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1 of 26 Dear Jon Paustian, In regards to your request for funds to support the NE Oregon Handcock A&H project. Although the Union/Wallowa County cha...
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Dear Jon Paustian, In regards to your request for funds to support the NE Oregon Handcock A&H project. Although the Union/Wallowa County chapter of the Oregon Hunters Association fully agrees and supports the project, we do not supply funds for operating salaries. In the event there is need for funds to pay for gates, fencing supplies, and or habitat we would be interested in reviewing your request. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via email or phone. Sincerely, Morgan Olson Chapter President – Union/Wallowa County Oregon Hunters Association [email protected] 541-786-1283

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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Bob Bastian

Sr. Regional Director Western Division 1241 Vista Way Klamath Falls, OR 97601 800-741-0916 or cell 541-892-7767 [email protected] f

September 19, 2014 Jon Paustian Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife NE Regional Habitat Biologist 107 20th Street, La Grande, OR 97850 Dear Jon, In response to your inquiry as to whether RMEF PAC funds can be used for salaries, the answer is no, we cannot use those funds for salaries. See excerpt below from the attached RMEF PAC Grant Instructions. I have also attached the current PAC Proposal Form for your use if needed. All PAC Proposals for 2015 need to be e-mailed to me by Friday, December 5, 2014 for consideration. Salaries: Salaries for permanent employees will not be considered for RMEF funding. Salary costs of seasonal crews, biologist aides, and graduate student stipends may be requested for RMEF funding.

Thank you for all that you do on behalf of wildlife in Northeastern Oregon. Your dedication and expertise in wildlife management for Oregon is greatly appreciated and if I can ever be of more help, please let me know. Professionally yours,

Bob Bastian

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ACCESS & HABITAT PROGRAM Regional Advisory Council Project Proposal Review ODFW Region / A&H Regional Council: East Region / Northeast Council Project Proposal Title: Hancock Forest Management Access Program Applicants(s): Hancock Forest Management Date of Council Review: September 16, 2014 Type of Project: Access

X

Habitat

Other Damage ____

Motion: Morgan Olson moved to approve the project as proposed. Joe Patnode seconded the motion. Council Member

Position

Vote

Vacant

Chairman

N/A

Vicki McClaran

Landowner Representative

Yes

Joe Patnode

Landowner Representative

Yes

Larry Snyder

Landowner Representative

Yes

John Groupe

Hunter Representative

Absent

Scott Spears

Hunter Representative

Yes

Morgan Olsen

Hunter Representative

Yes

Disposition of Vote: Motion passed 5:0 Project Strengths: • Project provides year round “Welcome to Hunt” access to 292,000 acres of private timberlands for big game, predators and upland game birds. • Extremely popular, highly publicized, and well used hunting area throughout NE Oregon. • Dedicated employee helps maintain access and protect private timberland resources. • In the Sled Springs WMU in particular (79% private lands), this project provides important access to hunters who would otherwise have a very difficult time finding opportunities to hunt. • This is a renewal project which has received a tremendous amount of use during past 30 years - extremely high quality area(s) with valuable hunting opportunities. • Also provides general recreational use and gives back to the local economies in the form of grazing opportunities for private livestock and firewood and mushroom gathering. Project Concerns: • None

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ACCESS & HABITAT PROGRAM Application for Grant Funds 1.

Project Title: Hancock Forest Management Access Program

2.

Applicant: Hancock Forest Management Phone: (541)962-2048 Grantee: Hancock Forest Management (as will appear on contract/payments) If private nonprofit, attach IRS letter of 501(c)(3) status Address: 1604 27th Street

City/State/Zip: La Grande / Oregon / 97850

Signature:Joe Justice 3.

Date:August 22, 2014

Location: ODFW Region (see attached map) East Region ODFW Region / Watershed District / WM Unit: East Region / Grande Ronde Watershed / Sled Springs, Catherine Creek, Ukiah, Mt. Emily and Starkey Wildlife Management Units County: Wallowa, Union, and Umatilla

Township/Range/Section: T1-4N; R40-45E, and T3-

5S; R40-41E, T1-2S; R35-36E, and T2S-T2N; R34-36E. (~ 300 sq. mi.)- See Attached Maps

4.

Type of Project (check): Habitat Improvement

Access X

Damage

Other (specify) Resource Protection & Prevention 5.

Number of Acres of Habitat to be Improved: N/A

6.

