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The Clover speaks
I by Sue Ryan
The big event looming on the calendar
for the Warm Springs 4-H program is the
annual 2nd Grade Natural Resource Tour.
Actually, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th grades each
have their own tour. The Jefferson County
office will be hosting the 3rd grade at
Sullivan's Pond on May 1 3th, and the 4th
graders will go to the Museum at Warm
Springs on May 11th.
The 2nd graders will be coming up to
He He Longhouse on May 20th. 4-H
Agent Arlene Boileau says, "The intent
of the tour is to teach natural resources in
a nature loving way," The tour will have
10 stations this year. Stations will focus
OSU offers summer classes on the Web
at Warm Springs. Summer is just around
the comer. What are you going to do? Have
you thought about going to summer school?
You should consider taking a class this
summer if you are:
-a student wanting to earn credits to ward
a degree;
-a K-12 teacher or counselor seeking
PDU's (Professional Development Units)
or credits;
-a professional needing new skills;
-a high school student looking for a
college course experience;
-or if you are simply interested in life
long learning.
Oregon State University's summer
schedule is available at the OSUWarm
Springs Extension Office. The schedule
offers 85 classes in 22 subjects. A majority
of classes can be taken on the web, by video
or by studying at your own pace, one-on-
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OSU and State to unveileil $9.4 Million
CORVALLIS - Northwest food
innovators now have an efficient
resource to help them develop, pro
mote, export or package new agri
cultural products. Dedication cer
emonies are scheduled for May 1 3
at the new Food Innovation Center
in downtown Portland at 1200
N.W. Naito Parkway.
The Food Innovation Center rep
resents more than a decade of ef
fort by Oregon State University
and the Oregon Department of
; Agriculture. The result is a 33, 1 60-square-foot
complex that concen
STOCKMAN'S ROUNDUP: Wise Livestock Marketing-Private-
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by Bob Pawelek
OSU Livestock Agent
Not all horses and cattle are sold
through the auction yard these days
anymore.
The stockman has various meth
ods by which to market his stock.
There are now satellite video auc
tions, where cattle are seen in the
pasture and bids are placed by phone.
Order buyers are also available, who
buy direct from the ranch. This
method is becomeing popular, but it
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Livestock Staff Chair, Madras Secretary
BernadetteHandley
Zack del Nero
Natural Resources
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on Ecology, Land Use Planning, Botany,
Wildlife, and Fire. Luckily, we have 10
willing presenters stepping forward to
teach our local youngsters about natural
resources!
Schools coming to the 2nd grade Natu
ral Resource tour include: Warm Springs
& Simnasho Elementary, Westsidc El
ementary, Metolius Elementary, Madras
Elementary, and Maupin Elementary.
There will be 291 2nd graders total on
site for the day.
In other 4-H news, Community Gar
den coordinator Austin Smith has asked
4-H to help with digging up the soil for
this year's garden. Clubs can use this as
an opportunity to perform a community
service project. If there are other indi
viduals who are interested, they can con
tact Austin through the Healthy Nations
Project.
The deadline is looming for the Hi
Desert 4-H Camp. You must have appli
cations in by May 28th to go. The camp
will be held June 22nd-26th at Crystal
Springs Organizational Camp near
Mitchell, Oregon. This camp is for youth
in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. The Warm
Springs 4-H office has scholarships avail
able to help defer the cost of this $95.00
camp.
That's all for now from the 4-H Cor
ner. '
HOME SWEET HOME-
By Bernadette Handley, OSU Extension
Home Ec Agent
one with an instructor using email, mail, or
by telephone. For students taking web
courses, OSU provides a help desk to an
swer questions if you run into a problem.
Summer highlights in the schedule in
clude a video classes on Principles of Wild
life Conservation (FW251), Management
Principles of Pacific Salmon in the North-
west (FW323); and Wildlife in Agriculture
Ecosystems (FW435535). These courses
meet requirements in natural resources,
environmental science and agricultural de
gree programs. The Wildlife in Agricul
tural Ecosystems is also offered on the
graduate level.
In-service teachers have a variety of one
unit modules to choose from in topic areas
such as Curriculum, Instruction and Ser
vice; Improving Practice; Technology for
Teachers; and Assessment. There are all
graduate level courses.
Dr. KurtPeters.of OSU's Ethnic Studies
trates some services and expands
others necessary to launching new
Northwest food products.
Tours begin at 9 a.m. and will
continue after the formal dedica
tion, which begins at 10:30 a.m.
