DECEMBER 1, 1999
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Attention tribal members:
Casino revenue is coming
There will be a distribution of 25 of the
casino revenue in December, 1999!
The Tribe's Revenue Allocation Plan has been approved by the Secretary
of the Interior and the Tribal Council has declared that a per capita distribu
tion of casino revenues shall be made this year under the plan. This is the
official notice of per capita distribution required under the Revenue Alloca
tion Plan.
In order to receive this year's per capita payment, each tribal member or
his or her parent, legal guardian or conservator must provide the Tribe's
financial officer with a current address.
Under the plan, tribal members may notify the financial officer to mail
their payment or hold the payment at the tribal office for the member to pick
up. If signed and notarized by the member, the instructions may authorize
the financial officer to release the check to another person. You may use the
payment instructions (at right) to notify the financial officer whether you
wish to have your check mailed to you or to have it held for pick-up by you or
your authorized recipient. The member or authorized recipient shall provide
picture identification when he or she picks up the check. The financial of
ficer shall only release the check upon request upon presentation of adequate
identification. Checks will be held by the financial officer for pick up for one
year. All checks not picked up within one year of the date of the check will be
forfeited by the member and deposited into the Tribe's general fund.
D If a member's payment instructions are not received by the fi
nancial officer by 5:00 p.m. on December 10, 1999, that member's
check will be mailed to the address on file with the financial officer.
D Per capita payments from casino revenues are subject to fed
eral, and where applicable, state income taxes. Each tribal member
is responsible for may tax due as a result of this payment. The Tribe
is not required to withhold tax from this year's payment, and will
not make such a withholding.
This notice is being sent to all members at their address on file with the
Enrollment office as of November 23, 1999. If you know of any member who
has not received this notice, please inform them to contact the tribal offices as
soon as possible at 1-800-422-0232 and ask for Valorie Sheker or Amy Justen.
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PER CAPITA PAYMENT
INSTRUCTION FORM
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with a separate form with their correct address and any instructions for
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D This instruction form may be mailed or delivered to: Financial Officer,
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand
Ronde, OR 97347.
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HISTORY: The Grand Ronde Reservation contains 10,052 acres of contiguous forest
land. A small portion of the original reservation, which contained 69,000 acres, was re
stored to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon on Septem
ber 9, 1988 by congressional act.
TIMBER HARVEST: Annual timber production decreased from 6 MMBF (an estimate
from the 1983 BLM plan) to 5.70MMBF. This reduction of 300,000 board feet was neces
sary to provide better protection and improve habitat for many wildlife species and better
protect streams on the Reservation. The harvesting program includes regeneration, sal
vage and commercial thinning practices. Regeneration harvests are permitted when the
average stand age is at least 70 years, except in the special emphasis area where the
minimum average stand age is 90 years. The current plan requires at least four green
trees and two snags per acre left in regeneration harvest areas. Commercial thinning is
implemented in stands between 30 and 60 years of age.
ROADS: The Reservation contains 74.1 miles of forest roads. Funds for road mainte
nance comes from the forest management deductions fund and the road maintenance
account. The roads are maintained through a service agreement with a local contractor.
Permanent roads on the Reservation are carefully designed using forest road engineering
standards. Most temporary roads are rehabilitated and replanted.
REFORESTATION: Seed Source. Presently, 85 of the seedlings are grown from
seed gathered from trees on the Reservation that are selected for their superior form and
vigor. The remaining seedlings are grown from "superior" tree seed from a Weyerhaeuser
seed orchard. The Weyerhaeuser seed has demonstrated above average growth rates,
and will broaden the genetic pool on the Reservation.
SITE PREPARATION AND PLANTING. Most of the regeneration harvests are broad
cast burned. However, other techniques such as scarification are used to prepare the
ground for planting where appropriate. The units are planted with 11 seedlings of
Douglas-fir and plug1 seedlings of Western Hemlock, Sitka Spruce and Western Red
Cedar. Planting densities depend on management objectives, but the usual density is 436
treesacre.
TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT; Overstocked stands of Douglas-fir will be
pre-commercially thinned between 12 and 15 years of age, and trees in some of the
stands will be pruned to a height of 17 feet between 15 and 30 years of age. Commer
cially thinned stands may be fertilized. These practices will increase the size and quality of
the timber in the future.
RESOURCE PROTECTION: Fire and wind damage have been a minor concern on the
Reservation. These events are rare, but historically they have caused catastrophic dam
age. Insect and disease damage, primarily from laminated root rot and Douglas-fir bark
beetle, occurs in isolated pockets. Swiss Needle Cast is a disease of recent concern that
is being studied by Oregon State University.
FISH AND WILDLIFE: The Fish and Wildlife program works on a wide variety of projects.
The department has managed culvert replacement projects that have improved fish ac
cess to over 18 miles of stream. Other habitat enhancement projects range from improve
ments for deer and elk to the Nelson's checker-mallow (a plant). The program also
monitors a wide range of habitats and species to assess current conditions and to assist
future planning. The breadth of species surveyed includes deer and elk, on down to
aquatic insects and threatened and endangered species. The extent of enhancement
and monitoring projects undertaken will continue to expand.
RIPARIAN AREAS: Riparian areas are some of the most heavily used areas for wildlife.
Protecting riparian acres with buffered leave zones has been a high priority under the
current Management Plan. The width of the buffer depends on the classification of each
stream as well as the vegetation and topography. Our buffers range from 50 to 250 feet
depending on the classification.
B RECREATION: The Reservation provides a variety of recreational opportunities. Hiking
trails have been developed along Yoncalla, Burton, and Coast Creeks. An educational
day-use park along Agency Creek continues to evolve since its construction in 1996. The
trails and day-use park are open to the public. Fishing is being enhanced by improving the
habitat for native trout and steelhead. Big game such as deer and elk may be hunted by
the public during the regular hunting season.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: The Environmental Resources program assists tribal
programs with environmental compliance. This program identifies existing or potential
problems on tribal lands and explores solutions that will enhance and protect tribal natural
resources. Environmental Resources often writes environmental assessments (EA's) be
fore major tribal projects are started. These EA's consider the potential effects of an
action on the environment. The department is also responsible for the Tribe's water
quality, wetlands and recycling programs. Stream surveys accessing water quality are
currently being conducted.
CULTURAL: A preliminary cultural resource review of the Reservation was conducted
in 1992. There were some sites and items of interest disclosed by the review. The
location of these sites and items will be researched during this planning period. Some of
the native plants that are culturally important to the Tribe include willows, rushes, cedar,
yew and alder. Culturally important plants will be studied and managed during this planning
period.