2018
Ranch, Farm & Timber Lake County
Special Edition to the Lake County Examiner
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Ranch, Farm & Timber 2018
Welcome to our annual Lake County Ranch, Farm and Timber edition. Lake County is fueled by its three industries that are mentioned in this edition’s title, seeing a wide array of personalities, stories and experiences that always keeps us unique. With every edition, the Examiner staff has done their best to compile a breadth of information and narratives to keep you, our reader, informed while piquing your interest in these valuable and necessary industries.
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2 Salt Lick Art Competition Coming to Lake County Submitted Story . . . . . . . . . . . page 4 Pardue Construction Holding Tough for Over 75 Years by Michael Acosta . . . . . . . page 6 Lawson Logging Keeps Family Tradition Alive by Jimmy Hall . . . . . . . . . . page 10 Forest Restoration Provides Benefits to Lake County Communities by Forest Service Staff . . . . . page 14 Funds Set Up in Fallen Cowboy Poets Honor by Michael Acosta . . . . . . . . page 18 Hobby Turns into Business Partnership by Michael Acosta . . . . . . . . page 20
The entire staff of: Tillie Flynn, Michael Acosta, Mallory Adams, Kayla Mathews, Vickie Clemens and myself combine efforts to bring this edition together. Colleen Withers and Marci Shreder of the Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council and the Forest Service staff also contributed a few articles to give further insight and expertise to all the exciting happenings throughout the County. Lakeview’s and North Lake’s Future Farmers of America chapters contribut-
Editorial Index
Local Fish Species Saved Due to Conservation Partnerships by Jimmy Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . page 24 Ridgetop to Ridgetop Restoration by Colleen Withers and Marci Shreder . . . . . . . . page 28 Irrigation Diversion Reaps Benefits for Many Entities by Michael Acosta . . . . . page 30 Lakeview FFA Receives College and Career Guidance by Michaela Mckelvie . . . . page 34 Five Corner Feed Works to Supply Local Ranchers and Farmers by Michael Acosta . . . . . . . page 36 O’Leary Ranch Going Strong for Over 75 Years by Michael Acosta . . . . . . . page 40
ed a couple stories for this edition. We are thankful for Quincy Warner Photography in lending one of her photos for our cover. As an entire staff, we are always looking for new and interesting stories that keep our section of Oregon’s Outback thriving. We hope that you will find the content fascinating as you dive into the stories and the people behind the wheel, on top of a saddle or behind the chainsaw. — Jimmy Hall, Managing Editor
Oregon Hay and Forage Association Offer Several Upsides for Growers by Jimmy Hall . . . . . . . . . page 44 All Hands on Deck at North Lake FFA Sumbitted Story . . . . . . . . page 48 Steady as She Goes for Beatty Butte Horse Herd Training by Jimmy Hall . . . . . . . . . . page 52 Juniper Projects Promote Healthy Rangelands by Jimmy Hall . . . . . . . . . . page 56 New Fire Protection Association Looks to Fill Void by Jimmy Hall . . . . . . . . . . page 58 Auctioneering, More Than the Chant by Jimmy Hall . . . . . . . . . . page 60 Advertising Directory. . . . . .page 63
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Salt Lick Art competition coming to Lake County Fair As the new chairman of the Lake County Fair’s Open Class Crafts department, Donna Palmer has a lot of enthusiasm and ideas. One of her goals is to provide opportunities for families to have fun while participating in our fair. So for the 2018 Fair she is adding “Salt Lick Art” as a new category in the Crafts department. What is salt lick art? You’ve probably already seen some of it in fields and pastures throughout Lake County. Ranchers place blocks of salt and minerals out for their cattle, horses, and other animals. After awhile of licking, these boring blocks take on a much stranger shape with curves, scoops, and even holes. And now you have a salt lick art sculpture. The whole process is simple. First you purchase a new salt block. The blocks come in a 4-pound size or a 50-pound size and cost as little as $4 each. And there are a variety of colors to choose from. Trace mineral blocks are usually tan, brown, or brick red. Plain salt blocks are white; sulfur salt blocks are yellowish; Himalayan rock salt is pink; and cobalt iodized salt blocks are blue. Some suppliers here in Lake County are 5 Corners Feed (93839 Hwy 140) and ProBuild Lumber (1303 N. 4th St.) in Lakeview and J.W. Kerns (87226 Christmas Valley Highway) in Christmas Valley. Then you place your block where the animal artists can lick it. Cows, horses, goats, and deer are just a few of the potential artists. Don’t place any salt or mineral blocks on property that isn’t yours unless you have permission from the owner. Not all blocks are safe for all types of livestock. After the blocks have been licked for several weeks you should check on them to see what type of sculpture they resemble. Once they’re in a shape that intrigues you then you need to pick them up and prepare them for entry into the fair. In order to enter it into the Crafts department Salt Lick Art category, you need to decide which is the best position for it (upright or on its side?). And you need to come up with a title for your artwork. Does it look like a sleeping dog? If so, you might want to title it “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie.” Your entry will be judged for its unique shape, beauty, and how well the title fits it. There will be separate categories for 4-pound
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Pardue Construction holding tough for over 75 years
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Warren Sheer (l-r) Kevin Pardue, Andy Pardue and Mike Marshall are just a few of the employees employed by Pardue Construction, a company that has been around for over 75 years.
By Michael Acosta Lake County Examiner
Pardue Construction has been a mainstay in Lakeview for over 75 years and shows no signs of slowing down. Art Sheer, the founder of Sheer Construction, which was later, changed to Pardue Construction moved to Oregon in 1948 from Jerome Idaho. Linda Pardue, Sheer’s daughter is the only native Oregonian. “Dad has done quite a bit of work since moving here,” Linda Pardue said. “He worked at Green River Dam working with the Army Corp of Engineers, he’s put in water holes from here to the Idaho border. During the depression, him and his brother Ed were picked to stay here and do work around here.” Sheer, born in 1915 was logging back in the 1930’s even before he came to Lakeview to start in the construction business. Pardue said that they still have and use original equipment that was bought back in the 1940’s. Sheer would still go to work with Kevin Pardue up until he retired at age 94. With the business staying in the family for so long, Linda Pardue and her brother Warren have worked in the family business since they were children. “Even after I went to college, I would
come back during the summers and come to work and be the grease monkey,” Linda Pardue said. “I would always get yelled at by my brothers and siblings about how to do the job and do it right.” In the 1980’s Sheer Construction began work for John Casey, who was a multimillionaire rancher and they went down and took care of his land, his cattle and built some big fields for him. “That was a hard time for us, because we didn’t get paid,” Linda Pardue said. “We almost went under because of that.” Kevin Pardue was working for Casey at the time as a day construction worker. He would run the backhoe and clean his ditches. He also worked in the family business and that’s how he was able to be a partner for Sheer Construction, according to Linda Pardue. “In 2011 we changed our name from Sheer’s Construction to Pardue Construction, just to start something new and involve our sons,” Linda Pardue said. “So we formed an LLC partnership with the boys and they own a portion of the business. Everyday is a real blessing for us.” Pardue Construction does a lot of work with the Ranching and Farming Community, including doing work on the Flynn Ranch as
the ranch worked to address fish passage and screening and preserve fish habitats. “We work very closely with the ranching and farming community especially up in the Warner Creek with fish habitats,” Linda Pardue said. “We did a lot of the rock gravel and concrete work that went around the flood diversion.” Pardue Construction also works closely with the ranchers to divert their water and they worked with the Fitzgerald partners to get the big tires off their equipment. “The big thing is to cut them in half and make water troughs and in the center of them they put a solarized pump, hook it up to a spring or well and it automatically fills it,” Linda Pardue said. “Once it gets low, the solar will turn on and automatically fill it, start the pump and fill the tire to a certain level. That’s a new thing that we’ve been doing. We also did that for John Taylor.” Pardue Construction has also worked with the Adel water users using a big excavator because Adel had some big ditches that they needed cleaned. “The Warner ValPardue ley has been good to Construction us,” Linda Pardue said. See page 22 “We do a lot of work
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Pardue Construction does alot of work out in Adel and Plush working in the Warner Valley doing projects like cleaning out ditches to help out Adel water users.
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Lawson Logging keeps Family Tradition Alive
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Richard Lawson, though taking a backseat in the business in recent years, can sometimes be found operating heavy equipment to get the job done for TA Lawson & Sons.
