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Timber Tour views state of forest
By Bill Rhoades
Spilyoy Tymoo
The state of the Warm
Springs Reservation forest was
addressed on August 20, when
the Timber Committee spon
sored its annual Timber Tour,
, featuring discussions with staff
from the Forestry and Natural
Resources branches.
This year's tour included
stops at past and future timber
sales, along with an overview of
special projects. There were op
portunities for tribal members
to comment on the appearance
of areas- harvested in recent
years and to provide input on
upcoming sales.
One of the first stops on the
tour was at a landscape block
logged during the summer of
2002. The prescription featured
- areas of commercial thinning,
group selection and individual
tree selection. A number of
healthy trees were left standing
(see accompanying photo) for
Back to
school time
Note: The following is a mes
sage from the Warm Springs Edu
cation Committee, which last week
sponsored the Back to School
Barbeque and School Supply
Distribution
The committee wishes to
thank the many people who
donated their time, hard work
and resources to help make the
Back to School Barbeque and
School Supply Distribution a
great success.
In particular we would like
to thank Kah-Nee-Ta High
Desert Resort and Casino, and
Warm Springs Power Enter
prises for their donations that
made the purchase of back to
school supplies for Warm
Springs students possible.
We would also like to thank
the many individuals who vol
unteered their time to prepare
the food, help with the serv
ing lines and clean-up after
wards. These volunteers in
cluded teachers and adminis
trators from the Jefferson
County School District, Tribal
Education Department staff
members Julie Quaid, Loraine
1 Iinrsala, Faye I Iurtado, Carol
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Timber Committee Chairnam Raymond "Captain" Moody
describes the components of a landscape harvest prescription
during a recent timber tour.
potential harvest by future gen
erations. The landscape prescription
covered approximately 244
acres and yielded a net volume
of 767,274 board feet.
Follow-up treatments of
precommercial thinning and
Students pick up supplies at the
Rev. Rick and Alice Jim and fam
ily, the staff of the Warm
Springs Police Department and
the Fire and Safety Department,
the Community Counseling Cen
ter staff, and Chief Operating
Officer William Fuentes. We
would also like to thank Pepsi,
Deschutes Crossing Restaurant
and Central Oregon Boys and
Girls Club for their donations
of food, pop and individuals to
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grapple piling, funded through
the U.S. Forest Service, will help
reduce the threat of cata
strophic fire in the years ahead.
At some point in the future,
controlled fire may be utilized
to help create more natural
stand conditions.
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recent barbeque.
help with the cleanup. Also
thanks to Ken's Ice, Evaline
Patt, and Jack Coochise.
The committee members
would also like to thank the
many volunteers from our
own families who helped make
this annual event a success.
Sincerely, Urbana Ross,
chairwoman, Tcdi Tanewasha,
Martha Winishut and JoAnn
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The landscape block offered
a relatively clear picture of the
way logging is currendy being
practiced on reservation forest
lands. The days of outright clear
cutting have been replaced by
actions adhering to the concepts
of sustained yield and interdis
ciplinary planning.
Additional stops on the tour
showed the effects of mowing
to reduce the threat of fire in
the pine ground near rural
homesites, areas scheduled for
harvest under the Coltsfoot
2005 Timber Sale, potential cul
vert replacement to improve
fish passage, and renewable
natural resources commodities,
including one stop to monitor a
previous bough cutting opera
tion. Approximately 30 people at
tended this year's Timber Tour.
The second day of the tour was
cancelled due to fires burning
on and near the south end of
the reservation.
ONABEN
classes
starting
The Small Business Develop
ment Center is sponsoring
ONABEN: Oregon Native
American Business Entrepre
neurial Network. This intensive
10-week class helps avoid costly
mistakes common in small busi
nesses. It provides the framework
for successful business start-up
by assisting in the development
of a business plan. This invalu
able training is essential whether
you're applying for financing or
looking for a basic operating
plan to keep your business fo
cused and growing.
Tuition is $100. Tribal mem
bers who successfully complete
this course will be reimbursed
their tuition. Successful comple
tion includes attendance and a
detailed business plan.
The program runs Sept. 18
through Nov. 20. Graduation is
Dec. 11.
Classes run 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
(subject to changes) each session.
For more information or to reg
ister please stop by the SBDC,
1134 Paiute St., or call 553
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Council
hunting guidelines
Hunters will not see many
changes when they read sum
maries for the 2003 hunting sea
son, because a recently passed
Tribal Council resolution to es
tablish these guidelines is nearly
identical to one passed a year
ago. An expanding elk herd did
allow for a slightly longer sea
son on antlerless elk, but all
other regulations remain un
changed from 2002.
