Jim Willis to leave position
as CEO, page 2
Job opportunities at
casino site, page 5
Tribe approves restoration
and recreation projects
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
proposes to approve the Upper Agency Creek Restoration and Recre
ation Projects. The purpose is to implement projects that will restore
fish and wildlife habitat, and expand recreational and educational op
portunities for the public. The proposed action includes:
(1) soil erosion and sedimentation control projects;
(2) reestablishment of conifer trees in the riparian zone;
(3) construction of instream fish habitat structures; and
(4) small educational and recreational day park.
The projects will be located on Upper Agency Creek in western
Yamhill County; they will be funded by federal grants and Tribal mon
ies. Some of the projects will be conducted with assistance from the
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Polk Soil and Wa
ter Conservation District in Dallas, Oregon.
Based on an Environmental Assessment, the Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde has decided that approval of these projects does not con
stitute a major federal action requiring the preparation of an Environ
mental Impact Statement as cited in Section 102 (2)(c) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969-42 USC 4223(2)(c). The factors
supporting a Finding of No Significant Impact are:
( 1 ) no anticipated adverse impacts during construction and operation;
(2) expected cumulative long-term beneficial impacts on the environ
ment; (3) no negative impacts on threatened and endangered species, wet
lands or sensitive areas.
The decision will be implemented on May 18, 1995. Public com
ments on the Enviromental Assessment will be taken until 5:00 p.m. on
May 15, 1995. The Environmental Assessment may be obtained by
contacting Cathy Steere (503-879-2260 or 1-800-422-0232) at the Con
federated Tribes of Grand Ronde, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand
Ronde, OR 97347. Written comments should be addressed to Mark
Mercier, Tribal Chairman, at the same address.
Tribal Council Nominations
May 7, 1995 11:30 a.m.
Tribal Community Center
During the General Council meeting
Nanitch Sahallie holds alumni
gathering at grade school
Nanitch Sahallie Youth Treat
ment Facility held their alumni
reunion on April 22 in Grand
Ronde. A fun-run began the day,
followed by games, an introduc
tion of significant figures in
Nanitch's history, a raffle, dinner,
and a mini pow-wow.
Past graduates were there along
with clients, staff members, Tribal
Council, and community mem
bers. The theme of the reunion was
"Health in Mind, Body, and
Spirit".
Chairman Mark Mercier spoke
about the vision of the Tribe and
when Nanitch was just an idea in
the minds of tribal staff. Other
speakers included Kathryn
Harrison, Cheryle Kennedy,
Kathy Tom, Dr. Bob Ryan, and
Linda Jirek.
The grand prize raffle drawing
was won by Mark Cook. It is a
rafting trip on the McKenzie river.
Nanitch Sahallie is a residential
treatment facility in Keizer, Or
egon. It is open to tribal youth in
the western states and Alaska.
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The games at the alumni reunion focused on teams and the significant part each player makes,
like trying to carry a giant beach ball without dropping it.
Division Manager explains timber issue
By Cliff Adams
Recently, I have had a few
people ask me whether or not we
are cutting too many trees on the
reservation.
In 1989 1 calculated the annual -allowable
cut to be 6,000,000
board feet. This cut was based on
the Bureau of Land Management's
inventory of the Reservation. The
information was sent to the Bu
reau of Indian Affairs Forestry
staff at the Siletz Agency for their
review.
In 1990 I recalculated our an
nual allowable cut based on a new
inventory of the Reservation. The
calculations were a joint effort by
the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Siletz Agency and myself. Our
calculations showed that an an
nual allowable cut of 6,000,000
board feet could be sustained.
In May of this year I will be re
calculating the annual allowable
cut with our updated inventory to
again affirm that the 6,000,000
board feet cut is sustainable. From
the beginning of 1989 through
1995, a period of seven years, we
will have harvested 41,894,790
board feet of timber. By looking
at both figures, we are nearly on
target for the seven year period.
We currently have an active
timber sale, North Coast Creek,
which sold in 1994 and is now
being harvested. The Highland
timber sale sold on March 23,
1995 to Freres Lumber for an es
timated value of $4,076,267.55.
The estimated sale volume is
5,265,000 board feet. Other than
a small salvage sale this is the only
timber sale to be harvested for our
1995 allocation.