vol 32 #3 - winter 2005

Newsletter of the Oregon Natural Resources Council Winter 2005 Volume 32, Number 3Wild OregonWild Oregon Protecting Oregon Since 1974

ANNUAL REPORT 2005ANNUAL REPORT 2005

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ONRC’S MISSION:

Regna Merritt Jay Ward

Candice GuthJoellen Pail

Steve PederySumner Robinson

Erik Fernandez Nanci Champlin

Emily LethenstromJim Fenner

Executive Director.........................Conservation Director............................Director of Finance & Admin............Development Director......................Conservation Program Mgr...............Web Site/Info. Systems Mgr.....Adopt-a-Wilderness/GIS..............Volunteer Coord./Exec. Asst.......Membership Coordinator.........Office Manager.................................

M A I N O F F I C E5825 N. Greeley Avenue Portland, OR 97217

Phone: 503.283.6343 Fax: [email protected] www.onrc.org

To aggressively protect and restoreOregon’s wildlands, wildlife and waters

as an enduring legacy.

W E S T E R N F I E L D O F F I C E Mailing Address: P.O. Box 11648, Eugene, OR 97440

454 Willamette, Suite 202 & 203Phone: 541.344.0675 Fax: 541.343.0996

Policy Analyst ................................Conservation Associate.................

Doug HeikenChandra LeGue

E A S T E R N F I E L D O F F I C E 16 NW Kansas, Bend, OR 97701

Phone: 541.382.2616 Fax: 541.385.3370Tim Lillebo

Wendell Wood

Eastern OR Field Rep.........................

Wildlands Advocate..........................

S O U T H E R N F I E L D O F F I C E Mailing Address: P.O. Box 151 Ashland, OR 97520

Street Address: 84 4th Street, Ashland Phone: 541.201.1058

ONRC Fund is a tax-exempt, non-profit charitable organization. ONRC Action is a tax-exempt, non-profit social welfare organization.

Contributions to ONRC Fund are tax-deductible for those who itemize;contributions to ONRC Action are not. Staff are employees of ONRC Fund,

which contracts with ONRC Action to carry out its activities. Portions of this newsletter are paid for by ONRC Action.

B O A R D O F F I C E R S O F O N R C F U N D

President- Pat Clancy Secretary/Treasurer- Rand Schenck

B O A R D M E M B E R S

Brian MaguireJan Wilson

Susan ApplegateJim Baker

Gary GuttormsenTom Lininger

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ONRC Wild Oregon • 2 • Winter 2005

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Jim McCarthyKlamath Basin Wildlife Advocate.........

Dear Friends,

“Election Day has come and gone… Now more thanever, Oregon’s environment needs defenders.” One yearhas passed since I wrote those words in Wild Oregon.

Since then, you have stepped up to the plate, joining usin steadfast advocacy to save Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife

and waters for all. Together, we have won important battlesand staved off many of the worst threats facing the wild!

With your support, we persuaded Governor Kulongoski to take the firststeps to oppose the Bush administration’s reckless scheme to open up ourlast roadless forests to bulldozers and chainsaws. We made strong gains inour Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness campaign and invite youto join us at a Wilderness Summit on Saturday, December 3rd (pleasevisit www.onrc.org for details). We also won a landmark legal victorythat will help save old-growth forests and succeeded in helping threatenedcoho salmon by overturning the Bush administration’s plan to strangleflows in the Klamath River. At the same time, we kept thousands of acresof old growth standing while informing family, friends and neighborsabout threats to our land and water, and motivating them to take action.

Despite these gains, there is still much to be done. The Bush administra-tion continues to muzzle scientists in its campaign to strip protectionsfrom endangered fish and wildlife, including salmon - the icon of thePacific Northwest. Even as I write, the administration is trying toremove Endangered Species Act protection from marbled murrelets,rare seabirds that f ly dozens of miles out to the Pacific Ocean to feed andthen faithfully journey home to their old-growth nesting trees each night.

But while the Bush administration attacks Oregon’s precious naturalheritage, the pendulum is swinging back.

