At recent event to restore native plants in the Grande Ronde Valley, students from Oak Haven School created “seed balls” of native plants and then threw them out to sprout in the spring rains.

“Whoa!” exclaimed the kids in unison. GHCC Restoration Director Brian Kelly had just told them that dwarf mistletoe can launch its seeds at over 60 miles per hour.

A recent editorial in the Baker City Hearld, “Reviving a forest project,” Sept. 6, 2017, mistakenly compared two timber sales.

Our connections as people to this place are deep, personal, and ever growing.