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Chapter
20
The
South Willamette Human Resource Unit
The South
Willamette Human Resource Unit is comprised of thirteen Community Resource
Units, of which seven have a community report in the subsequent chapters
(starred items):
Tri-County*
Coburg
Mohawk
Upper McKenzie*
Lower McKenzie
Springfield*
Eugene*
Fern Ridge*
Creswell
Jasper
Lowell
Oakridge*
Cottage Grove*
This chapter
serves to summarize the more detailed descriptions of the seven CRUs that
follow in the next chapters. It is divided into the following sections:
A.
A Summary of
Cultural Descriptors
B.
Key Findings
Related to Community Life
C.
Key Findings
Related to Public Lands
D. A Summary of Citizen Issues Related to Public Lands
Tables Six and
Seven at the end of this chapter draw upon census data referred to in the
following pages.
The South
Willamette Human Resource Unit stretches from the crest of the Cascade
Mountains to the crest of the coastal mountains, and from Monroe and Harrisburg
on the north nearly to Drain on the south, dipping slightly into Douglas
County. Figure 60 shows a map of the HRU.
Geographically,
this area is quite diverse, including narrow canyon corridors (McKenzie) and
large areas of forested uplands (Oakridge) as well as the flat expanse of the
Willamette River Valley (Veneta, Junction City,
Figure 60
Map of the South Willamette Human Resource
Unit
Springfield).
Basic geographic features have determined features of human settlement from the
beginning. It is an area born of dispersed rural settlement centered on
agriculture, timber, the river and the railroad. The isolation of the many
rural areas created unique identities in the small communities. Only as the
commuting economy and ties to the urban areas of Eugene and Springfield have
deepened in the last thirty years has a true regional identity begun to emerge.
The South
Willamette Human Resource Unit (HRU) is approximately equivalent to Lane County
minus the coast. A more precise HRU
definition based on census block group identifiers, is found within the
1990-2000bg.xls data file on the distribution CD. Twelve cities are located in Lane County, with Eugene being the
largest (137,893). Other cities include
Springfield (52,864) and Cottage Grove (8,445).
According
to the 2000 census, the South Willamette HRU has a total resident population of
312,022 persons, an increase of 14.6% over 1990 levels. This comparatively low rate of growth
parallels natural increases with little net migration. Eugene, which constitutes nearly 40% of the area population, had
increased in population by 15% from 117,962 in 1990. Areas with higher growth rates include Creswell (27%), Harrisburg
(26%), and the River Road area (24%). By contrast, the very rural areas - McKenzie/Rainbow,
Oakridge, and Westfir slightly lost population. The pattern in the South
Willamette HRU is the same pattern noticed in the Greater Salem and Mid-Valley
HRUs: 1) The urban centers grew about 13-15%; 2) The ring of small towns
surrounding the urban center grew much more rapidly, ranging from 24 to 28%; 3)
The very rural areas held even or lost population slightly.
Migration patterns
have changed somewhat between the 1985-1990 and 1995-2000 periods tracked by
the census bureau. The number of individuals residing in the same house between
1995 and 2000 increased to 293,684 from a total of 254,005 reporting that
pattern between 1985 and 1990. The
number of persons moving to South Willamette from outside of Oregon remained at
36,000 during the 1995-2000 period, the same numbers recorded for
1985-1990. Another 23,000 reportedly
moved to South Willamette from within Oregon, again unchanged from the number
observed for the prior decade. About
92,170 persons changed their residence within Lane County during the 1995-2000
period, an increase of 15,206 such movers over 1985-1990 levels.
Settlement
in the South Willamette Human Resource Unit was begun with agriculture,
logging, and mining. Eugene settlement began in 1846. Springfield began next to
a spring in 1849. The Applegate Trail, stretching from Dallas on the north to
southern Oregon in the south, was a key means of settlement in the early years.
The Fern Ridge area was settled by virtue of the Applegate Trail that skirts
the western edge of the Willamette River Valley.
The Willamette
River has figured centrally in the settlement of the South Willamette Valley.
From the start, the Willamette River was important as an attraction to
settlement and key feature in determining settlement patterns. Early flooding
characterized history in the area from Harrisburg to Cottage Grove. A series to
dams were built, which became a primary impetus of continued settlement in the
very rural areas of the HRU. Two dams were built in the Cottage Grove area in the
1930s. The Long Tom River was damned in 1942, creating the Fern Ridge
Reservoir.
