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October 31/2012
Spilyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Search and Rescue advice for safety in the woods
From the Conservation
Enforcement Ranger Program
Fall time is here, winter is
close, and the weather can be
nice one minute and bad the
next.
This time o f year we have
many hunters and woodcut
ters out in our w ooded areas.
A nd n o t to forget, we may
have some fisherman down
along D eschutes, gathering
food and wood to keep their
homes warm through the win
ter.
E a c h y ear th e P u b lic
Safety Branch receives calls
from people reporting that a
loved one or friend has not
returned hom e from these
types o f outside activities.
Maybe their vehicle has
failed to start or is stuck, or a
hunter is lost due to getting
tu rn ed aro u n d in extrem e
weather such as snow or fog.
W hen this happens, try to
stay calm as much as possible
and contact the Warm Springs
Police D epartm ent dispatch
as soon as possible.
D is p a tc h m ay in q u ire
about pertinent inform ation
from you; and when the re
port is taken, officers will be
assigned to help find your
friend or loLed one.
D o n ’t be surprised if an
officer or a Search and Res
cue staff m em ber arrives at
your hom e to gather more in
formation for the teams who
are searching. They do this in
the attem pt to find that loved
one who is over-due.
The more inform ation we
can gather, the more likely we
are to find the loved one or
friend in a shorter am ount o f
time, ensuring their safety.
Important program
T h e C o n se rv a tio n E n
forcem ent Ranger Program
plays an im portant role when
this type o f situation arises.
T he program staff w ork
cooperatively with the Warm
Springs Police D epartm ent
and Fire and Safety.
I f you have a loved one
o r friends going out for the
day, ask some questions, be
cause if you don’t hear from
them by a certain time, you
may want to call for help.
Get information
H ere are some questions
to ask, or things to keep in
mind for your loved one or
friend:
• W here are you going to
be hunting, w oodcutting or
fishing? (For example N orth
Butte, Kaskella and etc.)
stay the night out there, at least
you will have some essential
supplies that can help you
keep warm along with foods
cabin on Shitike Butte. The
and fluids to drink.
cab in w as n o t m uch
H unters, we recom m end
Warmer than being o u t
you have a small daypack, and
side. By good fortune a
if you get turned around or
search
crew
fo u n d
lost, find the nearest road and
M itch ell th e fo llo w in g
get a fire going.
morning.
Always carry water proof
In all, 135 Search and
matches or a cigarette lighter
Rescue personnel and vol
in your pocket at the mini
unteers covered an area of
mum. A w arm fire is always
about 20. square miles dur
a relief and it will keep you
ing the search.
w arm a n d d ry o u t yo u r
Max and the Mitchell
clothes if wet.
family thank all those who
We all have loved ones or
helped and prayed during
friends, so please be safe and
the unforgettable ordeal.
carry some o f the essential
supplies that could potentially
keep you safe, as we cannot
m atches, cigarette lighter, predict w hat and if som e
flares, of some type o f fire thing will happen.
starting device?
Each year we have Search
'• Cellphones are good to and Rescues here on the Res
have, but they have limited ervation, and if your loved
usage in rem ote areas.
one or friend doesn’t arrive
D oes the person have at home at a reasonable time,
rope, a tarp, tow chain, knife, p lease c o n ta c t th e W arm
small First Aid kit, and even Springs Police D epartm ent as
soon as possible.
toilet paper.
T he w eather conditions
These are just a few things
you should have while outside. can get extreme, and w hen
Putting a small day pack this type o f situation occurs
o f large pack together is a we are running against the
good idea. Take it with you’ clock, especially if people are
all the time. I f for some rea- ’ not prepared.
son you know you have to
Hunter lost two nights in wilderness
In m id O cto b er Max
Mitchell spent two nights
o u ts id e in th e M t.
Jefferson Wilderness.
Search crews were dis
patched when he was re
ported lost; two days later
M itchell was located in
g o o d h ealth , an d g o o d
spirits after being reunited
with his family.
Mitchell had been out
hunting on the reservation
in the Mt. Jefferson area,
H e was tracking a large
elk w hen an unexpected
storm came up, and then it
was nightfall.
H e spent the first night
under a tree, as snow came
down. The following m orn
ing, family contacted Warm
Springs Search and Rescue,
and the search was under way.
Fire C hief D an Martinez
was a leader o f the search
effort, encouraging a com
munity-wide effort. A heli
copter assisted in the search
during daylight hours.
His second night out alone
Mitchell stayed in a lookout
• W hat time will you be
home?
• W ho is going o ut with
them, and w hat vehicle will
they be using? G et the vehicle
year, make, model and color.
This inform ation can be very
helpful.