Number of Acres of Access to be Provided: 292,000 acres (169,500 PATROLLED)

7.

Proposed Start Date: April 1, 2015

8.

Estimated Cost of Project: $351,287

9.

Access and Habitat Fund Request: $123,929

10.

Briefly explain what the project proposes to do: Ensure compliance with the landowner’s resource protection rules while continuing public access to 292,000 acres of private timberlands in NE Oregon for two years.

Note: Filing of this application does not guarantee acceptance of the proposal nor any portion thereof. Applicants whose projects are approved by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will be notified by mail.

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Background: (Describe the wildlife habitat and/or access challenge or opportunity this project will address.) Lands owned and managed by Hancock Forest Management have been the focal component of the Sled Springs Management Demonstration Area (MDA). The MDA focuses on improving landowner – sportsmen relations, enhancing sportsmen success and satisfaction with management programs, and on the testing and demonstration of new elk management tools. Hancock Forest Management’s land base has remained open to public access throughout the past 30 years. The company has contributed substantial funds toward fulfilling goals of the MDA. In spite of the company’s efforts to inform the public of its access policy and resource protection rules, violations still persist. The more common persistent violations include littering, fish and wildlife violations, violations of the cooperative road closure, vandalism, and violations of the company’s fuel-wood and mushroom collection rules. The frequency of these violations necessitates diligent, continued patrolling of private lands within the MDA, and most specifically those lands within the MDA’s cooperative road management areas. Funding of this project will ensure continued public access to 292,000 acres of these valuable hunting areas.

Past History: (Describe any past Access & Habitat project, especially if the proposed project deals with the same objectives.) Lands owned and managed by Hancock Forest Management have comprised the core of two Cooperative Travel Management Areas (Noregaard and Shamrock) since 1974. Hunter access to these lands has historically been supported by A&H grants: 95017, 96020, 97010, 97059, 99009, 2000-23, 2001-02, 2002-06, 2003-38, 2004-12, 2005-20, 2007-29, and 2013-02. In 2004, Hancock Forest Management and ODFW expanded the boundary of the cooperative road management area to incorporate an additional 20,000 acres in the Whiskey Creek area (East Sled Springs); this brought the total area under cooperative access management to roughly 127,000 acres. Also in 2004, the dates of this cooperative road closure program were extended through the spring bear and turkey seasons (adding an additional 5 months to the effective period). In 2013, Hancock Forest Management and ODFW again extended the area of cooperative road management to include: an additional 28,500 acres in the Meacham area near Kamela, OR, and an additional 15,000 acres in the Little Catherine Creek area near Union, OR. The Little Catherine Creek Travel Management Area has been in effect since 1992, but has been managed under a separate agreement. The additional expansion has substantially increased patrolling efforts needed to ensure that public using the areas comply with applicable state laws and company rules. This proposal specifically requests A&H funds to insure compliance with the company’s access plan and resource protection rules. Funds requested will maintain continuity of the effort started in 1995, and expand its temporal and spatial extent. While this project proposal is to provide enforcement activities on these 169,500 acres within the 5 Travel Management Areas, Hancock Forest Management allows public access to most of their lands in northeast Oregon totaling 292,000 acres.

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Project Objective(s): (a) What is the objective of the proposed project? A&H Program funds will provide full-time staffing for an ODFW technician for 10 months each year during the period April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2017. Working with Hancock Forest Management and ODFW biologists, this technician will: (a) prepare gates and signage in advance of hunting seasons and maintain the latter during hunts; (b) patrol Travel Management Areas (TMA) year around; (c) set and maintain remote, motion sensor surveillance cameras, and (d) report project results in written format. These activities have made the Sled Springs MDA a success, and have ensured that public access and hunting are supportive of state law and landowner resource-protection rules. (b)

How will the project benefit wildlife habitat and/or public access?

Requested A&H funds would support continued public access to 292,000 acres of private timber lands. Roughly 1,000 big game hunters annually chose to hunt on lands owned by Hancock Forest Management and patrolled by ODFW under the cooperative travel management agreements in the Sled Springs Unit alone. (c)

If damage related, how will the project alleviate/eliminate the problem?

This project does not address damage per se. However, by providing vehicle-free security areas, the TMA’s contribute to the alleviation of depredation on adjoining private lands. The security and solitude that is being provided by the TMA’s continues to attract and hold big game animals longer, helping to reduce damage complaints on adjacent private lands.

