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coyote News
In Brief
Leonard accepts
AFMO position
27-year-old Tray
Leonard recently
accepted the local
assistant fire manager
position.
25 years and going
strong
Amelia Tewee was
recently honored for her
25 years' service to the
Tribe.
Vietnam Wall replica
to appear in
Prineville In May
Residents are invited to
participate in Memorial
Day activities in
Prineville. The Wall will
remain in Prineville three
days.
Lincoln's powwow
founders
remembered
Matilda Mitchell, Herb
Stwyer, Lillie Heath
among others are
remembered for their
contributions to the
community and annual
powwow.
Secretarial training
completed
Eight individuals recently
completed
comprehensive office
skills training.
Sign damage
expensive
Reservation road siqns
are easy tarqets for
vandals. The damage is
costing plenty.
Language lessons
continue
Sahaptin, Kiksht and
Paiute language lessons
are offered.
6 and 7
Columbia River
fishing remembered
George Aguilar, Sr.
offers insight to the
ancient ways of our
ancestors along the
Columbia.
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Yakama Bulls take
tourney
Popular Cougars
tournament offered
plenty of action.
Olympiads compete
Several Warm Springs
youth participated in the
Special Olympics Winter
Games at Mt. Bachelor
recently.
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Deadline for the next
Spilyay Tymoo is
Friday,
March 21, 1997
Spilyay
White Buffaloes take
The Madras White Buffalo boys
basketball team is currently at
the class 3A state playoffs in
Portland testing their skill and
strength against the state's top
teams. See page 10 for first
game action and tournament
bracket.
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Temporary library
in planning
A public library is being planned
by the Recreation Department and
Johnson O'Malley Parent Commit
tee. A grant from the U.S. Depart
ment of Education for approximately
$4,600 is being used to purchase fur
nishing for a temporary library. It
will be located next to the main of
fice in the Community Center. The
library is temporary until a perma
nent library facility is located or con
structed. Results from the 1995-96
Library Survey are being used to
develop the library.
So far, plans include four com
puter stations, four individual study
carrels, a group study table, children's
area, book shelves and comfortable
reading chairs.
So far funding available is ex
pected to be below the cost of fur
nishings and b(K)ks. If you arc inter
ested in donating time, money or
both, please contact one of the fol
lowing people. Julie Quaid 553-3240;
Shirley Sanders, Andy Leonard 553
3243 and Norma Simpson 553-323S.
The next meeting is March 24,
1997 from 2-3 at the Community
Center.
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Nine Creeks Timber sale final draft
The Timber Committee has
released a final draft of the Nine
Creeks Timber sale for public review.
The document was prepared by the
Project Interdisciplinary Team to
provide options for a timber harvest
in the Metolius Forest Planning Unit
beginning in 1997.
Six alternatives were formulated
and numerous logging methods were
considered for this project, taking
into account present resource
conditions, forest health and public
input. The sale is expected to yield
15-35 million board feet of timber,
depending on which alternative is
chosen.
The document is divided into three
chapters. Chapter I explains the
purpose and need for action, and also
includes a list of the major issues
associated with the proposed timber
sale. Along with the resource-based
issue descriptions are a list of
indicators used to help the technical
staff analyze and mitigate
environmental impacts resulting from
the project's implementation.
Chapter II provides details of the
six alternatives and describes the
actions necessary to implement each
proposal, including harvest volume,
cutting methods, logging methods,
slash treatments, acres to be planted,
road construction and road
eradication. There arc maps show ine
the harvest blocks, quick reference
tables to compare the alternatives, a
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list of measures needed to mitigate
environmental consequences, and the
Project Interdisciplinary Team's
recommended alternative.
The goal of Alternative A is to
continue current management.
Activities such as livestock grazing,
hunting, recreation and cultural food
gathering would continue as in the
past. The only harvest proposed under
Alternative A would be through
salvage operations that remove trees
killed by fire, wind, insects or other
causes. In 1996 the Jefferson Fire
burned 1,699 acres in the project
area and a salvage harvest on 1,215
acres is currently underway.
The emphasis of Alternative B is
to treat stands with high forest health
problems. Under Alternative B, 15
million board feet of timber would
be harvested on 1 ,596 acres, primarily
through commercial thins and seed
tree prescriptions.
The emphasis of Alternative C,
the alternative recommended by the
interdisciplinary team, is to treat
stands w ith high and moderate forest
health problems while minimizing
forest fragmentation. Under
Alternative C. 15 million board feet
of timber would be harvested on 1 .869
acres, primarily through commercial
thins.
Alternative D emphasizes the
treatment of stands with high and
moderate forest health problems.
Under Alternative D. 25 million
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board feet of timber would be
harvested on 2,489 acres, primarily
through commercial thins and seed
tree prescriptions.
Alternative E would also
emphasize the treatment of stands
with high and moderate forest health
problems, but the acreage and harvest
volume would be higher than any
other alternative. Under Alternative
E, 35 million board feet of timber
would be harvested on 2,955 acres,
primarily through commercial thins
and seed tree prescriptions.
Alternative F would again focus
on treating stands with high and
moderate forest health problems, but
the acreage and harvest volume
would be lower than any other
alternative proposing a harvest of
green trees. Under Alternative F, 1 3
million board feet of timber would
be harvested on 1.513 acres, almost
entirely through commercial thins.
The alternatives would have
varying impacts on water, fish,
wildlife, cultural, biodiversity,
timber, range, soil and economic
resources. There would also be some
changes to the transportation system,
most notably in the area of road
maintenance.
Chapter II contains a list of
mitigation measures required to
protect all of the resources mentioned
above and a statement on how the
project will be monitored.
Chapter III offers an overview of
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current resource conditions. Using
the indicators listed in Chapter I. the
technical staff analyzed each of the
alternatives and described their
impacts on specific resources. The
intent of Chapter III is to provide
information that makes it easier for
resource managers and tribal
members to weigh the advantages
and disadvantages of each alternative.
Attached to the back of the document
is a glossary of terms used in the text
that may not be lamiliarto the general
public.
Rocking all or part of the J-100
Road is being considered as part of
the timber sale, using revenue
generated during the sale to finance
the project. There is an addendum
near the end of the document
describing proposed quarry
development that would be needed
to supply crushed material for
surfacing roads. Two sites were
selected I or development, on sen ing
the northern half of the project and
the other lor the southern portion.
Both sites, totaling approximately 8
acres, would require conversion of
forest land into non-forested land
status.
For more information or copies of
the document contact Bob Ciill or
Rich l.ohman in the Forestry
Department, or call 553-24 1 6. Tribal
members have 30 days to comment
on the proposed sale.