Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, November 12, 1986, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextWater erosion halted on Rhea Creek Rhea Creek has taken its last pasture land front Hcppner rani tier Bo h H o s k in s, thanks to a Soil Conscrsation Sorstee program lod.iv the hanks ot Hoskins land arc stable with the help of ros k and planted vegetation fo r seseral scars the creek has sut anas from the shannel ansi chevsed at altalta fields and pastures Spring floods ansi run o ff hasc taken eight to ten feet a sear according to Ssott Madison who lanns with his father in la w . Hoskins Madison contacted the Soil Con sersation Sersisc in Hcppner for help With C liff Harris technician lor the office Madison walked three miles of creek to define the problem erosion areas and determine solu lions \ fisc sear stream Kink riprap plan was decided on and put into as lion The SCS w ill pas 7S percent o f the cost Harris received additional help on the protect from Berme Hughes. SC S engineer from Pendleton, who covers sim ilar water erosion pro hlems in 10 counties in eastern Oregon The first step was to move approx mutely S00 sards of ro sko tall si/cx into (he hanks of the creek where erosion was a problem Madison hauled the rock and did the work himself " W e wanted to stabilize the bank Who’s who in conservation work swell in o lia i Report November I» , page T Ibe members ol the Morrow Counts Soil and Water Conservation District Board ol Directors work to secure the maximum cooperation with federal state, counts and private agencies in carrsmg out sound conservation pro grams throughout the area The agencies that service the district include M HI I I I N M I D t l h ' N s f g S H I i b AA rw aa Ikw st ( A n f « n b r '| V<*t ( « • > '• • « 1 1 1 ‘, ifV * d H « i i i M D N ItiW I II I X I I N M O N M I O M I R ntlrrsl lauMv« \ f *. h« 1 * tjrat I on fea t » -neats if«--. *—r . . v let.-M i W ,.t and stop erosion without straighten ing out the channel, explained Madison winding curses keep the s c I< h . its low and curtail the ero sron Before and alter the rock was dumped on the site, straw was add ed and perennial grasses were planted More work on the creek w ill be done this tail W illows and other trees w ill be planted next spring rhe next four sears, more rock planting and grasses will be used on the remaining problem areas o f the creek "W ith ans program, maintenance is a very important part ol the sue cess o f it ." said Hughes A neighbor upstream Iro m Hoskins did some work on creek rhe erosion bs stabilizing the creek Kink with plantings l.sentualls Madison hopes to get erosion control with willow s rather than rink fhe IV-partmcnt ol fish eries amt W ild life was interested in establishing a grazing protect on creeks with erosion problems \ one hall mile tense was pul up on Kith sides ol the creek I he depart merit supplied the materials and Madison pul up the fence No liscstix k will graze the pasture tor a sear or two ITsen livestock will be turned into the pasture during spring and summer only "H o p e fu lly. controlled grazing w ill prose to be better lor riparian zones and lor livestock o w n e rs." Madison said < Vint.«-» l .k a Iti Al* « ep S»«ü » . w » ( i « » < i T t s . a n W irru rs UwctM Hagbr < vs m an 4 H i t .M U I I II H i l >1 i l l l l 1 / i IH»N iM » t tiNsfM V U N ' S M M iH I l i b kry« M « r , a Menar sf\I* kux ’ f.s 1 |i» r\M IM » M I S MNUM Men NsiM dk. |i|\ I Ml i»| Mill IMI v*n.K Hi s . * r MUM HOW I I « M l v t i | | N M i U k l t k » l i s s f f D kfM iN B IM N It I vi i l l M I OSMIO i l ms ila >MM< iVi i iM M l I I MM I PETTYJOHN ¡V’S ! \ v x \ \ \ \ x !!!T x x x v !x x i x i i v !!x x x v v x ? s ? i ( ’omplete Farm & linildiii^ Supplies aJC Radio Shack Dealer i Hcppner 07t> 0157 or f >76 5001 c x ix « D n m n n n m m m x ix x « x x x x x x x x u n m v CONSERVATION IS OUR BUSINESS We Build: TERRACES — DIVERSION DITCHES — RESERVOIRS — LEVELING — EARTH WORK — We specialize in erosion and water control. O.J. KEMMERER, CONTRACTOR (N«4Mvt I I H H . I IN I»» I* M U M I N I O l M M I A M i l 1*1 I I I Rt. 1 Box 110 fl Cove, OR 97824 1-568 4592