In a Harris Poll of over a thousand Americans conducted in August, 74%agreed that “protecting the environment is so important that requirementsand standards cannot be too high, and continuing environmentalimprovements must be made regardless of cost.” Protection of our land,air and water is a cornerstone of American values, and citizens of allpolitical stripes are becoming fed up with cynical attacks on the resourceswe all treasure.

Like many of you, I knew the 2004 election meant another tough fouryears for wildlands and wildlife and the people who value them. But I’mhappy to report that, with your help, ONRC has risen to the challenge.

While there is still much to be done, we’ve seen that by working togetherwe can defend the values that make Oregon a special place to live, workand raise a family. Thank you defenders, for your strong work and advo-cacy throughout 2005. Your continued financial support and activismwill help us meet the challenges and victories that lay ahead in 2006.

On behalf of the ONRC staff and board, I extend warm wishes to youand your loved ones this holiday season.


The Year in Review

Your Membership Made a Difference in 2005!Lewis and Clark Mount Hood WildernessGained substantial support for ourwilderness proposal which wouldextend new protections to CooperSpur, the Columbia River Gorge, theMount Hood, Badger Creek, Salmon-Huckleberry, Roaring River andBull of the Woods forests.

Participated in roundtable discus-sions hosted by CongressmenBlumenauer and Walden.

Defended wilderness proposal fromoff-road vehicles, water pollution andlogging sales.

Led Oregon Wild Campaign EffortsLed field tours for congressionalstaff, coordinated statewide WildernessWeek hikes for nearly 400, organizedoutings year-round, defended theKalmiopsis and Eagle Cap Wildernessadditions and mapped new wildernessfor the Malheur, Umatilla andWallowa-Whitman National Forests.

Defended Roadless RuleWorked with Oregon’s premier out-door recreation businesses to persuadeGovernor Kulongoski to defend 58.5million acres of wildlands, includingnearly two million roadless acres inOregon.

Published Oregon’s Legacy Wild ForestsWith World Wildlife Fund and theConservation Biology Institute,released the first comprehensiveevaluation of the importance ofOregon's roadless forest for cleandrinking water, old-growth, salmonrecovery, recreation and other values.

Defended BLM Heritage ForestsActivated citizens and used computermapping analysis to document theimportance of 2.5 million acres ofBLM forestland, including old-growthreserves and drinking water sources.

Won Victory for Old GrowthScored an important win for old-growth forests and dependent wildlifewest of the Cascades in Oregon,Washington and northern California.(Survey & Manage/NW Forest Plan)

Defended Drinking Water Helped pass landmark Eugene CityCouncil resolution, worked with thePortland City Council to protectagainst new threats to Bull Run waterand worked to protect water forHood River, The Dalles, Lake Oswego,Oregon City and West Linn residents.

Protected Oregon’s Threatened ForestsSaved 18,265 acres of old-growthand/or roadless forests on the MountHood, Willamette, Deschutes, Umpqua,Siskiyou, Ochoco, Wallowa-Whitman,Umatilla and the Fremont-WinemaNational Forests and Medford BLM.

Promoted Thinning of Plantations Supported efforts of the SiuslawNational Forest and others to thinplantations and protect old growth andwilderness.

Defended Endangered Species ActWorked with commercial fishermenand Native Americans to build localand national support for theEndangered Species Act.

Here’s what you helped ONRC accomplish for Oregon’s wild lands, wildlife and waters

Initiated Central Oregon Fire Risk Reduction Project Designed and built support for old-growth protection and small diameterthinning project to reduce fire risk tohomes near Deschutes National Forest.

Advanced Conservation Goals Represented conservation interestsin the Central Oregon Partnershipfor Wildfire Risk Reduction, ProjectWildfire, the Deschutes ProvincialAdvisory Committee and the NEOregon Blue Mountains RAC.

Defended Fish and WildlifeWorked to protect threatened wildlifethroughout Oregon including cohosalmon, bull trout, bald eagles, lynx,pacific fisher, gray wolves, SiskiyouMountain salamander and the recentlydiscovered Scott Bar salamander.

