tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990007471359388412024-03-05T15:09:03.409-08:00Skamania News PortalThe Skamania News Portal will be the clearinghouse for news of interest to the inhabitants of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and beyond! A community calendar will apprise residents and others of our community doings.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-61323836952815476432014-04-29T17:32:00.000-07:002014-04-29T17:32:17.400-07:00Stevenson Grange Community Resiliency Program -- Plant Clinic on 5/03This is the poster for the second of our 2014 Stevenson Grange #121's Community Resiliency Programs, the drop-in Plant Clinic, to be held at the Hegewald Center (710 Rock Creek Drive), in Stevenson, on Saturday, May 3rd, from Noon until 3 p.m. The plant doctors are OSU Master Gardeners. If you have problems with bugs, pests, plant growth issues, etc., come and ask these experts about research-based gardening answers! Bring your plants and/or your questions<br />at any time during the 3-hour session. Contact Mary Repar, Grange Master, for more information, at tel: 509.427.7153, or e-mail repar@saw.net.<br /><br />This is the only plant clinic that we will have right now. Our Wilderness Survival 101 went well on Saturday, April 26th! Seventeen folks, ranging in age from 14 to senior gave up their beauty sleep in order to learn how to basically survive in the wilderness! John Carlson did a great job and his fire starting and building a basic shelter demos were wonderful!! Full house and interest shown in having a longer session! Next Year! <br />
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Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-75758441472182836152014-04-07T14:56:00.001-07:002014-04-07T14:56:27.256-07:00Rowena Wildlife Clinic Raptor Discovery ProgramThe Raptor Discovery Program, April 9th, at 2:30 p.m., at the Stevenson Library (call 509.427.5471) provides education about birds of prey for adults and children of all ages through the cooperative efforts of the Rowena Wildlife Clinic, Wildlife Rescue of the Gorge, and the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center. These non-profit organizations, working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, care for and train non-releasable, disables raptors for educational purposes. This program survives on donations from the general public.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-8498094920047081122014-04-07T14:48:00.001-07:002014-04-07T14:49:12.050-07:00Stevenson's Barnstorming Blue Grass Show<span style="font-size: small;">The Stevenson Barnstorming Blue Grass show, featuring The Steel Drivers (Cahalen Morrison and Eli West) and a songwriting contest, will take place on Saturday, April 12th, 2014 in the Exhibit Hall, down on the County Fairgrounds.</span> Live performances start at 7 p.m., and the songwriting contest will be held at 3 p.m. For tickets call 509.427.3980, or visit columbiagorgebluegrass.net. Spring is here! Time to live a little and get your music on!Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-85473738211812361032013-11-27T19:10:00.002-08:002013-11-27T19:10:55.876-08:00County Open House--Hegewald CenterSkamania County's annual Holiday Open House will be held on Dec. 10th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Hegewald Center. Music will be provided by Andreas Ehrlich. This event benefits the Christmas Basket Fund. Donations of non-perishable food and money are very welcome! Call 509.427.3980 for more iformation.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-5760747040623694682013-11-27T19:06:00.004-08:002013-11-27T19:07:09.787-08:00Women's Business Holiday ShowcaseThe Columbia Gorge Women's Business Holiday Showcase will be held on Sunday, December 1st, at the Best Western PLUS, in Hood River, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., in the gorge Room; the address is 1108 East Marina Way, Hood River, OR. This is a silent auction benefitting Soroptimist International of Mt. Adams. There will be 40 vendors, goody bags, samples, door prizes, and more! Let us all support our local women's businesses! Happy Holidays!Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-11246118055772759842013-11-27T19:01:00.000-08:002013-11-27T19:01:23.193-08:00Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors at Stevenson Library Dec. 2ndSHIBA advisors will be at the Stevenson Library on Monday, December 2nd, 2013, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Folks can drop in or call 360.735.3686 for an appointment. These advisors are a great asset during this open enrollment period for Medicare! They provide "free, unbiased and confidential help with Medicare and healthcare choices." Please spread the word!Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-79472151320057278452013-08-24T15:53:00.001-07:002013-08-24T15:54:38.087-07:00<h2>
Stevenson Grange #121 meets 9/02</h2>
Stevenson Grange #121 will hold its regular 1st Monday meeting on September 2nd, at 6:30 p.m., at the Hegewald Center. For Grange information, please call Mary Repar, Master, at 509.427.7153.<br />
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The Stevenson Grangers are busy this summer with gleaning from local orchards and gardens, with gleanings going to the local food bank and Skamania Seniors; and, we are also helping with the Stevenson Farmers Market and the Stevenson Community Gardens. The Grange information booth at the Skamania Fair garnered a 1st place ribbon, too! There are always enough projects to do and all that is needed are more hands! At 16 members, the Stevenson Grange is growing but we can always use more members.<br />
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At the 124th State Grange Convention, in Ocean Shores, WA, during the last week of June, Stevenson Grange #121 stood fast for the labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), and for the Equal Rights Amendment becoming part of the Washington State Constitution (WA state passed the ERA but 8 more states are needed to reach the 3/4ths required for a constitutional amendment to become law). Both of these resolutions are now part of the Grange Legislative Handbook. The Grange has always stood for women's rights and continues to do so.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-14201225050838779612012-11-21T18:42:00.000-08:002012-11-21T18:42:32.740-08:00Stevenson Grange #121 MeetingStevenson Grange #121 will have its regular 1st Monday meeting at the Hegewald Center, on Dec. 3rd, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. Call Mary Repar, at 509.427.7153, for information.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-19614920727317874662012-11-21T18:40:00.001-08:002012-11-21T18:40:27.685-08:00Seeking the Greatest Good"Seeking the Greatest Good: The Conservation Legacy of Gifford Pinchot," is a new documentary about the USDA's first Forest Service chief, Gifford Pinchot. It premiered at the Skamania Lodge on Nov. 16th, but will be also shown on Public Broadcasting Stations. Check your local stations. The documentary is short and it might be useful to read Pinchot's autobiography, <u>Breaking New Ground</u>, to get a refined picture of the man, his times, and his outlook on conservation. The time has come to revisit Pinchot's, Muirs, and Douglass's views on our natural world and what we humans will have to do stay alive in it. Our very survival is in question. And yet people are still debating climate change. The debate is over, folks. Climate change is here. Humanity's survival is not a given or predestined in this new world. We either learn to live with Nature or we will be obliterated by it. The Earth doesn't care if humans survive. Do we care if we survive? The next few years will tell the tale. We have to look to the past in order to discern our future--and Gifford Pinchot's learned views are a good place to start learning about our past, the past where we humans have extracted the Earth's treasures without thought of the consequences. "Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it." (Santayana) If we repeat our past this time, we will be doomed.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-59451908937840125822012-06-28T10:39:00.002-07:002012-06-28T10:39:40.630-07:00War of ideas between the sexes??<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">PRESS RELEASE<span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>25 JUNE 2012<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Female Vet Vies for Against 3 Men for Commission Job</span></div>
