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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 6,2011 IONE SCHOOL BOARD Public invited to forest collaborative listening tour The public is in vited to attend a forest col laborative listening tour on the Umatilla National For est, Saturday July 16 near Heppner. Transportation for the tour is provided and includes field stops on the Heppner Ranger District that have both dry and moist upland forest characteris tics. The group will depart from the Heppner Ranger District office on July 16, at 9 a.m. Partici pants should pack a lunch and be prepared to walk short distances. Appropri ate clothing includes long pants, sturdy footwear and weather-appropriate cloth ing. The tour will end back at the district office in Hep- -Continued from PAGE ONE and has ordered $1,471 in state Title grants and $8,248 in ARRA IDEA grants; received $38,203 from the Morrow County Unified Recreation district for the extracurricular fund; and learned that federal stimu lus grants from the state have been ordered. -learned that inter views for science and fourth grade teaching positions are underway. -heard a construc tion update including the HVAC heating system, the solar project, the fire alarm system and bond status. -set July 6 at 4 p.m. for the boiler RFP hearing. pner around 4:30 p.m. The tour, hosted by the Morrow County Court, the Columbia-Blue Mountains RC&D, and Oregon Solutions, will give participants an opportunity to share and discuss their hopes and concerns related to forest management goals and practices on the Uma tilla National Forest, and to discuss opportunities to use collaborative process to identify common ground and reduce conflict. Umatilla National Forest supervisor Kevin Martin has expressed inter est in the development of a forest stakeholder’s group to foster dialog between the Forest Service, other federal agency staffs, en vironmental and industry Pesticide permit bill approved by senate ag committee groups, local civic leaders, and interested members of the public. “Our vision is a multi-stakeholder group that would work collab- oratively with the Forest to help resolve forest vegeta tion management issues, de velop consensus regarding land management goals and practices at the landscape scale, and help define the national forest’s contribu tion to local economic sta bility,” said Martin. To coordinate ad equate transportation for the tour, confirm atten dance with Myma Neil at 541- 278-3720 or mneil@ fs.fed.us by July 8. For more information about the tour, contact Scott Aycock at (541)390-4653. 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The decision has been stayed twice to allow time for government agen cies to implement it. It is now set to go into effect in October, though most departments at the federal and local levels remain un prepared for the massive paperwork required. The Environmental Protection Agency has esti mated the ruling will affect approximately 365,000 pes ticide applicators that per form 5.6 million pesticide applications annually. If a legislative so lution is not achieved when the new requirement goes into effect, farmers running afoul of it could be subject to fines of up to $37,500 per day. “We ate happy to see the Senate taking action on this important legisla tion,” said Wayne Hurst, National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) president and a wheat pro ducer from the Burley, Idaho, area, in a NAWG press release following the Senate committee’s vote. “Wheat farmers work hard to comply with the exten sive processes in place to ensure the products we use on our farms are safe. New requirements added by the Sixth Circuit Court would only create paperwork for us and government officials without adding any addi tional measure of safety for the public. We urge quick completion of this bill.” H. R. 872 has achieved widespread bipar tisan and bicameral support from Congressional leaders concerned about increasing regulation without environ mental benefit and burden ing government officials and farmers with new and complicated requirements in a time of tighter bud gets. « The Umatilla Na tional Forest is looking for a volunteer to spend the summer as a campground host at Jubilee Lake Camp ground from July through September 15. “A camp host helps by providing information on the area and making other campers feel at home,” said Jeff Bloom, recreation spe cialist on the Walla Walla Ranger District. Hosts will visit with other campers and day-use visitors, clean and maintain restrooms, restock supplies, occasionally clean up after a messy camper and carry out a few other tasks. “They keep an eye on things and set a good example for others in the campground,” Bloom said. Individuals or cou ples can apply to be hosts. Hosts need to be friendly, flexible and re sponsible. Host applicants may be subject to a criminal background check. Those who apply will need to supply their own trailer, camper, or mo tor home. Camp hosts will be provided a campsite, usually near the main en tryway to the campground. Though the host program is a volunteer program, a food allowance is offered and hosts will be given a mileage allowance for per sonal vehicle use within the campground. For more informa tion or to obtain an appli cation, contact Jeff Bloom at the Walla Walla Ranger District at 1415 West Rose, Walla Walla or call (509) 522-6290.
