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3R. COLL. 75 .E8 -v. 5 no. 16 July 7, July 27, 2000 I Vol. 25 No 16 J 350 P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR97761 Change Sen ice Requested U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 siWAUswajr. KNicnrriJiW xi0N pwiiNiviRsirYoi ymou (Coyote News) News from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation upnyay i Annual Timber Tour for future sales and timber management in the low-lands Mount Jefferson and Lion's Head The annual timber tour covered three sites on the first day starting July 1 9, 00. The first stop was off road 42, near Boulder. Hazard Fuel Reduction Proposal where the proposed land scape block is located in Township 9 South; Range 10 East; Sections: 9, 10, 14, 15 and 16. The project area is in a ponderosa pineDouglas fir (PIPO PSME) plant association. The eleva tion ranges from 3200-3400feet. The stand consists of a scattered over story of ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir, 150 plus years old. The under story is composed, primarily of Douglas fir 60-90 years old. Numer ous group openings dominate the area from previous logging entries. There is approximately 1 10 acres of open ings containing advanced regenera tion and brush in the proposed land scape block, which comprises ap proximately 606 acres. The openings, which were created from past logging entries have naturally regenerated to ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir and in cense cedar. These young stands are approximately 10-30 years old. Many of the 60-90 year old stands were pre commercially thinned in 1978. Huckleberry Feast set for August 6, at He He Longhouse Antelope tags available Tribal Hunters The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have acquired prong horn antelope tags for use on Tribal Ceded lands this year. This is the first time the Tribes have received antelope tags and we are looking forward to a successful hunt. Twenty-nine (29) tags are available for this year. This includes If you are interested in hunting antelope please sign up for ONE of these hunts. Sign up will be at the Natural Resources Department, you must be a Tribal member to qualify for these hunts. Youngsters must be at least Twelve (12) years of age and have successfully completed a Hunt ers Education class. If there are more tribal hunters it. . from the Whitewater Grade. See more Timber Tour photos on page 3. The average fire return interval is approximately 20 years in the project area. Fuel loads range from 20-45 tons per acre throughout the project area. Historically two major stand replacement fires have occurred adjacent to the project area in the last 2 1 years. The 42 Road fire (100 acres) in 1979 and North Butte fire (160 acres) in 1987. Both fires were the result of lightning strikes in areas that had been pre-commercially thinned and the slash left untreated. Project Description The project would consist of pre commercial thinning in the openings where no commercial entry is viable in terms of economics at this time. The PCT slash, brush and natural fu els would be grapple piled and burned. Hazard reduction monies would be used on the 1 1 0 acres of pre commercial thinning which comprise 1 8 of the project area. The grapple piling and burning would be done concurrently with a logging sale, but the two projects would be accounted for separately. Project Objectives The primary objective is to re Call the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Fishing Hotline 553-2000 Get updated information about your favorite fishing spot! duce natural fuel loads from the cur rent 20-45 tons per acre to the desired fuel load of 7-14 tons per acre in this area. At our current fuel loading of 20-45 tonsacre we are at a fuel model 10 in which with the right conditions a wildfire in this area would result in a stand replacement fire. At the de sired fuel loading of 7-14 tonsacre we would be at fuel model 8 which would greatly reduce the amount of damage to the residual stand and re semble a low intensity under burn. This would be the initial step in the reintroduction of prescribed fire in this area. After this initial treatment, prescribed fire would be the next treatment in approximately 20 years. Prescribed burns would be conducted on a 30 year interval. After the dis cussion on this area the group trav eled on to the He He Fire area. The He He Fire Salvage Timber Sale He He Fire Salvage sale logged timber that was damaged or killed by the He He Fire, which started on Sep tember 30, 1999. The sale area con tains approximately 1,500 acres. The tributaries within the sale area drain into Badger Creek, Warm Springs River and the Deschutes River. Logging on the same began on May 3 1 and was basically completed by July 13, 2000. However some work remains including de-liming and hauling of