Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1977)
The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 17,1977 FIVK Producing fatare9 ImmlbeF supply - 71 O is more man growing nxee The task of keeping 240,000 acres of timber-producing land green and growing isn't something that can be accom plished in one shot. For the Kinzua Corp. foresters, it's a ' ' full time job and the number and logistics involved is enough to send anybody back "::q the woods. Kinzua recently took advan - tage of the break between deer and elk seasons to seed about 6,400 acres of land in the Willow Creek and Rea Creek areas. Some 15,000 pounds of grass seed mixture including intermediate and crested wheat, orchard and timothy grasses, yellow blossom sweet clover, sainfoin and ladac, nomad and rhizoma alphalfa were dropped by helicopter. Most of the seed was supplied by Kinzua with a portion coming from the Oregon Wildlife Commission. The total cost of the seed and the application amounts to about $10 per acre and is only part of the reforestation process carried out by Kinzua. The results are shared by man and wildlife alike. Writing in the September issue of "Oregon Wildlife," game biologist Glen Ward said, "All of Kinzua lands are valuable for the production and survival of many species of wildlife found in the eastern Oregon area. In order to ' increase production and survi val of these wild species of . mammals and birds, a cooper ative range reseeding project has been planned and carried out on an annual basis between the Kinzua Corpora tion and the Department (Oregon Wildlife Commis sion). After the slash is removed from the logged areas, grass is seeded to the disturbed soil to slow water runoff. New forage production provides valuable food for domestic livestock and habi tat, food and protective cover for wildlife species." In addition to the 60,000 pounds of grass seed scattered across Kinzua lands each year, the foresters are also responsible for planting some 30,000 tree seedlings annually. The seedlings are grown for two years from seed gathered from superior trees at a comparable elevation level and then hand planted. The seeds are grown in styro-block "plug" containers which offer advantages in the speed of planting and increase the chances of survival. A power auger is used to drill holes for the seedlings and they are shaded by a piece of bark or rock. "The tree seedlings provide additional wildlife cover after the vegetation has been esta blished," Ward writes. Kinzua forester Ed Tarnasky esti mates that 50,000 seedlings will be planted in the spring of 1978 and 70,000 will be planted the following spring. The planting of the seedlings is a precise business in itself but marks only a beginning to the overall reforestation and management procedure. Be- ARE BEING OTLECTED70R ; VlTEIflrfPS HOSPITAL PIHJfiRTMS; Leave at jETRY'STyiOBiLE HEFFNER CHEVRON! ItKTPARKLDT SPONSORED BY O.P.O.E. 358 cause Kinzua relies entirely on nature to provide neces sary moisture and because nature is sometimes miserly in doling out precipitation to these parts, the number of trees per acre must be limited to provide satisfactory growth. Pre-commercial thinning is an important factor in in creasing the producing capa city of a timber area and the thinning occupies much of the foresters' time in late summer and fall. Thinning is mainly done with a hydro-axe, a mechanical thinning machine which allows a two-man crew to cover about 4.5 acres per day. cognition and awards for outstanding performance. This is a result of hiring well-trained, experienced, and dedicated personnel and the insistence of the administra tive people to do a good job. "Don Hardwick, Kinzua, received the State Board of Forestry Award for the East ern Oregon Forest Practices Operator of the Year in 1975 and 1976. He was commended for the following practices: Access roads planned to stay out of the canyon bottoms, stream bank cover main tained and skid trails kept away from the streams, an overall effort to minimize water runoff problems which Kinzua Corporation featured in 'Oregon Wildlife In each harvesting opera tion, forester select the best trees as "leave trees" to provide for a future crop as well as a superior seed source for new stands. Trees are thinned to the correct spacing to provide maximum growth. A newly planted area might contain 700 trees per acre while a healthy stand of harvest size trees might number 100 trees to the acre. Kinzua reports that wood