Project Location: (Attach a map and provide description of the location and how to get there from a major highway.) The Noregaard, Shamrock, and Whiskey Cr. Cooperative TMA’s are in the Sled Springs Wildlife Management Unit (WMU). Noregaard is in West Sled Springs and is accessed from the town of Wallowa via the Promise Road. Shamrock is in East Sled Springs and is accessed from the town of Enterprise via State Highway 3. The Whiskey Creek area is also in East Sled Springs and can be accessed either from Wallowa via the Powatka Ridge Road or from Enterprise via State Highway 3. In aggregate, these 3 areas incorporate most of Hancock Forest Management’s lands in the Sled Springs WMU. The Little Catherine Creek area is in the Catherine Creek WMU in Union County and is accessed from the town of Union. The Meacham area is in Starkey, Ukiah and Mt. Emily WMU’s in Union and Umatilla Counties near the town of Kamela near Interstate 84. Please see Attachments B, C, D and E for specific TMA maps.

Procedure: Specifically describe how the project will be conducted--use separate page for additional information, drawings or pictures. A technician will be hired by ODFW April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2017 to perform the following tasks:

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1. Post closed roads and lock gates prior to the hunting seasons; 2. Perform incidental repairs on signs and gates prior to and during the hunting season; 3. Patrol private timberlands during hunting seasons to: (a) prevent violation of road closure restrictions, (b) prevent resource damage by motor vehicles, (c) prevent littering, (d) prevent use of non-certified livestock feeds (i.e., ensure use of only feeds certified to be weed-free), (e) prevent unauthorized take of mushrooms and cutting of fuel wood, and (f) prevent wildlife violations. 4. Set and maintain Reconyx License Plate Capture Cameras to aid in apprehending individuals directly violating the above rules. Not only do these cameras document who is doing what on A&H patrolled lands when personnel are working elsewhere, but signage notifying the public of the presence of surveillance cameras goes a long way toward preventing these violations.

Permits: Have all of the appropriate permits been secured or applied for? (Examples: Water Resources Department for water rights, Division of State Lands for fill-removal or wetlands projects) No permits are required. The landowner and ODFW sign a Cooperative Travel Management Agreement prior to the project period (prior-year agreements are available in ODFW files). Attachment A includes a copy of the 2015-2017 Cooperative Agreement.

Scheduling: What is the estimated project schedule? (a)

Habitat Work Start Date: N/A

Habitat Work Completion Date: N/A

(b)

Access Agreement Start Date: April 1, 2015 Access Agreement End Date: March 31, 2017

(c)

List major project activities and time schedule for each.

Activity Road posting, incidental repairs. Patrol and incidental cleanup during the trapping and hound hunting seasons. Patrolling, and incidental cleanup during spring bear and turkey seasons to prevent resource damage. Patrolling and incidental cleanup when hunters are scouting and hunting small game. Road posting, lock gates and incidental repairs. Patrolling and incidental cleanup during big game archery and grouse seasons. Patrolling and incidental cleanup during deer and 1st period bull elk season.

Time (month/year) January 1 – April 15 annually April 15 – May 31 annually June 1 – August 15 annually August 15-24 annually August 25– September 31 annually October 1-31 annually

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Patrolling and incidental cleanup during 2nd period bull elk season and antlerless elk season. Unlock gates at end of season. Patrolling and cleanup after white-tailed deer muzzleloader hunt. Preparation of final reports. Inventory and order map, signs, and other supplies for coming year.

November 1-30 annually

December 1-31 annually

Participation: (Will other organizations participate in the project? If so, list and describe participation, and attach letters of commitment or verification of grant awards. You do not need to include individuals.) Participant

Activity

Hancock Forest Management

Hancock Forest Management maintains all gates and roads in travel management areas at no cost to the hunting public. The company also publishes maps for public distribution, issues road closure permits to contractors and neighboring private landowners that need access to adjacent lands, and provides other forms of administrative assistance. Additionally, the company employs a full-time security individual to help enforce company rules. The company’s contribution to public access and to big game production in the Sled Springs MDA alone is estimated at roughly $68,512 annually (see attached cost structure).

ODFW Enterprise District

ODFW District Biologist and Assistant District Biologist both assist A&H personnel in patrolling the TMAs during major hunting seasons.

Funding: (a)

List other sources and amount of project funds (include on budget page).

