are stored at the Senior Center until such time a family or individual is in need of new dishes due to fire or death. . USDA sponsors national poster contest The United Stated Department of , Agriculture (USDA) is sponsoring a National Poster Contest in com memoration of National American Indian Heritage Month. The Forest ' Service is helping support this effort by soliciting entries from American Indian tribes, reservations, commu nity organizations, tribal schools, colleges, youth organizations and other sources. -' Entries should be submitted to the Washington, D.C. office and received . no lata than July 9, 1993. A panel will .be designated to select one Forest . Service entry to be forwarded to US DA. The winning entry will be used in the design of USDA's National American Indian Heritage Month poster. The . winner will bcarmouncedand contacted by October 1 993. The winning artist(s) will be invited to Washington D.C. to participate in USDA's opening cer emony. All travel and lodging expenses Results of October '92 forestry TQM team survey given; public comments noted i The Communications TQM Team : saw its birth at a brainstorming ses- sion in the Presale and Engineering ". sections of Forestry. The original : team (formed in June 1992) was composed of Juan Coronado, Philip . Florendo, Leslie Bill, Doug Manion : and Doug Dunlap. Over time, the : team was pared down to Bill, Manion : and Dunlap. ; In October, 1992, the team pre '. pared a questionnaire and solicited input from Tribal members through the Spilyay Tymoo. This final report .' will relay the Tribal member input and Forestry's responses. The format will be (Q) Question, (I) Tribal member input, (R) Forestry's re- ; sponse. 1. (Q) What information regard ing the management of your forest would you like to receive? In what way would you prefer to receive this - information (written, person-to-per- - son, or public meeting)? ' (I) Who is in charge? (R) Tribal Council sets overall : direction by adoption of the Inte grated Resource Management Plan I (IRMP) and selection of the Balanced : Alternative for timber management. :" Ordinance 74 is the Tribal law passed : to insure proper management of the ' timber resource. TheNaturalResourceDepartment : has the responsibility to implement : the IRMPprocess. Program direction : goes from the Natural Resource : General Manager to the Forest : Manager. TheForestManagerdirects . the forestry staff to do the planning I and project development for timber sales to meet harvest rates adopted by Tribal Council. . a) Tribal Members? ' (R) Approximately 56 of the Spilyay Tymoo Staff Members MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND PHOTO SPECIALIST MARSHA SHEWCZYK REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SAPHRONIA KATCHIA REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER.., SELENA BOISE FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Ouroff ices are located in the basement of the Old Girls Dorm at 1 1 1 5 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 PHONE: (503) 553-1 644 or (503) 553-3274 FAX No. 553-3539 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Within U.S. -$9.00 Outside U.S. -$15.00 SPILYAY TYMO0 1992 will be paid for by USDA. All entries should be submitted to John Kusano, American Indian Spe School seeks substitute teachers Warm Springs Elementary School is looking for people who would sub stitute in the classroom. Those with a bachelor of arts degree are encour aged to apply. While regular class room teachers must have a degree and take special classes for certifi cation by State Law, a bachelor of arts degree is all that is needed for an emergency substitute teaching li cense. A substitute can work up to 20 days per year on an emergency cer tificate and earn $84.00 per day. To apply, an applicant would need to fill out a 509-J job application, an ap plication for substitute teachers li cense, and pay a $45.00 filing fee to Forestry staff are Tribal members or married to a Tribal member. (I) Why does Forestry exist? (R) Forestry exists to provide the technical expertise to develop a timber sale program that meets all of the Tribal regulations and still meets the financial commitment that the Tribes have. (I) What is Forestry's annual bud get? (R) The combined expenses of the BIA and Confederated Tribes for forestry is: Wages $1,800,000 Fire Management 1,000,000 Reforestationsite preparation 1,500,000 Youth programs 100,000 Other support proups 200.000 TOTAL $4,600,000 Approximately 50 of the money is directly from the BIA with the other 50 paid by the Tribes and then reimbursed by BIA from other sources. (I) What money is given to WS Tribal government? (R) In 1992, $20,000,000 was collected by the BIA of which $18,000,000 went to the Tribal General Fund and $2,000,000 was reinvested into the Forest resource to pay for items listed above. Between $600,000-$700,000 in indirect charges was paid to the Tribes for administration of three PL638 con tracts in the Branch of Forestry. (I) What would happen if the mill shut down? (R) The immediate effect would be that approximately 200 Tribal members would lose their jobs. If there would be a moratorium on all harvesting of timber, the number of jobs lost would include 200 jobs at cial Emphasis Program Manager. For complete contest guidelines, stop by the Spilyay office or call 553-1644. TSPC. The number of substitutes avail able throughout the district is limited. There arc 36 substitutes currently for a total teaching staff of 1 7 1 . It is very hard to get substitutes when a num ber of teachers at any one site need to attend professional activities. Sometimes opportunities are lost because there are no substitutes available. Please contact Nan Willis, Princi pal at Warm Springs Elementary School,553-l 128 if you are interested in applying. Applications and a check list requirements arc available in the school office. the mill, another 100 Tribal mem bers in the Natural Resources De partment and logging operations and other related jobs. In the long run, additional jobs could be lost to Tribal members because of the reduced Tribal budget 2. (Q) Would you like to see For estry at public events? If yes, where and when? (I) This survey question received eight different responses from the membership. AH but one of the re sponses said that some people think the Forestry staff should be more involved in public events. One of the eight responses said they would not want Forestry personnel at public events. (R) Currently, the Forestry staff is involved in the annual Career Fair held by the tribal organization, we are also starting to relay information on our proposed timber sales through KWSO and the Spilyay Tymoo. 