tops left in the land ings, ripping of skid trails and roads in the riparian area of Badger Creek etc. Four loggers worked on this sale (Guerin, B&B, Alko and ZZ). The total volume removed is approxi mately 2,800,000 board feet. The es timated volume projected for this sale was 2,323,000 board feet. WSFPI was under a lot of pres sure to log this sale quickly for two reasons: the first being to avoid blue stain in the pine which decreases its value and secondly because pine val ues were scheduled to drop in July. Continued on page S Warm Springs woman charged in death A Federal Grand Jury in Portland handed down a single-count indict ment charging second-degree murder in the death of four-year old Andres Saragos Tuesday afternoon. Ac cording to Tribal Police Chief Don Courtney, the Warm Springs Police arrested Tamara Coffee at her home in Simnasho at 7 p.m. last night. Coffee, the child' s foster mother was held in the Warm Springs jail over night and transported to Portland today for an appearance in Federal Court. The second-degree murder charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. If convicted, Coffee will be sentenced under the federal sentencing guidelines, which may prescribe a lower sentence. United States Attorney Kristine Olson and Special Agent in Charge David Szady of the F.B.I, made the announcement. The charges resulted Health and Wellness The Warm Springs Health & Wellness Center (WSH&WC) has been awarded the certificate of ac creditation by the Accreditation As sociation for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC), according to Russ Alger, Service Unit Director. The award means that WSH&WC has met nationally recognized standards for quality health care by the Chicago-based accrediting organization. "We're pleased and proud to have achieved accreditation," said Russ Alger, SUD. "We think accredi tation is very important and has helped us to improve the quality of care we provide. We feel that our pa tients are the ultimate benefactors from our participation in the accredi tation program." High Lookee Lodge to open doors The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will join together in August to open the doors of High Lookee Lodge, the first known senior hous ing residence in Oregon designed specifically for the Native American community.The first celebration will be an exclusive tribal event held Tuesday, August 1, a public open house will follow on Thursday, Au gust 3 from 12 to 3 p.m. Event sponsors are the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Concepts in Community Living (CCL) and LPS Architects, Inc. (LRS). The tribal event held exclusively for the Warm Springs community will feature the traditional Seven Drum Ceremony. The public open house will include a brief tribal blessing ceremony. Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the residence and project team members will be available throughout the af ternoon. High Lookee Lodge incorporates the cultures of all three tribes-Paiute, Wasco and Warm Springs-to create a residence that needs the community 's physical, spiritual and social needs. The lodge is a 40-unit assisted living, Alzheimer's and hospice residence that features adult daycare and a di alysis area. A shakertribal room accommodates rituals and ceremo nies, while stovetops in unit kitchens allow residents to prepare traditional remedies and potions. The entry lobby is reminiscent of the tradi tional Longhouse with a fireplace Regulations announced for harvest The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Or egon, Natural Resources Department is pleased to announce the highlights of Tribal Resolution 9894. Tribal Resolution 9894 describes the har vest regulations for the fall chinook salmon subsistence fishery at Sherars Falls. The following restrictive regu lations were adopted by Tribal Coun cil on July 11 2000: 1 .Beginning August 01, 2000, subsistence fishing at Sherars Falls will be allowed up to a harvest cap of 1,300 wild adult chinook salmon, 34 of the predicted return of 3,850 adults over Sherars Falls. 2. Fishing will be allowed seven days per week. 3. Once the adult chinook salmon harvest cap has been reached, fishing will remain open for hatch ery (fin clipped) steelhead only until December 3 1,2000. 4. All wild (non fin clipped) steelhead must be released unharmed into the Deschutes River. 5. The only fishing methods al- from Ms. Coffee's actions on July 13, 2000. Coffee went to work in the Warm Springs Tribal Administra tion Building, leaving her four-year old child alone in the car. The child died from prolonged exposure to the heat inside the car. Charles "Jody" Calica, the Tribe's Chief Operations Officer, said "The community is feeling a deep sense of loss over the death of Andres Saragos. We are reeling from this unfortunate death." Calica said there would be a review of the fatality in terms of policies, programs and the criteria in place governing child welfare and foster care. "In particular the adop tion and safe families act of 1997." Tribal Council Chairman Olney Patt, Jr. stated that programs need to be reviewed. "We are looking at programs and procedures we have in place to make sure this doesn't hap Center achieves National Accreditation In order to achieve accredita tion, WSH&WC underwent an exten sive on-site survey of its facilities and services. The survey team, composed of a physician, a pharmacist, and a health care administrator, evaluated all aspects of patient care. The sur vey findings resulted in a favorable decision. Not all ambulatory health care organizations seek accreditation and not all who undergo an on-site sur vey receive favorable decisions. In a letter to WSH&WC, the AAAHC president said, "The dedication and effort necessary to achieve accredi tation is substantial. Warm Springs Health and Wellness center is to be commended for this accomplish t University of Orejenibrary I Received en: CE-C-i-m" Spilyay tytoo. and space to display tribal treasures while a sauna serves as the modern replacement of the traditional sweatlodgc. Members of all ages will gather in the central meeting place and salmon bakes and festivals can be held at the outdoor pit. Family members can visit residents for ex tended amounts of time in oversize living quarters. To tailor the residence to the community's needs, CCL and LRS met with Tribal Council members and elders to review programming and design and gather input. Design boards and a model were on display at the senior center to keep the community updated and involved throughout the process. LRS con tinued to visit the site frequently during the construction administra tion phase to work with the contractor and meet the tribal leaders. High Lookee is a 40,000 square foot building constructed of native, culture and maintenance-free mate rials. Stones used in the fireplace, outdoor fire pit and courtyard were taken directly from the reservation. The tribal room is situated according to the compass points and features natural lighting from a clear story ceiling and heavy timber suggested beams. LRS received the National Council on Senior Housing Gold Achievement Award in 1998 for design. For further information or graphic material, please contact Christine Skultety at (503) 221-1121 or at cskultetlrsarch.com. hook and line, as set out in Warm Springs Tribal Code 340.3 1 0. 6. Lamprey harvest will be al lowed continuously throughout the " fair fishing time frame: - ;"" 7. All chinook salmon and steelhead caught are for subsistence purposes only. No sales to the public are allowed. 8. Monitoring of the tribal har vest, fish escapement oyer Bonneville and the Dalles Dam and fish escape ment above Sherars Falls will be used to determine if in season harvest modifications will be necessary. The Natural Resources Depart ment is expecting the return of ap proximately 15,000 wild fall chinook salmon, to the Deschutes River. It is anticipated that of that number of re turning fish close to 4,000 will go above Shears Falls. To assure that fall chinook production above Sherars Falls continues to produce harvestable number of fish to tribal members, the harvest cap of 1,300 fish has been implemented. If any one has any questions please call the Natural Resources Department at of 4-year old son pen again, it mere is anytning tnat needs to be done to safeguard the children, it will be done." The Chair man went on to say, "At this time we are not aware of any shortcomings in the programs." Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath called for understanding and com passion for the families involved. Andres Saragos had been placed in permanentcustody, which terminated the wardship with Children Protec tive Services and the Tribal Court in 1999. The hereditary Chief of the Warm Springs Tribe said " Don't be too quick to jump to conclusions and place blame. Let's not prejudge what has been done. Let it play out in a court of law." The F.B.I, and the Warm Springs Tribal Police jointly investigated the case. Assistant United States Attor ney Michael Mosman will prosecute the case. ment." The AAAHC conducts its ac creditation program on a national ba sis and has accredited more than 800 ambulatory health care organizations including single and multi-specialty group practices, ambulatory and office-based surgery centers, college and university health services, health maintenance organizations and other managed care systems, dental group practices, community health centers, and occupational health centers. AAAHC is a private, non-governmental, not-for-profit organiza tion. It receives professional guidance and financial support from a variety of medical, dental and professional organizations around the country.
