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July 6, 2006 Spilydy Tyvnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 3 Small dams can hinder fish passage Lamprey tags to help with study The cool water temperatures in rivers are enticing during the upcoming summer months — not only for swimmers, but also for migrating fish. Lisa Hewlett, a fish biologist for the department o f natural resources, said they are using various methods to observe ju venile fish populations and the condition o f rearing habitats within watersheds throughout the Warm Springs Reservation. Using everything from snor- keling to a device called the ro tary screw trap, Hewlett said they strive to make sure the fish are impacted as little as possible. From June through August, bi ologists will be conducting snor- keling surveys in the Warm Springs River and Shitike Creek. N ot only do these surveys give biologists an idea o f the health o f juvenile fish popula The Confederated Tribes’ Department o f Natural Re sources is conducting a lam prey (eel) study. Department personnel will be tagging adult lampreys at Sherar’s Falls throughout the 2006 run. I f you catch an eel with a tag, please return the tag to Natural Resource D e tions, Hewlett said, but “It’s also a time when we can identify the critical spawning and rearing habitat.” Once they have that infor mation they can attempt to pro tect and conserve those areas, she added. “We’re going to be snorkel- ing pools,” Hewlett said. “Pools have been identified as an im portant rearing habitat for juve nile fish.” Not only are they looking at fish densities, but biologists will also be conducting spring Chi nook spawning ground surveys to count redds - a gravel mound that fish, such as salmon and steelhead, build to lay and bury their eggs. Redds are typically located near the tail-out o f a pool where suitable spawning gravel is present. “Because redds con tain future generations o f salmon and steelhead, it is im portant that they can be identi fied and avoided when walking in the stream channel,” Hewlett explained. Something that can hinder the upstream m igration o f salmon are recreational dams built by swimmers trying to cool off. These barriers can make it difficult for fish to pass by, but the problem is easily solved. Hewlett suggests that a two-foot gap be left in dams, particularly in the deep portions o f the main channel. I f anyone has questions or concerns about leaving enough room in the recreation dam or about potential salmon spawn ing habitat, people are encour aged to call Hewlett at 553- 2029. M any winners in survey drawing Foster Kalama won the $1,000 grand prize in the re cent tribal survey, sponsored by Warm Springs Ventures and Kah-Nee-Ta. Kalama works as the tribal liaison at school district 509- J. In filling out the survey, Kalama said he tried to an swer the questions from his heart. A point o f emphasis in his answers was the need for new economic develop ment projects on the reser vation. Examples, he said, are a water park at Kah-Nee-Ta, and cabins along the river that could be rented to fish ermen. Foster Kalama Other big winners in the sur vey contest were Francis Spino Jr., and Selena Boise, each o f whom won $500. Another 15 tribal members who filled out the survey won $100 each. Thirty people each won $50. There were a total o f 48 cash prizes totalling $5,000. The idea for including the prizes as part o f the survey was to elicit as large a re sponse as possible. And the strategy worked, as there was a large response, according to Adam Davis Midghall Inc. o f Portland, the com pany that conducted the sur vey on behalf o f Ventures and Kah-Nee-Ta. Results o f the survey will be compiled, and then re ported to the membership in the near future, according to Ventures. Survey identifies tribes’ economic needs w :m V s /. . ' f B y M aren Cohn Warm Springs Ventures . (Note: the following concludes an article that began in the previous Spiljaj.) Warm Springs Ventures and Kah-Nee-Ta initiated the sum mer-long opinion research to find out what tribal members think about the reservation economy - how it is currently performing and what it should strive for in the future. The two organizations went into the project intending to ask questions about what kinds o f labor and resource development members were willing to sup port. They hope the answers will help them in long-range planning for new projects on the reser vation. An especially fruitful source o f information for the question naire was the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic D ev elo p m en t, run out o f Harvard’s Kennedy School o f G overnm ent and the Native Nations Institute at the Univer sity o f Arizona. For the past twenty years, researchers from the project have been working in Indian Country to help tribes find ways to end reservation poverty. For instance, in Montana, professor Joe Kalt, a director o f the Harvard Project, and oth ers have helped the Salish and Kootenai tribes build a thriving private sector economy based on tourism, agriculture, and re tail services. Reservation unemployment is often lower than elsewhere in rural Montana, and the tribal college receives applications from non-members who wish to attend. Among the many resources published by the Harvard Project is a strategic analysis tool that helps tribes assess their situations and determine what can be done to improve reser vation economies. The Ventures and Kah-Nee-Ta team drew on this tool in designing the opin ion survey. “We tailored it to fit our pur poses,” said Clyde Hamstreet, Ventures chief executive officer. “And we shortened it substan tially. But the sample questions and the rationale behind them were very helpful to us in plan ning what to ask Warm Springs members.” The four main parts o f the survey each reflect an important aspect o f the Harvard project research. Section one, on values and vision, explores tribal mem bers’ feelings about identity and sovereignty, and their hopes for the future. Answers to questions in this section help provide the basis for long-range strategic planning. Section two, which addresses the reservation’s present eco nomic situation, aims to uncover how m em bers regard the economy and the people re sponsible for it. It asks about primary econom ic goals and what choices members are will ing to make in pursuing those goals. The third section inquires into p ercep tion s o f the reservation’s internal environ ment. Questions about gover nance and politics aim to find out where the Tribes stand in relation to the infrastructure concerns outlined by Kalt. At the same time, information about tribal culture will help the sur vey sponsors identify appropri ate institutional forms and eco nomic development projects to assist in future planning. The Ventures and Kah-Nee- Ta team will use the fourth part o f the survey, on assets, to find out what members consider to be the strengths o f the reserva tion, and how they would like to see those assets taken advan tage o f for future econom ic benefit. Finally, the mailed version of the questionnaire included some demographic questions. Answers to these will enable the Davis firm to break responses down according to certain criteria. “Preliminary results o f the survey are starting to come in,” said Clyde Hamstreet, chief ex ecutive officer o f Ventures. “We’re excited to find out what everyone thinks and move on to the next stage o f coming up with concrete plans to help the reservation economy. In the meantime, we’re very happy at receiving so many responses— over 500, which is a strong rate. The more we get, the better our foundation for analysis. It’s clear that many members took a lot o f time to fill in the question naire and write their concerns. We appreciate that and will do our best with the information we receive.” partment staff, or place the tag in an envelop provided in the lamprey tag box- Or return the tag to: Department, o f Natural Resources, P.O. Box C, 4223 Holliday St., Warm Springs, OR 97761. For more information contact Jen n ifer Graham or Matt Fox at the Natural Re sources Department, 553-2001. The study is being con ducted to determine how many eels move beyond Sherars Falls, as well as, where Pacific lamprey over winter and spawn in the Deschutes River sub-basin. The information will be critical to the recovery o f the eels within the Deschutes. Public Notice Regarding Water Hunter safety classes offered Hunter safety class will start on July 25, 27 and August 1-4, 2006. Sign up at Natural Re sources or call 553-2002. Class size is 20 students, ages 14-17 years old. Place and time will be posted at a later date. Attention all Warm Springs and Simnasho School Flats water users: As a public water system, the tribes’ Water Works Department are required by the United States Environ mental Protection Agency (EPA) under the 1996 amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to publish the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). 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