Hancock Forest Management ODFW Enterprise District ODFW Enterprise District

See attached cost structure

$205,024

1 month Bio 3 2 month Bio2

$7,813 $13,870

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(b)

Have any conditions been placed on the funds listed in (a) which may affect the completion of the project? If so, identify and explain.

None Project Maintenance and Monitoring: (a)

Who will maintain the project and fund long-term maintenance and/or operation if needed?

Hancock Forest Management and ODFW, as specified above. (b)

What element(s) of the project will be monitored, how often, for how long?

The technician will record and report to appropriate authority (Hancock Forest Management, ODFW, Oregon State Police as warranted) all pertinent violations, warnings, and cleanup actions taken during the course of each hunting season and report same information to the landowner in the form of annual reports.

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Project Cost Estimate: (provide as much detail as possible) Category

A&H Funds

Other Funds1

Administration Personnel Benefits @ 64%

$62,163 $34,966

$88,554

$14,294 $8,040

$165,011 $43,006

$97,129

$88,554

$22,334

$208,017

Total Admin. Construction2 Fencing Fertilizer Seed/plants Other(itemize) Misc. field supplies Gate & road maint.

$2,000

ODFW

Total Cost

$2,000 $12,310

$12,310

Supplies Transportation

$20,000

$20,000

Equip. Rental Other(itemize) Travel

$4,800

$4,800

Contract Services3 Lost grazing fees

$104,160

$104,160

Equipment4 (itemize)

TOTAL COSTS 1 2 3 4

$123,929

$205,024

List detail in funding . Provide amounts and cost per unit. Attach subcontractor estimates. Individual pieces of equipment costing over $100.00.

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$22,334

$351,287

ESTIMATED COST STRUCTURE FOR THE SLED SPRINGS COOPERATIVE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT AREA Area

Type

Item or Activity

Units

HANCOCK Costs over 2 year contract

Estimated Costs Annualized Over 10 Years Roads Roads Security

OP OP OP

4 structures 14.5 mi. Annual staff costs

$8,860 $3,450 $68,000

HANCOCK recreation map (includes review, GIS editing, printing, mailing) Summer-time elk grazing (cattle-equivalent AUMs, for 1000 elk, over 6 months, at $10.50/AUM; 1 cattle unit equals 2.5 elk units). Winter-time elk grazing (cattle-quivalent AUMs,for 500 elk over 6 months, at $10.50/AUM;1 cattle unit equals 2.5 elk units)

17 man days 2,400 AUMs

$11,128 $50,400

1,200 AUMs

$25,200

1,167 AUMs

$24,507

Gate and barricade construction/repair Road maintenance HANCOCK security personnel

Estimated Costs Annualized Over 5 Years Admin. Grazing

OP O

Grazing

O

Grazing

O

Summer-time deer grazing (cattle-equivalent AUMs, for 1361 deer over 6 months, at $10.50/AUM; 1 cattle unit equals 7 deer units)

Grazing

O

Winter-time deer grazing (cattle-equivalent AUMs, for 225 deer over 6 months, at $10.50/AUM; 1 cattle 193 AUMs unit equals 7 deer units)

$4,053

Costs Estimated from Annual Expenditures, 1998-2003 Admin. Admin. Admin. Admin.

OP OP OP OP

Lock purchase (lock cost and staff time) Cooperative travel management area agreement (preparation) Administration of road closure permits (mat. & labor) Assistance to OSP, ODFW, and hunters (by office staff and foresters, annually)

1 man day 1 man day 5 man days 15 man days

$1,176 $250 $2,000 $6,000

Total Annual Costs All Areas All Areas All Areas

OP O O + OP

$100,864 $104,160 $205,024

Subtotal for out-of-pocket costs Subtotal for opportunity costs Total out-of-pocket and opportunity costs

Code Comments: Type: O = opportunity costs; OP = out-of-pocket expenditure. Units: Personnel requirements are presented in terms of FTE (Full Time Equivalent), man months, or man days, as appropriate. Other Notes: In each case, the estimated cost includes the value of personnel (if previously listed under “Units”), and the cost of materials. For example, the cost of lock purchase includes the cost of labor (1 man day), plus the actual cost of locks purchased.

