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Special fishery below Bonneville dam
The Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission, the
states of Oregon and Washing
ton, Tribal Council and the Fish
and W ildlife Committee have
worked together and established
a memorandum of understand
ing to allow tribal members to
fish below Bonneville dam with
out a state fishing license.
Only tribal enrollment cards
are needed. T rib al C ouncil
passed Res. 11405, approving
the fishery, on March 14.
Open Season: From April
6-Dec. 31, 2011: Saturday, Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday. Daily
hours 5 a.m.-10 p.m. For your
in fo rm atio n gates open at
Hamilton Island 5 a.m.-lO p.m.,
Bradford Island 7 a.m.-5 p.m.;
and Tanner Creek, 7 a.m.-5 p.m.
Species: Salmon and steel-
head, sturgeon must be released,
other species may be kept (wall
eye, bass, shad, carp etc.).
Purpose: Subsistence use, no
daily or season limit. Sales are
only allowed during a regular
Zone 6 fishery adopted by the
Warm Springs Tribe through the
Columbia River Compact. No
sales on U.S. Army Corps of
Engineer property.
Gear: One rod per person.
Applies to ages 12 and older,
those under 12 may fish with
an attentive adult.
Elder Day: Each Saturday
is set aside for elders (55 and
older), children and h an d i
capped to fish. Other people
may assist elders, children and
handicapped persons but may
not engage in fishing (casting and
reeling).
The fishery may be adjusted
based on the first run update
and subsequent updates. A larger
run than predicated may allow
m ore fishin g opportunities.
Please be cordial to your fellow
Treaty tribe members. If non-
Indian fisheries occur, the tribal
fishery will move to Sunday,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day. Sunday will be the Elder
Day.
All fishing equipment and
Zoo’s condors lay 10 eggs this spring
Captive breeding efforts in
Oregon are bringing the critically
endangered California condor
closer to recovery.
This year, condors at the zoo
have laid 10 eggs, the most laid
in one breeding season in the
program’s seven-year history.
Ojai laid the first egg of the
2011 season on January 28, and
the last egg was laid March 14
by Wiloq.
The ninth egg of 2011 broke
another record: It’s the heaviest
egg in the history of the zoo’s
condor program. The day after
it was laid, the egg weighed 11V 2
ounces, which is “huge,” accord
ing to condor keep er K elli
Walker.
Seven of the 10 eggs laid this
year were determined to be fer
tile through a process called
“candling,” which uses a bright
light source behind the egg to
show details through the shell.
This is within the normal fertil
ity range for condors, Walker
said.
Fertile eggs usually hatch in
54-58 days, so the conservation
center should see its first chick
of the season later this month.
The California condor is clas
sified as a critically endangered
species. In 1982, only 22 indi
viduals remained in the wild.
With the help of captive breed
ing programs like the Oregon
Zoo’s, condor numbers now to
tal more than 370, counting
those in captivity and in the wild.
Condors are the largest land
birds in North America with
M ich a e l D urham /O regon Zo o
Ojai laid the first egg of the
2011 season.
wingspans of up to 10 feet and
an average weight of 18 to 25
pounds. They are highly intelli
gent and inquisitive, and they
require a tremendous amount
of parental investment in the
wild.
They are the thunder bird in
the Native American culture.
A tw ai W asco C h ief N elson
Wallulatum in 2003 was asked
to name one of the first con
dors hatched at the Oregon
Zoo. This bird was later released
to the wild in Northern Califor
nia.
The California condor had a
long history in Oregon. Lewis
and Clark saw the large birds as
they traveled along the Colum
bia River. Archaeologists have
unearthed 9,000-year-old con
dor bones from Native Ameri
can middens, and condors were
Pool tourney honors past players
There w ill be a M emorial
Pool Tournament on Saturday,
April 23 at the Rialto Tavern,
25 S.W. D Street, Madras.
The tourney may continue on
Sunday, April 24, depending on
the number of teams.
On Saturday, the to u rn a
ment begins at 1 p.m. Registra
tion is due by April 8, brackets
done by April 15. 8-ball BCA;
3-person teams, one women re
quired per team.
Winner — Race to 5/Lose —
Race to 3 - Double elimination.
Stick fee is $20 per person.
Payout: First place: 50 percent
plus jackets. Second place: 30
percent and vests. Third place:
20 percent sweatshirts.
Prize for 1 - Top Man and 1
- Top woman shooter. Sports
manship award for 1 - Team.
Raffle: various items/need
not be present. Raffle tickets
presale to be done. Silent auc
tion: to take place during games.
Fifty-fifty card game sales.
Friday: A pril 22 (Jackpot)
starts at 7 p.m.: $8 per person.