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Mary Repar, a 15-year US Air Force Reserve veteran, faces
three men in the August primary, in the Skamania County District #2 Commissioner
race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a county dominated by
Republicans in elected offices, Repar is going against the odds as an
independent Democrat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Repar states, “Our
county faces some rough times, now and in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How we got here should be a lesson learned
and this lesson should provide impetus for changing the way business is
conducted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our future should be based on
accountability and transparency in our government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We should look at these challenges as
opportunities to make our county a better place to live and work, for all of
us.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Considered too radical by some for advocating more
vocational educational opportunities for adults and more science training for
community children, Repar believes that Skamania’s future lies in becoming a
county with the best educated people who will be able to work on the NEON
project and other projects that deal with global climate change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>NEON—the National Ecological Observation
Network, which has been approved, but still does not have adequate funding, for
the USFS portion of the Wind River Nursery, can be an incubator for high paying
local jobs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Repar says, “I see this
program as a way to keep and bring our children home to Skamania County.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This project will provide family wage jobs
for our community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to make sure that
it is our citizens who get these jobs.”</div>
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Ms. Repar also wants the Gifford Pinchot
National Forest to be
used to earn money for the county, but not by cutting down more trees than
necessary for forest health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Carbon
sequestration is an important tool in the fight against global climate change,
which is already happening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carbon
sequestration can help us earn money through cap and trade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of fighting over the Gifford Pinchot,
we can make it work for us and help our environment at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why spend our time and energy re-fighting the
same old battles?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can pool our
resources to fight for a better future for us and our children.”</div>
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Ms. Repar has a scientific and analytical background, having
worked as a geophysicist for major oil companies, both in the U.S. and overseas, and having
worked as a Intelligence Officer in the USAF Reserves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also advocates for county energy
independence and conservation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her goal
is to make homes and businesses energy independent by working to get grants and
loans for upgrades and renovations to existing buildings and homes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Solar energy and innovative rooftop wind
turbines are just a start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fuel cells
for homes and businesses are now a reality and should be investigated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sixth Northwest Conservation and Electric
Power Plan states, ‘…substantial amounts of conservation to be cheaper and more
sustainable than most other types of generation… The plan finds enough
conservation to be available and cost-effective to meet 85 percent of the
region’s load growth for the next 20 years,’” Repar says.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We can do this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not impossible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we have to think and plan ahead.”</div>
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Perhaps Repar’s most innovative goal is to garner Federal
dollars for Skamania County through changing the Secure Rural
Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act into a retooled “Secure Resources Act.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ms. Repar states, “Skamania County
produces fresh, clean water and lots of nice, clean oxygen for our fellow
humans, and I believe we should be rewarded for keeping our county in forests
and waterways instead of developing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To that end, the Federal government should pay us for our
resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Secure Rural
Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act needs to be re-tooled into the Secure Resources Act.”</div>
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Repar has other goals for Skamania.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If elected she wants to work on the following
issues:</div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Utilities</b>--Undergrounding our
utility poles so that we don’t have to worry as much about storm outages,
and to provide a safer working environment for our utility workers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The aesthetics of our locales are being
impacted and this impacts our quality of life, and it impacts tourism, one
of our main economies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can work
with other government entities to achieve this benefit for our community.</li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Small Business Incubators</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Work on getting our small businesses to
be the incubators of our work force.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is small businesses that will make our community stronger and keep
it thriving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we depend on one or
two big employers, then we will be subject to their ups and downs—and in a
small community those ups and downs can be devastating to both our
citizens’ and our county’s welfare.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Affordable High Speed Internet</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we want to have businesses in rural
areas that don’t have the populace to support these businesses, then we
will have to help our small business people with affordable high speed
Internet services that will open up their economic horizons and bring
their products and services to the attention of a wider audience.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Education</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Work with our school district to provide
sites and opportunities for ongoing adult education, night school classes,
and other opportunities for adult learning and re-training.</li>
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As District #2 commissioner, Ms. Repar will make sure that constituents
are kept in the loop on decisions that affect their lives and livelihoods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“There is no worse feeling than to be
blindsided by events about which one knew nothing or was not forewarned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have to look to the future instead of
dwelling on the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to work for
the people of District #2 and Skamania
County.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Together, we can achieve our common goals by
pooling our resources and working toward a better future,” Repar says.</div>
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Currently, Ms. Repar is the Secretary for the Skamania Lions
