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Forest Service News National Association of Forest Service Retirees (NAFSR) OldSmokeys Newsletter Newsletter of the Pacific Northwest Forest Service Retirees—Spring 2017 President’s Message—Ron Boehm Since being installed as your President, I have slept a few times and blinked a few blinks and another year has flown by! I’m not sure if this is due to me slowing down or to time speeding up. In the winter issue President’s message I mentioned how grateful I am that we didn’t have to help anyone with funds from our Elmer Moyer Memorial Emergency Relief Fund and I remain most grateful for that. I am a little disappointed that we didn’t receive more proposals for funds from our Grant Fund. We budgeted $10,000 for grants but received only two proposals for a total of $2,500 which we were able to award. Since the beginning of our grant program in 2009, we have awarded $48,014 to 28 projects including two this year. Your Board of Directors is concerned about the low num- ber of proposals and plans to increase our outreach to more prospective grantees. Perhaps you can spread the word to cooperators who could benefit from one of our grants. Our annual Spring Banquet is coming up on May 21. We will be installing Tom Mulder as President, welcoming Kent Connaughton as President-elect, and thanking Jim Rice for his leadership as he completes his three-year commitment as President-elect, President, and Past President. Mark your calendars and—if you haven’t yet—make your reservations for a wonderful afternoon dinner party. Remember, too, that we will have our silent auction again this year. Get your auction items ready and bring your wallet or checkbook. August 11 has been set as the date for our annual Summer Picnic in the Woods at Wildwood Recreation Area. Last year we had a great turnout in beautiful weather. Can we top it this year? Hard copy registration forms for both the banquet and the picnic are found on pages 3 and 4 of this issue of your OldSmokeys Newsletter. If you would like, you can register online using PayPal. Please see our Pacific Northwest Forest Service Association website at <www.oldsmokeys.org> for details. Thank you for letting me be your President this past year. Ron Boehm In This Issue… Forum: “The“The OtherOther SideSide ofof the the Story?” Story?” by by John John Berry...PayPal Berry...PayPal Dues Dues Payment...Protest Payment...Protest Bear Bear Reflects Reflects Threats………………………… Threats……...…………..2 2 OldSmokeys News:News: SpringSpring Banquet, Banquet, Officer Officer Installation, Installation, and and Silent Silent Auction...Summer Auction...Summer Picnic...September Picnic...September 2018 2018 Reunion... Reunion……… Bull Bull Run Run Watershed Watershed Tour...Fish Tour...Fish Lake Lake June June Work Work Week...High Week...High Desert Desert Ranger Ranger Station Station Staffing...Grants...more Staffing...Grants...more……………….…………….3 3 OldSmokeys Say:Say: ““WhenWhen is is a a Permit Permit Not Not a aPermit? Permit?”” by by Dick Dick Spray Spray…”Urbanization…”Urbanization of of the the Forest Forest Service Service”” by by Jon Jon Stewart Stewart….…. 7 7 Forest ServiceService News:News: New New Leadership...Fire Leadership...Fire Funding...New Funding...New Gifford Gifford Pinchot Pinchot National National Forest Forest Headquarters...more Headquarters...more……………..……………..8 8 Feature: ““Applegate’sApplegate’s BigBigfoot foot”” byby JerryJerry Womack……………………………………………………………………………………………………Womack…………………………………………………………………………………………1010 Changes: Updates toto thethe OldSmokeysOldSmokeys Membership Membership Directory Directory…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………1010 New Members: Introductions of New OldSmokeys……………………………………………………………………………………………………OldSmokeys………………………………………………………………………………………...1111 Memories: Remembrances of Recently Deceased OldSmokeysOldSmokeys………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1212 Letters: SharingSharing of of News News and and Thoughts Thoughts Among Among OldSmokeys OldSmokeys…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1414 Books: “Images“Images ofof America:America: DeschutesDeschutes NationalNational Forest”Forest” Published...Read Published...Read 100-Year-Old 100-Year-Old Novel Novel “The “The Lookout Lookout Man” Man ”Free……… Free….1616 Uncle Sam’sSam’s Cabins: Cabins: “Deschutes “Deschutes Bridge Bridge Guard Guard Station, Station, Deschutes Deschutes National National Forest” Forest by” Lesby Les Joslin……………………………………….. Joslin……………………………...1717 My First Forest Service Job: “A Decade of Learning the Ropes” by Dave Jay……………………………………………………….18 My First Forest Service Job: “A Decade of Learning the Ropes” by Dave Jay………………………………………………………………….18 Visit the Pacific Northwest Forest Service Association website at: www.oldsmokeys.org Sign Up Now for May 21 Banquet—See Page 3! OldSmokeys Newsletter — Spring 2017 Page 2 Forum Protest Bear Reflects Threat to America’s Badge-Heavy Wilderness Ranger: Public Lands The Other Side of the Story? This large carved