By Jimmy Hall Lake County Examiner Going on 80 years strong, TA Lawson & Sons logging company keeps its small crew busy in the close vicinity of Lake County. Its president and operator, Richard Lawson, isn’t anticipating slowing down either as he sustains the family tradition of logging for his future generations. Lawson’s father, Truman Lawson, and his mother Ruth founded the company in 1938. As the second-generation runner of the logging venture, Lawson is confident that it will go to the third by way of his nephew David Lawson and his daughters who are carrying on the family business. His daughter Jennifer Gallagher is involved with the bookkeeping while balancing her family life. He hopes that at least one of his grandchildren will pick up interest and take over to make the business in the fourth generation’s hands. Most of the company’s work came from contracts with Collins Pine, which receives government contracts for regional jobs, for the past 49 years. Lawson estimated that the company is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, in the county. “We’re fortunate to work for a company for that long,” said Lawson about the longstand-
ing relationship he has with Collins Pine. TA Lawson & Sons works in about a 50-mile radius from Lakeview, with an occasional trip farther than that. It’s important to Lawson to keep everything local by making sure that everything the company purchases is from a business that is close by. “We like to be a local company,” said Lawson. About 80 percent of their work is on government-managed land. Throughout his years in the industry, Lawson has seen the ebbs and flows that timber could only bring. “It looks positive right now,” he said about the work being done under his stewardship. “Overall, for forest health they’re doing a fairly good job. It just needs tweaked a little bit more.” There are 14 on the crew, including those on the woods crew and truck drivers. Lawson explained that over the years, there have been a few changes in the trade. The most significant was the switch over from manual to mechanical. Most, if not all, of the processes to get the trees from standing to on the truck are done by machine. This includes falling, processing, de-limbing and processing. On the flip side, they have seen that it has cut back how many
workers are needed on a work site. The target is to get white fir, explained Lawson, adding that
LAWSON LOGGING
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In 2012, TA Lawson & Sons took part in the Lake County Round-Up parade as part to commemorate its 75 years in the business. Pictured here is Richard Lawson and his grand sons Tommy and Max Gallagher.
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the species is encroaching on the pine, get rid of ladder fire fuels and helps fireproof the stand. Lawson said there are stringent restrictions and rules that they follow to make sure that they are doing their best to keep the forest in the best shape as possible. He added that there are government officials who make occasional visits to ensure that they are staying within the guidelines set. Lawson, 77, looks to keep the business going under his watch. He keeps involved in the family venture because it keeps him active and he enjoys it. “I’ve always liked it,” said Lawson about the dayto-day doings. “If you enjoy something, I guess you’re pretty much retired.” While not in the logging season between January and June, Lawson also ranches. Lawson Ranch Inc. runs 600 head between him and his nephew. The ranch started in the late 1940’s and has progressed since then. “It’s hard to put an end to something that is that old,” said Lawson, concerning his determination to keep logging in the family line. “Very few companies last longer than two generation, three is tough and four is nearly impossible.”
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A loaded truck takes logs from the job site to the Collins Pine mill, a longtime partner for TA Lawson & Sons logging company.
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Forest restoration provides benefits to Lake County communities Log trucks rolling into Lakeview from the North Warner Mountains. Plumes of smoke rising from the forest during the spring and fall. Area youth crews cutting and piling small pine trees and junipers where an aspen stand, meadow and campground meet. These are some of the most visible marks of the restoration work that occurs on the Fremont-Winema National Forest in Lake County. And all of these activities have a benefit to area communities – from Lakeview to Silver Lake. “Forest restoration provides so many benefits like clean water, healthy forests and watersheds,” said Acting Natural Resource Staff Officer Ryan Tompkins. “But it also provides timber for local mills, reduces hazardous fuels and the risk of devastating wildfires impacting private property and homes, and improves wildlife and fisheries habitat.” In addition to the resource and social benefits, there is a direct economic connection to restoration which is vital to rural Lake County communities. Not only through grants and revenue to fund the work, but the long term and diverse impacts possible by managing for sustainability and creating fire-resilient landscapes attractive to visitors. “The restoration work and resulting healthy forests helps support local economies through jobs to do the work, as well as tourism revenue from visitors who enjoy improved recreation activities, including hunting and fishing,” Forest Supervisor Barry Imler said. As seen across the West, wildfires are becoming larger and more severe. Here locally, forests are a blend of federal and private lands, making partnerships with a variety of organizations the key to addressing the challenges of wildfire. In spring 2017, the Fremont-Winema National Forest, Lakeview Ranger District and the North Warner Multi-Ownership Forest Health Project were selected for the Joint Chief’s Landscape Restoration Partnership, an initiative by chiefs of two U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies – the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Forest Service. The award is providing funding for three years to complete forest restoration on both public and private land. In addition to the Joint Chiefs award, in 2017 the North Warner Project received funding from a variety of Forest Service sources, including Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Funding. Partners in addition to NRCS include the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, Lakeview Stewardship Group Collaborative, Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), Oregon State University Extension, the Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council, Lake County Resources Initiative, Oregon Depart-
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Firefighters closely monitor a prescribed fire on the Fremont-Winema National Forest to make sure it is meeting the prescription for the fuel reduction treatment. ment of Fish and Wildlife (ODF&W), and private landowners. The combined financial resources during fiscal year 2017 was more than $4.5 million for forest restoration in the North Warner Mountains. “What’s really great about this project are the available resources and work being done across both private and federal land,” said Forest Wildlife Biologist Amy Markus. “This project is a great example of forest restoration across ownership boundaries on a landscape scale to reduce the risk of wildfire. It’s been exciting to see the accomplishments so far.” Another key partner not only on the North Warner Project, but restoration activities throughout the area, is the Klamath Lake Forest Health Partnership (KLFHP), whose mission is “To facilitate restoration projects on public and private forestland in Klamath and Lake counties through education outreach and diverse partnerships.” The KLFHP helped private landowners in the North Warner Project area quickly move from planning to implementation by complet-
ing mapping and inventory of approximately 35,000 acres of private land through a grant from ODF&W. This allowed partners to assist landowners in developing land management plans, provide recommendations for forest treatment prescription and prioritize the larger landscape for restoration. “Increasing the pace and scale of restoration work is a priority for the forest, and our partners are a critical part of that,” said Imler. As part of this, the Fremont-Winema National Forest and ODF entered into a 10-year agreement in June 2017 for timber sales and professional forestry services across the forest. Using a new tool authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill called Good Neighbor Authority, ODF will be assisting with commercial thinning projects on the North Warner Project and a small timber sale on the Paddock Butte Project near Bly. Projects with ODF include timber sale marking, and support for thinning and fuel re- forest restoration See page 16 duction projects
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forest restoration From page 14
on federal land. The FremontWinema National Forest has one of the largest timber programs in the Pacific Northwest. Commercial harvest to reduce tree densities improves the health of the forest and provides economic benefits to Lake County. “In 2017, the Fremont-Winema National Forest sold 70 million board feet of timber across 13,000 acres in Lake and Klamath counties,” said Timber Program Mgr. Brian Spradlin. The Forest also has an active fuel reduction program, which can include mechanical treatments breaking up small-diameter fuel, prescribed burning applying a generally low and creeping fire under specific conditions, or pile burning where small diameter material is stacked and later burned. As long as conditions allow, employees and partners are active on fuel reduction projects across the Fremont-Winema. “In 2017 we accomplished about 30,000 acres of fuels accomplishments on the Forest,” said In-
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Funds Set Up in Fallen Cowboy Poets Honor MICHAEL ACOSTA/ Lake County Examiner
Jessica Hedges was the emcee at the 2017 Leon Flick/Sonny Hancock Cowboy poetry show. Hedges was one of the founders of the crisis fund, a fund set up to help ranchers and farmers with medical expenses. With insurance not a common thing in the ranching and farming community, a crisis and scholarship fund was set up as a way to lend a helping hand to local cowboys. According to Billie Flick one of the organizers, the non-profit crisis and scholarship fund was set up four years ago in memory of her husband Leon Flick and friend Sonny Hancock who were cowboy poets both big in the ranching and farming community. “Jessica Hedges was the person who really started this fund,” Flick said. “She thought this would be a great way to honor them” Flick said that both men didn’t own a huge number of cattle but they both ran ranches in their lifetime. “All of the proceeds we can muster up throughout the year we put into this big pot,” Flick said. “These funds are available for agriculture families and since insurance isn’t a big thing in the ranching and farming industry, this fund is a way to provide a little relief.” If a rancher or farmer gets hurt while working, they are on their own and are stuck with a high out-of-pocket cost emergency room bill and in some cases, the money that may be used for groceries or basic necessities will have to go to medical bills. “We can give them a little cash out of that fund so they can put gas in the car to go to the hospital, buy groceries, find a babysitter or whatever the case might be,” Flick said. “We want to try and relieve that stress as much as
we can.” The crisis fund gets their funding from things like the silent auction at Cowboy Poetry show in the summer, while some people do come by and donate money. “We don’t do a lot of fundraisers,” Flick said. “But sometimes when people pass away they will ask that some money be donated to our crisis fund.” The crisis fund gives out $200, which Flick says isn’t much but she says it’s enough to get families back on their feet. “If the fund grows and we have say $50,000 then we can distribute more money,” she said. Flick noted that a lot of people in Lake County hardly ask for help, but there are people spread out from Lakeview to Adel and Plush, to Paisley and Christmas Valley who have cash on hand from the crisis fund to hand out if people need it. “If the people who have the money from the fund hear that someone had a bad accident, they can get on the phone to the loved ones and work out where they can meet to distribute funds.” The scholarship fund was also set up in Leon Flick’s and Hancock’s honor. Billie Flick said that the first year they did the fund they only had $500 and distributed funds to one recipient for college. “It can be for continuing education for a graduating senior, or someone who has been out of school for several years and they want to
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Hobby turns into business partnership
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Hunter Kittredge l-r Nolan O’Leary and Conley Kittredge grew up as neighbors and friends and have been in business together since 2008, serving people of Silver Lake and Fort Rock by doing a variety of hay work or just helping out around the ranch.