Secured Victory for Klamath Coho Salmon Won a courtroom victory to providesufficient water in the Klamath River toprevent extinction of coho and com-munities dependent on a healthy river.

Protected Taxpayers and FishHelped defeat a lawsuit by Klamathirrigators that demanded $1 billionfrom U.S. taxpayers as compensationfor programs to protect threatened andendangered fish.

Sought Balance in the KlamathStood up to agribusiness interests seek-ing to continue an unfair subsidythat provides electricity for irrigationat 1917 rates, while forcing Oregonfamilies and farmers in Medford,Pendleton, Bend and elsewhere topick up the tab.

Worked to Bring Salmon Home to OregonLaunched a campaign to remove fouraging dams from the Klamath Riverand welcome salmon home to Oregonfor the first time in nearly a century.


By Alex P. Brown [email protected]

TAKE ACTION: Please sign the citizen petition that challenges the Bush administration’s repeal of the 2001 Roadless Rule by visiting us onlineat www.net.org/petition.php?partner=ONRC.

Oregon Wild Campaign Update By Jay Ward

ONRC Launches New Challenges to Roadless Forest LoggingWill the Governor seek protection for all of Oregon’s roadless forests?

regon’s remaining roadlesswildlands, and the fish andwildlife that call them home,

are a vital piece of our naturalheritage. For nearly a decade, ONRChas been fighting to safeguard thesespecial places through developmentand implementation of the 2001Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

The Rule protected over 58 millionacres of roadless lands in America’sNational Forests, including nearlytwo million acres in Oregon. But 2005has been a tough year for these forests.Last May, the Bush administrationrepealed the original Roadless Ruleand replaced it with a state-by-stateprocess that forces Governors whowish to protect roadless areas tosubmit a formal request.

However, there is some good news.In September, ONRC joined withconservation groups from all acrossAmerica to challenge the Bush adminis-tration in court. Similar to the challengesought by Governor Kulongoski andthe Attorneys General of Californiaand New Mexico, we are seeking tooverturn the administration’s recklessactions and restore protections to someof the last wild landscapes in the nation.

October was another busy month,when ONRC joined with the OregonCouncil of Trout Unlimited andothers to launch a second challengeto the Bush administration’s repealof the Roadless Rule. In this effort,we will force the Forest Service torespond to public demand for restor-ing roadless protections using theAdministrative Procedures Act (APA).The Act gives citizens the right to

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petition the government to issue,amend, revoke or restore a federal rule.

We encourage you to sign this petition(see below). When submitted, it willlikely be the largest such petition inU.S. history. By taking on the adminis-tration with the petition and the legalchallenge, ONRC will keep the issue inthe eyes of the public and news mediawhile increasing support for forestprotection in the business community.

For example, the Bend-based specialtyoutdoor products company Ruff Wearjoined ONRC’s press release on theAPA petition. “Oregon’s roadless wildforests provide our families and ourcustomers with some of the best places

to get outside and hike, fish and camp.That's one of the reasons I moved mycompany to Oregon,” said Ruff WearPresident Patrick Kruse. “Oregonianswant these forests, and the rivers andstreams that flow through them,protected for our children, not turnedinto clear cuts and parking lots.”

We are doing everything in ourpower to restore protections tothese last wild forests, but GovernorKulongoski must submit a formalrequest with the Forest Service’sRoadless Area Advisory committeerequesting that every inch of the twomillion acres in Oregon protectedunder the 2001 rule be permanentlyset aside from development.

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Old-Growth Campaign Update By Tim Lillebo and Doug Heiken

ONRC fights to preserve the old-growth forests that define OregonBush Administration Rewrites Old-Growth Protections

TAKE ACTION: Learn more about the Bush administration and logging industry efforts to gut the Northwest Forest Plan online at www.oregonheritageforests.org/.

under the National Forest ManagementAct Planning Regulations. Since 1982,forest managers drafted forest plansconsistent with “Species ViabilityRequirements” that protect matureforests and the wildlife that depend onthem. Now the Forest Service ispushing forward with new forest planswithout this safety net.