Timber
production was the key economic activity driving settlement in the rural areas,
while agriculture dominated on the valley floor. Many older residents are part
of families with long histories in the traditional economic activities
associated with forest products and agriculture.
Schools
in the rural areas helped create social ties between families and contributed
to the community identity in many of the rural areas.
"Schools
that have been consolidated over time have probably created the most
association between people here." [Fern Ridge]
The
decline of timber production, and advances in education that lead residents to
higher-skill jobs in the urban labor market, have fueled a commuting economy.
In addition, as revealed by the census data, in-migration is occurring very
rapidly in the mid-sized towns, partly by retired people and partly by young
families searching for affordable housing.
"I love Cottage Grove because it has a small town atmosphere with a splash of urban sophistication. Not every small town has two health food stores and a strong art association."
"It's become a community of newcomers, but they don't get involved right away. It takes them awhile to settle before they start to join in. The large apartment complex south of town is more transient. Those people don't tend to stay." [Tri-County]
"Commuting is hard, especially for families." [Upper McKenzie]
The commuting
patterns are changing the business sectors in small communities. They are
becoming more oriented to highway traffic. People talk about two commercial
areas in Oakridge now, the more recent on being located on Highway 58. Much of
Veneta's commercial activity has moved from its old downtown to the West Lane
Center, along Highway 126, reflecting the increased importance of car traffic
to the local economy.
"Now, everything is oriented to Highway 58 to get the car traffic." [Oakridge]
"We moved to Eugene as a kid because my family could not make it here. We moved back when we could. That was the pattern." [Oakridge]
"I have a trailer in Oakridge because it is twice as cheap as living in Eugene." [Oakridge]
The age
distribution of the HRU changed slightly through the 1990s, with the mean age
rising from 35.4 to 36.9. Children
between the ages of 5 and 17 increased in number by 11% from 48,514 to 53,988
in 2000. The senior population (ages 65
and over) grew by a similar 11% from 34,583 persons to 38,626. The dependency ratio, which measures the
balance of children and retirees over those 18 to 65, declined from .59 to .55
reflecting the higher growth rates of the 18 to 65 population.
The South
Willamette area was 95% white in 1990, declining somewhat to 90.5% in
2000. This change reflects the
significant increase in the Hispanic population, up by 7,950 persons to 14,471
in 2000 - a growth rate of 117%. Other
minorities also increased significantly over 1990 levels. Asians (28%), blacks (23%), and American
Indians (17%) all exceeded the area's overall growth rate.
Married couple
households declined in proportion from 54.7% to 48.8% of all households during
the 1990's. Growth occurred among
single person households (from 26,428 to 32,978) and female headed households
(from 9,469 to 12,645). The proportion
of households living in their owned home remained about 58% of all households,
with renters comprising about 37%.
Beyond the social
categories revealed by the census, occupation and interest appear to be the
most locally-relevant for understanding the publics in the HRU. Occupational
publics include:
Business
people
Agriculturalists
Loggers
and mill workers
Recreational
business
Home-based
businesses
"Modem
cowboys" (internet based)
Professional
Working
poor
Welfare
poor
Commuters
Interest publics
include:
Various
recreation publics described in a later section
Counter-culture
people
Retired
people
Youth
Young
families
Census data have
much to reveal about local work routines and economic livelihood. The average
household income grew throughout the area by 52% over the decade, with wages
and salaries increasing by 49%. Retirement income (93%) and income from interest, dividends, and rent
(84%) grew nearly twice that rate, reflecting expansion in the senior
population. Public assistance income
fell by nearly 28%, as the welfare reforms of the mid 1990s began to take
effect.
Homeowners paying
mortgages in excess of 30% of their income rose by 6,390 households from 14.1%
to 22% of all homeowners, reflecting rapidly appreciating housing values and
lagging income gains. Renters paying in
excess of 30% of their income in rent rose by 3,822 renters from 44.6% to 47%
of all renters.
While the overall
poverty rate remained almost unchanged at a comparatively high 14.3% for the
decade, there were significant racial differences in these patterns. Hispanics in poverty increased by 140% from
1,606 to 3,860. The poverty rate for
Hispanics increased from 24.5% to 27% over the decade. The poverty rates for Asians and American
Indians in poverty declined somewhat, while the absolute number of poverty
individuals increased.