For Nolan O’Leary, what started out as doBy Michael Acosta ing little projects for his neighbors has turned Lake County Examiner into something more. “Back in 2008, I purchased a swather and went to cutting hay,” O’Leary said. “I used to cut hay all the time for my neighbors, which turned into some farming jobs, which allowed me to purchase more and more equipment every year.” O’Leary, along with Hunter and Conley Kittredge are in business together and have been since 2008 providing services to the Silver Lake area such as custom hay jobs to help out different people on their farms and ranches. “We were neighbor kids who were looking for extra and more stuff to do,” O’Leary said. “I have equipment that the two of them don’t have and they have equipment that I don’t have, so it works out very well. Any job that we are hired for is custom haying. Bailing, stacking, cutting or sometimes all those put into one is considered a custom job.” Most of the people that O’Leary services, he knew when he was a kid, so these landowners would take a chance on him and they liked the job him and the Kittredge brothers did, so the landowners would give him repeat business. For O’Leary, there isn’t one month that’s busier than the rest, but from spring into early fall, they are always on the go. “We try to stick around northern Lake County, up around the Silver Lake and Fort Rock area, We have done a few jobs in Summer Lake before though” O’Leary said. “We thought about expanding, but we like doing quality jobs instead of quantity.”
O’Leary was born and raised in Silver Lake where him and Conley Kittredge attended Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton while Hunter Kittredge attended Oregon State. Once they were through in college, they returned to their roots in Silver Lake and went to work. O’Leary has been back now for 10 years after receiving his associates degree of applied science in the field of agriculture production with an emphasis on crops. “Once I learned the name of the degree, they let me go,” O’Leary joked.” Growing up, O’Leary’s family ranch was mostly cattle, so he did a lot of work with the cattle. “I was more of a tractor man, so I would always find jobs that would keep me on a tractor so I wouldn’t have to mess with the cows,” he said. O’Leary and the Kittredge brothers have very busy days, starting in Fort Rock with first cuts, usually cutting around 1500 acres worth before moving down to Silver Lake to cut alfalfa, before moving to grain crops which are scattered throughout. Once that is done and everything is cut, bailed and stacked, they move back to Fort Rock to begin second cutting, then return to Silver Lake. While all this is happening there is farm work that needs to be done. A third cutting occurs in Silver Lake and Fort Rock after all is said and done. “We don’t usually keep track of hours, but I do know I put in 350 hours in my swather over the summer,” O’Leary said. “Since we get paid by Nolan O’Leary the acre and ton, we just do what he have to do See page 22 to get the job done. In the summer, we probably
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to be fixed. “It was a pretty big dam, so we had to do a lot of concrete work and excavation,” O’Leary said. “But we just finished that up last month.” He doesn’t get to work with the irrigation district in Silver Lake very often, but he is available if they do need his help doing jobs like the one he just completed. Growing up on a farm his entire life and enjoying it, O’Leary sees this business as a long-term commitment and wants to keep going as long as he can.” “We’re always looking for opportunities to grow and expand, we’re just waiting for more ground to open up,” O’Leary said.
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Local fish species saved due to conservation partnerships
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By Jimmy Hall Lake County Examiner
A specific species of fish that can only be found in Oregon’s Outback, the Foskett Speckled Dace, has found success in its survival from extinction due to conservation efforts. According to Lakeview BLM Field Mgr. Todd Forbes, the fish can be found near Adel in a single spring system that was isolated from Coleman Lake about 10,000 years ago. It was listed as a “threatened” species in 1985 due to its extremely restricted range and vulnerability to habitat modification. Conservation partners, including the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and other members of the Oregon Desert Fishes Working Group cooperated persistently over the past decade to ensure habitat conditions supported conservation and recovery. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is celebrating this success by proposing to remove federal protections for this fish. The land where the fish reside was acquired by BLM, which includes both the Foskett and Dace Springs, in 1987, allowing the agency to protect and manage the area.
Back in 2012, crews conducted a prescribed burn in efforts to save a threatened species of fish that can only be found in Lake County. The attempts were successful as the Foskett Speckled Dace saw a dramatic return in population. Over a decade later, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service developed a recovery plan. Over time, the habitat filled in with vegetation and sediment, and open water decreased, as did fish numbers. The decline prompted habitat restoration at Foskett Spring and re-establishment of a Foskett Speckled Dace population at the nearby Dace Spring. BLM fish biologist Jim Leal, who has been on the project since 2008, said this was insurance in case anything went sideways, the species would still be safe. In 2009, BLM dug, lined and connected the ponds at Dace spring and a year later moved 124 fish from the Foskett to the Dace Spring. Minor habitat modifications were made at Dace Spring in 2013, and another 200 Foskett Speckled Dace were introduced. A year later, 552 fish were estimated to reside at Dace Spring. By 2017, over 15,000 Foskett Speckled Dace were estimated to be at Dace Spring. In 2012 and 2013, a prescribed burn and hand-excavated changes at Foskett Spring increased the open water habitat by 150 percent. Leal said that the fire’s purpose
was to remove vegetation and get more of an idea of what they were working with in the ecosystem. The fish were widespread through the Foskett Spring area by 2014, estimating nearly 25,000 fish, which is nearly double the 2013 estimate and 13 times increase from the 2012 count. The most recent development came when the Foskett Spring pools were enlarged using heavy equipment. Leal explained that the depth that only excavation could provide is important because it would prevent tules and cattails from moving back in. “If you can get those pools five feet or deeper… it will keep that vegetation from getting back in, at least for a while,” Leal said. The Foskett Speckled Dace is found only in eastern Oregon, surviving in the harsh conditions of remnant desert waters of the Great Basin. This fish lives within a very small geographic footprint, making it especially vulnerable to habitat impacts. Its distinctive, isolated location, low numbers, and vulnerability to habitat loss, were the primary reasons the fish was protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1985.