cut samples reveal that a substantial increase in wood fibre production is accom plished by the thinning pro cess. Trees actually grow more wood fibre in eight years following one pre-commercial thinning than they grew in the previous 38 years of unat tended growth. For every 17,500 acres thinned, an in crease in annual production of one million board feet results, alone with a large increase in the amount of forage for livestock and wildlife. Striking the proper balance between production and con servation has been a trade mark of the Kinzua logging approach. Ward writes, "It was no accident that two Kinzua logging contrators have received statewide re- foul fish-bearing streams with sediments and debris. Buffer strips were left to screen operations from passing traf fic, thus preserving the aes thetic value of the area. Consideration is also given to snags that are being used by cavity-nesting birds. A road closure program has been instituted to cut down on wildlife harassment and to prevent or alleviate soil ero sion. Unused roads are seeded back to grasses to produce additional cover and forage. "Another Kinzua contrac tor, Norman Patterson, re ceived a merit award for excellence in slash disposal ; from the Eastern Oregon Regional Forest Practices Committee in 1974 and 1975." Kinzua general manager Allen Nistad summed up the Kinzua approach by saying, "Our goal has always been one of cooperation with all facets of the community and natural areas. The whole approach of the logging indus try has changed from the early years and it-s been exciting to work with a company that is so interested and concerned with what's going on around it." Obie Brodshorw Service Manager At Mel Winter Volkswagen is the winner in the recent Notional Service Managers Contest. Obie was outstanding in the Riviera Motors Distributors area. He had the greatest increase in sales in their service department, and was successful in bringing back the older model vehicles to the Dealership. As a result, he will be receiving U.S. Savings Bonds. When you buy a finely tuned, highly engineered car like a Volkswagen, you need more than just an average service and repair job. That's why we at Mel Winter Volkswagen-Audi is proud to say "We can do it all. ..From alignment and brakes to electrical to complete engine rebuild if necessary. Our Volkswagen-Audi mechanics know their business. They should! They have been to some 28 special training classes, and our average is ten years per serviceman at the Mel Winter Volkswagen-Audi full service shop. This week Paul Moeller joined our staff. He comes from the B.M.W. Dealer in Portland. He works on all foreign cars Porsche, Mercedes, Jaguar, Honda, Datsun, Toyota, and has had many hours of factory training. We use genuine V-W parts, and back all our work with a six month, six thousand mile warranty. What it boils down to is this: At Mel Winter Volkswagen, we want you to know that you buy the service with the car, not as an exception. Next time you need a tune up or repair work, call us at 276-3611. Mol Winter O00O Volkswagen Atfdl Highway 393 S J76-3611 fcU I "i I .-ti ' - 7' . , i - t A. . - . rKL. 1 lmm""?- I U i IT Kinzua Corporation is a leader in the wood products industry when u .u i t .a i i V' refcrestation. This photo taken last winter at Kinzua shows the deeply forested hillsides above the town that not many years ago were barren and not meeting their tree producing capabilities. WE'RE DEALING p--4 i n i-,Th V i ; T7T7. lAxj THE ALL NEW P0NT1AC LEMANS WAGON RADIO, AIR CONDITIONING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES & BUCKET SEATS ,8 TRACK STEREO, TILT WHEEL, CRUISE CONTROL. PONTIAC'S FAMOUS R.T.S. HANDLING PACKAGE. SAVE$ This weekend only Nov. 17-20 Stock No. 8023 FINANCE MANAGER ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES TO HELP WITH PARTIAL OR COMPLETE FINANCING 1978 P0NTIACS BUICtvS CMC's ARE ARRIVING DAILY! 1973 CIIEV CAPRICE Station Wagon V-8, automatic transmission, power steering, air cond., power brakes. Woodgrain sides. Luggage rack Loaded. 1973 FORD COURIER H.D. bumpers, canopy, automatic transmission. Harvest Gold. $1495 1972 CIIEV IMPAIA 2 door, hardtop, V-8, automatic trans., power steering, power brakes, air cond. Silver with white vinyl top. $995 1962 FORD Station Wagon Automatic transmission, air cond. Good transportation car. 195 OPEN 7 DAYS 2S5S.Hwy. 395 Kermiston ilJLOSo(SLW! Mon. - Fri. 8:30-8:00 SATURDAY-SUNDAY OPEN TIL 1:00 567-6115 I -- 5?tf.vj