3. (Q) How can individual sec tions of Forestry improve their over all operations? (I) We need to save the forest and save water. (R) In the balanced alternative, in forest management, the Tribal Council has identified the desired populations of wildlife and quantity and quality of water during this ten year period. Forestry uses the IRMP to achieve that goal. (I) Quit cutting out of greed! (R) The balanced alternative in sures an even flow of timber volume and value. The harvest rate has gone from 105,000,000 board feet to 55,000,000 board feet in 1996. This is a very significant change in how we manage the forest. If we continue to manage the forest using the FmHA offers loans "Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) has a loan program designed to help Socially Disadvantaged farmers purchase farm land," Ms. Summcrs,FmHA County Supervisor, said April 7. Under the program, FmHA can help Socially Disadvantaged persons who have farm-related experience and training meet the qualifications for an FmHA Farm Ownership loan. "FmHA can sell or lease acquired farms to eligible applicants, or make loans for the purchase of land on the open market," Ms. Summers said. FmHA also has a loan program to help Socially Disadvantage farmers with their farm operating needs. Ms. Summers said that loans can be made or guaranteed for the purchase of livestock, machinery, and equipment, as well as annual production purposes. Work Experience and Development News- Update from the Work Experi ence Si Development Department JIPA Program: The work experi ence placement slots arc exhausted until July I, 1993. Those persons who ore interested in placement in this program are encouraged to still come in to complete preliminary processing. A situation like (his is the result of serving the many requests and placement demand. Internship Program: The work experience placements slots arc full at (hi time. This is to the amount of Tribal Members who have been and arc being served. Again, it is impor tant, if you arc interested in obtain ing a placement slot, to still come on in to do the preliminary processing. In both of these programs, it has become very competitive to secure a placement slot due to the amount of requests and applicants. Looking for the motivated individuals who keep contact and check in. If apcrsononly makes one contact, chances arc, there have been others who have been keeping regular contact and are showing high motivation to get into a slot. Apprenticeship Program: Ap prenticeships have been advertised in Forestry and Law Enforcement. Call or stop by if you arc interested in being an apprentice. Apprenticeships involve two important components: on-the-job work experience and classroom training. The program plan currently is moving toward shorter term apprenticeships because not all apprenticeships need to be 4 years plus we can serve more Tribal Mem bers by using shorter apprenticeships. Community & Conservation Corps: The 3rd quarter of 4 quarters has just been completed. Mondays arc classroom training aay wnnc Tuesday through Fridays arc work project days lor the ere w. To date the following classroom training has been completed: Crew Leader Ori entation, Basic Supervision Skills, Building and "A" Team, Crew member orientation, Being an ef fective employee, visitations to Lane Metro and NW Youth Corp in Eu gene, fitncssPT started and is a daily requirement as a group, orientation to Natural Resources, first aid & CPR (all crew leaders and crew members obtained their first aid card), in creasing human effectiveness, GED classes started and is ongoing (were recently told there arc now 3-4 crew members ready to take their GED test), Computer classes. guidelines of the IRMP, we can har vest at that rate through to future. 4. (Q) Do individual sections of Forestry satisfactorily incorporate the memberships concerns in their management activities? If no, why and how could it improve? (I) There were five responses to this question which basically said that the Tribal members are unin formed as to the activities of indi vidual sections of Forestry. (R) With the adoption of the IRMP, Forestry is required to ac tively solicit membership input into their proposed timber sales through the Project Assessment (PA) process. This has entailed holding meetings with the Tribal public and news ar ticles in both the Spilyay Tymoo and KWSO. With these lines of com munication open, we hope to allevi ate differences in operational prob lems through obtaining a better un derstanding of each person (s) posi tions (s) and then working towards a common goal. 5. (Q) Is the current timber sale approval process to your satisfac tion? If not, how could it be improved? (I) Explain what current, past and future timber sale approval process is. (R) Please refer to attached flow chart for the answers to this question. General comments not related to specific questions were also received and responded to below. COMMENT: Someone needs to stop log trucks from speeding down our Reservation roads. They use both lanes, they drive too fast, they need too slow down, begin at mile post 8 on Tenino Road and on Jackson Trail Road by Buck Smiths. RESPONSE: Speeding log trucks I ; ; . I i ' i : n V ' v. . , ., a-;- 'A -y v i V - t 'L.