Tying it to Lake County’s three industries, Leal said that the Foskett Speckled Dace Cooperative Management Plan’s tools include cattle grazing for maintaining open water habitat. The agencies haven’t employed this technique, but it is on the table as an option. Leal explained that what can happen to small springs, is that they can fill in without disturbance. Leal said that being on the frontlines of the effort has been rewarding, adding that the purpose and goal of the Endangered Species Act isn’t regulation but recovery. “It’s exciting to see our efforts over the past few decades paying off in a real recovery for this rare and unique endemic species,” said Curt Melcher, ODFW director. “Effective partnerships with organizations like BLM and the Service are what make success stories like this happen.” These fish and their unique habitats are treasures of Oregon, and part of the state’s distinct biodiversity. Protecting and
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recovering the Speckled Dace has helped protect unique desert aquatic ecosystems that are havens for biodiversity. As these wetlands and species are protected and restored, hundreds of other wildlife species have been benefitted. Foskett and Dace springs also support diverse aquatic organisms, waterfowl and desert wildlife that come to drink. This announcement opens a 60-day comment period to allow the public to review and comment on the proposal to delist Foskett Speckled Dace and to provide additional information. We are also accepting comments on the draft post-delisting monitoring plan. All relevant information received by Monday, March 5 will be considered. For information on how to provide public comments or request a public hearing go to www. fws.gov/oregonfwo/, where additional information on the Foskett Speckled Dace and links to the Federal Register notices can be found. Looking forward, Leal said that the Warner Sucker, which is listed as Threatened, is next on the
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Though small in size, the Foskett Speckled Dace remains a priority for Lakeview-based government agencies to ensure that they survive and stay off the Endangered Species Act list. interagency docket. He said that when the fish was listed, one of the primary threats to the species identified was irrigation diversions in Warner Valley that blocks them from migrating from lakes to their spawning habitat. Working with
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Ridgetop to Ridgetop Restoration By Colleen Withers and Marci Schreder Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council Special to the Lake County Examiner Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council (LCUWC) and its valuable partnerships have served property owners and managers in Lake County over the last decade by planning, securing funding, and implementing a wide variety of land restoration projects. These projects have ranged from upland juniper and pine thinning to large-scale meadow and stream restoration. In 2017, the Council accomplished much during the field season, including hiring 10 local contractors, completing 12 restoration projects, and securing funding for 17 projects, which will begin or continue in 2018. Within the next decade, the goal of the Council is to plan and implement projects more holistically by focusing on “ridgetop to ridgetop” restoration. A “watershed” can be defined as “all of the land that drains to a common water body.” It is often
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It was a dramatic difference with what was seen before with a streambank in Lake County.
described as “the area between two ridgetops.” The concept of ridgetop to ridgetop restoration stems from this description and means to restore several or all components of a watershed: the uplands, stream headwaters and tributaries, riparian areas and meadow systems, the water body itself, and groundwater. Embedded in the concept of ridgetop to ridgetop restoration is the idea of “working landscapes.” Limited water in the eastern Oregon desert means that watersheds are a critical water source to both native species and the farmers and ranchers who have generationally managed these landscapes. Lake County is made up of multiple, diverse watersheds, all included in the management boundaries of the LCUWC. Understanding how watersheds function and their importance to Lake County livelihoods is essential to
the LCUWC’s operation. The most recent example of ridgetop to ridgetop restoration is the Crooked Creek Restoration projects. This effort, beginning in 2013 initially focused on stream and meadow restoration, but has now shifted to forest health conditions in the upland timber stands. Crooked Creek, a 23-mile stream system located in the Chewaucan Watershed holds a history of stream channel modifications that date back to the 1800’s. A variety of activities and the areas use as a major transportation corridor resulted in stream channel incision, a diminished water table, channel headcutting, low late-season flows, and fish passage barriers—all of which have been under the restoration potential microscope for years. Through planning meetings with local resource agencies and the private landowners that reside along the stream, the Council determined that much could be accomplished through the formation of quality partnerships and the opportunity to cross jurisdictional boundaries. Sixteen private property owners, the Lakeview SWCD, NRCS, ODFW, Fremont-Winema National Forest, Oregon Department of Forestry, Chandler State Park, and US Fish and Wildlife worked cooperatively to address issues identified from the headwaters of the Crooked Creek watershed to the valley floor. Between 2013 and 2017, the LCUWC and its partners imple-
mented high priority projects that addressed land use, irrigation infrastructure, forest health, and transportation corridor concerns, which were each identified as limiting factors affecting instream, riparian and upland habitats. Beginning with upland enhancement and selective thinning, the Council and its partners worked to enhance meadow pastures by stabilizing headcuts, improving meadow hydrology through pond and plug treatments, updated irrigation structures while providing fish passage, and enhanced stream channel stability. Ultimately, ridge top to ridge top restoration incorporates opportunities to work together across private and public land boundaries to develop a well-functioning watershed. Many of the restoration and management improvement projects that have been implemented across the Crooked Creek Watershed will be used as models for other Lake County projects. Although each project focuses on one resource and a small corner of the watershed; collectively, these projects provide a working landscape with healthy plants, streams and wildlife habitats throughout the watershed system. If you would like to know more about the Lake County Umbrella Watershed Council, visit our website at www.lakecountywsc. com or contact Project Manager and Council Coordinator, Marci Schreder at 541-219-0830.
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The completed fish diversion structure out at the Flynn Ranch in Plush is awaiting fish screen installation. The structure will help with fish diversion for the warner sucker fish species.
Irrigation Diversion reaps benefits for many entities By Michael Acosta Lake County Examiner
After over a years worth of planning, the Flynn ranch located just north of Plush on Honey Creek has nearly finished a major project and has jumpstarted similar projects on other ranches. This particular project was set forth to address fish passage and screening. “We refer to this as a flood ditch irrigation diversion,” Lakeview Soil and Water District project lead Justin Ferrell said. “That diversion didn’t allow species of fish, primarily warner suckers because they’re on the federally endangered species list to get past the diversion. We constructed a new diversion so the fish could move up and down another length of stream.” According to Ferrell, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has put a prioritization process to work with landowners on fish diversion from Honey Creek. This has been a priority of the USFWS since the early 1990’s, but the Soil and Water District didn’t get involved until about 10 years ago. “Once we had landowner involvement for the project we set forth seeking funding and partners,” Ferrell said. “Our role at the Lakeview soil and water conservation district was to coordinate the project and house the money. We’ve been looking for willing landowners to start this project and John Flynn was willing to take this project on.” Honey Creek is located in Plush and runs out of the Warner mountains, and is a tributary to Hart Lake. Ferrell said from the time to get a landowner on board, seek funding, acquiring permits and completion of engineering and begin construction is about a years worth of work. Costs of the irrigation diversions vary depending on the project. “We have been working with landowners over the last five years trying to address as many of these irrigation diversions as they’re willing to work on,” Ferrell said. “Our ultimate goal in the long run is not only to open up more habitat for the warner sucker but to ensure the continued use of the irrigation use by the landowners as well as hopefully have the warner sucker removed from the endangered species list. The majority of the project was done locally except for the screens. Pardue Construction was one of the contractors on the project, supply-
ing rocks and cement for use. Dog Lake Construction has also been a big partner on similar projects in the past. “We like staying local on these projects as much as possible,” Ferrell said. “We like keeping the money here to provide a boost for the local economy.” The Soil and Water Conservation District received funding from the John Flynn ranch, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), USFWS, BLM (Bureau of Land Management), USFWS, Lakeview SWCD and ODFW (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife). Cascade Stream Solutions and River Design Group provided the engineering. “Each project is different. Some landowners will contribute cash, some will lend machines, materials and man power,” Ferrell said. “Each project is unique. It all depends on what they have available to them. It also depends on how big the project is. The Flynn Ranch was great to work with on this project. They were very accommodating, very easy to deal with and very willing to be on site and give feedback whenever necessary. Ferrell added that the project was a little tricky because contractors had to go in and tear out part of the corral system to access the creek. “It took a lot of willingness on the landowners part to have the machinery staged there, since we had to tear out part of their infrastructure,” Ferrell said. The Soil and Water Conservation District applies for grants whenever possible to help with funding for these projects. “We constantly write grants to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB),” Ferrell said. “The only challenge with that is, they only have funding processes every six months and then it’s another six months before we can actually access the funds, if the application is successful.” The contractors and everyone who is part of the project work in all types Flynn Ranch of weather, so they can get the project See page 32 done and completed in a timely manner.