Club, serves on the Stevenson Board of Adjustment, and is president of the
Stevenson Grange.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has also served on
the following:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>County Fair Board,
Skamania County Public Health Advisory Board, and Stevenson’s Comprehensive
Plan Review Committee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ms. Repar was
president of the Friends of the Stevenson Library for 12 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her hobbies are mushrooming, reading, and
artistic endeavoring.</div>
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She worked as a geophysicist in the oil industry, and served
in the U.S. Air Force Reserve as an Intelligence Officer, retiring as
Major.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her education includes a B.S. in
Applied Physics from Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, Michigan.</div>
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]Mary Repar has a blog, skamanianewsportal.blogspot.com and
can be followed on Facebook, Repar for Skamania County Commissioner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reach Mary at telephone number 509.427.7153.]</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Mary J. Repar,</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Commissioner, District #2</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Our county faces some rough
times. How we got here is a lesson
learned and should provide impetus for changing the way business is
conducted. Our future should be based on
<b>ACCOUNTABILITY</b> and <b>TRANSPARENCY</b> in our government, and <b>COMMUNICATION</b> with all our
citizens. We must invest in our people
instead of buildings. How we do that is
by fostering education opportunities (vocational and academic), creating small
business incubators (small business is critical to our economic well-being and
survival), creating a economic hub zone for small businesses and start-ups,
making high speed Internet affordable for businesses and citizens, and much
more. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Elected
Experience: Elected as Park and Recreational District commissioner,
in 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Not in office, since the levy
did not pass.)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Other
Professional Experience: U.S. Air Force Reserve, Intelligence Officer, Major,
retired—served as operations and plans officer, political/military analyst,
executive officer, supervisor, etc.; Geophysicist and seismic interpreter
for major oil companies, consultant.</span></li>
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Bachelor of Science (’75) from Michigan
Technological University, Houghton,
MI</span></li>
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Service: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 29 years; Stevenson
Board of Adjustment, 12 years; Skamania Fair Board, 5 years; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Skamania Lions, Secretary, 6 years, present</b>;
Stevenson Toastmasters, 7 years; Friends of the Library, President, 12
years; Skamania County Public Health Advisory Board, 2 years;
Stevenson’s Comprehensive Plan Review Committee, 18 months; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Stevenson Grange #121, President, present</b>.</span></li>
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Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-70693295382937762212012-05-01T22:30:00.002-07:002012-05-01T22:30:38.180-07:00Stevenson Grange #121 Is Back!<br />
Great News! Stevenson Grange #121 has achieved the required membership for re-charter. With 14 members, the Stevenson Grange is now on its way to being a fully functioning Grange. Officers are still to be elected. Already, there is a volunteer Lecturer (Program Director), who is full of great ideas for our educational programs. We look to have 25 members by the end of the year so that we will have more members to do all the work that needs to be done for our community!<br />
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The next meeting of the Grange is on Monday, May 7th, at 6:30 p.m., in the Stevenson Library Gallery. Call Mary Repar at 509.427.7153, for more information about our Grange and/or joining. Yeah!!Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-33687127551917965632012-02-26T19:00:00.000-08:002012-02-26T19:00:37.547-08:00Stevenson Grange #121 March MeetingThe next Stevenson Grange #121 meeting will take place on Monday, March 5th, at 6:30 p.m., at the Rock Creek Hegewald Center, at 710 Rock Creek Drive. Interested community members are urged to attend this very important re-chartering meeting. New members are needed to revive the Grange. The Grange is a non-partisan, diverse organization open to all community members. Call Mary Repar 509.427.7153 for more information.<br />
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Notes from our February 6th Grange meeting: The important news from this meeting is that there may be monies available from some organizations to rehabilitate and preserve the old Grange building--if we qualify and IF we can get the county commissioners to rent the Grange to us (for a very reasonable yearly sum, that is!). I wrote to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), now called the Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation and the following is a summary (with some edits for clarity) of their reply:<br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The short answer to your question about funding for the Grange Hall is “no” there currently is not a funding program through DAHP for rehabilitation, renovation, and preservation work at the hall.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><b>However, the longer answer is that there are other programs out there that may be worth pursuing</b>: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation (<a href="http://preservewa.org/Washington-Preserves-Fund.aspx" title="blocked::http://preservewa.org/Washington-Preserves-Fund.aspx">http://preservewa.org/Washington-Preserves-Fund.aspx</a>) has its Washington Preserves Fund for small rehabilitation projects. I see from the website that applications for 2012 are due in October, so you have time to plan your application. Grants have tend to be small ( in the $500 to $1,000 range) but may be worth checking into.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The Kinsman Foundation in Portland is interested in giving grants for historic preservation projects. Check out their website at: <a href="http://kinsmanfoundation.org/" title="blocked::http://kinsmanfoundation.org/">http://kinsmanfoundation.org/</a> for more information about grant requirements and application procedures.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">The Heritage Capital Grant program is probably the most likely source for substantial funding for preservation projects. The program is administered by the Washington State Historical Society. Go to the website at <a href="http://www.washingtonhistory.org/heritageservices/grants.aspx" title="blocked::http://www.washingtonhistory.org/heritageservices/grants.aspx">http://www.washingtonhistory.org/heritageservices/grants.aspx</a> for information and getting on mailing lists for the application workshops coming up this spring. As a note, this program has been hit by budget cuts in recent years and therefore available funds are more difficult and competitive to obtain. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">Finally, you should be aware that there is much discussion in the current State Legislature about the State selling bonds to finance some construction projects that are “shovel ready.” Our hope is that if this comes about, it will include some funding for historic properties. <b>Rep. Hans Dunshee is the primary sponsor behind the program.</b> You might want to contact your state representative for more information about the status of the proposal. