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Wooded Area in Applegate Serves as Classroom
By MAUDE ZIEGLER
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Applegate Valley - A wood
ed spot on the John Black
property on Forest creek,
where one ordinarily might
enjoy just deep solitude, re
vealed many of nature's se
crets recently when 853
' eighth grade students of Jack
son county schools invaded
tiic area over a three-day pe
riod for outdoor classes on
conservation.
The young people learned
how a fish digs a nest with
her tail, deposits her eggs,
then covers the nest by use
of her tail. They learned how
the antelope and elk hoof
differ from that of a deer,
and how a small fir tree can
be clipped here and there 10
grow into a beautiful Christ
mas tree.
Not that the Black acreage
possesses fish and antelope,
but these varied phases come
under the head of forest, wa
ter, and wild life conserva
tion. Fourth Annual Tour
: This was the fourth annual
lour to be held at the Black
timber demonstration tract
.sponsored by Jackson county
schools and Oregon state ex
tension service. Jackson coun
"ty is one of 28 counties of
' Oregon to participate in forest
-conservation tours. The tours
are notable examples of co
: operation by con servation
agencies, the forest Industry,
tree farmers, and individuals.
officials point out.
Nineteen instructors were
furnished by the state forestry
department, industrial fores
try association, U.S. forest
service, soil conservation serv
ice, bureau of land manage
ment, extension service, state
game commission, and state
tax commission. Elk lumber
company and Timber Prod
ucts also sent instructors.
Wild flowers of the area
bore identification tags.
Classes were held on the
10-acrc plot on commercial
thinning, fire control, seed
production and tree planting,
Christmas tree culture, tree
identification, pre - commer
cial thinning, pruning, soil
root relationships, and wild
life.
Twenty - six teachers and
principals accompanied the
students over the three-day
period.
Weather Stops One Group
Rainy weather predictions
prevented attendance by one
group, which would have
brought attendance to more
than 1,000.
. The school was coordinated
by Earl Jossy, county agent,
and-Fred Buehling, director
of special services from the
county school superintend
ent's office. Buehling is mak
ing a film strip of the tour
which will be utilized with
pictures of previous tours as
a conservation unit to show
students in preparation for
future tours. .
Principals and teachers are
presented with an evaluation
sheet on which to express
views in regard to improving
the program next year.
Fire control was explained
by Carl Bennett and William
Davis, wardens from the stale
department of forestry office,
rotating as class instructors.
Assist Fir Control
Students were told they
could assist with fire control
by putting out a small fire
when discovered or by calling
the telephone operator, and
when connected with the
state forestry dispatcher, giv
ing location and description
of the fire. "The forest is
yours as much as ours," the
instructors said.
Exhibits included a fire
truck, two way radio, falling
and bucking saws, and tools,
including double and single
bitted axes, Polaski hazel
hot, McCloud or raking tool,
and shovel.
Reforestation was instruct
ed by Darrel Sail, Pat Cla
son, Garry Rundcll, and Jack
Merble from the bureau of
land management. Their ex
hibits consisted of display
board of commercial conifer-
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FIRE CONTROL EXPLAINED-Carl Bennett,
state forestry warden, talks to students
about various tools used for fire control.
Some of the tools used by the forestry de
partment are on the ground. The talk was
one of seven heard by students who took
a recent conservation tour 'in the Apple
gate valley.
ous branches, bags of seeds
collected from cones, and
young trees ready for plant
ing. Harvesting of cones, drying,
and extraction of seeds was
described, with other facts
given on testing, and sold
storage; stratification, or time
of dampening before plant
ing; sowing of seed beds, root
pruning, and other details of
preparing young trees for
planting on farms and forest
areas.
Ed Kupillas of Elk Lumber
company instructed in timber
management. He told the class
that the Black property first
was purchased by the family
in 1908, and had been logged
in 1885, 1923, and again in
1945. He said the forest still
had not been damaged, and
for another 35 years would be
yielding timber in existence
when the area was settled.
He described the time of
transition from old growth
trees to the planting and care
of young trees.
He explained the sturdier
tree growth resulting from
pre - commercial thinning, or
cutting excess young trees
from a stand even before they
arc desirable for Christmas
trees. Kupillas explained the
gathering of nutrients and wa
ter from the soil by tree roots
and their conversion to tree
growth by action of the sun
He showed tree slabs with
wider rings indicating quick
growth when the tree is al
lowed more room.
Naw Phasa in Tour
The instructor advised cut
ting snags and hard wood in
the area to allow more room,
and described pruning trees
to produce knot - free lumber.
Study of wild life was a
new phase of the tour this
year, and was conducted by I
Robert Mabcn, district game
agent, and Kenneth Cochrun,
assistant regional superintend
ent from Roseburg. Furs of
the beaver, gray fox, mink,
ring tailed cat, muskrat, and
bob cat were exhibited.
Instructors pointed out that
dense underbrush causes
shortage of feed for animals,
and that watershed manage
ment leaves timber along
streams and at high elevations
for snow protection, thus ben
efitting wild life.
Christmas tree growinc was
discussed by Richard Olson
from the state forestry depart
ment. He said a slower growth
is needed for Christmas trees
to produce density of needles
and limbs, explaining that
each year a whorl (circle of
limbs) and leader (top branch)
is added. Olson used a machete
in demonstrating how to
prune lower limbs, and show
ed how to snip ends of
branches to produce thicken
ing of the tree.
Stump Culture Shown
Stump culture also -was
shown, in which one or more
limbs is left when cutting a
tree, and one eventually will ;
grow upward, producing an
other tree. He said the Doug
las fir has received three blue
ribbons as the state tree ad
No. 1 Christmas tree and lum
ber tree of Oregon.
Students were shown a
four - foot depth cut of earth
at the soil conservation sta
tion conducted by John Col
lier. He explained the layer
of moss and leaves, known as
duff, under which lays the
top soil, the subsoil, and tran
sition zone next to bedrock.
He pointed to the root feed
ing zone with its organisms
and openings for air and wa
ter, and explained how cli
mate and slope of the ground
affects the soil.
The last station on the tour
was given to tree identifica
tion, and was instructed by
members of the U.S. forest
service from the Ashland
ranger district, including Jack
James, Norma Evelelh, Al Eli
sar and George Wooding.
Identification of Trees
The instructors showed
1 d e n 1 1 f i c a tion by cones,
branches and bark of trees
growing in the state. These
included Douglas fir, grand
or white fir, ponderosa pine,
incense cedar, Port Orford ce
dar, lodge pole pine, sugar
pine, white pine, blue spruce,
and myrtle wood. Juniper,
growing in the arrid regions
of eastern Oregon, was de
scribed as the "camel" of all
trees.
Additional Instructors in
cluded Bert Wilcox, extension
agent; Cal Smith of the In
dustrial Forestry association;
C. R. Ross, extension farm
forestry specialist, and Gor
don Stevens, Wes Stanficld,
timber appraisers of the state
tax commission and Wes Gra
ham of Timber Products.
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City Planners Recommend
Zone Change for Apartment
The Medford planning com
mission Thursday night voted
to recommend to the city
council that a change of zone
be granted to permit con
struction of a two-story apart
ment house at 1215 West
Main st.
The application for the
zone change from single and
two family to multiple fam
ily was presented by D. R.
Stoll, 3297 Britt ave., owner
of the property.
The applicant said he pro
posed to erect an apartment
complex containing between
20 and 24 units at an estimat
ed cost of more than $200,000.
A swimming pool and recrea
tion hall are also planned for
the project. Off-street park
ing would be provided for
tenants.
Other Action By Group
In other action, the com
mission voted to:
Postpone action on a re
quest for a change of zone
from single family to limited
commercial for property lo
cated on the south side of
Barnett rd. immediately east
of Bear creek.
Recommend against a
change of zone for property
located on the west side of
Kenyon st. north of Garfield
st. The applicant, Vernon
Rasmusscn, 308 Garfield St.,
had proposed to construct 12
one-bedroom residences on
the property. He indicated he
may appeal the commission's
decision to the city council.