In 2006, ONRC will continue todefend the amazing old-growthforests that define Oregon. We knowwe can count on you to be right therewith us.

Western OR Old Growth Threatened

West of the Cascades, the U.S.Bureau of Land Management (BLM)manages over two million acres ofpublic land - much of it mature andold-growth forest. These are some ofthe most productive and biologicallyrich public forests in the entire state.

In a backdoor deal with the loggingindustry, the Bush administration hasbegun to re-write BLM’s “ResourceManagement Plans” to eliminateprotection for old-growth forests,salmon and other threatened wildlifethat call them home. They want toremove up to 800,000 acres from theNorthwest Forest Plan’s old growth andstream reserves, opening them to moreclearcutting and development.

ONRC is working to stop BLM fromallowing bulldozers and chainsawsinto these forests. In a report releasedlast month, ONRC, World WildlifeFund and Conservation BiologyInstitute detailed how BLM couldprovide timber from young standswithout logging any remaining oldgrowth. Read the report online atwww.oregonwild.org/OLWF.pdf.We thank our e-mail activists and ActionTeam Dispatch recipients for submittingcomments to BLM in October!

With over 75% of western Oregonforests already clearcut, it’s time forfederal agencies like BLM to stoplogging our last remaining old growthand focus instead on thinning the treeplantations that replaced these oncemagnificent stands. After all, healthyprotected forests are one of Oregon’smost important natural assets.

Eastern OR Old Growth Threatened

A few weeks ago I took a walk alonga small stream in the Blue Mountainsand marveled at the way the eveningsun illuminated the openly spacedhuge golden-cinnamon trunks ofold-growth ponderosa pines.

This stand of old growth has survivedwind, ice and drought. Fire playeda natural role in sculpting it, as ithas for nearly all eastside forests.The open, grassy, park-like groves ofponderosa that are so beloved bymany Oregonians are the product ofdozens of natural low-intensity fires.These blazes once burned through onregular cycles, clearing small treesand brush and leaving most maturetrees untouched.

But while the old-growth stands ofeastern Oregon have survived firesand ice, whether or not they survivethe Bush administration is an openquestion. The administration hasannounced plans to dismantle the“Eastside Screens,” an importantforest safeguard that protects mostlive old-growth ponderosa over 21inches in diameter.

The “screens” were drafted in theearly 1990s after a series of legalactions by ONRC and other conserva-tion groups convinced the Clintonadministration to protect the lastfragments of old growth east of theCascade Mountains. Today, theEastside Screens are at risk.

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C A N A D A L Y N X(lynx canadensis)

Status: Threatened

Description: The Canada lynx is a secre-tive feline specially adapted to huntingrabbits and other small animals in snowyenvironments. Averaging only about 20pounds in weight, these cats have paws aslarge as a cougar. These large paws serveas natural snow shoes.

Oregon Habitat: Undeveloped forestareas at higher elevations. Because of theirstealthy nature, lynx are difficult to detectand document. However, the U.S. Fishand Wildlife Service (USFWS) has longrecognized the presence of lynx and lynxhabitat in Oregon, and there have beennumerous documented lynx sightings inthe Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.

Threats: Logging, mining, road buildingand other development.

What ONRC is Doing: Logging has takena heavy toll on the wild forests that lynxneed to survive. ONRC has blocked loggingprojects that would destroy prime lynxhabitat and our work to safeguard Oregon’sremaining roadless wildlands directly bene-fits these graceful cats by preserving theplaces they need to live, hunt and raise theiryoung. ONRC is also working to convinceUSFWS to designate critical habitat areasfor lynx in Oregon so that remaining wildareas can be identified and protected.

N E L S O N ' S C H E C K E R - M A L L O W(sidalcea nelsoniana)

Status: Threatened

Description: This beautiful native pwas once common, but loss of hato development and other destrucactivities has taken a heavy toll. Toonly a handful of locations in Oregonshelter populations of this rare flower.