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FLYNN RANCH From page 30 “The projects have to get done so we work in all types of weather,” Ferrell said. “We like to be out of stream by mid-October just so we’re not dealing with big runs of water, if we get a lot of rain in the fall.” Lakeview Soil and Water Conservation District has plans for several more projects like this lined up, which leads to providing more economic infusion to the local economy in Lakeview and Lake County. With construction nearing
completion on the Flynn Ranch, the Lakeview Soil and Water District has plans for several more projects like this lined up, which leads to providing more stability to the local economy in Lakeview and Lake County. The construction work is a big short term boost to the local economy, while the continued long term irrigation helps to support the agricultural economy within the county,” Ferrell said. For more information contact Ferrell at 541-947-5895.
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While touring the new ag facility at Blue Mountain Community College, ag students were able to learn about the school’s new squeeze chute for processing cattle. The chute has a scale and will be used for the college’s beef production and processing classes.
Lakeview FFA receives college and career guidance In 2016, Lakeview AG teacher and FFA advisor, Kristy Reese, began an annual college and AG industries field trip. The intention of the field trip was to expose high school students to the possibilities that were around them concerning post secondary education and careers, especially in the agriculture fields. In 2016, juniors enrolled in AG were taken to Ontario, Oregon where they toured the campus and AG facilities of the Treasure Valley Community College. While on this trip, they also went to Beef Northwest, a cattle feedlot in Ontario, and the Producers Livestock Auction, where they toured the auction yard, got to see the excitement of a busy sale day, and got to watch part of the livestock sale. In November of 2017, the Ag III and Ag IV classes made the trip to Pendleton where they toured the campus and AG facilities of Blue Mountain Community College, Eastern Oregon University, and Treasure Valley Community College. A few of the students whose career goals are medically based got to tour the nursing facilities of the three schools as well, and were able to get a feel for the educational opportunities that lied within the school’s nursing programs. At Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) students spent the majority of their time touring the colleges new AG facilities. The AG facility was funded by a twenty-three million dollar Capital Construction Bond that was passed during the May 19, 2015 election, and contains a surgical suite, a slaughtering facility, an AG mechanics shop, and an indoor hydraulic scale for observing daily gains on cattle. According to Lakeview High School senior, Alex Decker, “BMCC’s agriculture department was very nice. The new addition offers students a hands-on look at the profession.” After the tour at BMCC, students went to the Sustainable Agriculture and Energy Center where they were able to explore in an interactive way the different commodities that are produced in Oregon and how those commodities are produced. The next stop on the college road trip took the students to Eastern
Oregon University. This stop consisted mostly of a general tour of the campus. However, the students that were interested in the medical field got to tour the nursing program and learned about the qualifications necessary to be accepted into their nursing school, which is affiliated with Oregon Health and Sciences University. According to Michaela McKelvie, a senior at Lakeview High School, “I was impressed by the opportunities that this school held concerning their graduate program for nurse practitioners. I have decided that this is where I will be going after I get my bachelors of nursing from Oregon Institute of Technology.” After all the excitement held within Eastern Oregon University, the students still had one last stop before they made their journey home. To wrap up the college road trip, the students toured the campus of Treasure Valley Community College. On this tour, students were able to see the entirety of the campus, the nursing opportunities, as well as the equine production and ranch management properties. According to high school junior, Alex Smith, “I was astonished by the excellency of Treasure Valley Community Colleges’ medical program. After I toured the facility, I could see myself in this program in the future.” After last year’s college tour, a graduate of 2017 decided to attend Treasure Valley Community College, and since last fall’s college tour, many AG students are beginning to look at the three schools toured as a big possibility for future attendance. According to Kristy Reese, “The value of the field trips lie in their ability to bring the idea of college into something more concrete. The students talked with instructors, rodeo coaches and students as they toured the college campuses.” As far as plans for next years field trip, Reese says that the colleges toured and the industries explored will rely greatly on the interests of next years junior and senior classes, but she is very excited at the prospect of another field trip that is both educational and igniting for the students. — Michaela Mckelvie
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Gordon and Bryan Ensley are the owners of Five Corner Feed and Supply and offer an abundance of products to help any farmer or rancher get what they might need. By Michael Acosta Lake County Examiner Bryan Ensley, the manager at 5 Corner Feed and Supply and his father Gordon Ensley the former CEO at Lake District Hospital, acquired the business in a strange way according to Gordon Ensley. “In the summer of 2012, we had just finished building an addition and making some changes to the hospital and I thought it would be a good time for me to retire and do something different,” Gordon Ensley said. “The previous owners decided to move to Gold Beach and we then took over in the summer of 2013.” Mgr. Bryan Ensley had worked for five years at Coastal Farm & Ranch in Gresham, before bringing his skills to Five Corner with his dad along with Gordon Ensley’s son-in-law Grant Wishart. “As we were trying to make the transition, Wishart ended up down in Las Vegas so we haven’t had a full staff of us three since we took over,” Gordon Ensley said. “Bryan is a lot of times a one man show, but we make it work.” While Gordon Ensley is unsure of what
the future will bring, both he and Bryan enjoy giving and being active in the community and serving the ranching and farming community. “When I was at the hospital, I talked to many people who would have to travel to Bend or Medford to see a specialist and it’s never one trip, it’s always three or four trips,” Gordon Ensley said. “It’s the same philosophy for the store. I want this to be a one-stop shop for everybody. We don’t want them to have to go to Klamath Falls or somewhere else.” Five Corner supplies discounts to the local 4-H and FFA programs. They also support their patrons by purchasing animals at the market sale during the Fair and Round-Up. “This kind of stuff that we do with the FFA programs brings people down from the Paisley and Summer Lake area that would probably go to Bend or Redmond,” Gordon Ensley said. “We’ve donated to the Junior Rodeo Association and work pretty closely with the Lake County Horseman’s Association for their belt buckles and stuff,” added Bryan Ensley.
Five Corner offers everything that the ranching and farming community needs from chicken feed and hay to saddles. They even sell large bags of dog food and a variety of other pet foods. Working for Coastal Farm & Ranch, one of the largest farm and feed store chains on the west coast, helped Bryan to better interact with the customers and to fit them with their needs for the ranch. “A lot of the ranchers, I don’t give a lot of advice or guidance,” Bryan Ensley said. “They come in knowing what they’re looking for, but the last few years, there have been several people that have moved here to Lake County from big cities such as Portland who want chickens or things to get started on farm life.” Five Corner Feed is more than just a supply store; they also sell jeans, sweatshirts and apparel so they have a 5 CORNER FEED little someSee page 38 thing for
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everybody. Despite winter temperatures starting to settle in around the county, Five Corner stays busy because according to Bryan Ensley, steers are essentially a year round thing, so many FFA and 4-H programs are getting their supplies and products that they need for that. “As the weather gets worse, the more stuff we will sell out of because there was still grass to graze on,” Bryan Ensley said. “Horse feed, steer feed all that kind of stuff we will sell out of because now is the time that a lot of these livestock will go into a hibernation of sorts.” Once spring comes around, Five Corners will have chickens once again and everything that goes with it, feeders, probiotics, antibiotics, water and more will start to fly off the shelves. “In addition to people coming down from Paisley and Christmas Valley, we’ve also had people come over from Bonanza just to get products for their 4-H programs and also for their ranches,” Bryan Ensley said. Five Corner Feed and Supply is located at 93839 Hwy 140 in Lakeview For more information contact Ensley at 541-947-4224.
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O’Leary Ranch Going Strong for over 75 years
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Mike O’Leary holding Cooper Kruse, l-r Jack O’Leary and Jason Kruse holding Calder Kruse. The O’Leary’s have had five generations of ranchers and farmers in Lake County since 1924. Mike O’Leary does alot of the day-to-day operations and will one day turn the ranch over to his sons, so they can continue the family business.
By Michael Acosta Lake County Examiner For the O’Leary family, five generations have been in the ranching and farming business in Lake County since 1924 and have been going strong. “My grandfather came here from Ireland back in 1924 and worked as a sheep herder before getting his own place in Cobra Flats,” Mike O’ Leary said. “My dad then took over for him and then I took over for him and I hope to pass it down to my sons one day. There’s about five generations that will be on the ranch.” The O’Leary’s raised sheep until the 1950’s when they switched to raising cattle. O’Leary said raising cattle is a seven day a week job as there is a lot of work that goes in before the cattle go to live auctions. “We have to put up the hay, brand them, keep them moving around the forest in the sum-
mer, the desert in the spring and in the wintertime we keep them in the valley right here in Paisley,” O’Leary said. O’Leary learned a lot over the years just by watching his dad working on the ranch and hopes to one day pass down those same traits to his children and grandchildren. “My dad’s main philosophy was that if the cows are happy then they’re going to make you money,” he said. “He always believed in making sure cows always have plenty to eat. Can’t starve a prophet out of them. At the end of the day, you’re selling pounds so the bigger they are, the more you have to sell.” The O’Leary ranch is located in Paisley, although the original ranch that O’Leary’s grandfather bought is located directly south in Clover Flats. “We still have cattle there periodically throughout the year, but just east of town is where our main ranch is,” O’Leary said.