South Willamette's
economy is dominated by the City of Eugene and the University of Oregon. The area's labor force of more than 152,000
workers is dominated by manufacturing (19.2%), educational services (14.5%),
and retail trade (10.8%). Employment in
all three of these industries declined during the 1990's, reflecting
diversification and the growth in construction and business and health
services. Agriculture and forestry work
lost 832 workers during the decade, a decline of 19.8%.
The occupational
distribution of the area reflects the presence of the University and the growth
in area retail trade. Managerial,
professional, and executive workers increased by 54% from 31,534 workers in
1990 to 48,688 in 2000. These employees
represent 32% of the labor force. Craft
and skilled workers comprise a significant 25% of the labor force, declining
slightly from 26.8% in 1990. Technical,
sales, and administrative occupations comprise 26.5% of the labor force,
representing a decline of 2,149 workers from 30.3% in 1990.
Timber activity
shifted from a regional, dispersed focus to an industrial model of large scale
production in the decades following World War II. Veneta, Elmira, and Cottage
Grove were timber towns and today still have a viable forest products economic
sector. It wasn't until the 1960s and
1970s, for example, that Cottage Grove really began to thrive in relation to
increased timber production.
As timber
production declined, workers from throughout the region had to adjust.
"My husband and I were laid off at Weyerhaeuser in the mid-eighties. I went back to school and got trained to operate a bus. I know five other drivers that also worked in the timber industry." [Springfield]
"It used to be a logging town but now everybody's either retrained or gone." [Springfield]
The region as a
whole has successfully diversified its economic base, very much reducing the
overall impacts of timber's decline. Today, the largest employers in the HRU
are:
Health
care facilities;
Timber
products manufacturing;
Education
(higher and secondary);
Manufacturing
(recreational vehicles, high technology, computer-based industry); and
Trades and services businesses.
Trade and services
employment is related to: 1) the service needs of a growing population; 2) the
growing recreation and visitor market; and, 3) the increased presence of the
retirement community in Oregon, related both the natural aging of the
population and the in-migration of senior citizens from other places.
Residents in the
HRU, particularly in Springfield and Oakridge, reported a depressed job market
currently.
"These
are bad times. There aren't many jobs out there. My mom and her friends were
recently laid off from their mill jobs." [Springfield]
The commuting
economy has relegated many small rural communities to the status of "bedroom
communities." One estimate is that 85% of the workforce in Fern Ridge commutes
to jobs outside the area (Fern Ridge Business Directory, Fern Ridge Chamber of
Commerce, City of Veneta, 2002-2003). Junction City and Harrisburg are oriented
to commuters, as is Pleasant Hill and Lowell. The Oakridge and McKenzie areas
have always depended on commuting, although not as much as lower elevation
areas.
Local businesses
have struggled to maintain viability in the face of declining local sectors
like timber and commuting residents who can shop elsewhere. Specialization
appears to be the key. Oakridge is beginning to bill itself as the "Center of
Oregon Recreation." Cottage Grove has many antique shops and other gift shops
for travelers and retired people.
B.
Key Findings Related to Community Life
1. The very rural areas like Upper McKenzie,
Oakridge, and areas around Cottage Grove, reported an infusion of urban
residents and urban problems as timber activity declined. For some people, for
example in Oakridge, the change was low income residents that have come to the
community in the last ten years. The perception is that the attraction is the
affordable housing available in Oakridge. Other areas related major problems
with drug and other criminal activities. Residents in the Row River drainage
(Cottage Grove) talked about methamphetamine labs and "people with felonies."
"One summer there were 60 stolen cars recovered in this area." [Cottage Grove, Dorena area]
"I had to leave Springfield when I was in high school to get away from the bad influences. All of my friends have been to jail or are in jail now." [Springfield]
2. An increased
reliance and dependence on commuting as an economic strategy with attendant
consequences for family, community, and economic life.
3. Although not
directly assessed for this research, local residents generally believe that the
remaining forest products facilities have a fair degree of stability.
4. Retirement
influences are more pronounced in the region, with services and programs
becoming oriented to this age category.
5. Urban people
are moving into rural areas. Creswell and Harrisburg are growing at very steady
rates, 27% and 26% respectively, during the last decade. Coburg is considered
the "future Hillsboro of Lane County." By contrast, Eugene grew 15% and
Springfield by 13%.
Community
Themes
1. There is a long-standing tension between the urban and rural areas with the South Valley HRU. Political conflict about timber production and forest management is the most visible form of this theme. Differences in educational levels, work routines, and outlooks mean that this theme will continue to characterize rural/urban differences. Many rural residents denigrate Eugene, for example, because of the perception that it is radically "green", that its residents do not understand or support rural lifestyles, and that Eugeneans believe that rural residents are not stewards of the land.