Oregon Habitat: Historically, the NelsChecker-Mallow was found througthe Coast Range and the WillamValley, but currently there is only population center remaining in the CRange and four in the Willamette Valle

Threats: Dam building, developminvasive non-native plants.

What ONRC is Doing: ONRC opposed a proposal by McMinnville Wand Light to build a dam on Walker Cra tributary of the Nestucca River. The proposal would drown one of the strongholds of this rare flower in Oreg

For over thirty years, America'sEndangered Species Act has provideda safety net for rare plants, wildlifeand fish that have been pushed tothe brink of extinction.

In September, the U.S. House ofRepresentatives passed a billsponsored by Richard Pombo (R-CA)and Greg Walden (R-OR) that seeks toseverely weaken this landmark law.Today, this destructive legislation faces an uncertain future in theU.S. Senate.

Special interests intent on weakeningthe Endangered Species Act often tryto justify their actions by focusing onobscure species that are not popularwith the public. But here in Oregon,the Act protects many of the valuesthat make our state such a specialplace to live, work and raise a family.

A Safety Net for Wildlife

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Status: Threatened

Description: With a wingspan of over sixfeet, an adult bald eagle is a majestic birdand our national emblem. Bald eagles matefor life and return to the same nest yearafter year. These nests can reach up to fivefeet wide. They have outstanding vision thatallows them to spot prey in open countryover almost a three square mile area from1,000 feet in the air.

Oregon Habitat: Along the Oregon coastand west of the Cascades with small popu-lations in eastern Oregon. The wildliferefuges of the Klamath Basin are home tothe largest wintering population of baldeagles in the lower 48 states.

Threats: Bald eagles were nearly driven toextinction by pesticide use and habitatdestruction, but they have made a remark-able comeback since gaining EndangeredSpecies Act protection. Current threatsinclude logging, irrigation, development,the decline of salmon and illegal poaching.

What ONRC is Doing: ONRC’s work toprotect and restore the wetlands of theKlamath Basin preserves critical habitatfor eagles and other migratory birds.In 2001, an ONRC court challenge forcedthe Bush administration to provide enoughwater for wetlands to ensure the survival ofKlamath Basin bald eagles.

C O H O S A L M O N(oncorhynchus kisutch)

Status: ThreatenedDescription: As anadromous fish, cohosalmon spend much of their lives in theocean and then return to their home riversand streams to spawn. Adult coho canweigh as much as 30 pounds, but aremore commonly 6-12 pounds. Theygenerally spawn in small streams andcreeks that feed into larger rivers. Cohosalmon are especially susceptible to poorwater quality, such as high temperaturesand pollution. Oregon Habitat: Coastal rivers, lowerColumbia River tributaries including theSandy and Clackamas.Threats: Logging, dams, water diver-sions and development.What ONRC is Doing: For nearly adecade, ONRC has worked to boost riverflows, remove dams and reduce pollutionto protect coho and other native fish in theKlamath Basin. In October, we won alandmark legal victory for coho thatoverturned the Bush administration'slethal water management plan, protectingboth the salmon and the Native Americanand commercial fishing communities thatdepend on them. In addition, ONRC’swork to safeguard old-growth forestsand the few remaining undammed riversin the Coast Range also greatly benefitsthese icons of the Pacific Northwest.

G R A Y W O L F(canis lupus)

Status: Endangered Description: The largest canid in theworld, the gray wolf is an extremely socialanimal. Wolf packs work together to huntand raise their young. The symbol ofAmerican wilderness, gray wolves wereofficially extirpated from Oregon in 1946. Oregon Habitat: Wolves were oncewidely distributed throughout Oregon.Recovering populations in Idaho haveenabled these charismatic animals tomigrate into eastern Oregon. Threats: Habitat destruction, illegalhunting and cars. What ONRC is Doing: ONRC hasworked to strengthen Oregon’s wolfrecovery plan and opposed state legisla-tion that would undermine wolf recovery.We are fighting to stave off federal de-listing under the Endangered Species Actand our Oregon Wild Campaign seeks topreserve the large backcountry publiclands that wolves need.