Tribal resource managers are
still concerned over a recent
downturn in the number of deer
on the reservation. The 2002
post-season buck to doe ratio of
12 bucks per 100 does is well
below the tribes' management
goal of 20-25 bucks per 100
does and biologists believe a
number of factors have con
tributed to the herd's overall
decline. These factors include
degraded habitat, road densities,
diseases, predation, interspecies
competition and poaching.
This year's deer season will
be open during the months of
September and October. The
bag limit is one andered deer per
family in September and one
andered deer per family in Oc
tober, Hunters must return their
September tag before an Octo
ber tag will be issued.
The reservation elk herd, and
the regional population as a
whole, has been on the rise in
recent years.
Elk numbers have increased
and animals have moved into a
number of previously unoccu
pied niches.
Reservation hunters will en
joy an anterless elk season that
encompasses the entire month
of November this year, but
they must choose either a bull
or antlerless tag before heading
into the field. Hunters will not
be allowed to trade one tag for
the other once a tag has been
issued.
The 2003 elk seasons will
BIA plans Route 3 project
The BIA roads branch, Warm Springs Agency, is taking public
comment on a project planned at the fish hatchery junction on
Route 3. The project will involve making the road safer, especially
in the winter, by moving the intersection away from the steep curve.
Members of the public are invited to read the document and sub
mit comments. It has been routed previously to tribal committees for
their input. Comments are being taken until Oct. 6. The point of
contact is Mike Brown in the Roads Branch at 553-2423.
Softball clinic set for Sept. 13
A softball clinic is set for
Sept. 13 at the Madras High
School varsity fields. The clinic
will focus on slap, push and
bunting, and is open to youth
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Shaker Church
hosts meeting
The Indian Shaker Church
of Warm Springs will host the
2003 Oregon Convention on
Friday, Sept. 19 through Sunday,
Sept. 21.
On Friday, supper is at 5
p.m., and the Shaker meeting at
7 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 20.:
Business meeting from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m., supper at 5 p.m.
Shaker meeting 7 p.m. Sunday
services at 10 a.m., then bap
tisms and dinner.
School clothes, play clothes
For boys and girls
At the Warm Springs Thrift
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2107 Wasco St., Warm Springs
Call 553-2287 for Information
Traditional Treasures
Buy authentic bcadwork
Made by Warm Springs bead workers
2701 Wasco St., Warm Springs
Hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
September 4, 2003
sets 2003
The 2003 elk seasons
will open Nov. 1 and
run through Nov. 30.
open November 1 and run
through November 30. Bull elk
hunters will be allowed to take
one antlered elk per family dur
ing the open season. A limit of
one anterless elk per family will
be allowed during the open sea
son for antlerless elk tag hold
ers. Only one designated hunting
tag will be allowed in a hunter's
possession at any one time dur
ing deer and elk seasons. How
ever, the designated tag may be
carried in addition to the
hunter's personal tag for a given
species.
Designated tags are issued
only to elders, handicapped,
families in mourning, and tribal
member widows or divorcees
with tribal member children.
This year's bear season
opened September 1 and will
run through November 30. The
limit is one bear per month per
family.
Last year 131 bear tags were
issued, but the reported harvest
only accounted for three animals.
The 2003 season for- upland
birds will run from September
1 through December 31. The
daily limit is 3 for grouse, 10 for
quail and 10 for chukar. One
turkey may be harvested dur
ing each of the open months.
The taking of pheasant is pro
hibited. The seasons for migratory
birds, such as ducks, geese and
mourning doves, are set by state
and federal agencies. Check the
Oregon regulations for informa
tion on those seasons.
' Bird hunters can only use
shotguns, archery equipment or
pistol-fired shot shells to har
vest game.
ages 8 to 16. The clinic will be
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a
fundraiser for new high school
uniforms. Call Dick Souers at
475-6355 for information.
Memorial set
for Sept. 20
There will be a memo
rial for Chris Waylon
Suppah Matilton on Satur
day, Sept. 20, at the
Simnasho l.onghouse.
Stone setting services are at
9 a.m. Washat Servises to
follow memorial ceremony.
Lunch, giveaway and
name giving. For Informa
tion Contact Wanda Van
Pelt, 553-2288 (w), 553
1582 (h).