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;">In regard to the above programs, funding for projects is often targeted to properties that have a historic designation, such as listing in the National Register of Historic Places, Washington Heritage Register, or a determination of eligibility for the Registers. There is no information on the Grange Hall in the WISAARD historic property inventory database. So, you are encouraged to provide us with any photographs of the building so that its eligibility can be assessed. If you are interested in doing so, simply email some digital photos (interior shots as well) so that DAHP can provide you with an assessment as to whether the hall might be eligible for the Registers.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;">So, this is where we are at. We have an opportunity to revive the Stevenson Grange #121 for our community. I believe, and so do others, that this Grange can serve as a community focal point for all the various groups that are now out there, gestating in their own efforts. The Grange can serve as a place for community gatherings, educational venues, etc., and as an umbrella for all those efforts to connect with our Earth. The Grange can offer structure and organization to all our efforts. If you are interested in this community revival, please come to the March 5th meeting and meet your neighbors.</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="background-color: black;"> </span> </span></div>Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-46379057587394108102012-02-21T09:55:00.000-08:002012-02-21T09:55:33.219-08:00Repar's Candidate Statement<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><img src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/video_object.png" style="background-color: #b2b2b2; " class="BLOGGER-object-element tr_noresize tr_placeholder" id="ieooui" data-original-id="ieooui" /> <style>
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Candidate’s Statement</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Mary J. Repar,</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Commissioner, District #2</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Our county faces some rough times, now and in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How we got here should be a lesson learned and this lesson should provide impetus for changing the way business is conducted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our future should be based on accountability and transparency in our government.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We should look at these challenges as opportunities to make our county a better place to live and work, for all of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">As your District #2 commissioner, I want to work on the following issues:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Energy independence and conservation</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make our homes and businesses energy independent by working to get grants and loans for upgrades and renovations to existing buildings and homes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Solar energy and innovative rooftop wind turbines are just a start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fuel cells for homes and businesses are now a reality and should be investigated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sixth Northwest Conservation and Electric Power Plan states, “…substantial amounts of conservation to be cheaper and more sustainable than most other types of generation… The plan finds enough conservation to be available and cost-effective to meet 85 percent of the region’s load growth for the next 20 years.”</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Utilities</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Undergrounding our utility poles so that we don’t have to worry as much about storm outages, and to provide a safer working environment for our utility workers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our utility poles are getting taller and there are more and more lines on them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a limit to their size and weight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, the aesthetics of our locales are being impacted and this impacts our quality of life, and it impacts tourism, one of our main economies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can work with other government entities to achieve this benefit for our community.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Small Business Incubators</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Work on getting our small businesses to be the incubators of our work force.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is small businesses that will make our community stronger and keep it thriving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we depend on one or two big employers, then we will be subject to their ups and downs—and in a small community those ups and downs can be devastating to both our citizens’ and our county’s welfare.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Affordable High Speed Internet</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we want to have businesses in rural areas that don’t have the populace to support these businesses, then we will have to help our small business people with affordable high speed Internet services that will open up their economic horizons and bring their products and services to the attention of a wider audience.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NEON</b>—the National Ecological Observation Network, which has been approved, but still does not have adequate funding, for the USFS portion of the Wind River Nursery, can be an incubator for high paying local jobs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I see this program as a way to keep and bring our children home to Skamania County.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This project will provide family wage jobs for our community. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to make sure that it is our citizens who get these jobs.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Education</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Work with our school district to provide sites and opportunities for ongoing adult education, night school classes, and other opportunities for adult learning and re-training.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Carbon Sequestration</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carbon sequestration can help us earn money through cap and trade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of fighting over the Gifford Pinchot, we can make it work for us and help our environment at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why spend our time and energy re-fighting the same old battles?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can pool our resources to fight for a better future for us and our children.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Federal Dollars</b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Skamania County produces fresh, clean water and lots of nice, clean oxygen for our fellow humans, and I believe we should be rewarded for keeping our county in forests and waterways instead of developing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To that end, the government should pay us for our resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act needs to be re-tooled into the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Secure Resources Act</b>.</li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal">As your District #2 commissioner, I will make sure that my constituents are kept in the loop on decisions that affect our lives and livelihoods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no worse feeling than to be blindsided by events about which one knew nothing or was not forewarned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have to look to the future instead of dwelling on the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to work for the people of District #2 and Skamania County and I look forward to hearing about your issues and concerns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Together, we can achieve our common goals by pooling our resources and working toward a better future.</div>Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-23797681874592621842012-02-21T09:42:00.000-08:002012-02-21T09:42:20.043-08:00Meeting time and place for "Let's Talk Food: Menu for the Future"Posted by request:<br />