"There's always been somewhat of a culture clash between the hippies and the loggers." [Cottage Grove]
2. "We are
changing from a natural resource area to a bedroom community."
"Bedroom commuters don't invest in the community as much - their scope of community is much broader, like Eugene." [Cottage Grove]
"A
new wastewater plant is needed but there is no funding yet for the project."
[Cottage Grove]
"That's
the problem with this town. Everyone wants to live here but nobody wants to
support the downtown." [Harrisburg]
Growth and
Development
"There are so many people now. West Eugene has really sprawled." [Eugene]
"There's
a high turnover in businesses." [Cottage Grove]
"Veneta has the potential to boom. The limit has been the water and sewer moratorium, but that has been lifted. Not everybody wants growth." [Fern Ridge]
"We
can't keep business here." [Springfield]
"The downtown revitalization project needs support. The City has done well diversifying the economy but revitalization efforts need new energy to keep the momentum going." [Springfield]
"We need a grocery store badly."
[Harrisburg]
Quality of Life
"It takes me 20 minutes to drive 5 blocks in the morning because there's four signals between my home and my daughter's day care. I've only lived here for 7 years but it's already time to move out." [Eugene, Bethel resident]
"We
need more young families to keep the diversity of the town." [Cottage Grove]
"Commuting
takes a toll on the parents. They have less time for their kids." [Oakridge]
Youth
"We are lacking services here for kids. There just isn't enough for what we're dealing with." [Fern Ridge]
"Kids have parties out at the landings [old logging landings]. We lose one senior a year to alcohol-related traffic accidents. Kids here are in high poverty. The schools lost their mental health counselors." [Fern Ridge]
"Kids have nothing to do. Drinking and drugs are a big problem. A new officer has been hired to track tends down that are partying in the woods." [Oakridge]
"Many kids don't want to leave Oakridge. They like living here, but they're forced to leave because there are no jobs. I knew two boys a few years out of high school that left for Eugene but came back because they missed living here." [Oakridge]
1. HRU residents
are active in the out-of-doors. The outdoors and recreation amenities of the
area are one of the primary community values and a primary reason for
settlement into the area. Fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing, camping,
bicycling, hiking, hunting, horseback riding, skiing, snowmobiling, mountain
biking, fourwheeling, and wilderness exploring are all common activities.
"This is an ideal location for both surfing and skiing because we're close to both. An hour drive either way." [Eugene]
2. The urban areas
are characterized by strong environmental aesthetics oriented to parks, bike
and walking paths, habitat restoration, and environmental education. The City
of Eugene, especially, has had long-standing involvement in environmental
education and programming. The smaller communities include environmental
quality goals in their comprehensive plans and many are active in promoting
environmentally-sensitive planning and development. The Lane Council of
Governments (LCOG) is active in creating regional parks and open space. Its
Open Space Initiative, supported in part through the Forest Service Forest
Legacy program, is a new project to protect rivers, ridges, and other natural
assets between Springfield and Eugene.
"We want clean water. There's a situation with septic tanks in North Eugene. The water comes this way." [Tri-County]
3. Many of the
smaller communities have strong ties to the Oregon Department of Forestry and
deal with many private timberland concerns. These are communities, such as
Veneta, that have high amounts of private, forested lands.
4. The environmental ethic is strongly ingrained throughout the HRU and is most politically visible in Eugene. Eugene has a tremendous variety of environmental organizations interested in stewardship and natural resource management.
5. The primary focus on public lands currently relates to creation. Although recreation uses were not quantified in this research, the language of residents suggests that use is going up at steady rates and with ever-increasing variety. Most citizen issues (see below) related to recreation. Although user conflicts do not appear to be high, each user group had particular ideas for improving their experience on public lands. We found some rural areas are not very oriented yet to recreation interests (Oakridge, Cottage Grove, Harrisburg, Junction City) while the Upper McKenzie, for example, has become very oriented to a recreation economy.
6. A host of
publics continues to have interest in a politically viable timber sale program. From traditional Oregonians
whose families have engaged in forest related employment, to business people,
elected officials, program directors, and even a good number of
environmentalists, many people stated that they thought the Forest Service
could be more active than it has been in offering politically-acceptable timber
sales. Although the attitudes on this point are very diverse, the research
shows a large "moderate" segment with fairly close areas of agreement.