wooden bear By John Berry holding a “no Forest Service sign” was photographed on No- In reading the Winter 2017 OldSmokeys Newsletter I was struck vember 22, 2016, along U.S. by the article “Badge-Heavy Wilderness Ranger…” I have Highway 97 about a mile south great respect for Dick Spray, and I assume his contact is honor- of the Deschutes National able and honest. However, there were several points in the arti- Forest’s new Crescent Ranger cle that raised questions in my mind. I would have preferred Station. that the article have been a first-person account. This example of freedom of First, the group and the group leader either knew or should speech reflects the desire of part have known about the wilderness permit requirements before of America’s population to turn they ever left on their wilderness hike. Why plan a trip with a some or all of the nation’s pub- group that exceeds the permitted size? lic lands—including lands with- When they realized they had too big a group, they chose to in the National Forest System— divide into two groups. The rationale for division is sketchy, if over to state, local, or even pri- not lame. Why were they trying to circumvent the wilderness vate ownership or management. permit criterion for group size? Approval by the U.S. House of Representatives in January When the first group was held up and the second group 2017 of a “change in U.S. House rules making it easier to trans- caught up, they still tried to maintain they were two separate fer millions of acres of federal public lands to states,” as Keith groups. No one seems to admit that? Ridler of The Associated Press reported it, has increased con- Based on my experiences as a District Ranger and Forest cerns over public lands transfers. This action followed the U.S. Supervisor, I suspect there may be another version to this tale. I Senate’s passage in March 2016 of an amendment in support of had several cases where permittees violated terms of their per- transferring control of federal lands to states. mit. And, rather than taking responsibility and remedying the During the election campaign that ended with the election of situation, claimed they were being mistreated and victims. President Donald J. Trump, then-candidate Trump said this Some even to the point of taking their unfounded issues public. about such transfers: “I don’t like the idea because I want to Federal employees, and Forest Service front-line employees keep the lands great, and you don’t know what the state is going especially, have an increasingly complex and difficult job. I to do. I mean, are they going to sell it if they get into a little bit would like to hear the other side of this story, too. of trouble?” State ownership would involve management expenses— OldSmokeys Make On-Time Payment of particularly when it comes to fighting wildfires—far beyond Annual Dues Easier on All Concerned state resources. Private ownership would face the same chal- Through PayPal lenges as well as limit public access to a wide range of recrea- tional opportunities, including the best hunting and fishing in the country, enjoyed by the citizen-owners of the public lands. Ever since I have been editor of your OldSmokeys Newsletter I have watched Pacific Northwest Forest Service Association “Even if national forests and other public lands remain under (PNWFSA) membership chairpersons and assisting members federal control, many anticipate a push in the next four years to struggle to ensure payment of PNWFSA annual dues which are give wide latitude to local interests in deciding how to manage due and payable on January 1 of each year. those lands and the resources they contain,” the Forest Service Knowing, as they do, that getting the Bill for Collection pub- Employees for Environmental Ethics noted on November 14, lished in fall and winter issues of the newsletter together with a 2016. checkbook and pen, envelope and stamp, and trip to the mail- And even if the national forests and other public lands re- box in this day and age of electronic payments is a hassle, the mained in public ownership, that “no Forest Service sign” in the PNWFSA Board of Directors has introduced dues payment protest bear’s paws could mean privatized management of pub- through PayPal as an alternative to payment by check. lic resources for private profit and all the abuses or just plain To pay your annual dues by PayPal, simply go to the neglect that might well entail. OldSmokeys website at <www.oldsmokeys.org>, click on the OldSmokeys who spent their careers managing the National DONATIONS AND PAYMENTS option in the left column of Forest System “for the greatest good of the greatest number in the home page; go to Annual Dues on the DONATIONS AND the long run”—as well as the citizen-owners of those lands PAYMENTS page; click on ADD TO CART; and complete the whom they served—will want to ponder these ideas, monitor PayPal checkout process. It’s easy! And it’s a lot easier on your what happens, and ensure that greatest good.
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