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The location and time for the Stevenson Menu for the Future meeting is 6 p.m., on Wednesday evening, Feb 22nd, at Jolinda’s, located on Rock Creek Drive, near the corner of Hwy. 14 and Rock Creek Drive, on the west end of Stevenson. Anyone interested should just show up at the door.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-83769471638038546552012-02-20T21:41:00.000-08:002012-02-20T21:41:24.147-08:00Let's Talk Food!: Menu for the Future<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> Posted by request:</span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Dear Stevenson/Carson Gorge Grown Residents:<br />
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This week the Mosier Gorge Grown is launching a project throughout the Gorge (You may have seen the advertisements in our E-news and Facebook for “Let’s Talk Food!”--that’s what I’m talking about). The project creates discussion groups centered around the Menu for the Future book from Northwest Earth Institute. The book has six modules, and the group gathers for 6 weeks to discuss what they’ve read. The chapters<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">explore the complexities of our food system</span></b>, and participants gain a true understanding what it takes to make food. You can read about the modules here:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.nwei.org/discussion_courses/course-offerings/menu-for-the-future" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" title="http://www.nwei.org/discussion_courses/course-offerings/menu-for-the-future">http://www.nwei.org/discussion_courses/course-offerings/menu-for-the-future</a><br />
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The Mosier group used this book for their own discussion group last year, and it has had profound changes for them. This is why they are helping groups throughout the Gorge use it too.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">The first meeting for the Stevenson/Carson/Cascade Locks group is THIS WEDNESDAY. The group will be meeting Wednesday evenings</span></b>, and then all the groups in the Gorge will gather for a potluck in Mosier at the end.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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The book cost $17, but Gorge Grown is providing scholarships so don’t let that deter you.</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Can’t make one of the gatherings? That’s ok! You can still participate.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">We would love to see the Stevenson Menu for the Future group grow in size to gain additional momentum for all the great projects your community has going on—the Co-op, the food forum, the farmers’ market, and more! PLEASE help us spread the word and forward this to your friends in Stevenson/Carson. We’ve got a great core started, and we’re just trying to get a few more folks for this group.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><br />
To register, call Emily Reed @ 503-360-3532 today!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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Thank you!!<br />
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Michelle McGrath<br />
Gorge Grown Food Network<br />
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<a href="http://www.gorgegrown.com/event/MenufortheFuture.cfm" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" title="http://www.gorgegrown.com/event/MenufortheFuture.cfm">http://www.gorgegrown.com/event/MenufortheFuture.cfm</a></span></span></div>Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-13972329742161766592012-02-15T10:04:00.000-08:002012-02-15T10:04:48.954-08:00Breaking News: Repar will run for County Commissioner in District #2I am running for county commissioner in District #2, as a Democrat. (I think the county commissioner office should be non-partisan, but that's not the way the system works.) I believe that our county is on the brink of great opportunities and I would like to be a part of setting our 21st century agenda. If we want to change our future, we have to stop voting for the past. We are in for some tough times but we can get through them, all together, if we look to the past and learn from it. I hope we have a vigorous discussion about the future of our county and its citizens in the coming election season. I will be posting a more detailed memo on the subject, in the near future.<br />
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If any one would like to help my campaign for commissioner, please contact me at 509.427.7153.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-8124390870924016862012-02-04T12:20:00.000-08:002012-02-04T12:20:51.313-08:00River Rally 2012 in Portland, Oregon!The River Rally 2012, an international gathering of the watershed conservation community, will take place from May 04 - 07, 2012, in Portland Oregon. The 2012 River Rally is being co-hosted by River Network: Connecting People, Saving Rivers and the Waterkeeper<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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</style> <![endif]--> Alliance. "River Network is leading a national watershed protection movement that includes more than 2,000 state, regional, and local grassroots organizations whose primary mission is to protect rivers and watersheds." "Waterkeeper Alliance is the global environmental movement for clean water, uniting nearly 200 Waterkeeper Organizations on 6 continents and 21 countries. We focus our citizen advocacy on issues that affect our waterways, from pollution to climate change. Waterkeepers patrol more than 1.5 million square miles of watersheds worldwide." For more information about River Rally 2012, go to www.rivernetwork.org and on Facebook at www.facebook/pages/River-Network, and www.waterkeeper.org.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-75557984072119511792012-02-04T12:05:00.000-08:002012-02-04T12:05:03.276-08:00Stevenson Grange #121 Meeting on Feb. 06, at Carson P.U.D.The Stevenson Grange #121 meeting will take place at the Carson P.U.D., at 6:30 p.m., on Monday, February 6th. This meeting is our ongoing effort to charter the Grange, and is open to the public. For more information, please call Mary Repar at 509.427.7153. <br />
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The Grange is a community organization open to all. We encourage all rural farmers, gardeners, future farmers, 4-H members, etc., to come and learn about the Grange.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-2331583038939652752012-01-17T11:39:00.000-08:002012-01-17T11:39:04.707-08:00Women, Farms & Food: Women in Agriculture ConferenceThe Women in Agriculture Conference is scheduled for February 11, 2012, and will be held simultaneously in 15 county locations throughout the state of Washington. Go to WomenInAg.wsu.edu for more information, or contact Margaret Viebrock, WSU Extension, at her e-mail, viebrock@wsu.edu for more info. Or call your local extension agent in Skamania county, Todd Murray, at 509.427.3930. No presentations are scheduled for Skamania, but Klickitat county is on the schedule. Stay tuned for more information!<br />