7. The Forest
Service has extensive and long-standing ties throughout the region but these
ties appear uneven and stronger in the rural areas near Ranger District
offices, and quite weak in the urban areas. The examples of Forest Service/community
ties are too extensive to repeat here, but two examples show the depth of some
ties.
In Oakridge, a
partial listing of Forest Service/community ties includes:
Youth
Conservation Corps (YCC) with high school kids;
Outdoor
School through the Oakridge School District;
Volunteer
Day;
Youth engaged
in community service;
The Middle
School is working with the Forest Service on a trails program;
Forest
Service staff serve in various capacities in the community from boards of
various organizations (school board, city council) to teaching wrestling;
Support of
the industrial park;
Collaborative
activities with the Family Resource Center within Oakridge Elementary School,
including a Forest Service mural and art work in the agency lobby.
Some examples of
the activities of the McKenzie Ranger District staff in the community includes:
Volunteer
ambulance
Volunteer
fire department
School
Board
Natural
resource education
Youth
Conservation Corps
Scholarship
funds
Blue
River CDC
Blue
River Water District
McKenzie
Arts Forum
McKenzie
Watershed Council
That level of
involvement is not noted in the urban areas and urban ties appear individually
conceived and directed. For example, a BLM staff person is reportedly on the
board of the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum. An Umpqua National Forest person has
assisted two neighborhood groups in Eugene to include habitat restoration and
trail development projects.
"I've
never known a Forest Service person to be involved in this community, except in
an official capacity. How come they are not members of the Chamber or some of
the civic organizations?" [Springfield city official]
1. "Recreation is not going to save us." Jobs associated with recreation do not pay well, and recreation-oriented businesses come and go. Local people have little confidence yet that the recreation economy can last or provide adequate livelihood. The timber sector was valued not only for the independence that it represented but the family wage income it provided - a standard of living not yet duplicated in the new economy.
"These
communities should not become dependent on recreation. Recreation is not
economically stable." [Upper McKenzie]
2. "There has to
be more dialogue." Residents believed that the present polarization between
adherents of "cut" and "no cut" is so strong that public timber sales are
unlikely in the short term. However, most believed that better communication
was the only way to move beyond present conditions.
3. "We don't know
what the rules are anymore." Forest Service staff expressed this theme in
relation to the great number of changes that have taken past over the last
several years. It reflects the great uncertainty in management since timber
production has declined but new management missions have not always been
clear.
4. There is a
tremendous diversity in outlook and values within the environmental community
centered in Eugene and elsewhere.
"I
don't know that there is an environmental community here. We're all
environmental." [Eugene]
"Environmental
groups here are so fragmented. It would be impossible to craft a coherent
direction or vision." [Eugene]
5. There is great
diversity of attitudes about federal land management agencies.
"The
Forest Service should live in the community where they make decisions so they
are aware of their effects." [Upper McKenzie]
"Environmentalists go too far. My message to the Forest Service is, 'Don't let the radicals take over. Keep a common sense approach.'" [Fern Ridge]
General
"If the Forest Service loses anymore staff, or if they close another office, how are they going to manage their lands? There is so much land out there." [Oakridge]
"The Forest Service is too removed from the community. They never talk to the common person. We need to be educated and informed. It seems like they are keeping things from us." [Eugene]
"If the Forest Service wants our support, then educate us." [Eugene]
"Why
would you go to the federal courthouse unless you were in trouble?" [Eugene]
"The
Forest Service needs to tell citizens what benefits they provide the community.
I watched the hillsides in Bethel cleared for houses, which has caused massive
erosion, increased and damaging waterflow, more dust and septic tank problems.