O’Leary was born and raised on the ranch and after high school, went to college for two years and returned to the family ranch to work side-by-side next to his father. “My dad and I weren’t in a partnership, but we had the understanding that one day the ranch would be mine,” O’Leary said. “Over time, he gave me more and more responsibility and it got to the point where I was running the entire ranch, but he would still come in and work everyday.” A typical day out on the ranch varies depending on the time of year, but during the wintertime, O’Leary spends days making sure the cattle are fed and have plenty of water in preparation for calving. The O’Leary’s calve in the valley and once that process is over, the focus in the spring turns to irrigating and making O’Leary Ranch sure the fencing is in See page 42 good condition, before
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transporting the cattle to the desert and the forest and making sure they have plenty of feed for the summertime. “Throughout this entire process, there are little side projects you have to work on such as repairing fencing, building various things; no two days are the same,” O’Leary said. “In total we herd about 1,000 cattle.” The Paisley Valley is made up of several ranches, the largest being the ZX ranches, which according to O’Leary herd is about 10,000 cattle. “There’s only about four major ranches that run here in Paisley,” O’Leary said. “Most of the ranches here are generational ranches. We’ve had the same neighbors for close to 100 years.” The O’Leary’s don’t supply beef for the local shops in Paisley, but every year they ship cattle out to various places across the United States including Texas, Nebraska and they even shipped some to Alaska last fall. They sell the cattle at video auctions. “What we do is go onto Western Video sale about every month and a lot of the cattle I sell go on the Reno video, a three day sale in Reno and then a rep will come out to the ranch,” O’Leary said. “From there, they will take pictures and take specifications of what they will weigh, age, descriptions, then they will show the film to the buyers and they will bid either on the phone, internet or in person. Western Video is the go between, between us and the buyer.” The O’Leary’s ranch on an 11-12,000 acre land, but they lease ground from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service, around 150,000 acres. For more information contact O’Leary at 541-943-3214.
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Cooper and Calder Kruse are two of the youngest kids out on the O’Leary Ranch in Paisley. The O’Leary ranch is 11-12,000 acres but they also lease ground from the BLM and Forest Service.
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Oregon Hay and Forage Association Offer Several Upsides for Growers By Jimmy Hall Lake County Examiner An organization that includes 46 hay growers in Lake County and an excess more in nine other counties, helps hay and forage growers. Though the organization has representation throughout the entire state where hay can thrive, Oregon Hay and Forage Association (OHFA) is still seeking members to cultivate its influence. “The more people you get, the more power you have when you legislate and lobby,” said Dan Roberts, Lake County chapter president. Lake County is also represented as officers for OHFA, including Scott Pierson of Pierson Hay as the vice-president and Sandra Overton of Lake Ranch as the treasurer. The presence in the Capitol isn’t the only benefit in becoming a member. Roberts said that the main purpose is to share pertinent information between all its members. Through the network of growers, ONFA keeps the entire member hay growers in the know on issues that may affect the industry both positively and negatively. They also put together meetings that feature speakers who address various topics on the industry, from weed control to fertilizer, harvesting techniques and other aspects such as styles of equipment. ONFA is also connected with regional universities and extension offices, working with them along with other several other industry-involved organizations such as Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, Farm Bureau and Oregonians for Food and Shelter. Some of the programs have centered around fertilizing, specifically about what types, weather conditions, harvesting times and other factors that make the most successful crop as possible. There are
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Before baled, alfalfa hay growing is a staple of the Lake County industry. also field days to show different equipment that comes out on the market. ONFA also sponsors soil studies that focus on testing microbes, what fertilizers are good for the soil and problems, erosion, and how to handle weeds and insect infestations. Another aspect is networking with each other, bouncing ideas off of each other as to what methods worked for them or what to avoid. With a membership comes an annual directory that shares the contact information of all members by county, type of hay and size of bales. Roberts said that web pages are set up to provide information about the business, showing that they are family ran rather than
corporations. This information is sent out to dairy farms, feed stores and other buyers in California, Oregon and Washington. OHFA doesn’t discuss pricing as a service, leaving it to the USDA listing for market prices. “We try not to dictate anything on price,” Roberts said, adding that it’s more about networking and information exchange. “It’s about the product and how to grow it properly and legislation going in,” he said. Roberts said that Lake County is one of the largest chapters in OREGON HAY the state. Their meetSee page 46 ings take place the first
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Thursday of every month. He added that farms in Christmas Valley and Fort Rock in particular are known throughout the territory as the best hay there is on the market. “In fact, if you look at the USDA list that comes out every week… there is a spot that has Lake County, Oregon,” he said, adding that there could be a lot more of growers that could be added. OHFA also provides scholarships and research funding. A recent study that was conducted with a university student was focused on marketing hay through a categorized system and put it on a database where buyers can go to get connected with producers. “The benefits is the knowledge,” said Roberts. There are committees formed that head up different aspects of the industry. One current topic that is on their collective minds are the condition of roads and how it affects trucking the product over statelines. Roberts said there have been previous talks with the proper authorities to fix roads to keep them in good condition. He also said that
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This year’s Hay King competition, sponsored by Lake County’s Oregon Hay and Forage Association, was held in Lakeview this year. The event invited all state members to show their product and be evaluated on its quality.
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All Hands on Deck at North Lake FFA
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FFA and Student council officers Carlie Nelson and Cole Vore build a pig loading ramp for Lake County Fairgrounds.
