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The INDEPENDENT, May 16, 2001
Northwest approach to forest health, atmospheric carbon dioxide
U. S. Senators Ron Wyden
(D-Oregon) and Larry Craig (R-
Idaho) are continuing their ef
fort to reduce atmospheric car
bon dioxide and achieve other
environmental goals with the
Forest Resources for the Envi
ronment and Economy (FREE)
Act, which would provide loans
to help non-industrial, private
landowners plant trees and im
prove the productivity and
health of existing forests. The
program is modeled after the
Forest Resource Trust, a pro
gram implemented by the State
of Oregon in 1993 and operat
ed by the Oregon Department
of Forestry.
“Investing in healthy forests
today is an investment in the
well-being of our planet for
decades to come. This legisla
tion is a win for the global envi
ronment, a win for sustainable this bill.
First introduced in the 106th
forestry, a win for water protec
tion, rural communities and for Congress, the Wyden-Craig bill
est workers,” said Wyden. “I’m aims to create a state revolving
proud to pursue this common loan program to provide for re
sense solution with Larry Craig forestation or similar projects.
and the broad coalition sup To qualify for funding, projects
must increase the total amount
porting this bill.”
“As the science continues Io of carbon storage through fo
evolve on the issue of global liage or other plant growth in
climate change, I believe it is the area where they will be un-
important to responsibly pur
sue voluntary actions that re
duce or avoid greenhouse gas
emissions. This bill is a won
The next meeting of the Ver
derful example of how that goal
nonia Friendship Jamboree
can be successfully achieved,”
Committee will be 7:00 p.m.
said Craig. “I look forward to
May 17, in the Washington
more bipartisan efforts that pur
Grade School library.
sue common sense goals of
In this meeting, the following
stabilizing the amount of
information for Jamboree ad
greenhouse gases through
vertising and Official Jamboree
programs such as the tree
Program will be gathered:
planting initiative supported in
The event name, time,
place, schedule, plus any
brochures or other pertinent in
I-
dorsement of the project for formation.
If you are unable to attend,
OWEB funding.
Other topics will include de you may e-mail, phone or write
velopment of watershed im the event information. If you do
none of the above, your event
provement projects in the up
will be an “unevent” and will not
per Fishhawk Basin and proj
receive recognition on the
ect ideas for the UNWC Action
Jamboree
Web Page (go to
plan. There will also be time for
vernonia.com and click activi
additional public comment.
ties), the Jamboree pre-adver
For more information con
tising or the Jamboree Pro
tact Maggie Peyton, Coordina
gram.
tor, at 503-429-2401, or e-mail
smoothie@vernonia.com
Event calendar
Jamboree topic
Watershed Council meeting slated
The Upper Nehalem Water
shed Council (UNWC) will
meet Thursday, May 24 at 7:00
p.m. at the Mist-Birkenfeld
main fire station on Hwy. 202.
Watermaster Greg Beaman
will be at the meeting to dis
cuss a proposal from the Ore
gon Watershed Enhancement
Board for installation of perma
nent flow gages in the Ne
halem watershed. He also
wants to re-confirm UNWC en-
Reserve space
Will you have Yard of the Month? for local Expo
Starting this June, Vernonia
Pride will be implementing a
“Yard of the Month” club. A
group of Vernonia Pride mem
bers will be scouting the town
looking for that eye-catching
yard.
Once the members choose
the yard of the month, a sign
will be placed in that yard and a
picture will be placed on a
plaque at city hall.
“Yard of the Month” recogni
tion will be held in the months
of June, July and August.
To nominate a yard, call Ver
nonia Pride at 503-429-5201,
or leave a nomination at city
hall. The deadline will be the
last day of the month to nomi
nate for the following month, w
Food Handlers class scheduled
A Food Handler’s class will
be given at Leonetti’s Pizza &
Grill, 721 Madison Avenue in
Vernonia, on May 17 at 9:30
a.m.
The test required to obtain a
Food Handler’s card is based
on information from a Food
Handler’s booklet that may be
checked out from the Vernonia
Public Library or purchased
from Columbia County Public
Health at 2370 Gable Road,
across from St. Helens High
School for $2.00. Fee for the
Food Handler’s card is $10.
Those taking the class
should bring a pen or pencil.
The time required is about one
and one-half hours.
For more information, call
Mark Edington at 503-366-
3828.
County will open parks for summer
The
Columbia
County
Forests, Parks and Recreation
Department will be re-opening
all of their facilities for the 2001.
summer season effective Fri
day, May 18.
Parks personnel, along with
local youth corps and the
Spruce Runners chapter of the
Good Sam RV Association,
are working to get everything in
order and up to the standards
we are accustomed to seeing
in our parks, according to Dave
Hill, director of county parks
and public works. The commu
nity service workers will be giv
ing many facilities a facelift with
paint, new signs and various
other minor improvements.
Fee structure for Columbia
County parks is the same as
last year. RV sites are $18 per
night; tent sites $14 per night;
reserved picnic areas $20 per
day; day-use fees are $2 per
vehicle per day. Various addi
tional fees also apply.
The Vernonia Community
Business and Organization
Expo will be Saturday, June 2,
at Washington Grade School
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
There will be a $25.00
charge for table space to ad
vertise your club, organization,
business, etc.
Admission is free and athe
public is invited to see the
many offerings of businesses
and organizations in Vernonia.
For more information, call
503-429-1414 or 503-429-
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In addition, only projects with a Foresters, American Forest
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and fish and wildlife habitats can Forests, Environmental
will qualify for funding. The pro Defense Fund, Governor John
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collected from Clean Air Act corp, The Nature Conservancy
and Clean Water Act violators. and the Pacific Forest Trust.
Craig and Wyden are the
Last year, such fines totaled
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