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Although this is Women in Agriculture, all agricultural producers are welcome to attend.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-7358612773590301012011-12-15T22:42:00.000-08:002011-12-15T22:42:28.550-08:00Stevenson Grange #121 MeetingThe next meeting of the Stevenson Grange #121 (which was in existence from 1901 - 2003, and which we are now in the process of re-chartering!) will hold its fourth meeting on January 9, 2012, at 6:30 p.m., at the Stevenson Community Library. Open to the community. New members welcome! Call Mary Repar, at 509.427.7153 for more information, or e-mail to repar@saw.net. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012! May the New Year find all of us living in peace and harmony.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-58613524491513998872011-12-15T22:20:00.000-08:002011-12-15T22:20:02.724-08:00Additions to Mt. Adams Climate Change Conference<div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 9pt;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Darryl Lloyd wanted to add the following information, as presented at the Mt. Adams Climate Change Conference, in November:</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: #222222;">...Mt. Adams is a </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ff1512;"><span style="color: #ff1512;">large</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #222222;"> stratovolcano, logging in at 12,276 feet </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ff1512;"><span style="color: #ff1512;">and 230 square miles</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #222222;">. </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ff1512;"><span style="color: #ff1512;">A</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #222222;"> U.S.G.S. </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ff1512;"><span style="color: #ff1512;">map</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #222222;"> by Hildreth and Fiersten was used </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #ff1512;"><span style="color: #ff1512;">as a reference for parts of </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: #222222;">Darryl’s presentation. </span></span></span></span></div></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span>Darryl also thinks the following link is important, as it pertains to climate change: <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208173647.htm" title="blocked::http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208173647.htm">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208173647.htm</a> </span></span></div></div><div> <div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></div>Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-89577289330128397982011-12-15T21:36:00.000-08:002011-12-15T22:12:56.596-08:00Skamania County Proposes to Open Blue Lake Quarry<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;" >On Nov. 21st, I went to the County scoping meeting about the County's proposal to open Blue Lake Quarry, located off Ash Road, just outside Stevenson. I was the only citizen in attendance. There were handouts—the scoping meeting topics; a bundle of comments from state agencies, the Yakama Tribe, the city of Stevenson, and Wauna Lake gated community; WAC 197-11-444, Elements of the Environment; and, the Determination of Significance and Request for Comments on the Scope of the EIS (this version had the SEPA checklist attached). The County was looking for any additions to the scoping list, so I put in my two cents and said that geology and coring should be put with slope stability (the county engineer said that they have been using the quarry for so long that they know the slopes are stable!). The engineer from the contract firm said they would “lay” down the slopes as they quarry out the stone, to prevent slope instability. I said that coring could tell them if there is unstable ground beneath the excavations, and potential slide slopes, fault lines, etc. There are steep roads in this area and heavy trucks will be traveling on them—they estimate that there could be over ONE MILLION cubic yards of road rock taken out of the crushed material and that the quarry could operate for 100 years or more!). Also, I asked if they were going to do a Scenic Resources inventory list and they looked at me funny! I wanted to know what the scenic resources are and I believe the County should address this issue.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;" >Trucks—they are estimating 10 round-trip truck trips, when they do use the quarry, using 10-cubic yard trucks.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;" >The county engineer said that the slope stability or instability would be taken care of in the operations phase—that is, when they are already excavating. I disagreed. They should do a geological survey and have a geotechnical report done BEFORE they start, not after.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;" >I also asked that Cumulative Impacts be added to the scoping discussion. The county engineer asked me to explain what I meant by CIs and so I did. I will be sending them the info on the CEQ’s Cumulative Impacts handbook. If the county is going to have the final say on this—and that is what Karen Witherspoon said they would have, since this isn’t going before the Gorge Commission (unless it is appealed, and then it would go before our Hearings Examiner first, then the GC, then to court, if necessary)—they should at least know how to do cumulative impacts analyses!! I told them the USFS NSA Manager’s office could probably help in this area.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;" >Valerie and Craig will be working on the EIS. I asked about a timeline and Valerie said she doesn’t anticipate an EIS before Spring 2012.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;" >The county has owned the quarry since 1925. They have a DNR permit to quarry, since 1971. In 1998, 5.1 acres were found to be of “non-conforming” use.</span></span></p><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;" >Attendees at the meeting: Mark M., Karen W., Jessica Davenport, Valerie Oskoski (contract engineer), Craig Rendell (county Public Works), Tim H. (county engineer).<br /><br /></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:100%;color:navy;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;color:navy;" >I thought of one other thing that should be in the scoping analyses—a cost/benefit analysis. It was stated at the meeting that operating this quarry will save the county money. Well, I don’t really know that it will or it won’t because we don’t have a cost/benefit analysis. At a minimum, it should cover how much it would cost the county to actually run the quarry, truck costs, excavation costs, etc. vs. what it costs to buy the rock from some other quarry (which has its own equipment, personnel, etc.). There are probably a lot of other things that go into a cost/benefit analysis and someone who is an expert should be consulted.<br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:100%;color:navy;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;color:navy;" > </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:100%;color:navy;"><span style=" ;font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:12pt;color:navy;" >Cumulative Effects:</span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:85%;color:#1f497d;"><span style=" ;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;color:#1f497d;" ></span></span> The cumulative effects handbook—its full name is <u>Considering Cumulative Effects: Under the National Environmental Policy Act</u>, comes from the Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President. The following is the definition of cumulative impacts and how to start assessing them:<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)</span></span> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Cumulative Effects Analysis </span></span></p> <p class="subhead1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">From CEQ Regulations §1508.7 Cumulative Impact</span></span></p> <p class="bodytext1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">“Cumulative impact” is the impact on the environment which results from the incremental impact of the action when added to other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions regardless of what agency (Federal or non-Federal) or person undertakes such actions. Cumulative impacts can result from individually minor but collectively significant actions taking place over a period of time.</span></span></p> <p class="bodytext1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Example: If the park proposes to expand a campground in grizzly bear habitat, other activities that have a combined impact on the grizzly bears must be included in the analysis. This would include other NPS road projects that would occur in grizzly bear habitat, as well as plans for future garbage disposal in the park's gateway communities and last year's Forest Service timber harvest. It doesn't matter who takes the actions, or whether they took place in the past, are taking place in the present, or will take place in the foreseeable future.