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10A | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS FRAA shows off woodworking Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA) is pleased to present March’s Featured Artist, Larry LaVoie, whose woodworking creations are on display at the FRAA Art Center, 120 Maple St. in Historic Old Town. LaVoie is a lifetime resident of Oregon, residing in Florence for the past four years. He has always loved wood- working and design, and af- ter acquiring a CNC carving machine in 2018, he start- ed designing and creating works of art using Aspire 3D imaging techniques. LaVoie is also an accom- plished author, using his background in aerospace engineering as a backdrop for his many thrillers based is the permanent, clog-free gutter solution!* *Guaranteed not to clog for as long as you own your home, or we will clean your gutters for free mostly in the Pacific North- west. He has written over 20 novels, many set along the Oregon coast. As he states, “My thrill- ers range from World War II historical fiction to mod- ern day mysteries. My latest thriller, ‘Subduction,’ is book five in a thriller series featur- ing Scott Tanner, a former Navy SEAL turned treasure hunter.” The public is invited to come and meet LaVoie at FRAA’s 2nd Saturday Gal- lery Reception on March 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. His beau- tiful woodworking designs will be on display, as will many of his books. All of LaVoie’s books are available on Amazon.com in digital form as well as paper. Public invited to provide feedback on Deadwood Creek restoration project The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input on a proposal to restore parts of the Deadwood Creek and Lake Creek watersheds northeast of Florence. Pro- posed by the Central Coast Ranger District of the Siu- slaw National Forest, the Deadwood Creek Resto- ration Project aims to re- store terrestrial and aquatic habitats. The draft environmental assessment describes the project proposal, a possible alternative, and includes analyses on potential envi- ronmental, cultural, and so- cioeconomic impacts of the proposed actions. Based on conditions in the project area, the propos- al includes, among other ac- tions, noxious weed remov- al; planting of native species; thinning young, dense, planted forested areas in or- der to accelerate the devel- opment of wildlife habitat as well as to provide commer- cial timber products; replac- ing undersized culverts with structures that fish are able to pass through; floodplain reconnection with stream courses; decommissioning old logging roads that are causing resource damage and are no longer needed; and arranging wood and logs in streams to create fish habitat. To read the complete envi- ronmental assessment and to view the project area maps, visit www.fs.usda.gov/pro- ject/?project=55601. “As with all of our proj- ects, it’s important that we hear from the public. You’re a crucial part of this process,” said Michele Jones, Central Coast District Ranger. The complete Environ- mental Assessment, includ- ing project area maps, is available or by contacting the Central Coast Ranger District at 541-563-8400. Public comments will help inform the Forest Service’s final decision on the project proposal. Only those who submit time- ly, project-specific written comments during the pub- lic comment period will be eligible to file an objection to the final decision. The Forest Service will accept comments on this proposal for 30 days Feb. 15. Written comments should be submitted electronically to comments-pacificnorth- west-siuslaw-centralcoast@ usda.gov. They can also be mailed to Michele Jones, Central Coast Ranger District, P.O. 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