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Keeping Our Eye on the Ball

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you, we cast our eyes forward to theyear ahead.

Endangered Species ActIn late September, the U.S. House ofRepresentatives passed HR 3824, a billto gut the landmark law that protectsrare plants, fish and wildlife fromextinction. Four of Oregon’s fiveHouse representatives opposed thisdangerous threat to Northwest iconslike the coho salmon. Now the battlemoves to the Senate, where OregonSenators Wyden and Smith willdemonstrate whether or not theybelieve in protecting America’s wildlifeheritage for future generations.

Loosening logging rules“Categorical Exclusions” (CEs) weredesigned to allow non-controversialactions with few environmental

impacts to proceed without therigorous environmental analysisrequired of more potentially damag-ing projects on public land. But 1,000acre logging operations can have hugeenvironmental impacts. And that'swhat Judge Singleton said on October19th, when he ruled against the Bushadministration’s CE logging programfor National Forests.

Then, in a move calculated to provokepublic backlash, the Forest Servicethrew a “timber tantrum” and shutdown all CE related activities, includ-ing weddings, hikes and even thecutting of the nation’s “Christmastree.” Judge Singleton immediatelydirected the Forest Service to returnto normal with CEs for non-loggingprojects. End of story? Probably not.We expect Congress to take a run atpassing legislation that waivesenvironmental analysis for large,destructive logging sales. Stay tuned!

Looking forward to 2006 and the coming challenges

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Logging after natural disturbanceYellowstone National Park wasallowed to regenerate naturally afterfire and it has healed beautifully. Herein Oregon, natural healing after fireresulted in some of our most stunningold-growth forests and is evident inmany of our wilderness proposals.

Yet, using language direct from themarketing mavens of MadisonAvenue, Congressmen Greg Walden(R-OR) and Brian Baird (D-WA)are poised to undermine forest pro-tections in order to expedite loggingon forests recovering from fire.Though a bill has yet to be intro-duced, it will likely surface by thetime you read this.

This legislation will likely permitthe construction of logging roadsinto Inventoried Roadless Areas-sources of Oregon’s cleanest waters-and remove the requirement that thegovernment adequately analyze theeffects of logging and/or consideralternatives.

A law that allows the logging industryeasy access to our last pristine forestsis a recipe for ecological disaster andruins any chance that these lands willever be protected as Wilderness.ONRC will hold our elected officialsaccountable for any efforts to letbulldozers and chainsaws into thesebackcountry wildlands.

With your continued support andengagement in 2006, we’ll work hardto pass down to our children andgrandchildren clean water, abundantwildlife and truly healthy forests touse and enjoy. Please keep yourcomments, e-mails, letters and faxescoming!


Explore Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refugesmagine a vastnetwork of lakes,marshes and rivers

located in an isolatedpocket of high desertalong the Oregon andCalifornia border, teem-ing with an incrediblevariety of fish andwildlife. By visiting theregion’s six NationalWildlife Refuges, youcan still catch a glimpseof the magnificent wet-lands that once coveredthe area.

Despite huge changes inthe Klamath Basin overthe last century, you canexperience the awesomespectacle of thousands ofsnow geese rising off themarsh in unison, their thundering wingbeats and raucous honking drowningout all other sound.

For nearly a decade, ONRC hasworked to protect and restore thewildlife refuges of the Klamath Basinand to help Oregonians discover theirbeauty. If you'd like to visit therefuges, March and April are the bestmonths to observe the spring migra-tion of hundreds of thousands ofwaterfowl and other birds.

Lower Klamath National WildlifeRefuge, at times a center of theregion’s conflict over water, is anexcellent place to see migratinggeese, ducks, bald eagles, whitepelicans and herons. A 10-mile tourroute along a gravel road is a popularway to view the birds.

Take Highway 97 south of KlamathFalls to the Oregon/Californiaborder. Immediately upon enteringCalifornia, turn left on Stateline

Road. This road goes past largesections of the Lower KlamathNational Wildlife Refuge and offersexcellent wildlife viewing!