</span></span></p> <p class="subhead1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">From DO-12, Conservation Planning and Environmental Impact Analysis</span></span></p> <p class="bodytext1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">§4-5, G.6: “Cumulative impact information may be less exact than information on direct and indirect impacts of the alternatives, but a good faith effort to accurately and completely assess major sources of impact and their contribution to resources affected by the proposed action or alternatives should be part of any EIS or EA. For plans or other larger-scope federal actions, the analysis of cumulative effect may be a major focus of the NEPA document.”</span></span></p> <p class="subhead1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Cumulative Impacts = Additive and Interactive</span></span></p> <p class="bodytext1"><b><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; font-size:12pt;" >Additive</span></span></b><br />These impacts accumulate in the same way as a “straw on a camel's back.” Straws keep adding weight until, finally, the camel's back is broken. One impact, causing occurrence, such as a single gas well, may be of little significance. A hundred wells in the same area, however, may profoundly impact a given valued resource.</p> <p class="bodytext1"><b><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; font-size:12pt;" >Interactive</span></span></b><br />These impacts accrue as a result of assorted similar or dissimilar actions being taken that tend to have similar impacts, relevant to the valued resource in question. Vegetation quality, diversity, density, and general health, for instance, could be affected by several actions. These actions could include unmitigated over-grazing by wildlife/ wild horses/ burros, cattle, plus motorcycle/off-road vehicle use, industrial development, and roads.</p> <p class="subhead1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">How do I start?</span></span></p> <ol type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="bodytext11"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Consider what the geographic area should be for your affected resource. This area will differ from resource to resource. You might use regional watersheds, for example.</span></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="bodytext11"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Assemble a list of past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions called the “cumulative scenario.” Be sure to include actions that might be taken by other agencies or individuals that could also affect park resources.</span></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="bodytext11"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Work through the cumulative scenario and determine which actions are relevant to your impact topic. Focus on impacts that are clear contributors.</span></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="bodytext11"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Develop the cumulative impact analysis. You may want to think of cumulative impacts as x + y = z (with x being the impacts you have described as a result of actions being proposed under each alternative; y being past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions; and z being the cumulative impacts).</span></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="bodytext11"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Determine the context and intensity or magnitude of the actions. Intensity refers to the severity of the effect. Use the same terms that you used for your impact analysis - negligible, minor, moderate, and major.</span></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="bodytext11"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Describe the total impact for your topic. You should also highlight the relevant contributions of the NPS action proposed for the project or plan (compare x to z).</span></span></span> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3"><span class="bodytext11"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Where possible, use quantifiable data. Realize that your analysis may be mainly qualitative.</span></span></span> </li></ol>Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-59399958493720636822011-12-04T13:32:00.000-08:002011-12-04T13:35:14.203-08:00Grange Formation MeetingThe next meeting of the Skamania Grange formation group is scheduled for December 5th, at 6:30 p.m., down in the Stevenson Community Library Gallery. Call Mary Repar, 509.427.7153, for more information. This is an effort by interested community members to bring our Grange back to the community.Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99000747135938841.post-77830601998220878922011-12-04T13:25:00.000-08:002011-12-04T13:28:39.783-08:00What we learned at the climate conference<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Notes from the Mt. Adams Climate Change Conference, 11 November 2011</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Note:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>These are my notes of how I understood the presentations.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Anything out of whack is my own misinterpretation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Please feel free to correct or inform me on anything that you may find amiss.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Beginning:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>Geography of Mt. Adams Overview</u>, presented by Darryl Lloyd:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Mt. Adams is a strato-volcano, logging in at 12,276 feet.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>U.S.G.S. maps by Hildreth and Fiersten were used in Darryl’s presentation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Four rivers flow off Mt. Adams:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The White Salmon (South), the Klickitat (East), the Lewis (West), and the Cispus (North).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There are 18 conifer species on Mt. Adams;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>pine beetle outbreaks have occurred on three sides of the mountain.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Mt. Adams has 12 glaciers.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Lots of beautiful pictures in Darryl’s presentation!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>Human Ecology, Culture, and History of Mt. Adams</u>, presented by Cheryl Mack and Rick McClure:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Mt. Adams had more mythical references than any other geographical region.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>William Clark thought Mr. Adams was Mt. St. Helens!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A wonderful picture was done by Albert Burstadt, titled “Mt. Adams, WA.”<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>C.E. Rusk’s book, <u>Tales of a Western Mountaineer</u>, is a must read about Mt. Adams.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In 1905, the U.S. Forest Service was created.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The first lookout on Mt. Adams was finished in 1921.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In 1931, the Glacier Mining Company wanted to mine sulfur from the mountain.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There was never any real mining development.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Emergency Relief Organization was created in the 1930’s to put older Americans to work (similar to the Civilian Conservation Corp, or CCC—now, doesn’t that sound like an idea whose time has come?!?).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>More recreation use happened on Mt. Adams in the 1930’s.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>1964—the Mt. Adams Wilderness Area , consisting of 32,400 acres, was created.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In 1972, 21,000 acres of wilderness was given to the Yakama Tribe, by Richard Nixon, through executive order.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>20<sup>th</sup> Century Glacier Changes of Mt. Adams, from 1905 to 2008</u>, presented by Andrew G. Fountain, Portland State University.