Among the dignitaries expected
to attend the ceremony are Gov.
John Kitzhaber, former U.S. Sen.
Mark Hatfield, Portland Mayor
Vera Katz, OSU President Paul
Risser, Phil Ward, director of the
Oregon Department of Agricul
ture and the ODA's former direc
tor, Bruce Andrews.
pays to be knowledgeable about the
buyer, as well as the method of pay
ment. A cattle producer may wish to hang
on to some of his steers and sell them
as yearlings. This approach is called
a "rollback," as more pounds of beef
are sold, but at a slightly lower price
than for weaner calves.
Horses are often bought and sold
privately. This is a desirable option
for many stockmen. However, some
get non-payment problems in return.
Reduce your risk by using a few pre
cautions: Ask for cash (obviously).
Verify the buyer's ability to pay
by calling his bank.
Retain title to livestock until
final payment is received.
Insist on other acceptable meth
ods of payment, such as wire trans
fer, cashier's check, money order,
letter of credit, or cash.
When selling by private treaty, a
personal check may be written. Make
sure all pertinent information is on
the check, including mailing address,
phone number, and date of birth. It
would be wise to jot down the auto
Sue Ryan
4-1 1 Assistant
Natural Resource
by Zach del Nero, Natural
Resources Agent
Ground Water in Oregon - The
Unseen Resource
Ken Lite, Hydrogeologist for the
Oregon Water Resources Department
recently submitted the following in
formation on groundwater resources
in Oregon.
While we may seldom realize it,
right now in the soil and rocks be
neath us travels an unseen but crucial
resource, a constantly renewing sup
ply of water. This underground water
resource occurs everywhere in Or
egon, within a variety of geologic
materials or "units." It exists in cracks
and holes in volcanic and sedimen
tary deposits, and within fractured
granitic and metamorphic rocks.
Groundwater is also found in loose
materials such as silt, sand, and gravel
within stream drainages. The depth
at which groundwater is encountered
varies greatly throughout the state,
from a few feet to hundreds of feet.
Those water-holding parts of geo
logic units are called aquifers.
Oregon's aquifers are mostly used
for irrigation, municipal, and domes
tic (household) uses. Records for
about 250,000 water wells drilled in
Oregon are on file at the Oregon
Water Resources Department. While
the vast majority of the wells are for
department will teach a workshop and three
unit course at Warm Springs in August. The
, one:credit workshop entitled "Native
Americans in the Cinema" will address
diversity issues through the medium of
, film. The workshop is scheduled for Friday
evening August 20 and Saturday, August .
21st; 'The Ethnic Studies special topics
"'tfbQrsis'eHtltled - 'NatiVe Arnericah Expe-
iriene'e Revisited". This course will incorpo
rate the impact of boarding schools, defin
ing sovereignty, what it means to be tribal,
and related topics.
For a summer schedule or for more
. information about the courses, visit OSU's
web site: http:statewide.orst.edu or call
Diane Bohle, OSUWarm Springs Distance
Education at 553-3238. Diane is located at
the Education Building in the OSU Exten
sion office. Registration for summer classes
will continue through June 20th. Classes
startJune21-September 3rd. Contact Diane
to register or call 1-800-235-6359.
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food Innovation Center
Thayne Dutson, dean of OSU's
College of Agricultural Sciences,
is the scheduled emcee for the
dedication ceremony for invited
guests. He said the center will
benefit not only the agricultural
industry, but the entire region.
"If you look at the agricultural
segment of ther economy, it is a
major portion of the economy,"
Dutson said. "A good portion of
that now is being sold raw or un
processed. If we can take those
products and add value (through
additional processing), we should
license number if you accept a check
from someone you've never done
business with before.
Other stuff... Was asked , to
remind folks about using the corrals
at the industrial site. You'll notice a
sign posted up there, "ONE WEEK
ONLY." 1
Some folks might be interested in
getting the youth on the North End
interested in Rockin' 4-H. We need
volunteers. Also lots of interest in
getting youth involved with horses
and horse management. We had a
horse health clinic a couple of weeks
ago and it went quite well. Thank you
Jason Smith for letting us use One
Spot.
The Rockinl 4-H cow herd batted
has 1000 again. Yep, 100 calf crop.
Thanks to Irene and Jack Towe for
the use of one of their herd bulls. The
calves in this yearfs crop came from
a Hereford bull they raised.
Lots of dogs again this year. Letfs
hope the problem wonft be as severe
as last winter.
