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TREES:
and say, ‘This is what we
did,’” she said. “It’s pretty
romantic.”
Thompson said the wa-
tershed council plans to
make more improvements
at the site in the future.
“We’re putting togeth-
er a long-range plan to
propose to the Bureau of
Reclamation for expand-
ing this effort to other
portions of this Oxbow
property,” he said. “At the
moment, we’re only treat-
ing 20 acres, but there’s
over 200 acres. There’s a
lot of things we could do
out there in addition to
planting trees. With this
plan, I suspect we’ll see
some new things happen
over the next few years
out there.”
Thompson said the 20-
acre site still requires a lot
of work to maintain, and
volunteers are still needed
to help with tasks, such as
watering and weeding and
surveying for insects.
For more information
about volunteering, con-
tact Thompson, 541-667-
7293.
continued from page A1
Last year’s tree plant-
ing was organized by the
Hermiston Chamber of
Commerce’s Leadership
Hermiston class, when
then-watershed
council
director Greg Silbernagel,
who was a member of that
year’s class, suggested the
event as the class’s annu-
al community project and
helped coordinate the ef-
fort.
“I was very pleased
with the number of volun-
teers that turned out and
the quality of work they
did,” Silbernagel said. “It
was exceptional quality.”
Leadership
Hermis-
ton facilitator Fran Rice
said she was amazed how
many people and busi-
nesses pitched in to help
with last year’s tree proj-
ect. She said it will have a
lasting impact that people
can be proud of.
“As the years go by, the
kids that helped plant can
take their kids out there
SEAN HART PHOTO
These trees, wrapped in a protective mesh covering, were planted a year ago on 20 acres of property on the Oxbow site in
Hermiston along the Umatilla River. A large volunteer effort, led by the 2014 Leadership Class, helped plant the trees, but volun-
teers are still needed to maintain the site.
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