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>After the Civil War, Clarence King started to do geological surveys of the West;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>in 1864, he undertook the first of four great survey expeditions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>He identified the Whitney Glacier on Mt. Shasta.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In 1872, Muir discovered the glaciers in California.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Definition of a glacier:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>perennial snow and ice that moves!! <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In 1937, the Mazama Research Program undertook to do aerial surveys and photos of glaciers.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Mazama’s May 1896, Vol. 1, No. 1 publication profiled glaciers on Mt. Adams.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There are 11 named glaciers on Mt. Adams, totaling 20 km<sup>2 </sup>, or 9 square miles.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Klickitat glacier’s lower part is covered by rocks and that slows any shrinkage.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Based on the 1937 Mazama photo, the Klickitat glacier has shrunk.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In a 1936 – 2007 photo comparison, the Mt. Adams glaciers have lost approximately 50% of their size.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Elliot and Newton Clark glaciers, on Mt. Hood, have shrunk an average 34% from 1901 to 2007.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>With warmer temperatures, the summer melt will increase, increasing glacial ice loss.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Winter precipitation changing from snow to rain will decrease snow fall on the glaciers.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>High alpine hydrology:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Mt. Adams is the source area for local waters.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This matters because the glaciers are the frozen water reservoir for the area.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If there is less summer water, then we can expect droughts.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(Mt. Hood’s August glacier water flow was 76%, in 2007.)<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There will be geologic hazards if the glaciers melt.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Glacial ice melt will cause debris flows.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Steep banks of morains will be left exposed to the rain and then there will be more debris flow.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The future of Mt. Adams’ glaciers:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>glaciers will continue to retreat;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>reduction of run off from melting ice in late summer;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>increased debris flows from exposed areas.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>The View from Treeline:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Climate Change Impacts on Alpine and Subalpine Ecosystems</u>, presented by Jereny Littell, Univ. of WA Climate Impacts Group.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Alpine is the environment above the tree line.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Change in precipitation would affect the types of vegetation at the treeline.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Some limiting factors related to climate:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>temperature minimums and maximums and the growing season.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Climate change might not be hard on the adult trees, but it would impact the seedlings.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Temperature and precipitation can increase or decrease growth.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Evidence of climate effects on the treeline:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>dead wood above the current treeline;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>observational review of modern establishment of vegetation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Sky exposure—affects radiative cooling at night and increases the chances of frost in micro-sites;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>affects day time sun load;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>photoinhibition.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Successful establishment appears episodic within sites.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Climate affects insect outbreaks;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>increased temperatures decrease time between generations.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Global temperatures are still increasing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We will have wetter autumns and winters and warmer summers.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>GLORIA—<u>Gl</u>obal <u>O</u>bservation <u>R</u>esearch <u>I</u>nitiative in <u>A</u>lpine Environments.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Loss of white bark pine would result in caloric decrease for lots of species that depend on it for food.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Cumulative impacts:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There is a paper out on cumulative effects of climate change for Yellowstone Park.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Contact <a href="mailto:jlittell@uw.edu">jlittell@uw.edu</a>, Climate Impacts Group, for more info.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>Climate Change Effects on Montane Forests:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Lessons from California and Nevada, Prospects for Mt. Adams</u>, presented by Dr. Robert Scheller, Portland State University.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(His original abstract was <u>Management Option fro Minimizing Wildfire Risk and Maximizing Carbon Storage in Western Forests under Future Climate Changes</u>.)<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>How climate change will affect forests:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>reproduction—climate and disturbance of the natural cycle;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>growth—CO2 and competition;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>mortality—climate and disturbance.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Changes—temperature, water, growing season, fire weather, snow pack.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There will be a decline in ecosystem services.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Resilience—ability of the systems to remain in a desired state.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Monoculture, habitat fragmentation, invasive species—affect the ecosystems, and not in a good way.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Southern Sierra Nevada results:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>fire sizes may increase dramatically due to climate change;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>current fuels management practices have limited effects on fires.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The projections for Mt. Adams: <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>no fire adapted forest cover; drought stress;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>insect outbreaks.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Plan for climate resilience—develop sustainable forest plans;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>continuous monitoring;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>develop good policies—public involvement, allow science to inform policy, understand unintended consequences, prioritize;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>continuous collaboration—facilitates problem solving and planning.</p>Mary Reparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836853042572106755noreply@blogger.com0