All the Reservation Extension
agents that are funded by USDA dol
lars met in Tampa, Florida the first
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domestic uses, nearly 15,000 water
rights have been granted in Oregon
for other groundwater uses.
The effects of groundwater use
are constantly monitored throughout
Oregon. Groundwater levels in over
300 state observation wells, and hun
dreds of basin-project wells are mea
sured monthly, quarterly, or annu
ally. Automatic water-level record
ing devices are installed in about 50
wells to gather round-the-clock data.
Annual groundwater recharge gen
erally keeps pace with ground water
use throughout the state. However,
some overdraft of the resource is
occurring. Overdraft is a condition
in which annual groundwater use ex
ceeds annual groundwater recharge,
resulting in long-term groundwater
declines. Aquifers within some of
the Columbia River Basalt Group
geologic units, found in parts of
northern Oregon, have been particu
larly susceptible to overdraft. "Criti
cal groundwater area" and "ground
water management area" protections
established by the Water Resources
Commission have been set for some
aquifers in the Umatilla, Hood, and
Willamette basins.
Potential effects on stream flows
from groundwater use is another is
sue faced by water managers.
Groundwater naturally flows out or
"discharges" to springs and streams,
Have a happy and safe
Memorial Day holiday
"Making Meaning: A Challenge for
the New Century"
People are talking about the need
for community and spiritual resilience
in turbulent times. Where do we find
the strength to face uncertainties and
difficult times? On May 27th join
over 1 00 communities around the U.S .
and Canada to address this question
by participating in a live interactive
Resilient Communities
videoconference.
May 27, 1999 9am til noon
1st Floor Conference Room
Education Center
To register call OSU Extension at
553.-3238
be able to get more value for Or
egon citizens out of the available,
land, water, sunlight and finan
cial resources."
By locating the Food Innova
tion Center in Portland, resources
from OSU and the Oregon Depart
ment of Agriculture now are closer
to trade and marketing sites. Most
of the services of the center will
be provided on a contract basis.
For example, the ODA will
headquarter its trade and promo
tional program, the Agriculture
Development and Marketing Di-
week of December. Since you wonft
believe it wasnft a vacation, I might
as well tell you the weather was beau
tiful, with the temps around the 72
degree mark.
Unless we get some extreme
weather in the next few weeks, you
still have time to broadcast grass seed
on any portion of your home base that
requires improved forage. There are
many varietries and mixes available
for less than $2.00 per pound. Check
with me about your plans. If 11 be glad
to help.
For more information, contact your
77 County Extension Office. l?Tj
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f roviding nccessar base-flow to sur
ace water, particularly during late
summer months. The rate at which
groundwater discharges to streams
varies greatly. Some discharges from
in large volumes from porous lava
flows, while other systems discharge
slowly through fine-grained sedi
ments such as silt and clay. The rela
tion of rate and timing of groundwa
ter use to surface-water flow are not
known in many areas throughout the
state. That information is necessary
for proper groundwater and surface
water management in Oregon. Cur
rently, the OWRD is conducting
hydrogeologic studies in the
Deschutes, Willamette, South Coast,
Rogue, and Klamath Basins - with
future projects slated for the Umatilla
and Grande Ronde Basins.
Parenting Series
When: Monthly
Time: 5:30 PM
Where: Education Build
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PATHS TOPIC
May 20 -Summertime ac
tivities - what to do with
your child?
vision, at the Food Innovation
Center. The ODA's regulatory
laboratory will be in the new build
ing, according to Ward.
"We believe the opportunity to
co-locate two of our important
programs with OSU, and the other
exciting functions of the Food In
novation Center, not only makes a
lot of sense but will further
strengthen the partnerships be
tween ODA, OSU and food indus
try in general," Ward said.
ODA's Export Services Center,
which is the official food customs
laboratory for Japan, Korea and
Taiwan, is just across the street in
the Albers Mills building.
OSU will expand its Sensory
Testing Laboratory where new
products can be tested for appear
ance, taste, scent, texture and other
factors that influence consumer
choice. OSU packaging research
will help solve such packaging
problems as how a product will be
shipped, product stability, storage,
weight and shelf life. The market
ing research program will provide
information about trade issues fac
ing food processing industries.
Althogh the building soon will
open for business, some work re
mains to be done before it can be
fully operational. The search con
tinues for a director and a board of
advisers from the food and agri
culture industry. The quest also
continues for more grants and
funding to launch food innovation
projects.