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Page 9 May 25, 2006 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Leadership council visits Warm Springs A number o f high-level offi cials from the U.S. Department o f Interior and the U.S. Depart ment o f Agriculture were in Warm Springs the week o f May 8 to discuss wildland fire issues and to tour tribal biom ass projects. The recent visit was part of the Wildland Fire Leadership a healthy forest, while reduc ing ha 2 ardous fuel loads that have the potential to stimulate catastrophic fire. Biomass treatments target overstocked stands for thinning, which promotes growth among the remaining trees. With less competition for nutrients and space, the thinned stand grows Members of the Wildland Fire Leadership Council and other visitors listen to presentation on biomass treatments being conducted near Sidwalter Flats. Below left, an overstocked pine stand and, right, one that has been thinned. BIA Forest Manager Doug Manion and former Forest Manager Bodie Shaw listen to speakers at treatment area. C ouncil’s quarterly business meeting, which was hosted by Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Re sort and Casino. The influential council spent an entire day discussing business issues, which revolved around the national fire plan. There were featured speakers from several federal agencies, includ ing the U.S. Forest Service, Bu reau o f Land Management and Bureau o f Indian Affairs. An important topic on the council agenda and one that af fects tribal resource manage ment is that o f biomass. The tribes are already heavily in volved in using sub-merchant- able trees to produce chips that fuel a cogeneration plant at Warm Springs Forest Products Industries (WSFPI). Former Warm Springs For est Manager Bodie Shaw, who is the BIA deputy chief in the Branch o f Wildland Fire Man agement and coordinates na tional-level site visits for the BIA, was instrumental in bring ing the council to Warm Springs. He also helped to arrange the daylong field trip with stops at biomass projects near Sidwalter Flats and at the mill’s cogenera tion plant. In the field, representatives o f the tribal Natural Resources Branch and BIA Branch o f For estry explained the importance o f biomass projects in creating faster and stronger. These stands are also less susceptible to devastating crown fires. The Warm Springs visit gave members o f the council a first hand account o f the benefits biomass projects have for the forest and local communities. “We’re trying to do a better job o f partnering with local en tities and groups, so it’s excit ing to see the work they’re do ing here,” said Nina Hatfield the deputy assistant secretary for Business M anagem ent and Wildland Fire in the Interior Department. “It’s nice to come out and see how these programs are coming to fruition.” Hatfield said the council is very interested in using biom ass to produce energy. With the added benefit o f reducing haz ardous fuels in the forest, Hatfield said biomass projects help to create healthy forest, as well as healthy economies. O f the choice to have Warm Springs host the council’s quar terly meeting Hatfield said, “It’s a beautiful area and the people have been very friendly and in formative.” Shaw, who spent three years as the BIA forest manager in Warm Springs before taking a job in Washington D.C., said he lobbied hard to have the gath ering in Warm Springs. “We’ve been lacking Indian Country involvement, so we were pushing to have a meeting here,” said Shaw. “We wanted people to see what’s going on in Warm Springs and. these projects are exactly what the group needs to see.” Automotive a n d domina 24- Hour Towing 24- Hour q day road service Summer camp begins in June Canyon Ranch Camp opens June 14 at 5 p.m. for boys 8-13 years o f age. There will be a performance by the Freedom Team at 6 p.m. and a picnic af terwards for the whole family. The camp ends June 17. Camp for girls 11-13 runs June 19-21 and for girls 8-10 camp begins at 5 p.m. on June 21, running through June 24. 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