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Action Taken by Tribal Council at 4-18-90, 5-2-90,
5-6-90 Meetings
4- 18-90 - Campaign contribution to Jeanne Givcns,
member of the Cocur d'Alcne Tribe running for
Congress, in the amount of $200 was authorized.
Council approval for staff alternate work schedule was
granted.
Donation to Phil Sheridan Days Logging show was
approved in the amount of $200 was authorized.
Approval for request for membership in the Tribe
through adoption was not granted on the basis of the
Tribe not having an Adoption Ordinance in place.
5- 2-90 - Following the recommendation of the Health
and Human Services Committee, one member was
removed and another appointed to that committee.
Council authorized Mary Trevino to purchase an oak
vanityjewelry case for the door prize at the May 6th
General Council Meetings.
Packwood Says He Would
Choose Jobs Over Owl
WASHINGTON - Tribal members who arc in the
logging business might want to know that a federal plan
that would cost 13,400 timber jobs to protect the spotted
owl threatens to bring "total economic chaos" to
Northwest timber towns, say members of the Congress
from the region. '
Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore., said recently he was un
willing to protect the spotted owl with a plan costing
13,400 jobs and affecting another 20,000 family mem
bers. "Now you have a stark choice arc you with 30,000 to
35,000 people or are you with the bird?" he said.
The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management
on Thursday disclosed projected impacts of an owl
preservation plan proposed last month by a scientific
panel led by Forest Service biologist Jack Ward Thomas.
The report said harvests on federal forest lands in the
Northwest would be cut nearly in half by 1995. Some
forests and BLM districts, including the Olympic, Mount
Baker, Snoqualmic, Salem and Eugene, would be left
with as little as one-fourth their expected harvest levels
by 1995.
In addition to jobs, the harvest reductions would cost
the federal government $148 million in revenue from
timber sales off federal lands and cause a $74 million
decline in payments to counties in Oregon, Washington,
and California over the next five years, the report said.
Some members of Congress criticized the federal
agencies for earlier underestimating the impact of the
conservation plan while others questioned whether '
keeping the species alive is worth such great job losses.
"It's a lot worse than they advertised," said Rep. Norm
Dicks, D-Wash.
"It means the Jack Ward Thomas plan is much more
severe than the administration told us in terms of what it
will do to current harvest levels," he said. "I think they
didn't want to make it look like it is as serious and
damaging as it's going to be."
Rep. Bob Smith, R-Ore., said the projections indicate
there will be "total economic chaos in our timber
communities."
"The crisis time is at hand. We are in a desperate
situation," he said.
Sen. Mark Hatfield, R-Ore., said the future of many
communities is at stake, and the states of Oregon and
Washington "will have to be united to bring about any
solution. This is not a time for screaming but a time for
working together," he said.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is to decide by June 23
whether to list the owl as a threatened or endangered
species. Most Northwest lawmakers are convinced the
owl will be listed, at a minimum, as a threatened species
and Dicks said the Forest Service is leaning toward
adopting the Thomas report as a way to meet federal
requirements under the Endangered Species Act.
The report by the Forest Service and BLM said the
Thomas recommendations would result in federal
harvest reductions of 55 percent in Washington, 46
percent in Oregon and 43 percent in northern Califor
nia. The report said the reduced harvests actually will result
in the losses of about 25,400 federal timber jobs but
those losses will be offset by an increase of about 12,000
jobs in the private sector as a result of an anticipated
increase in timber prices due to reduced supply.
However, gains in the private sector will subside so
that net job loss by the year 2000 will be about 28,165
jobs, the report said. Of that 28,165, more than 16,200
jobs would be lost in Oregon and more than 5,800 in
Washington.
The report said that even without the Thomas report,
harvests on federal lands in Washington, Oregon and
northern California will fall from about 5 billion board
feet currently to about 4.4 billion board feet in 1995.
Adoption of the Thomas recommendations would
cause further reductions, to an allowable cut of about 2.6
billion board feet by 1995.
. Courtesy of East Orcgonian
Timber Salvage Sales
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is accepting
applications for future Timber Salvage Sales on the
Reservation.
The purpose of this announcement is to establish a list
of qualified Tribal applicants. If interested please fill out
the application form below and mail or bring to the
Tribal Forestry Office by June 15, 1990. The mailing
address and location is Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde Forestry Division, 26930 Salmon River Highway,
Willamina, Oregon 973
Applications must meet the following minimum
requirements:
1. Enrolled Tribal member of Grand Ronde
2. Recent logging experience and verifiable references.
3. Either own, or the ability to obtain adequate logging
equipment.
4. Ability to obtain insurance and or payment bond if
required.
For further information contact Cliff Adams, Tribal
Forester at 879-5522.
Timber Committee
Several Tribal members have asked "What does the
Timber Committee do?" Hopefully, this article will
.answer this question. The Timber Committee consists of
elected Chairman - Ray McKnight, Vice-Chairman -Larry
Brandon, Committee members: Gene LaBonte,
Reynold Leno, Russ Leno, Bob mercicr, Darrel Mercicr
and SecretaryTreasurer - Connie Monson. Tribal
Forester - Cliff Adams represents the Forestry Depart
ment at the meetings.
The Timber Committee's duties, stated in the Timber
Committee Ordinance, are as follows:
1. It shall be the dutyt)f the Timber Committee to assist
the Council and to provide quality services to the Tribal
Membership and to develop, maintain, and to protect
the Tribe's interests and assets involving the timber
resource on the Reservation.
2. The Timber Committee shall act in an advisory
capacity to the Tribal Council in recommending policies
and procedures, identifying needs, and developing
priorities concerning the timber resource and related
assets on the Reservation.
3. The Timber Committee shall report monthly to the
Tribal Council on problems, activities and other relevant
information.
4. The Timber Committee shall report quarterly to the
General Council on it's activities.
5. The Timber Committee shall advise the Tribal
Forester on matters of policy affecting the Reservation.
6. The Tribal Forester shall keep the Timber Commit
tee informed and updated on forestry activities occur
ring on the Reservation.
For those of you who would like to attend, the Timber
Committee meets every third Tuesday of each month at
5:00 p.m.. Copies of the .Timber Committee minutes arc
available at the Forestry Department. If you have any
questions, feel free to call the Forestry Department at
879-5522.
Application For Salvage Sale
Purchases
Name:
Address:
Tribal Roll No.
Business Name:
Business Address:
Home Phone:
Business Phone: - ,
Logging Experience (explain the type of logging and the
equipment that you can operate or you are familiar
with):
Logging References (list three):
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Name:
Address:
Phone:
List logging equipment that you own:
List equipment that you have access to:
Other than Timber Salvage Contracting, what types of
jobs below are you qualified for or interested in: (please
explain)
1. Felling and Bucking:
2. Yarding:
3. Loading:
4. Hauling: