P a g e 12
T h e IN D E P E N D E N T , F e b ru a ry 16, 2 0 0 0
April workshop explores ways to attract wildlife to your property
If y o u a re a ru ra l re sid e n t,
fa rm e r o r s m a ll la n d o w n e r and
e re n c e s , h a b ita t va rie ty, w ild life
fo o d , w a te r a n d s h e lte r n e e ds.
a re in te re s te d in le a rn in g how
to a ttra c t b ird s, fro g s , b e n e fic ia l
in s e c ts , a n d o th e r ty p e s of
w ild life to y o u r p ro p e rty, p la n to
a tte n d a w o rk s h o p - A ttra c tin g
a n d M a n a g in g W ild life o n Y our
P ro p e rty - A p ril 8 at M o u n t
H o o d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e in
G re s h a m .
• T ra c k in g w ild life u s a g e in
y o u r h a b ita t. L e a rn tra c k in g
te c h n iq u e s to id e n tify w h a t
kin d s o f w ild life a re u s in g y o u r
h a b ita t.
• D e v e lo p in g s ite s p e c ific
plans. H o w to d e sig n y o u r hab i
tat to e n c o u ra g e w ild life usage,
learn te ch n iq u e s o f habitat e s h a b ita t e s ta b lis h m e n t re c o rd
ta b lis h m e n t in c lu d in g
w hat
k e e p in g , d e a lin g w ith w e e d s
p la n ts to use, s ite p re p a ra tio n a n d o th e r p ro b le m s th a t m a y
a n d w h e re to g e t te c h n ic a l a s a ris e a fte r e s ta b lis h m e n t. N a t
s is ta n c e .
u ra l p la n t s u c c e s s io n a n d p io
• H a b ita t m o n ito rin g a n d n e e r s p e c ie s
e v a lu a tio n . H o w to m o n ito r a n d
• F ie ld tour. O p tio n a l to u r
e v a lu a te y o u r h a b ita t d e v e lo p lo o k in g at w ild life h a b ita t d e v e l
m e n t to kn o w if it is s u c c e s s fu l. o p m e n t p ro je c ts a t th e M t H o o d
H a b ita t m a in te n a n c e a n d ca re , C o m m u n ity C o lle g e C a m p u s
T h e A m e ric a n H e rita g e P a r
ty of O re g o n has s c h e d u le d a
p u b lic m e e tin g Feb. 19, 9 :3 0 to
11:00 a .m ., fo r m e m b e rs a nd
o th e r in te re s te d c itiz e n s .
B o b E k s tro m of S c a p p o o s e ,
s ta te w id e c h a irm a n of th e p a r
ty, a n n o u n c e d th a t w ith th e a d
d itio n of M ic h ig a n a n d H a w aii,
th e p a rty n o w has a c c e s s to
sta te s w ith 2 7 0 e le c to ra l v o te s.
“W e plan to b e on the b a llo t
in all 50 s ta te s fo r th is y e a r ’s
g e n e ra l
e le c tio n ,”
E k s tro m
said, “a nd are n o w g a th e rin g
th e s ig n a tu re s re q u ire d to p u t
o u r c a n d id a te s o n O re g o n ’s
n o m i
H o w a rd P h illip s a n d
S o b ra n .
m o re in fo rm a tio n , call
B u rk h a rd t a t 5 0 3 -6 2 9 -
reg iste r, call M o u n t H o o d C o m
m u n ity C ollege, 4 9 1 -6 9 7 9 . R e g
is tra tio n d e a d lin e fo r th e w o rk
s h o p is Friday, M a rch 31.
N o v e m b e r b a llo t."
A t th e Feb. 19 m e e tin g , E k
stro m a nd P aul D e p a rrie w ill
d is c u s s th e p a rty ’s p ro g re s s
Special meeting to a nd s h o w a v id e o m e s s a g e
consider resignation
Banks FFA alumni
of Banks councilor
schedule meeting
T h e B a n ks C ity C o u n c il w ill
h o ld a s p e c ia l m e e tin g o n
T u e sd a y, Feb. 22, to c o n s id e r
The
B anks
th e re s ig n a tio n o f C o u n c ilo r
E v e ly n M a ile r and d e te rm in e
h o w h e r re p la c e m e n t w ill be
s e le cte d .
T h e m e e tin g w ill sta rt a t 6 :0 0
p .m . in B a n ks C ity H all.
T h u rsd a y, F e b ru a ry 17, 2 0 0 0 at
7 :3 0 p.m . in th e V o-A g c la s s
ro o m at B a n ks H igh S ch o o l.
E v e ry o n e is w e lc o m e , a n d yo u
d o n ’t ha ve to be a p a st m e m
b e r o f a n y FFA c h a p te r to jo in .
n e x t m e e tin g o f th e
F F A A lu m n i w ill be
fro m
th e
and
v ic e -p r e s id e n tia l
nees,
Joseph
For
Joseph
T h e p ro g ra m w ill s ta rt at
8 :0 0 a.m . w ith re g is tra tio n and
s e m in a rs b e g in n in g a t 9 :0 0
a ,m . C o s t fo r th e d a y -lo n g
w o rk s h o p is $ 3 0 p e r p e rso n ,
w h ic h in c lu d e s lu n ch , b re a ks
a n d a la rg e re s o u rc e p a cke t.
P re -re g is tra tio n is re q u ire d . To
American Heritage party sets meeting in Clatskanie
You w ill le a rn h o w to in v e n
to ry a n d a s s e s s y o u r e x is tin g
w ild life h a b ita t, d e te rm in e the
k in d s of w ild life th a t a re now
u s in g y o u r h a b ita t, le a rn w h a t
k in d s o f h a b ita t d iffe re n t typ e s
o f w ild life p re fe r, le a rn h o w to
d e s ig n a n d e s ta b lis h n e w h a b i
ta t, h o w to m a in ta in y o u r h a b i
ta t a n d k n o w if it is su c c e s s fu l.
W o rk s h o p s e s s io n s in clu d e :
• W ild life h a b ita t - w h y
s h o u ld I c a re ? A re v ie w of
W illa m e tte V a lle y h a b ita t typ e s,
fa c to rs le a d in g to th e lo ss of
h a b ita t, b e n e fits o f h a b ita t re
s to ra tio n a n d s o u rc e s o f fin a n
c ia l a s s is ta n c e fo r h a b ita t d e
v e lo p m e n t.
• S te p s to s u c c e s s fu l h a b ita t
re s to ra tio n . L e a rn h o w to e v a l
u a te y o u r e x is tin g h a b ita t a nd
w ild life re s o u rc e s ,
la n d c h a r
a c te ris tic s , u se of soil m aps,
im p a c ts o f w ild life o n c u rre n t
la n d u se s, w ild life h a b ita t p re f
w ill b e a v a ila b le fro m 4 :0 0 to
5 :0 0 pm . T h is w ill be an o p p o r
tu n ity to see e x a m p le s of s u c
c e s s fu l w ild h a b ita t d e v e lo p
m ent.
p a rty ’s
p re s id e n tia l
523 1.
Gloria's Spar Tree
For the sake of your health
and ours, we are now a
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C ome in and enjoy great cooking
IN A SMOKE-FREE ATMOSPHERE.’
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