Mail entry form with name
of captain, players names, fees
by money order; and cell phone
number. Address:
Attn: Lynn Davis; P.O. Box
208, Warm Springs, OR 97761.
A p ril 6, 2011
Spiiyay Tym oo, Warm Springs, Oregon
P age 8
Contacts: Pat Allen 541-325-
3631; Lynn D avis 541-460-
2028; Pearl Vanpelt 541-553-
3212.
Memorial
The to u rn am en t is in
memory and recognition of the
following friends and family that
have played: M yrtle Adam s,
Louis A llan Bagley, W illiam
Loren Bagley, George Berry,
Blackwolf Kenneth Wilton, Jim
Bryant, Tony Bryant, Kenny
Calica, Gerald Charley, Cecil
Conner, Eunice Faye Esquiro.
Dorothy Patricia “Pebbles”
George, Jewels “Julie” George,
Janice Marie Gilbert, Babette
Greene, M artina Ann Heath,
Charles Jack, Cy Katchia, Rita
“Patches” Marchand, Charles
G ibson M oody, G ary R ice,
W ilm a Scott, Ray Shike Sr.,
N orm a M. Sm ith, P atricia
Speakthunder, Frances Jeanne
Thomas, Roscoe Thompson Jr.,
Leland Thompson Sr., Clay Th
ompson, Deanna Thompson,
Lillian Walsey, Naomi “Wimpy”
Winishut (bartender and shot
po ol at R ainbow R avern .);
Omar “Poopsie” Winishut (man
aged and played pool at the first
pool hall in Warm Springs);
Doris Wolfe, and James Wolfe.
a common motif for the designs
of Oregon’s Wasco people, who
lived along the Columbia River
between The Dalles and Cas
cade Locks. The “Thunderbird”
was considered a spiritual guide
to the native peoples and is a
key character in many myths.
The last condor seen in Or
egon was near the town o f
Drain in 1904. The birds held
out a little longer in California,
but by 1987, the last condors
were taken into captivity in an
attempt to save the species. Bi
ologists decided to place the re
maining condors in a captive
breeding program. The Califor
nia condor was one of the origi
nal animals included on the 1973
Endangered Species Act.
Last spring was very produc
tive for captive-bred condors,
with 34 eggs laid among all the
breeding programs. Two dozen
healthy chicks have hatched at
the Jonsson Center at the Or
egon Zoo since the program
began in 2003, and 17 Oregon
Zoo-reared birds have gone out
to field pens, with most released
to the wild.
Accumulated lead poisoning
is currently the m ost severe
problem facing the recovering
condor population. As condors
feed on carrion and other ani
mal carcasses shot by hunters,
they can unintentionally ingest
lead from b u llet fragm ents.
Lead consumption causes pa
ralysis of the digestive track and
results in a slow death by star
vation. Lead also causes severe
neurologic problem s so the
birds not only starv e but
have im p airm en t o f m otor
functions.
garbage must be removed daily
before the gate is locked. Left
over fishing equipment may be
confiscated. A high water event
washed away leftover gear last
year.
Fishing locations may not be
held if the fisher is not present.
No fishing from scaffolds. No
fish in g from a boat. T ribal
members must have enrollment
cards on their person or risk
being cited by enforcement au
thorities. See the resolution for
more detailed information.
Per Resolution No. 11406
fishers m ust allow W arm
Springs creel technicians to take
biological inform ation from
their catch.
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Navajo Rugs
and Related Items
475-6317
Team releases timber
sale assessment released
The Resource M anage
ment Interdisciplinary Team
has ju st released a draft
project assessment for pub
lic review.
The draft document pro
vides an environmental analy
sis of the Allotment 22 Tim
ber and Salvage Sale.
The Allotment 22 timber
sale document was prepared
by the Project Interdiscipli
nary Team to provide op
tions for timber harvest on
a tribal allotment in the Co
lumbia River Gorge east of
Hood River.
Two alternatives were for
mulated and numerous log
ging methods were consid
ered for this project, taking
into account present resource
conditions, terrain and com
ments from the allottees. The
timber sale is expected to
yield approximately 2.3 mil
lion board feet of timber.
The document is divided
into sections explaining the
purpose and need for action,
resource-based indicators
used to help the technical
staff analyze and mitigate
environmental impacts, and
details of the alternatives.
There is a map showing
the harvest block, a reference
table to compare the alter
natives, a list of measures
needed to mitigate environ
mental consequences, and
the Project Interdisciplinary
Team’s recommended alter
native.
The goal of Alternative A
is to continue current manage
ment. Alternative B is de
signed to harvest volume as
requested by the allottees. The
timber sale would include a
treatment area of 78 acres.
For more information or
copies of the document con
tact Bill Fish in the Forestry
D epartm ent, or call 553-
2416. Tribal members have
30 days to comment on the
proposed sale.
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