VOL. 18 NO. 14
Coyote news
in brief
Keep children out of
fire danger
Most accidental deaths to
children In the home are
caused by fire. Prevent
this tragedy from
happening by taking
precautions.
Page 2
Comments requested
on proposed timber
sale
The Abbot Ttimber sale
within the McQuinn Strip
is scheduled for logging
In 1994.
Page 2
Pl-Ume-sha celebration
brings cultures, friends
together
Pi-Ume-Sha draws
visitors and participants
from states throughout
the nation and from
Canada.
Pages 4 and 5
Sporting events feature
of Treaty Days
Celebration
Results from the rodeo,
Fry Bread Golf
Tournament, Pi-Ume-Sha
Run, Endurance Race,
and softball tournaments
are provided for readers.
Page 6
Sun's rays can damage
skin
Ozone layer depletion is
below normal allowing
ultraviolet rays to reach
the earth. Sunburn can
occur faster.
Page 7
For driving safety,
Inspect tires regularly
Uneven tire wear
indicates structural
damage and requires
immediate attention.
Page 7
Summer Recreation
draws community
youngsters
Daily and special
activities keep
community youngsters
busy through mid
August. Page 8
Deadline for the next
Issue of Spilyay Tymoo
Is July 16, 1993
July 5 through July 1 1
Is American Indian
Week
News
Royalty representing Warm Springs
Community Health Promotion
Presents
Annual
Family Jamboree Day
Saturday, July 10
at the Warm Springs Community Center
Activities begin at 1 :00 p.m.
Family games, barbecue, volleyball,
waterslide, tiny tots games, pony
games, DA. R. E, Trust & Challenge
games, E.D.l.T.H.
Main event: Mud wrestling
IF WE TRY conference set for resort
The American Indian Association,
in conjunction with the IF WE TRY
(Indian Families Working Effectively
Together to Reach Youth) project
will present a community building
workshop July 16through 18atKah-Nee-Ta.
The three-day event will be
preceded, on July 15, by a one-day
educational summit for moderators.
Presenting information will be
Howard Rainer, Jeri Brunoe and
others involved with strengthening
families in the Warm Springs and
Portland areas.
IF WE TRY project was estab
lished to identify creative options for
improving Indian student perfor
Spilyay Tymoo
from the Warm Springs Indian RcservalVf 0
P.O. BOX 870, WARM
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Treaty Honored
since 1955 gathered at The Museum at Warm Springs June 26 to participate in
mance by working with Indian fami
lies in a holistic and culturally sen
sitive way through the school and
social service providers. The IF WE
TRY project will seek to enhance the
physical, mental, emotional and
spiritual well-being of families and
their youth as a means to increase
positive education outcomes.
IF WE TRY is a collaborative
effort among the American Indian
Association of Portland, Portland
Public Schools, Jefferson County
School District, Tide V Indian Edu
cation of Portland and Jefferson
County and is funded by the US De
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P.O. Ho 870
Warm Springs OR
Address Correction
SPRINGS, OR 97761
Spruce budworm spraying program ends
Spraying of Bt, or Bacillus
thuringiensis, to control the Western
Spruce budworm began Saturday,
June 19 and ended July 7, after
treating more than 64,000 acres. The
project was a cooperative effort
among the Tribe, BIA and the U.S.
Forest Service and cost approxi
mately $960,000.
The time schedule was contingent
upon weather and condition of trees
and insects. The Bt insecticides used
for control of forest defoliating in
sects are only effective against the
caterpillar stage of moths and but
terflies. They will not kill other kinds
of insects, such ants, bees, ants,
mosquitoes, beetles or insects that
are predators and parasites of the
target species. Project director Jim
Hadfield said, "The trees and the
insects have to be in the correct stage
of development if we are to maximize
the effectiveness of the spray."
Spraying has become a contro
versial in which to control insects in
some areas due to concern of dam
aging the food source of the
Townsends big-eared bat. Because
of this controversy, the Mt. Hood,
Deschutes and Willamette National
forests have delayed spraying their
forests until further studies can be
done.