If the casual visitor from out of town were to stop by North Lake School, it wouldn’t take but a moment for them to realize the passion locals have for their Career Technical Education (CTE) Programs and the importance Agriculture Education plays in the school and community. The shop facilities loom proudly as visitors crest the hill of the school parking lot. Signs, banners, artwork and projects all designed and built by the students welcome and greet any guest. It is obvious within moments that the administration, school board and parents are serious about providing a quality education for the youth. Agriculture and vocational classes are staples for all students who choose to attend North Lake. Seventh and eighth graders have required agriculture classes built into their schedule where they learn basic woods, metals and go through a rigorous five-week safety training to earn their Tractor and Machinery Operators license. Freshmen are also required to take a year of Introduction to Agriculture, covering a multitude of topics including soils, parliamentary procedure, public speaking in addition to continuing metal and wood shop. The high school offers a wide variety of CTE classes for upperclassmen: Advanced Metal Fabrication, Wood Shop II, Ag. Mechanics, Natural Resources, Animal Physiology, AutoCAD, Horticulture and Leadership Development. It only takes a short 10-minute walk-through of the shop facilities to get a snapshot into the lives of the North Lake FFA Officer team to understand just how valuable career technical education is to the school and the community in general. FFA Pres. Levi Waldron proudly demonstrates how to use the lathe and shows his collection of handmade maple
and oak baseball bats. In the metal shop FFA Vice Pres. Cole Vore is working through a complicated computer program, as he designs and creates yet another project on the plasmaCAM for a community member. FFA Treasurer Carlie Nelson fires up the MIG welder and works on building a loading ramp that will be used at Lake County Fair to ship animals to market. Violet Wilson, the chapter’s Reporter, is over at the oxyacetylene table perfecting her braze welds, preparing for North Lake’s attempt to win their fourth consecutive District Shop Skills Contest. Sophomore and interim FFA Sec. Jill Rudolf works in the greenhouse managing a high tech aquaponics system where students raise fish and use the waste to fertilize crops and ornamental plants using hydroponic technology. Last but not least, “Big T” Tony Anderson, the chapter’s Sentinel, will gladly take any guest down to the gymnasium where rows of FFA District Championships and State placing banners hang proudly on the wall. FFA and CTE affect every aspect of life at North Lake School. FFA officers Cole, Carlie and Levi make up the bulk of the Student Council as well, serving as President, Vice President and Treasurer. Two other FFA members, Tyrell Schroeder and Jessica House round out the school officer team. It makes sense when one finds out that Chad Waldron is not only the FFA Advisor, but also the Student Council Advisor. The Agriculture Science & Technology Department, FFA and North Lake School are so intertwined it is difficult to know where one ends and the other begins. Besides serving as the FFA president and the Student Council treasurer, Levi “Savage” Waldron is a team captain on north lake FFA the football, wrestling and baseball teams. The See page 50 three sport athlete is also an honor student
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Steady As She Goes for Beaty Butte Horse Herd Training Special to the Lake County Examiner by Quincy Warner Photography
By Jimmy Hall Lake County Examiner Since opening last year, the Beaty Butte Wild Horse Training Facility, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, has trained a significant number of horses from the herd that shares its namesake. BLM officials are looking to expand its reach to adopt even more horses in the coming months. The most significant strategy will be a live auction adoption event held on Saturday, April 14. A grand total of 10 saddle horses will be ready to adopt out to new owners who are looking to take home a well-trained mustang. Tentative plans for the day include presentations, horse training demonstrations and music. The group is trying to reach a wider audience with online adoptions. In addition to those who visit the site for live events, horses will also be adopted via video adoptions once or twice each year. Though the base fee is $125 to adopt a horse, the more spirited atmosphere can gain
One horse trainer goes through the motions to properly break and tame a horse that came from the Beaty Butte herd as part an ongoing effort to maintain healthy amounts of horses on government-managed land. more money that will help offset the cost of managing and caring for the horses. Todd Forbes, BLM Lakeview Resource Area manager, said that competitive adoptions are still adoptions, and BLM retains ownership of the horse while giving the adoptees a oneyear window to demonstrate that they can take proper care of the animal. Once they show they can care for the horse, the BLM transfers title to the new owner. This is in contrast to just buying a domestic horse, where there isn’t as much accountability for the new owners. The network of BLM offices around the country are able to inspect each adoptee’s facilities to guarantee that the horses are properly cared for. The training facility is located 65 miles east of Lakeview, near Adel. Since opening last year, the Beaty Butte Wild Horse Training Facility has completed the building of a spacious open area barn with a riding arena with a round
pen. Outside, there are pens for the horses and open areas where the gentler horses can run together. A small staff is currently training a total of 20 head of horses. So far, seven have been adopted out. Organizers are ceasing adoptions until the live event is complete in April. Since opening, a little over 30 have been trained in the facility. By training the horses, they are more desirable to be adopted out and fetch a higher price than those that aren’t. The horses come from the 2015 wild horse gather from the Beatty Butte herd. Forbes said that there is a population range, called the Appropriate ManageBEATY BUTE ment Level, which is See page 54 set by the Lakeview
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Resource Management Plan. For Beatys Butte, this range is 100-250 horses. The plan’s goals are to maintain the horse herd within the AML range. In 2015, there were about 1,200 horses in the Beaty Butte herd, these huge numbers did considerable damage to the ecology of the herd area. Gathering such a large number of horses took a large amount of money and time. “Instead of waiting for horse numbers to get that high, we are now proposing to try to gather a few horses each year,” said Todd Forbes. “As the population increases, we’ll gather a larger percentage to keep the population down.” By gathering a few horses each year, BLM is more able to reduce the overall birth rate and adopt out horses rather than having a surplus of unadoptable horses that then go to a holding facility and create a financial burden on taxpayers. The management approach is one that hasn’t been done before. The Beatty’s Butte horses are not as renowned as some select herds in the West that are well-known and sought after. One such herd, located on the Burns BLM district, is the Kiger herd. These horses are thought to be direct descendants of horses brought over by Spanish settlers. These can fetch high dollar prices. “I expect the prices (of the Beatty Butte horse) to increase once they get more notoriety,” said Forbes. The training facility is a non-profit organization that entered into an assistance agreement with BLM to train the horses that they gather and assist with on-the-range management of Beaty Butte horses. County Commissioner Dan Shoun and current President of the Beaty Butte Wild Horse Training Facility board said that his first impression of the proposal in 2014 was two-fold. “First, it would set a new path with potential to achieve three goals immediately in front of us,” she said, adding that these include horse numbers at an acceptable level, maintaining healthy grouse habitat, and maintaining ranching community of Warner Valley. The second was to promote tourism and economy to the
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Juniper Projects Promote Healthy Rangelands By Jimmy Hall Lake County Examiner
With the goal of enhancing landscapes and supporting industries in Lake County, several juniper removal projects have been undertaken and more are planned in the coming years. Todd Forbes, Lakeview BLM Field manager, said these undertakings are to restore what the landscape should look like if humans hadn’t stopped wildfires over the past five or more decades. Projects are geared toward managing juniper while recognizing it’s a natural part of the ecosystems. “But due to man’s activities, it’s increased from what it would have been if natural process had been allowed to happen,” Forbes explained. He added that these projects don’t have the goal to eradicate juniper, but set the landscape back to what it may have looked like before fire protections were implemented. Prior to the Smokey Bear initiative of protecting public lands from wildlife, historic livestock grazing took place that helped deplete fine fuels and had the effect of decreasing wildfires. He said that juniper isn’t a fire tolerant tree until it is tall enough so the fire doesn’t reach the top. The first 20-50 years of its life is susceptible to wildfire, said Forbes. While Forbes was in the South Warner’s, it dawned on him that most of the sage-grouse nesting habitat had abundant juniper. Before that project, BLM worked on smaller-scale operations, which didn’t impact as much habitat.
Contracted personnel spend most of the year on a few projects on governmentregulated land to better its landscapes.
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Crews cut, pile and sometimes burn juniper to further enhance rangeland across Oregon’s Outback. Sage-grouse cover large areas in their lifecycles, so larger projects have a greater impact. Increasing the scale to about a 70,000 acre area, an inventory is conducted to assess the age and type of trees. They also look at fire history, wildlife habitat, amount and types of weeds and anything other ecological factors that can help them design their project. Juniper is cut down by independent contractors by hand with chainsaws and then the trunks and limbs are piled and burned. The juniper is burned to reduce the fuels on the site, but piling before burning also helps maintain shrubs and grasses that are important to wildlife. These contract crews also help boost the economy of the community. Weed management is also a large part these projects. There is a host of non-native annual grasses brought over from Europe and Asia that outcompete the native plants. BLM uses a chemical called Imazapic to limit the germination of undesirable annual grass seeds while not damaging any of the established native perennial species. Weeds are a factor because when juniper is removed there is an open niche of nutrients and moisture that weeds can then use. Forbes described three phases of juniper establishment: Phase 1 is when juniper is present, but isn’t dominating the site; Phase 2, when juniper are co-dominant with other grasses and shrubs; and Phase 3, when juniper dominate in a certain site. “Even if there’s just a few non-native annual grasses present and not many perennials to hold the site together, the site can be taken over by annual grasses,” said Forbes. The presence of native perennial grasses helps to keep non-native annual grasses out. Forbes explained that the perennials benefit a warm climate since they have a longer growing period, remain green longer, and are slower to burn than invasive annual grasses. There are two projects that BLM is work-
ing on currently, including in the South Warner Project, which is almost complete, and the Clover Flat Project, which is just getting ready to start. The South Warner project began in 2010 and is on its last leg of completion. For follow-up, after the juniper cuts, 13,000 acres were treated with herbicide. In 2017, BLM will perform seeding of 2,500 acres following the herbicide application. About 90 acres are still needed to be cut, which will be done this summer with burning in the next few years. “Our goal with this is to maintain as much grass and shrub as possible for wildlife habitat,” said Forbes. Clover Flat, located due west of Valley Falls, is just starting out. Covered in annual grasses, it will be a huge undertaking for BLM crews. About 17,000 acres have been sprayed so far, with 2,000 acres seeded already and another 2,000 this year. While landscape scale projects are happening, sage-grouse research is also being conducted. Within South Warner, sage-grouse are radio marked to determine their habitat use, especially with respect to juniper. This research has been going on for about 8 years, said Forbes. “We have scientific research that tells us that this project and the way it is designed is working,” he explained. “What’s good for the bird is what’s good for the herd” is a motto said throughout NCRS, Forbes explaining that having resilient landscapes is good not only for the health of the land, but also for grazing itself. To accomplish protecting the birds to keep it off the endangered species list, BLM works along with NCRS, ODFW, Lake County Watershed Council, as well as the Soil and Water Conservation district. They are actively working with permittees, who graze on the land, to ensure that these projects are a success. For more information, contact Forbes at 541-947-6102.