They can help us create stewardship approaches to human habitats." [Eugene]
Outdoor Education
"The [outdoor education] programs are piecemealed together from random funding using already overworked educators. We need to institutionalize these programs." [Cottage Grove]
"A lot of students come from urban areas. They need more education about the forest, about proper conduct." [Eugene]
"It would be nice to see the Forest Service work with the kids on a two or three week project so they could see a beginning and ending." [Springfield Parks and Recreation Department staff]
"The
outdoor education program was canceled due to state wide budget cuts. A lot of
people miss that program." [Tri-County]
"The Forest Service should not allow dune buggies on the Oregon coast. It ruins the outdoor experience for me and my friends." [Eugene]
"The dune buggies and vehicles have taken over [at the Oregon Dunes]. There's nowhere for people to walk who aren't riding. I grew up going to the dunes, playing in sands, enjoying them without riding. I won't take my daughter to play there now." [Fern Ridge, Woman in her twenties]
"I used to see only a few people out in the forest, but now you see lots more. It's almost getting overcrowded." [Eugene]
"The road closure policy is a good one. The forest needs a breather for a while. You can still hike in." [Oakridge]
"Road closures are good during hunting season because it limits the poaching. It's harder on older hunters, though, who can't walk far distances." [Oakridge]
"Every time I go out to hunt, there are more roads closed. It's very frustrating because we don't know which roads are going to be closed until we are in the woods. So much of the mountains are no longer accessible because the roads leading up to them are closed. Road 2104 is especially a loss. It's closed because of a slide, but it probably won't get cleared." [Oakridge]
"There
are too many roads that are gated off. The gravel roads already in the
mountains should be maintained." [Cottage Grove]
"With
the fee system in place, it is hard for low income people to get into the
woods. They don't feel like the forest is 'theirs' in the same way that people
with money do." [Springfield]
"You get to the trailhead and find you need a pass. It takes you two hours to get to another; Where do you get passes? We used to get them at Hoodoo, now I think GI Joes in Eugene has them." [Eugene]
"They want money for everything. To park your rig at boat ramps costs money. The Willamette Pass costs $30 and they are doing it without congressional approval." [Eugene bass fisher]
"Some
sites have additional permits, like Green Lakes and Cougar. Information ahead
of time about these permits is hard to get." [Eugene]
"You pay through your teeth now. There is no free use of anything anymore, whether for picnics or hiking. You pay a fee at trailheads. You go for a picnic and pay a fee." [Fern Ridge]
"The Fee Demos are very confusing, especially for students who are in and out. They get up to the site, they can't purchase a permit there, and are faced with the choice of driving back or getting a ticket." [Eugene]
"People don't understand the permits. If we had more information, it would be helpful. It would be great if we could issue the forest permit, since we're already doing snow park permits." [Eugene, Sporting goods store clerk]
"The Forest Pass is not right. We all pay taxes to use public land. There needs to be exceptions for certain things." [Oakridge; This issue was mentioned many times and many of the stores had 'Just Say No to USDA Forest Pass.']
"We had 70 bikers come through last year. They didn't buy a thing but they left a lot of trash. Most of these trips are catered so most people don't need to buy anything." [Cottage Grove]
"The Forest Service in Oakridge does not recognize all the volunteer work we do. They cut holes in trails to add water logs and call them 'speedbumps.' Someone is going to get hurt on these. Some have been filled in, like the Waldo Lake trail, but others like Maiden Peak trail are still dangerous." [Eugene]
"I used to go in the Goudyville area all the time between Cottage Grove and Lorane. I went out there the other day and found gates." [Eugene resident; apparently, this is Weyerhaeuser land.]
Information and Service
"Updates
on trail information are difficult to obtain. During a fire, or after a storm,
it's hard to find the right person to get the information. A web page that is
centrally managed is a good idea. River runners are great about this - you can
find out current water levels anytime." [Eugene]
"There
is a shortage of maps. Information about trail conditions is hard to find. Many
employees don't know the area as well as others, so customers are not always
well informed." [Eugene, Sporting goods store manager]
"A lot of my customers want a map showing land ownership. It's very confusing and often changes. Something up to date." [Oakridge, Sporting goods store manager]
"No
clearcuts." [Very common]
"The
only good timber sale is a cancelled timber sale." [Eugene forest activist]
"Every
single timber sale planned around here has big trees in it - Blodgett, Flatco,
Straw Devil, Pryor, Clark, Northnoon, Sten, and Turnridge. That's not thinning
and it's not forest health." [Eugene forest activist]
"Logging
should not be stopped completely, especially the brown and down trees. Blown
trees are a waste of natural resource if they are left on the ground."
[Springfield]
"Keep logging off the streams. There's still some siltation in the streams."
"Strip logging should not be permitted any longer, but thinning should happen." [Cottage Grove]
"The checkerboard areas make it hard to do prescribed fires. Most fire prevention is to educate the public Fire parties with kids is one of our biggest fire risks." [Fern Ridge, ODF staff]
"The trees are disappearing from areas that the public can easily see. When we logged, it was in remote areas." [Springfield, a group of retired people]
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Population Profile of Incorporated Places in the South Willamette HRU, 1990-2000
Table
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Table Seven (Continued)
Table Seven (Continued)