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.
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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.
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