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July’s Ana Fire was a sort of wake-up call to get a rangeland fire protection association going to fill a large part of Oregon that is not protected by government agencies.
Last July’s Ana Fire was an eye-opener for several private landowners, as it destroyed thousands of acres near Summer Lake. To enable citizens in a large area of Lake County to become more proactive if ever a fire breaks out, the High Desert Rangeland Fire Protection Association was recently formed. According to Kevin Leehmann, a leader in the non-profit organization, these rangeland associations started in Ironside in the 1970’s to help guard lands that were not protected under any government entity. He said that most Summer Lake and North Lake lands are in unprotected lands, meaning that agencies such as Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management can respond as they did at the Ana Fire but won’t get compensated for the resources used. Though the entire area mass of what the High Desert Rangeland Fire Protection Association is not calculated, Lake County Commissioner Dan Shoun estimates that it has to be hundreds of thousands of acres, reaching from Valley Falls to the Deschutes County line. Shoun said it is the largest “donut hole” of unprotected land that will now be filled in. “I think that the work that this group has done to form the High Desert Rangeland Fire Protection Association is wonderful,” Shoun said. “It’s going to fill a huge need that that had no protection of these unprotected lands that weren’t designated to any agency or affiliated group. I applaud all the work they’re putting into it and how they are going to serve the citizens of Lake County going forward.” To get the ball rolling before the next fire season, Leehmann talked with Chuck Messner,
who was a hand in getting a similar rangeland association going in Adel, named Warner Valley Rangeland Fire Protection Association. He turned him to the right people at ODF, which supports these organizations. With the new association, they are more confident in the citizens that could fight fires with the equipment and training. “The Forest Service works well with us… but puts a lot of liability on them,” Leehmann said, adding that the association isn’t a fire protection district. By becoming a fire protection association, it would allow a group of citizens to receive training from ODF, get equipment and respond from home without the restrictions of not being a fire department. Leehmann said that fire departments, which are tax-based, have various restrictions while a rangeland fire protection association is membership-based and a non-profit 501(c)3. This allows them to operate differently than rural fire protection agencies. Leehmann said that if there is a fire on private unprotected lands, they could be responsible for suppression costs. This gives some incentive to the landowners to join the association to better receive attention if ever a fire breaks out on their lands. Cost to become a member is about $100 while over that amount is about $200 for membership costs. Corporations are also allowed to join and can expect to join about $200 price range. There is no other funding but from membership base, though grants are available and levies can be pushed as options of support for the association. Since its inception, there are about 50 members that have joined, many going over the $200 price range, already since being founded.
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As this kind of organization, they are eligible to receive Humvees at transportation costs. Any equipment can be stored at properties within the protected area so they are more readily available for any blazes. These Humvees and military trucks have large tanks and pumps installed. ODF retains the equipment and are on loan from the federal government. Usually, Humvees are $220,000 but they are getting them for $450, making it extremely cost efficient for the small non-profit. Locations that they reside include Valley Falls, Paisley, Silver Lake, Fort Rock and Christmas Valley. A bulk of the new organization’s equipment came by donation from the Walker Range Fire Protection over the last couple months. They also have dozers on hand to make fire lines and water engines to fight the blazes. Training for association members will take place from ODF and BLM personnel in Saturday, Feb. 3 and Sunday, Feb. 4 at Paisley Community Center. The public is invited to attend. “We’re getting a lot of support from the BLM and Forest Service,” said Leehmann. “They’re very supportive of what we’re doing.” Leehmann said the fire protection district has large implications on the ranching, farming and timber industries. “It’s primarily what these were designed to do protect grazing land and private timber interest,” said Leehmann. Contrary to California, which has CalFire that protects any land, Oregon is left to their own devices in many other places. High Desert Rangeland Fire Protection Association is the 25th association of its kind in the state. For more information, contact Leehmann at 541-408-0919.
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Auctioneering,
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By Jimmy Hall Lake County Examiner
Year-to-year, Eric Duarte can be found at the Lake County Fair 4-H and FFA fat stock sale, getting the highest bid from community members and businesses to support the integral agriculture heritage.
For many ranchers, their livelihoods come down to one event, a day at an auction barn with buyers bidding on either bulls or herd of cattle. Tasked with getting the best buck out of each animal, the man heading the room, is the auctioneer, who is outfitted with a cowboy hat and usually a bottle of water to keep the chant coming through the few hours of selling. One longtime local auctioneer is Eric Duarte, who can be found as near at the Lake County Fair 4-H and FFA fat stock sale or any other sale barn around the country. In his 24 years as an auctioneer, he has honed his skills in running an auctioneering business along with a ranch, the lifestyle that brings with it deep in his roots. Duarte was born and raised on a cattle ranch in Northern California, which took him to different sales with his father. “I just traveled to sale barns with my dad as kid and we would imitate the auctioneer and went from one extreme to the next,” said Duarte. “It was cool to listen to the auctioneer, as the guy in front of the room taking charge. It was interesting to see how everything worked and it fit right in with everything else we were doing so I picked it up.” After high school, his plans were set. He traveled to auctioneering school in Fort Smith, Ark. There, he learned the always-intriguing ca-
dence, which he calls, “ a song that you can’t get out of your head,” but more importantly the business side of the auctioneering industry. The chant can vary from auctioneer to auctioneer, Duarte pointing out that many experienced auctioneers can pick up different parts from their peers. He returned to California after graduating from auctioneering school to work with Cattlemen’s Livestock Market in Galt, Calif. to sell. He then went to Modoc Auction Yard in Alturas, Calif. He went from there he sold purebred horses and cattle. Now, Duarte can be found once per week at the Central Oregon Livestock auction in Madras. Though his home ranch is in Beatty, he travels all over the United States for his work, taking him everywhere but Indiana, where only locals are allowed to sale by law. His license that he received in Kentucky is reciprocal to every state but the Hoosier State. Duarte is pulled around the country since his reputation speaks for itself. “There are a group of people you work for, so depending on where there is a sale they’ll call you to go,” said Duarte. “There may be auctioneers around the area, but AUCTIONEERING you’re the one they always worked with so they See page 62 take you with them.”
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Eric and Nikki Duarte were seen at this year’s St. Patrick Catholic Church’s Spring Fling, as they auctioned off donated items to support the building’s facilities. He said that a part of being a respectable auctioneer is knowing the product along with working the crowd. “Trying to get the most money for their product, that’s what auctioneers do is true price discovery,” said Duarte. The excitement of the chant also lends himself to get the highest bids from auction to auction. He said that it’s meant to excite the bidders to get caught up in the atmosphere that an auctioneer can create. “They work 364 days of the year for that one day to sell to take their cattle to sale barn,” said Duarte. “Someone puts their livelihood on the line and you’re the one selling it. If you drop the ball, their whole year’s salary is on that one day. It’s a big deal.” As a rancher and son of a rancher, he experiences the importance and what it takes throughout the year before the herd is on the auction block. On his ranch, Duarte Livestock, he runs 750 mother cows. Though he specializes in livestock, he also sells farm equipment, llamas, farm auctions, etc. With the wide array of agricultural assets, Duarte ensures that he is kept up to date with the industry. “You have to stay up on the bloodlines, EPD’s (Expected Progeny Differences) and figures, what the cattle market is doing,” said Duarte. “You have to know your product… otherwise people will think you don’t know what you’re talking about.” He also helps with the Lake County Fair fat stock auction for the past 20 years. An afternoon’s worth of auctioning has allowed him to watch 4-H and FFA students grow and bring their own kids to carry on the yearly tradition. He said that in recent years, he is at the fairgrounds anyway as his daughter Madison and son Ty show and sell their animals during the event. “You have to read people and be personable,” said Duarte about just a few traits of a successful auctioneer. “Our industry is getting small,” said Duarte, noting that in the big scheme of things makes it easy to see the same people even at far off places. “It’s essential for this county,” said Duarte about the ranching industry, adding that it seems that everyone is tied to a ranch in some way. For more information, visit www.duartesales.com or call 541-5332105.
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