July 6, 2006
Spilydy Tyvnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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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
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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).
Copies are available by
calling the water treatment
plant at 553-1472.
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