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Attachment “A” COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT Between HANCOCK FOREST MANAGEMENT and OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

This Cooperative Agreement is entered into on April 1, 2015, by and between Hancock Forest Management hereinafter referred to as the Landowner, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, hereinafter referred to as the Department. WHEREAS, ORS 498.152 authorized the Department to enter into an agreement with the Landowner to restrict the operation of motor propelled vehicles where wildlife habitat is damaged; WHEREAS, the Oregon State Fish and Wildlife Commission has determined that the operation of motor propelled vehicles is damaging wildlife or wildlife habitat on certain lands owned by the Landowner and said owners concur with this determination; WHEREAS, the cooperators have determined that, during certain times of the year, unrestricted vehicle use on forest and range lands can also be damaging to roads, meadows, streams and other resources; WHEREAS, the Landowners and the Department agree that the term of this agreement will be from April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2017 as designated in regulations published annually by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife unless extended prior to the Completion Date by written amendment signed by all Parties, except as described in Section 5 below, and approved by the State of Oregon; NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree that the area in which restrictions are necessary is outlined in Exhibits A, B, C, D and E attached, and further, the parties of this Cooperative Agreement thereby agree to the regulations and responsibilities as listed in Exhibits A, B, C, D and E.

_______________________________ Hancock Forest Management Region Manager

_____________________________________ Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Northeast Region Manager

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EXHIBIT A Cooperative Management Area Pertaining to restrictions on operation of motor-propelled vehicles, damage to wildlife or wildlife habitat are hereby declared a part of the Cooperative Agreement between Hancock Forest Management and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Said agreement being attached (Attachment A). Section 1 - Areas of Restrictions The restrictions outlined in Section 3 below shall apply to those lands owned by Hancock Forest Management and those National Forest and BLM lands within the boundaries of Noregaard, Whiskey Creek, and Shamrock areas within Wallowa County, Catherine Creek area within Union County, and the Meacham area in Union and Umatilla Counties. These areas are illustrated in EXHIBITS B, C, D, and E attached. These lands are contained within the Sled Springs, Catherine Creek, Ukiah, Mt. Emily, and Starkey Wildlife Management Units as described in the Big Game Regulations, published annually by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Section 2 – Purpose of Closure It is appropriate to develop a travel management area to achieve the following goals: 1) to reduce poaching and harassment of wildlife, thereby enhancing the habitat value of Hancock Forest Management forests; 2) to enhance recreation for sportsmen using Hancock Forest Management lands; 3) to reduce fire hazard; 4) to reduce damage to roads resulting from inappropriate vehicular traffic during inclement weather and poor road conditions; 5) to reduce the potential for stream sedimentation; and 6) to reduce the spread of noxious weeds. Section 3 - Restrictions a) The use of motor propelled vehicles shall be restricted to the following Hancock Forest Management, Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management roads, or portions thereof, and County roads designated by name or number as follows and further identified on the maps attached as EXHIBITS B, C, D and E. For the purpose of these restrictions, roads are defined to include the area within 300 feet on either side of the center. However, for roads on BLM administered lands within the Travel Management Area roads are defined to include only the graded surface of the road or the area within 10 feet of designated ATV routes. Noregaard Travel Management Area Indian Point Road Noregaard Road Summit Springs Road Sickfoot Road Wise Meadow Road

Middle Point Road Promise Road Powwatka Ridge Road Smith Mountain Road Tope Lookout Road

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Wallupa Road Shamrock Travel Management Area C” Courtney Road S” Shamrock Road Z” Zollman Road Day Ridge Road Livingston Trailhead Road Gravel Pit Road Whiskey Creek Travel Management Area Whiskey Creek Road – FS 3021-020 Elk Mountain Road “B” Road Braham Meadow Road Tope Lookout Road

Washboard Road Olsen Meadow Road Driving Tour Road Hicks Springs Road

Little Catherine Creek Travel Management Area Hess Cabin Road – FS 2036 Meacham Travel Management Area FS 400 Kamela to Meacham Lake Road b)

The use of motor propelled vehicles is prohibited elsewhere in the area described in Section 1 except on the above-designated roads. Appropriate, county, state and federal agencies may use motorized vehicles in the area described in Section 1 to apprehend a known law violator, check hunters, to suppress fires, to respond to recognized emergencies, or for other official travel. Hancock Forest Management or it agents, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State Police, USDA Forest Service, USDA Wildlife Services, and USDI Bureau of Land Management are permitted to use motorized vehicles in the area described in Section 1 for official use including forest, wildlife, range management, or other management operations and shall display an appropriate entry permit on their rear view mirror or ATV handlebars. Neighboring landowners that require the use of closed roads by this agreement may be issued an appropriate motorized vehicle permit to access their lands. Hancock Forest Management staff will administer all motorized vehicle permits. At no time are motor-propelled vehicles to be used to hunt or transport hunters or game during the period of restrictions on designated closed roads pursuant to OAR 635-065-0760(9). All motorized vehicles will be subject to restrictions as defined in paragraphs c, d, e, f, g, h, and i below.