- ' t : : 1 t. . ' '-' tun"' - -?W 9 i-. z f ?- c - - ' i tan- - -v ' f r i IF WE TRY planning committee members art (left to right) Marie Calica, Ramona Soto Rank, Warm Springs BIA iuprnmrnarni uoraon cannon, Brian Work projects completed include: community cider projects (cleared and rc-gravcled driveways; delivered split down, and restacked wood; completed basic repair assessments for senior citizen homesyards at Elliott Heights and Hollywood Blvd). A need was identified involving tearing down and replacing the original community fcncclinc in the senior citicn area. This was com pleted. Assisted with the Senior Citizen Honor Day preparations. Completed community trash clean up along main streets, roads and in 3.00 GPAs Continued from pago 1 point and higher. Education also wishes to ac knowledge all those students who fcununucu to mcci we scnoiarship rcquircmcntsofalOOGPAorhighcr with 12 credit hours or more. To the parents and relatives for your words of encouragement to your student by wsu giving incm care packages and sending some much needed $$ and by your deeds of giving love and hugs. The students all appreciate this. Thank you. To the students: keep studying hard. Term by term, semester by sc- Gopher trapping training offered The Branch of Forestry is solicit ing names of Tribal members or af filiates who are willing to learn how to trap pocket gophers on forest plantations. Individuals need to be highly motivated and capable of working indcpcndcntly.Training will consist of working with a Tribal Contractor for approximately 40 in.... I lJ Yes, 1 am interested in NAME ADDRESS: I I PHONE No.: MAIL TO: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Branch of Forestry, P.O. Box 1239, Warm Springs Oregon 97761. ATTENTION: jForest Development Officer. are unfortunately a problem on al most all timber sales. Timber Sales Administration cannot issue speed ing tickets; this is the responsibility of the police. However, we have tried numerous ways to reduce the speed of log trucks: 1) Work with Warm Springs Forest Products Industries (WSFPI) to insure that their contractors know that speeding will not be tolerated. 2) Inform contractors and log truck drivers that if speeding continues the police will be notified andor they may be suspended from driving by either the BIA or WSFPI. 3) Notify the Warm Springs Police Department of a speeding problem. Most roads, with the exception of the major highways, Tenino Road and Jackson Trail Road, are not posted for allowed speed. Therefore, the police can only issue citations for going too fast for road conditions. Tenino Road and Jackson Trail Road, are posted for allowed speed and any log truck exceeding these posted speed limits can be ticketed by the police. COMMENT: "I don'tknow how they got those numbers" RESPONSE: In a nut shell: 1. Growth, mortality, and defect by species was measured from plots on the reservation. 2. Lands that should not be har vested were removed from the harvest base. 3. Specific resource protection re quirements were written for all lands. 4. Expected future growth was calculated for each resource zone and timber type. 5. Management of the resources is by Watershed or Forest Planning Unit. nojjman ana rnyuis unjjun. the West Hills area. Assisted with readiness preparations for the grand opening of the Museum at Warm Springs. Crew Members completed homeyard assessments on approxi mately 80 of the West Hills area. Refinement plans and full imple mentation according to the intent of the Adopt an Elder, Adopt A Brother Sistcr.and Junior Council isexpected during the 4th quarter (April-June). Any community member is welcome to join our efforts! It is encouraged and wanted. mcstcr, you are getting that much closer to reaching your educational goals. rnn I . . OUU'J levy lOpIC . ,r; pou iy luiuiu Friday, April 16, 199J, Unoonat Sonny's Restaurant. Topic will be the 509-J Bond Levy. You owe it to yourself to find out what the issues arc. Friday, April 23, 1993 topic will be City-wide clean up. Take pride in your community "Let's talk gar bage". hours in a field setting. Individuals will not be paid while in training. Those who successfullycomplcte the training will be awarded a trapping contract. If you arc interested please fill out the form and return to the address listed below by May 7, 1 993. If you have any questions, please call Tommy James or Budd Johnson at "1 learning how to trap gophers, i I I I I 6. The appropriate defect deduc tions were made. 7. The harvest volume was calcu lated. 8. The Tribal Council approved. COMMENT: "It's got trees on it, we're going to cut it" RESPONSE: This is not true be cause cutting docs not occur without the approval of the Tribal Council. OR the Tribal Council can direct no harvest or portions of harvest on any or all of the lands. Harvest does not occur on Cul tural and Archaeological areas with out the approval of the Tribal Council and the Tribal Archaeologist. COMMENT: "Tell you what you want to hear and then go out and do what they please." RESPONSE: This is a myth be cause this Tribe would not allow for us to change or do something different than what the Tribal direction is. COMMENT: "Trade-offs - What do we call it? phoney baloney money" RESPONSE: The key is to man age the trade offs so they balance ACCORDING TO YOUR MEA SUREMENT STICK what you as the Tribe want to get from all re sources. The Tribal Council set di rection to manage all of the resources on a sustainable level within each watershed. COMMENT: "What you call fragile and what I call fragile could be two different things" RESPONSE: We need to com municate with the Tribal Council, Managers and the Tribal members so people understand what we are say ing and we need to understand what the people are saying. Field visits make this happen much better than us talking in the office.