To learn more about Klamath Basinwildlife, please check out ourBirding and Recreation link atwww.onrc.org/programs/klamath.html#rec.

(See page three for ONRC’s 2005 Klamath Basinaccomplishments.)

Catch a glimpse of the spring migration - greatest wildlife spectacle in the west!

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A Fond Farewell toJulie PapaveroAfter four yearsof energetic anddedicated service,

Julie Papavero hasleft ONRC’s Board. In

addition to her important work on thePolitical and Finance Committees,she helped develop our new three

year strategic plan. Julie also guidedus on communications, urging the useof more images and stories of theplaces we work so hard to protect.A skilled birder, Julie brings depthand insight to all our outings. Wetreasure our wonderful memories ofKlamath and Mount Hood trips andlook forward to more time together inthe field. Thank you so much, Julie!

Welcome Jim Fenner!ONRC is delighted to introduce JimFenner, the new Office Manager atour Portland headquarters. A nativeOregonian, Jim is a retired engineerand avid angler who crafts award-winning custom split bamboo fishingrods. Jim helped educate hunters andanglers about the Roadless Rule atstate and county fairs in 2004.

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Membership and Financial Year in Review

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Thank You Members, Foundations, Businesses and SupportersWe couldn’t succeed without you!

Congratulations Newlyweds andThank You for Encouraging Wedding Gifts to ONRC!Alex Brown & Erin MaddenJoseph Cohoon & Connie AndersonAllen Poole & Brita Johnson

Gifts in Honor of Friends & Loved OnesGreg BradenWalter BrodieMary Jane CedarfaceMichael & Dawn ChadwickKathryn Cleland-Sipfle & Bill SipfleDoug & Peggy CoffmanAnna GrzeszkiewiczRobert & Dori JonesKathleen MackrisGrant & Emily Miller-FranciscoTeresa Montgomery & David KennedyKaren OlsenLoretta RiellyJessica Roberts & Josh BerezinSumner RobinsonCarmen & Paul SorensonWalt & Karen TrandumMarilyn ViccaroBarbara & R. Bastian WagnerDori Wendler-JonesRobert WilsonSusan Whyte & Irving WiswallLinda & David G. Young

BequestONRC celebrates the memory of Morley R. Turner who,through his generous bequest, left an enduring legacyfor the Oregon he loved.

Donor-Advised GiftsDavid Axelrod & Marilyn Couch Fund of The Oregon Community FoundationDave Carter Memorial Fund of The Oregon Community FoundationMr. & Mrs. David E. Hall, Earth Account, Fidelity Charitable Gift FundJulie & Terry Kem Fund of The Oregon Community FoundationKen & Colleen Lewis Fund of The Oregon Community FoundationScott Lewis & Laura Rose-Lewis Fund of The Oregon Community FoundationJohn & Anne Marks Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift FundMcKenzie River Gathering Foundation, directed by Rex Burkholder & Lydia RichMcKenzie River Gathering Foundation, AnonymousMontag Family Foundation of the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundJohn & Janet Sherman Family Fund of The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation

Foundations, Businesses & Matching Gifts from Employers Bullitt FoundationCity of Portland Environmental ServicesColumbia Gorge Environmental Foundation The Conservation AllianceEarth Friends Wildlife FoundationEarth Share of OregonESRI Product DistributionHewlett PackardJubitz Family FoundationKaminash & Associates, LLCL.P. Brown FoundationThe Larch CompanyThe Lazar FoundationMazamasThe Mitzvah FoundationNikeOregon Community Credit UnionPatagoniaPortland General ElectricReader's Digest FoundationREISocial Justice Fund NorthwestSperling FoundationUnited WayWhole Systems FoundationWiancko Charitable FoundationWilburforce FoundationWorld Reach, Inc.

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Memberships 15% Fundraising 10%

Klamath Basin 7%

Lobbying 5%

Administration 10%Wildland, Wildlife &

Water Protection 68%

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