The economic base of the reser
vation is impacted by the Spruce
Budworm problem. Jody Calica,
tribal Natural Resources General
Manager said, "Since the U.S. Forest
Service has opted not to spray in
central Oregon, it is even more im
portant for the Tribe to protect its
most valuable resource." He added,
"Because of the importance of the
limber industry to the people of Warm
Springs, the Tribal Council has di
rected the budworm infestation be
treated."
An environmental assessment was
conducted to measure potential im
pacts of the spraying project The
Tribe will continue to exercise eco
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a tribute to the Treaty of 1855.
system management in conjunction
with the spray program. According
to Calica, the Tribe has been working
with leading authorities in ecosystem
forest management. "We will make
our best faith effort to work coopera
tively with the U.S. Forest Service
and use other strategics beyond the
spray program to eliminate the
probIem."Othcrstratcgics mentioned
included commercial and pre-com-mercial
thinning, fertilization,
undcrburning and "possibly intro
ducing other more resistant species."
The project was divided into three
treatment units along the western
boundary of the reservation. One unit
was 19,000 acres, another 24,000
acres and the third at 21,000 acres.
The estimated cost of the Droicct is
$15 an acre. Approximately 40 for
est service, tribal, BIA and BLM
employeesconductcd theprojecL The
contractor, Evergreen Helicopters,
Inc. of McMinnvillc, had an addi
tional 35 employees working on the
project,. Six helicopters were used
forsprayingand four helicopters were
used to monitor the operation.
Hadfield stated that during spraying,
project crews monitored test plots to
analyze progress and conditions.
The Western Spruce Budworm is
Third Annual Tribal Elders Picnic
'Times We Remember"
Thursday, July 15, 1993
12:30 p.m.
Celilo Park
Everyone Welcome!
For local information, call Eileen Spino at 5534313
VS. rootage
Bulk Rle Permll No. 2
Warm Springs, OR 97741
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JULY 9, 1993
Money available
The Indian Community Develop
ment Block grant Program, which is
administered by the U.S. Department
oft lousing and Urban Development,
will soon be accepting grant applica
tions from northwest tribes. More
than 40 regional tribes are eligible to
compete, this year's application limit
will be $270,000 for a project within
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Public input wanted....
Salvage sale set
for HeHe Butte
The HcHe Butte Project Interdis
ciplinary Team is putting together a
salvage sale plan for the HcHe Butte
Extensive Management area. The
project area is located across the
Warm Springs River from the HcHe
Longhouse and rodeo grounds. The
salvage sale will be designed to fol
low the recently adopted Integrated
Resource Management Plan for the
forested area.
. The harvest area is located be
tween the B-180, B-100, B-190 and
U.S. Highway 26. The area is
scheduled as a 1993 salvage sale and
will be loped in the fall of 1993.
Forest is requesting comments and
input from the public so they may
identify tribal member concerns as
the project assessment package is
put together. The draft Project As
sessment document will be written
and available for public review in
August and will address the concerns
tribal members provide.
For more information or to express
concerns, contact David Smith, team
coordinator, at 553-2421. Written
concerns may be submitted to Smith,
Branch of Land Operations, PO Box
1239, Warm Springs, OR 97761.
the most widely distributed and de
structive defoliator of coniferous
forests in Western North America. It
has devastated must of the timber in
areas of eastern Oregon. The bud
worm was first reported in the United
States in 1914 in Oregon. It was not
recognized as a serious threat to
western coniferous forests until 1922,
when two outbreaks were reported
near Priest Lake in northern Idaho.
An epidemic in the northern Rocky
Mountains, which began in 1949,
has now persisted for more than 40
years. Spraying of Bt reduces the
threat for three to four years, but "it
is a short-term solution to the prob
lem," said Hadfield.
In 1988, the Tribe treated ap
proximately 185,000 acres for the
infestation. Some of the area being
treated this year were included in the
1988 spraying. There are 119 spray
blocks in the project, with 105 insect
evaluation plots. The plots are being
monitored for the effectiveness of
treatment. Calica said, "The Con
federated Tribes are supportive of
scientific research projects that will
add to the knowledge and under
standing of the relationships between
the pesticide Bt, its impacts on non
targeted Lepidoptcra species and the
Townsends big-eared bat."