Spilyqy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
July 8, 2004
Langnese excelled in college
Kira Langnese recently
graduated from Western Or
egon University with a bach
elors of science in health edu
cation and a minor in physi
cal education.
Langnese was on the West
ern Oregon University track
team. She is number three on
the all-time top 10 list for pole
vault, with a vault of 10 feet
10 and three-quarters inches.
Langnese is also number five
on the all-time top list for jav
elin, with a throw of 125 feet
and seven inches.
Langnese also excelled at
academics, making the honor
role 30 of 37 terms. She re
ceived the Who's Who among
students in American univer
sities and colleges for 2003
04. This is awarded to stu-
photo iuonwwd by Lup Samuel
Kira is joined by her mother and sisters at graduation.
dents for academic, athletic and ner program. Her mother
volunteer work in the commu- Roxanne Langnese Chinook
nity. and her grandmother Lupe
Her plan now is to attend the Samuels are very proud of
University of Portland and com- Kira for her accomplish-
plete the family nurse practitio- ments.
Birth
announcements
Pierre McCloud
Andrew McCloud IV and
Barbie Jackson are pleased to
announce the birth of their
son Pierre Sincere Warchild
McCloud, born July 2.
Adam Rubio Jr.
Adam Gabriel Rubio and
Kaliska Rose Rubio are
pleased to announce the birth
of their son Adam Gabriel
Rubio Jr., born June 21.
Marilyn Mary
Jareen Tom
Corbett Isaac Tom Sr. and
Sharon Tara Katchia are
pleased to announce the birth
of their daughter Marilyn
Mary Jareen Tom, born June
28.
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Tribes present concerns to BPA
By Dave McMcchan
Spilyay Tymoo
The tribes own several thou
sand acres of property on the
John Day River that is to be
managed for restoration of fish
eries habitat.
The necessary restoration
work on the land is being de
layed by the Bonneville Power
Administration, according to
tribal officials.
This was a main point of dis
cussion during a recent meeting
among natural resource officials
of the Confederated Tribes,
and representatives of the BPA.
The meeting at Kah-Nee-Ta
was a chance for the tribes to
express concern regarding wa
tershed restoration and related
management issues on some of
the tribes' off-reservation lands.
The tribes' fish, wildlife and
parks manager Terry Luther said
that management of the tribes'
Pine Creek Ranch on the John
Day River provides examples of
the problems the tribes have
been having with BPA in man
agement of off-reservation
properties.
Luther said that he has been
working for the past 20 years
with the BPA on fish and wild
life restoration projects within
the ceded lands of the tribes.
During most of that time the
working relationship between
the tribes and the BPA has been
excellent, said Luther.
"But in recent years there
have been serious problems," he
said, adding, "Keep in mind that
we have a long and good rela
tionship." The tribes took title to the
26,000-acre Pine Creek Ranch
in 1998. The purchase was
funded by the BPA for the ben
efit of tribal interests, particu
larly fisheries habitat restoration.
This and other mitigation mea
sures are intended to make up
in part for damage to tribal fish
eries caused by construction of
hydro-projects on the Columbia
River.
The tribes took title to the
land, along with management
responsibilities. Another ex
ample of this kind of project is
the 10,000-acre Wagner Ranch
property, along with two graz
ing allotments. These properties
created a 20-mile corridor along
the John Day, to be managed for
fisheries restoration. The prop
erty collectively is called the
"Pine Creek Conservation
Area."
The properties had been dam
aged by cattle grazing over
many years. The purpose of the
transfer to the tribes was to re
habilitate the land for the ben
efit of fish.
The BPA received mitigation
"credits" for the transactions
that created the Pine Creek
Conservation Area.
Luther said that the tribal
management plan for the area
has been delayed by BPA inac
tion. The property is being over
run by juniper, but is intended
to be managed as shrub steppe.
The BPA received the miti
gation credits but the land was
not intended to be juniper wood
land, but shrub steppe.
He suggested that the BPA
approve the tribes' proposed
management plan, which calls
for reducing the juniper en
croachment. He said that con
trolled burning would be the best
way to restore the shrub steppe
landscape.
But the tribal management
plan cannot be implemented
with BPA approval, and the pro-
"People want to see the
property improved for
fisheries but we spend
all our time on budget
exercises.
Terry Luther
Fish, wildlife & parks manager
cess is dragging on, said Luther.
There was discussion regard
ing potential legal liability posed
by the controlled-burn aspect
of the management plan.
Luther said that he and his staff
are spending too much time on
budget exercises required by the
BPA.
"We're biologists," he said.
"People want to see the prop
erty improved for fisheries but
we spend all our time on budget
exercises.
He said, "I've seen some dra
matic changes in recent years in
working with BPA. I feel we
don't have your support."
The problem is that BPA
funding for restoration work
would come only after the man
agement plan is approved. If
the management plan is not ap
proved, there is no funding to
carry out the restoration work.
Tribal Natural Resources
General Manager Bobby
Brunoe said that the delay in
implementing the mitigation
management plan is affecting the
tribes' working relationship with
local governments that also
need to be a part of the project.
The tribes have discussed the
mitigation plans with the local
governments, and then there is
no follow-through in getting the
projects done.
This tends to make the local
governments skeptical, said
Brunoe; whereas in the past, he
said, "We have had a very good
track record in getting things
done."
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