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r v w : w m > iK J i Page 10-M SW C D Supplem ental to the Heppner G azette-Tim es, April 24, 1996 .• * * • • * f Cji 1 ,*, r j • ODFW-1996 Elk Seasons - '4 T N T E x c a v a t in g Directors provide leadership Agricultural jobs are our specialty BacKhoe • Grader - Serving area Farms and Ranches for more than 37 years. 1 567-7278 Ty Smith MOBILE - 379-3739 Licensed • Bonded • Insured mi WmSWmmm ii* < ' ST ►P....JL m o n o s v s ifM • Bulk Gas • Heating Oils • Solvents & Kero • Lube Oils in Bulk Quantities •Aviation Oils • Diesel Fuel • Off Road • On Road • Lubricating Oils P H IL L IP S -C H E V R O N S H E LL• TEXACO M O B ILE See U s F o r FARM INSURANCE B etw een calving, seeding and all the other spring tim e chores, you d o n ’t need insurance w orries. Let us help you arran g e an insurance program tailored to your operation. 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Elected at the County general election for four years, stag gered terms, they serve as grassroots representatives of landowners and the general public in their communities. They provide leadership and direction in bringing volunteer cooperation in natural resource conservation programs. To de velop and maintain effective programs, directors must iden tify local conservation needs, set corresponding goals, devel op a plan to achieve those goals, ensure implementation and evaluate effectiveness. Morrow SWCD has seven directors, five elected from specific zones and two elected at-large (see corresponding map): ZONE 1: Richard Johnson represents the Boardman area. In addition to full-time employ ment with Portland General Electric, he and his wife, Susan, raise purebred Limou sin cattle and hay on their north Morrow County farm. He also serves as a board member for the West Extension Irrigation District and the Morrow Coun ty United Way. As a Morrow SW CD D irector, Joh nson hopes to bring more attention to the "w a ter" component, focusing on both the conserva tion benefits and the local eco nomic concerns. ZONE 2: Vernon Frederick- son represents the Irrigon area. He operates Frederickson Far ming and Portview Ranches in north Morrow County. He is also active in Oregon Hay, an agricultural export business at the Port of Morrow. Vern is assisted by his wife, Suzanne, and son, Greg, 12. As a SWCD Director, he will help local pro ducers with their interactions with state and federal agencies. SU SA N W A R D Zone 5 ............ Heppner area He is especially interested in seeing the Morrow SWCD help with the implementation of the 1995 Farm Bill, as well as con tinue its lobbying efforts for programs which will benefit local producers. ZONE 3: Bill Jepsen repre sents the lone area. He and his wife, Nancy, farm dryland wheat and barley 18 miles west of Heppner. The Jepsens have five children-Matt, 13, Dan, 11, Amy, 7, Eric, 3 and Rebecca, 1. Bill hopes to help the SWCD continue with viable worth while projects while making sure it does not get bogged down in bureaucracy. He is especially interested in matters concening dryland wheat farm ers. He would like to see farm ers make the right choices con cerning CRP take-out. He also keeps close tabs on current farm legislation. ZONE 4: Chris Rauch, Chair man of Morrow SWCD, farms dryland wheat north of Lexing ton. He and his wife, Kathy, have two children-Andre, 5 and Natalie, 1. As Chairman, Chris makes sure that the SWCD is efficient, productive and accessible to all of Morrow County. He has helped Mor row SWCD continue its role as a leader in conservation plan ning and implementation state wide. ZONE 5: Susan Ward repre sents the Heppner area. She and her husband, Jim, operate the French-Ward cattle ranch up Big ButterCreek in the foot hills of the Blue Mountains. They have two daughters-Lind- sey, 13 and Ashley, 11. Susie hopes to heighten awareness of the conservation programs available to landow ners through the SWCD. She is especially interested in the new opportunities available to rangeland operators. She plans to help livestock operators take advantage of the information and programs pertaining to them. AT-LARGE: Jim McEUigott farms dryland wheat 13 miles south of lone. He also runs a cow/calf operation utilizing summer range at Hardman and Long Creek. He and his wife, Eileen, have three children- Randi, 13, Colin, 11 and Taylor, 8. Jim wants to see a more ac tive SWCD based on a broad database of existing local con ditions, resources and potential cooperators. By emphasizing education and cooperation, he hopes to get projects completed in a timely manner. Jim be lieves conservation education should include the schools and general public, in addition to the landowners and/or opera tors. He would like the schools to be involved in gathering data on an on-going basis in order to keep the database cur rent. Jim also hopes to provide landowners assistance in ob taining grants and/or cost-share monies for conservation pro jects. However, with the future of supplemental funding un- KEITH REA BILL JE P S E N V IC E CH A IR Zone 3 ...................... lone area lone At Large ít I V E R N O N FR E D E R IC K S O N S E C R E TA R Y /TR E A S U R E R Zone 2 ................. Irrigon area certain, he believes it important to convince landowners of the long-term benefits of imple menting conservation practices now. AT-LARGE: Keith Rea farms wheat eight miles south of lone. He is assisted by his wife, Judy, and son, Gary. He helps JIM M cELLIG O TT At L a rg e ....................• lone the SWCD identify local con servation needs and goals so as to develop and maintain effec tive programs. He hopes to keep the public informed, and is especially interested in nox ious weed control. Morrow SWCD is fortunate to have such a broad-based directorship. / m ■■■■■HI vV»-Y .. • ' ■ • ' * ~ -'<•* Like you, our love for agriculture began at a very early age. "Supporting the farmers of Eastern Oregon since 1945." Bank of Eastern Oregon Arlington 454-2636 JSL, , •' , V 1 Condon 384-3501 Heppner 676-9125 lone 422-7466 ^ ,> . 7-K » On November 22, the Ore gon Fish and Wildlife Commis sion heard public testimony and accepted the proposed Northeast Oregon elk hunting strategies. The strategies were developed over the course of a year and included input pro vided by two public working groups. The strategies were designed to improve post-season bull ratios, keep elk populations within their accepted manage m ent objective population levels, maintain hunter oppor tunity and continue to address elk damage problems on pri vate lands. The two public working groups included hunt ers, landowners and state/fed- eral agency personnel. The pro posals developed were then reviewed/discussed at 41 public meetings, 7,500 questionnaires were mailed to elk hunters and during the deer and elk season this past fall, many hunters were contacted and the strate gies were explained to them. Locally, there has been a lot of interest and many questions as to what the 19% elk season will be. Hopefully, the follow ing information will help in form everyone: Heppner Unit-First Season: 800 either sex elk tags (tag num bers are approximate); 1,000 spike only tags; hunters will have to apply for an either sex tag or a spike tag by May 15. Heppner Unit-Second Sea son: Spike only, no tag limit and hunters can purchase a tag at any POS vendor prior to the tag sale deadline, November 1, 19%. The Fossil Unit was changed and in 19%, will be manged as two subunits. The North Fossil area will have an either sex first season and an any bull second season. The overall manage ment of this area will remain as it has been. Hunters will have* to apply for the first season either sex tags by the May 15 application deadline, and se cond season tags will be avail able at POS vendors until the November 1 tag sale deadline. There will also be an antlerless elk season after the bull season, for population control and to address damage problems as they arise. The South Fossil area will have an any bull bag limit for both the first and second seasons and hunters will have to apply for these tags prior to the May 15 application dead- M é W C D Supplém entai to the Heppner 6azette-T¡m e&, April 24y 1996-Page 3