• Are they dressed appro
priately for the weather ele
ments? D o they have sweat
ers, jackets, footwear, gloves
etc.? And an extra change o f
clothing in case som ebody
gets too Cold or gets wet.
• D oes the individual or
individuals have any medical
conditions, or are they on any
type o f medication, and do
they have it on their person?
• Are they sûre they have
fluids to drink and a lunch or
some type o f snacks for the
day? Having extra food and
w ater is beneficial should
something happen.
• Does the person have a
shovel,'axe, jack and spare
tire? (We recom m end they
also bring a chainsaw if they
have one).
• D oes the person have a
fla sh lig h t/h e a d la m p , w ith
spare batteries, water p ro o f
Prevention Bingo
Project seeks to draw water from Columbia
PE N D L E T O N (AP) - An
Eastern O regon taskforce is
exam ining ways to acquire
w ater fro m th e C olum bia
River, including dam repairs.
The 20-person group dis
cussed projects ranging from
advancing aquifer recharge to
expanding reservoirs.
Some projects are not fea
sible until the Confederated
Tribes o f thè Umatilla Indian
Reservation finish negotiating
the tribal water rights setde-
ment.
O n e o f th e m o st p ro m
ising ideas is rep airin g the
W allow a L ake D a m a n d
using th at w ater to m itigate
C olum bia R iver w ithdraw -
Tribal nursery focuses on native plants
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
A Bingo winner chooses a prize, as the other 60 players hold their cards and await
their Bingo numbers to be called. The Bingo tourney was last Thursday at the
Community Center. “The Prevention Team will be doing family activities once a month,”
says Andy Leonard. “We want to educate the community about prevention. There will
be a presentation and activities planned. Keep an eye out for flyers.”
A R L IN G T O N , W ash.
(AP) — Banksavers N ursery
is the state's only tribal-owned
native plant nursery. It's one
o f a few that focuses solely
on plants riative to W estern
Washington.
The nursery is operated by
the Stillaguamish Tribe o f In
dians.
It has evolved from early
efforts to engage tribal mem
bers in learning about native
plants. It's now a program in
which the tribe grows native
plants fo r its ow n salm on
habitat projects.
The nursery has acres o f
63 species o f native plants
potted up in neat rows. A t full
capacity, the pesticide-free,
Located at the corner of
Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd.
Umatilla tribes to trim wild horse numbers
(AP) — O fficials o f th e
C onfederated Tribes o f the
Umatilla Indian Reservation
hope to cut a population o f
400 wild horses by three-quar
ters or m ore w ithout slaugh
tering any.
The horses graze as they
please, resulting in ruined
w h e a t c ro p s , o v erg razed
rangeland, harm to other wild
species and the occasional
im p reg n ated m are fro m a
wild stallion, say tribal offi
cials.
B ut lim ited budgets and
lim ited options for finding
new homes will prove a chal
len g e,
said
G o rd y
Schumacher, the tribal agri
cultural and forestry manager.
T he tribe’s plan to control
the population, approved last
year, calls for a roundup o f
all the wild horses on reser
vation land.
T h e g o al, S ch u m a c h e r
said, is a population o f 50 to
100 horses on the south side
o f the U m atilla River, and
Bus hits horse near W.S.
(AP) — E a rlie r th is
m onth a school bus from
Prineville struck a horse
near W arm Springs. N o
students were injured.
A t the time o f the ac
cident the bus was carry
ing 20 m em bers o f the
C ro o k C o u n ty H ig h
School cross-country team
hom e from P o rtlan d to
Prineville.
The bus collided with
a horse, killing the animal,
none north o f the river, in
agricultural areas.
Using helicopters in their
first effort, the tribes drove
fourteen horses into corrals
last m onth. Five, how ever,
did not sell at auction.'They
will be offered to tribal m em
bers for free next Wednesday.
The tribe’s plan says horses
are to be offered at auction
breaking a w indow in the
and Causing the vehicle to
electrical power.
T h e stu d e n ts w ere
checked by medics at the
Warm Springs fire station,
and then were picked up
by parents and taken on
to Prineville.
School superintendent
D u a n e Y echa says air
brakes stopped the dis
abled bus from rolling
downhill.
first to tribal m em bers and
then to the general public.
Those that don't sell are of
fered for free to tribal mem
bers and th en th e general
public.
“T hen I don’t know what
to do,” Schumacher said.
H e said he has room to
board only 30 horses.
H e said the tribes d o n ’t
organic nursery has space for
a half million plants. The op
eration, which gives prefer
ence to tribal members, em
ploys 14 people.
Open Wednesday thru Saturday
w ant to resort to slaughter
ing the horses, and they are
exploring every option.
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