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About The independent. (Vernonia, Or.) 1986-current | View Entire Issue (July 7, 2005)
The INDEPENDENT, July 7, 2005 Family Forestlands group will get updates from Board of Forestry The Committee for Family Forestlands, an advisory group to the O regon Board of Forestry, will meet at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, at the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Administration Bldg. D, Sunpass C onference Room, 2600 State Street, Salem. The meeting is open to the public. An overview of an ODF Dy namic Ecosystems work plan that will be presented to the Board of Forestry in July, will be discussed by ODF forest ecologist Andrew Yost. The plan will help further dialogue about how dynam ic forest processes, such as natural de bris flow disturbances, for ex ample, should be considered when developing natural re source policies and manage ment strategies. An update on House Bill 3616, a proposed Stewardship Agreement statute, will be pro vided by Lanny Quackenbush, ODF Private and Community Forests Program operations unit manager. The bill broadly directs the Oregon Department of Agriculture and ODF to cre ate stewardship agreem ents that encourage and reward landowners who are taking m easures to protect water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, etc., beyond what is required by law. A steering committee representing the interests of various landowners, agencies and organizations has been formed to help develop the pro gram. An update will also be pro vided on two issue papers be ing developed to clarify the statutory obligations the Board of Forestry has in developing new forest practice rules relat ing to water quality protection and standards. This will help the Board complete the water protection rule revision process started by the Forest Practices Advisory Committee in 1999. Anyone requiring special ac commodations should contact Gail Barnhart at least two work days in advance at 503-945- 7378 or by text telephone 503- 45-7213, or by e-mail at <gbarnhart@odf.state.or.us>. Report now available on Oregon timber harvest from 1849 to 2004 The Oregon Department of Forestry has released a report chronicling timber harvests in the state over the past 150 years. “O regon’s Timber Har vests: 1849-2004” displays the annual statewide harvests in graphical and tabular form for the entire period, as well as providing county-level informa tion from 1925-2004. The report is an update and enhancement of the 1994 publi cation, “History of Oregon’s Tim ber Harvests and/or Lumber Production,” by Bob Bourhill. O regon’s forests have sus tained its residents for more than 150 years, beginning with the first-know n sawm ill built west of the Mississippi River in 1827 near Fort Vancouver. With little use for timber, set tlers in the area at first viewed the forests as a hindrance, and they aimed to clear-cut the land for agriculture. But in 1849 wealthy farmers began to build homes of sawed lumber in stead of constructing log cab ins, and the lumber industry took off. By 1900, lumber had assumed a major role in the state’s economy. Harsh tim es followed, in cluding the Great Depression and the lumber market crisis of the 1930s, the rise and fall of tim ber harvest on federal lands, and the housing crisis of the 1980s. These events changed the timber industry in Oregon, but the state remains the leader in log production in the U.S. today. An electronic copy of “Ore gon’s Timber Harvests: 1849- 2004” is available on the De partm ent of Forestry's Re sources Planning website, <http://www.oregon.goV/ODF/S TATE_FORESTS/FRP/Charts. shtml>. To request a hard copy of the document, contact Gary Lettman, 503-945-7408, <glett m an@ odf.state.or.us>. Con tent-related questions about the report should be directed to Lettman, forest economist with the department. Page 5 Pam Weller named Wauna branch head Pam Weller Wauna Federal Credit Union has announced the appoint ment of Pam Weller as manag er of the Vernonia Branch. W eller has a strong back ground in bookkeeping with her husband’s business, has been a customer service representa tive in the financial business arena and has also owned her own business. She and her family have been a part of the Vernonia com m unity for 25 years. Wauna Federal Credit Union invites you to stop by the Vernonia branch to meet Weller and the rest of the staff. Form er Vernonia Branch Manager Brandi Page has been appointed as the new Teller Supervisor in the Clatskanie Branch. Page, who has been with Wauna Federal Credit Union for seven years, began at the Clatskanie Branch in June of 1998 and transferred to Vernonia in June of 2003 as branch manager. Page is also the Certified IRA Specialist for the entire C redit Union. She handles training for staff as well as IRA transactions for members. She is a graduate of the Ford Foun dation Community Leadership Program where she is involved with a Vernonia com m unity project. She also has an asso ciate degree in Business Man agement and is a graduate of the Rex Johnson School of Lending. Other personnel changes in clude bringing Angela Sidlo to Wauna as Marketing Specialist, from her recent position as marketing director for Ag-Bag International. S id lo ’s back ground includes 15 years in ad vertising and marketing layout, design and sales, plus experi ence in web development and promotion for small business development. Brandi Page Additionally, Liz Um phfres has been promoted to Teller Supervisor at the W arrenton Branch, Karen Lem pea has been appointed as the new Branch Manager for Warrenton and Stephanie Sievers has been prom oted to Astoria Branch Manager. New chapter starts for Dairy Women The Oregon Dairy W omen’s Association now has a chapter in Columbia County. Member ship is open to those with an in terest in promoting dairy prod ucts and raising funds for scholarships to young people linked to the dairy industry. Visitors to the Colum bia County Fair can learn more about the group by stopping at their booth in the Ag building, where they will be serving milk shakes and floats during the fair. Membership dues are $7.00 a year. To become a Columbia County Dairy Woman, contact Diane Larson at 503-397-0418, Pam Heim uller at 503-397- 0623, or Bonnie Laica at 503- 556-2234. B um p up your investment earning? O ur “Bump Rate Certificate.” is an 18-month certificate with a high rate now and the opportunity to reset your certificate to a higher rate should rates increase. Open a “Bump Rate (Certificate” with as little as $5,000 or one of the five rate tiers available based upon your deposit* Enjoy the security of a federally insured certificate, plus the unique ability to take advantage o f climbing rates. .Strip by any Wauna Federal office. call us, or visit us online at wAvw.waunatcu.com to learn more or to open your “Bum p Rate Certificate” today. 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