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A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe
JULY 1,1999
Tribe signs agreement with the U.S. Forest Service
By Tracy Dugan
On June 9, 1999 the Tribe signed
an agreement with the U.S. Forest
Service as a first step toward coor
dinating management of 6,600 acres
of National Forest lands with the
reservation. ,
The agreement is a result of an
idea that was raised at a forest ser
vice meeting almost two years ago,
and proposed to Mike Wilson and
Cliff Adams, Natural Resources
staff.
The Natural Resources depart
ment, as most tribal members know,
is responsible for managing the
Tribe's reservation and all of its re
sources as well as pursuing land ac
quisition opportunities and monitor
ing the environmental conditions of
the Tribe's land holdings?
Currently, the department is pre
paring a ten-year management plan
for the reservation which will be ap
proved by Tribal Council, and will
act as a guide for the ways in which
the Tribe's lands will be preserved
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The Grand Ronde Tribe .
celebrated the return
of the Peregrine Falcon
to Portland with its
remarkable float
entitled "Soaring
Spirit," which won the
Sweepstakes Award in
the Grand Floral Parade
on June 12. Members
of the Royalty courts
(AliHolsclaw,Jr.
Queen, Halona Butler,
Miss Tiny Tot, and
Stephanie Duran,
Veterans' Queen)
represented the Tribe.
The successful recovery
of the Peregrine Falcon
from the brink of
extinction symbolizes
the Grand Ronde
Tribe's own successful
efforts to recover from
termination and the
loss of Its reservation
to take its place among
Indian nations.
Photo by Oscar Johnson
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the Collaborative Steward
ship Agreement between the USDA
Forest Service and the Confeder
ated Tribes of Grand Ronde?
The Stewardship Agreement is a
three-phase agreement that authorizes
the Tribe to: 1) conduct inventories; 2)
develop a management plan and envi
ronmental analysis; and 3) implement
approved activities for 6,600 acres of
Forest Service land in the South Yamhill
Basin. On June 9,1999 the Grand
Ronde Tribe and Siuslaw National For
est entered into a Participative Agree
ment which established an operating
framework for phases 1 and 2 of the
Stewardship Agreement.
Why was the Stewardship Agree
ment developed?
The 6,600 acres are part of an Adaptive
Management Area in which federal agen
cies are encouraged to try new and in
novative ways to manage national for
est land. The purpose of the agreement
is to develop new forest management
approaches while promoting a healthy
and sustainable forest ecosystem. All
activities conducted through the agree
ment will occur in accordance with the
Northwest Forest Plan.
What will the Stewardship Agree
ment accomplish?
Over the next two years the Tribe, act
ing as a contractor for the Forest Ser
vice, will conduct forest inventories in
cluding gathering information on exist
ing forest habitat. The Tribe will also
manage surveys for threatened and en
dangered species. This will add to and
expand the Forest Service's existing in
formation about these species. The
Forest Service will also receive baseline
water quality information about the
streams in the management area. All of
this information is important in under
standing the effects to these resources
of management actions that might be
taken in the future. The information
will also be used to create a manage
ment plan for these lands.
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Gzaxd HczDs GcxsriruricxAL Election Day: JULY 27
The BIA will conduct a special election of the membership.
THE ISSUE: whether or not to amend the enrollment requirements in
the Tribal Constitution. For questions regarding this special election,
please call Ron Kortlever or Mary Battels at the BIA, Siletz Agency
Office at (541) 444-2679.