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c)

The landing of aircraft, including helicopters and airplanes, is prohibited except for emergencies or forest management and administrative purposes by the parties named in paragraph b, above.

d)

Restrictions to motorized vehicles shall apply as follows: Noregaard, Whiskey Creek, Shamrock, Little Catherine Creek, and Meacham Areas during the period of three days prior to Bowhunting Season through the last day of the Spring Turkey Season, as designated in regulations published annually by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Employees of Hancock Forest Management or designated assignees will be allowed to travel by permit only from the Clear Creek gate to the Noregaard cabin (approximately 1 mile) during the closure period.

e)

In the Noregaard Unit only, gates will be open to permit removal of camping equipment during the two (2) days following the end of the last antlerless elk season.

f)

Snow machines will be subject to travel restriction prior to the end of the last deer and/or elk hunting season in the calendar year, but snow machines will be exempt from travel restriction thereafter and during the period from January 1 through April 14, annually. However, snow machines will be restricted from the Howard Creek canyon downstream of the bridge near Camp 5 and the canyon slopes east of the Wallowa River between Minam and Rondowa at all times.

g)

Within the Noregaard unit, the Howard Creek Road will be open to motorized all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) of less than fifty (50) inches in width, including 4-wheeler, 3-wheeler, and motorcycles, from March 1 through April 14 for the sole purpose of fisherman access to the river. The permitting of ATV travel on the Howard Creek Road during this time period will be strictly limited to the main Howard Creek Road along its path from Smith Mountain toward Rondowa, and no ATV travel will be permitted off of this main path. Passenger cars, trucks, and other heavy vehicles will remain subject to travel restriction on the Howard Creek road during this period.

h)

Hancock Forest Management prohibits unauthorized commercial packing, guiding, and hunting services, but allows recreational trapping of furbearers on all Hancock Forest Management lands described in Section 1. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will assist in publicizing these restrictions.

i)

Hancock Forest Management requires all hay and straw used by hunters for horse and mule feed or bedding to be certified free of noxious weeds. Certificates given to hay purchaser must accompany the purchaser and/or the hay while either is on Hancock Forest Management. This requirement is necessary to limit the spread of noxious weeds.

Section 4 - Responsibilities The following actions are necessary to implement the Cooperative Agreement. a)

Hancock Forest Management agrees:

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1)

To provide gates or barricades as deemed necessary and feasible by Hancock Forest Management.

2)

To provide information and road signs for the Noregaard, Whiskey Creek, Shamrock, Little Catherine Creek, and Meacham Areas. To allow non-motorized use of all roads and land holdings included in this agreement during the period of the closure, unless specifically posted otherwise. To permit the landowner, the Department, the Oregon State Police, and designated Oregon State Police volunteers to patrol the area marked for closure. To determine exemptions to the closures. To issue permits to adjacent land owners.

3) 4) 5) 6) b)

The Department agrees: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

c)

To produce a handout map for information, showing the restricted area and roads listed open to vehicular use. To assume primary responsibility for enforcing the restrictions under State law. To post all roads on private lands informing the public of the closure to motor vehicle travel. That motorized travel in closed areas, or on closed roads, will be permissible when authorized on written permit by Hancock Forest Management for forest and range management operations. To monitor and promptly report to Hancock Forest Management violations of its commercial packing, guiding and hunting restrictions. To prepare the cooperative agreement and maps to be reviewed based upon the term of this agreement.

Both parties agree: 1) To produce a handout map for information, showing the restricted area and roads listed open to vehicular use. 2) To assume primary responsibility for enforcing the restrictions under State law. 3) To cooperate with Oregon State Police in law enforcement matters.

Section 5 - Conditions of Modification or Termination If any conditions of this Cooperative Agreement are deemed unsatisfactory by any one of the parties included, that party has the option of: a) Modifying the Cooperative Agreement by written amendment signed by all Parties and approved by the State of Oregon; or b) Withdrawing the road closure and associated restrictions and responsibilities from their lands and thereby dissolving the Cooperative Agreement by giving a six-month advance notice in writing to the other parties.

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