COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL |
Timberland owners
close access to private
lands for fire season
With a combined tim-
berland acreage of around
600,000 acres, a group of
private timberland owners
consisting of Seneca, Lone
Rock Resources, Giustina
Resources, Campbell Glob-
al, and Giustina Land &
Timber Company, closed
public access to their lands
starting June 28.
Due to drought condi-
tions, and above-average
temperatures, Oregon is
already experiencing a bad
fi re season. Th e number of
fi res so far this year is al-
ready 1.5 times higher than
the 10-year average, and the
acreage aff ected has been
more than four times great-
er than the 10-year average.
Landowners have been
monitoring fuel conditions
this spring, as well as re-
viewing snowpack, weather
forecasts, and drought im-
pacts.
Th e limited precipita-
tion across the region this
spring has signifi cantly af-
fected the moisture content
of woody debris, as well as
the condition of live vegeta-
tion fuels and their suscep-
tibility to fi re ignition and
spread.
Since most of Oregon’s
wildfi res are started by peo-
ple, public visits to private
land have the potential to
be dangerous for both the
public visitors as well as the
timberlands.
“Th is historic heatwave is
smashing records. It is im-
portant for us to proactive-
ly close our lands down to
the public for the safety of
our timberlands, fi refi ght-
ers, and all Oregonians,”
said Casey Roscoe, Sene-
ca’s senior vice president of
marketing and communi-
cations.
Th e group has timber-
land in Benton, Coos, Cur-
ry, Douglas, Jackson, Jose-
phine, Lane, Linn and Polk
counties.
Bohemia Mining Days
Bohemia Mining Days is
making fi nal preparations
for a two-day celebration
on Saturday and Sunday,
July 17 and 18 in downtown
Cottage Grove.
Be ready to share the fun
and excitement as the cel-
ebration returns from the
pandemic.
Check out the website
and learn about how to par-
ticipate in the ore cart races
or enter one of the tradi-
tional parades.
Events will be held down-
town this year to help cel-
ebrate the re-opening of
local businesses. Visit bo-
hemiaminingdays.org for
more information.
JULY 8, 2021 | 5A
Pet Tips‘n’ Tales: Bunnies verses bear!
By Mary Ellen
“Angel Scribe”
Sharon’s rescued bunnies,
Kanga and Bunces, alerted
her to a bear in her home.
What?!
“Th e black bear was an
uninvited house guest,” said
Sharon. “He scared the pel-
lets out of my rabbits and
almost me!”
She recalled, “I was in the
back room when the bun-
nies began wildly and ur-
gently thumping, so I went
into the kitchen to investi-
gate.
“A bear as tall as my re-
frigerator stared at me. I
dialed 911, but aft er hearing
my insane rambling about
‘bunnies and a bear’, they
thought I was a prank caller
and hung up!
“Aft er more staring, I
slowly backed up to the back
door, watching her every
move, and propped open
the door creating an escape
route. It partially worked.
Th e bear walked back and
forth between the living
room and back porch for 40
minutes then sat down on
my living room carpet as if
she was waiting for me to
set out her picnic. We con-
tinued staring at each other
as I wondered why she did
not eat the cats’ or rabbit’s
food, the hiding free-roving
rabbits, or me!
“I thought, ‘Where’s my
camera? Nobody is going
to believe this,’ but instead I
redialed 911 and spoke less
hiss-terical. Th is time, they
took me seriously and told
me to ‘Get out’. I said ‘I can’t.
I’m afraid for the rabbits.’
Seriously, how could I have
really protected them! I told
the operator that the bear
was not threatening, just cu-
rious and not to shoot her.
“Th e entire time, I was
uneasy but never scared.
Th is bear meant no harm
and I am sure she sensed I
meant her no harm. When
the police showed up, so did
everyone else; two police
departments and the fi re
department. I went outside
to meet them and reiterated,
‘Do not shoot this animal.’
“A fi refi ghter went inside,
and I trailed in behind him.
Th e police went around to
the back of the house. Th e
fi reman shone a fl ashlight
in her direction (she was
still sitting on the carpet). It
startled her and she ran out
the door, down the steps,
past the police, and into the
woods.
“Th e game commission-
er phoned aft er everything
was settled and said, ‘If the
bear was bold enough to en-
ter your home, it could en-
ter someone else’s and give
them a heart attack. Not ev-
eryone is as cool as you are.’
“Th at winter, I saw her
huge paw marks in the
snow. I took a picture of
my hand next to her mas-
sive paw prints. Beside her
COURTESY PHOTO
Kanga and Bunce’s actions announced the bear in
their home.
prints were three sets of
little paw prints. She was a
Mama bear.
“Years later, on the day I
was moving out of the house
was the only other time I
saw her. She
was near the edge of the
property. A beautiful, mag-
nifi cent animal. I spoke to
her with tears in my eyes.
She stopped, turned, and
looked at me and then qui-
etly ambled into the woods.
“We had said, ‘Goodbye’
to each other. I ran inside
the house to the man help-
ing me move and excited-
ly said, ‘Get out here! Th e
bear is here!’. He was not a
bit brave, he said, ‘No way,’
and refused to come out.
I’m glad he was not here to
protect me the day the bear
came inside for her picnic!”
TIPS
Mary in St. Louis said, “I
love reading Tips n Tales’
heartwarming stories. Th ey
speak deeply to that uncon-
ditional love that we share
with our animals, which is
a relationship of pure love
and joy. Th e tips are also
helpful.”
Cats meditate. Oft en,
when a human begins med-
itating, their cat will be in-
stantly attracted to them.
Some sit beside you, or curl
up in your lap. Ancient Bud-
dhist monks documented
meditation techniques with
temple cats. Th e resulting
observations were remark-
able. No wonder cats have
calm Zen like expressions.
Tell us how you named
your pet and funny stories.
Write: angelscribe@msn.
com
Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales on Face-
book.
https://www.facebook.
com/PetTipsandTales
Adopt Loving Pets
www.PetFinder.com
Humane Society for Neu-
ter/Spay Assistance Program:
541-942-3130
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• Lorane Grange meets
next Th ursday, July 15 at 7
p.m. Discussions about fu-
ture events are on the agen-
da plus fi nalizing plans for
their Lane County Fair
Booths. Lane County Fair
starts July 21 through July
25.
• Th ere is a dessert and
Bingo scheduled for Friday,
July 16 at 7 p.m. Hope to
see you there. Many have
missed playing, so spread
the word to come out
for a fun night at Lorane
Grange.
• Remember students
are out of school. So, go
the posted speed in and
around the main part of
Lorane and watch for those
walking or on bicycles
along the road.
• One last caution! We
are in fi re season and ev-
eryone needs to be very
careful. At this point, no
equipment use, which in-
cludes lawnmowers, aft er
10 a.m. and before 8 p.m.
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