Recommend approval of
a request for a variance to
the sign provisions for limited
commercial districts to permit
Standard Oil company to
erect a new sign at its station
at 600 East Jackson st. in
place of one already there.
The signs are approximately
the same size, but the old ones
was lighted by spotlights, and
the new one will have in
terior lighting.
Recommend approval of
a variance to the zoning ordi
nance to permit construction
of six new trailer spaces at
the East 12th st. Mobile Home
park.
Recommend approval of
request for a variance to
setback requirements for
property located in the Med
ford Shopping Center to per
mit construction of a build
ing on the property line be
tween the Shopping Center
and the Pacific Power and
Light company substation on
Biddle rd.
Recommend approval of
a request for a change of zone
from single family to mul
tiple family for property lo
cated on the south side of
Grandview ave. east of Cra
ter Lake ave. The applicant
proposes to erect a two-story
apartment building contain
ing 24 units.
Recommend Approval
Recommend approval of
a request for a variance to set.
back requirements for prop
erty located at 1021 West
10th st. to permit remodeling
of the front exterior of the
residence there.
Continue until the next
regular meeting in June a re
quest for a change of zone
from multiple family to com
mercial for property located
on the west side of Fran
quette st. north of Earhart st
Recommend approval of
a request for a change of
zone from single family to
single and two family for
property located on the south
west corner of Crater Lake
ave. and East Jackson st. The
owner of the property pro
posed to sell to a buyer who
would build a four-plex dwell
ing on the property.
Request Is Approved
Recommend approval of
a request to vacade an east-
west alley extending from
Hawthorne st. to Gehessee st,
subject to a utility easement.
' Approve a request to
construct a 48 by 26 foot car
port at the Chapel in the
Trees mortuary in Siskiyou
Memorial park.
Grant final approval of
the Brookhurst Villa subdivi
sion, Unit No. .2, subject to a
survey of the unit.
Recommend approval of
request to operate a small
engine repair shop as a home
occupation at 847 Palm st.
All commissioners were
present at the 2 '4-hour meet
ing except Wayne Strubbic.
The meeting was presided
over by Chairman Elwood
Hcdberg.
Memorial Holiday
19 Troops Take Part
In Annual Camporee
Boy Scouts of the Big Pines
district conducted a scries of
contests and watched a water
skiing demonstration during
their annual camporee last
week end in spite of rain and
winds which lashed Emigrant
lake into three foot waves.
Nineteen troops and 54 pa
trols from Medford, Ashland,
Central Point and Eagle Point
were represented plus more
than 50 adults and senior Ex
plorers at the Emigrant site.
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Scouts packed two miles
into the camp Friday evening
and set up camp on the lake's
slopes.
Saturday and Sunday start
ed with a fishing contest and
a resulting fish fry. Saturday
afternoon scouting skills were
demonstrated. Contests in-1
eluding mapping, first aid, pio-!
necring, physical fitness and
various stunts and skits.
Caretaker J. E. Hutchinson
and Jackson County Parks
and Recreation Director Neil
Lcdward made arrangements
for the camporee and several
emergency trips up the hill,
scoulcrs reported.
The Rogue Aqua Ski club.
Medford, put on a ski show. 1
Bill Williams and skier How-1
ard Brooks lectured and dem
onstrated boat safely and ski
signals.
Berry Bigham, Medford.
was camporee safety officer.
Only four accident and three
sick Scouts wore reported. 1
Winner of this year's safely !
trophy was Troop 41. Troops
108, 48, 7, 112 and 105 were
runner-ups.
The Rev. David Coulter, as
sociate minister of the Ash
land First Methodist church,
gave the Sunday sermon.
The Panther patrol of Troop
105 scored tho highest for
overall camporee activities
with 420 points of a possible
440. Runners up were Eagle
Patrol of Troop 13; Wolf Pa
trol, Troop 41; Aztec Patrol,
Troop 108.
The groups were graded on
arrival, campsite and shelter,
fire area, food conking and
! serving, saniti'tion, beds, gen
eral neatnm; of cmp and per-
! ton, gnerl participation.
I ho the campsite wa left and
adventure trail or special
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