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2007 ANNUAL REPORT

Formerly OOregon NNatural RResources CCouncil ((ONRC) WWinter 22007 VVolume 334, NNumber 33

Regna Merritt Steve PederyCandice Guth

Mark PerinErik Fernandez

Bill EricksonNanci Champlin

Sean Stevens Morgan Lange

Alaina Smith

Jim McCarthy 503.283.8396Wendell Wood 707.218.8355

Executive Director..........................Conservation Director........................Director of Finance & Admin..............Development Director.........................Wilderness Coordinator..................Roadless Wildlands Advocate.............Outreach Coordinator...................Communications Assistant ................Membership Coordinator.................Membership Asst.& Office Admin.......Wildlands Advocate...............Klamath Wildlands Advocate...

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

Phone: 503.283.6343 Fax: 503.283.0756www.oregonwild.org

Working since 1974 to 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 203Phone: 541.344.0675 Fax: 541.343.0996

Conservation & Restoration Coord........Western OR Wildlands Advocate........

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 Eastern OR Wildlands Advocate...................

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Contributions to Oregon Wild are tax-deductible for those who itemize; contributions to ONRC Action are not. Staff are employees of Oregon Wild, which contracts with ONRC Action to

carry out its activities. Portions of this newsletter are paid for by ONRC Action.

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President- Pat Clancy Secretary- Rand Schenck Treasurer- Megan Gibb

O N R C A C T I O NB O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

President- Pat Clancy Secretary- Jan Wilson Treasurer- Megan Gibb

Susan Applegate Jim Baker Gary GuttormsenMike Helm Chad Kromm Jane Malarkey Jan Wilson

Susan Applegate Jim Baker Gary GuttormsenMike Helm Chad Kromm Tom Lininger Rand Schenck

Cover: The Aneroid Lake basin in the Wallowa Mountains is a popular winter recreation area. Photo by Leon Werdinger,participant in the 2007 Oregon Wild Outdoor Photo Contest.

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From the Director By Regna Merritt

Dear friends,

As I review our accomplishments of the past year,I feel so grateful. While we faced difficult challenges,

there is reason to be happy. Because of your generousfinancial support and active involvement, we made a big

difference again this year. After seven years of standing up to themost anti-environmental administration in history, we have clear evidencethat our persistence is paying off !

We received news this month that the Bush administration has abandonedlegal efforts to implement some attacks on the Northwest Forest Plan.After years of hard work by our talented staff and dedicated attorneys,we succeeded in reclaiming many protections for clean water, fish andwildlife, and big trees. And, with the sea change in Congress lastNovember, we’ve had far fewer legislative battles to fight.

That doesn't mean that the Bush administration and their friends in thelogging industry have given up. Today they are fighting to implementnew Western Oregon Plan Revisions (see page 4) which will force a 700%increase in the logging of ancient trees on BLM lands. We're alertingthe public and the media to this scheme and preparing for court whileworking with neighbors, conservation partners and elected officials to stopthis focused attack on Oregon's old growth.

Indeed, it's high time to put the logging of old-growth forests behind usforever. Oregon’s majestic old trees store and prevent the release of the carbonpollution that causes global warming. With your help, we’re fighting forpermanent protection for these giants not only because they are central tothe quality of life we enjoy here in Oregon, but because they can help savethe Earth. At the same time we’re going to court to defend the right of statesto reduce global warming pollution through auto emission standards thatprotect our forests and wildlife.

Again, persistence and passion will pay off. With your continued support,we will be able to look back with pride, knowing that we helped turn thetide at a pivotal point in history.

For now, please take a few moments to savor our collective accomplishments.Rejoice in the fact that we secured a victory for Waldo Lake, one of thecleanest lakes in the world, and we kept 100,000 acres of big, beautiful treesstanding across Oregon. And while it took decades of work to clear the pathfor notching Elk Creek Dam to free a key tributary of the Rogue River,we stuck with it for the long haul with great results. We could not do itwithout you!

With love and gratitude,

OREGON WILDFormerly Oregon Natural Resources Council (ONRC)

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Oregon Wild Accomplishments 2006-2007

Released Global Warming ReportDocumented science which shows thatdeforestation is a major contributor toglobal warming and that old-growthforests are most effective in storing thecarbon pollution that threatens Earth.

Halted Destruction of ForestsStopped logging on 100,000 acres ofold forests across Oregon, protectingproposed Wilderness in Eagle Cap anddrinking water supplies in Ashland.

Advanced Protection for Mount Hood Led coalition efforts to secure intro-duction and hearing for bipartisanU.S. Senate bill to protect 128,400acres as Wilderness and 81 miles asnew Wild and Scenic Rivers.

Advanced Protection for Copper Salmon Worked with partners to secure intro-duction of legislation in U.S. Senateand House to protect 13,700 acresas Wilderness and 9.3 miles as newWild and Scenic Rivers in the SiskiyouNational Forest.

Advanced Protection for Soda MountainWorked with partners to secure intro-duction of bipartisan U.S. Senatelegislation to protect approximately23,000 acres as Wilderness.

Advanced Protection for Wild RogueBuilt support among 40 guides andoutdoor businesses to protect 60,000acres as Wilderness and nearly 100miles as new Wild and Scenic Rivers.

Defended the Roadless RuleWorked with nearly 119 outdoorbusinesses to urge lawmakers topermanently protect 58.5 millionacres from logging and development.

Protected Waldo LakeSecured protection for one of thecleanest lakes in the world frommotorboats, generators, and chainsaws.

Defended Clean Drinking WaterPartnered with cities of Portland,Bend, and Baker City to pass cleandrinking water legislation signed byGovernor Kulongoski.

Defended drinking water sources forPortland, Tualatin, Beaverton, LakeOswego, Oregon City, The Dalles,Milwaukee, Salem, Eugene, Corbett,Roseburg, and Ashland.

Advanced Conservation ThinningPromoted conservation-based thin-ning of replanted clearcuts in Alseabasin and Clackamas watershed.

Protected Native Fish and the ESAWon a court ruling that the Bushadministration cannot use hatcheryfish to hide declines in wild runs.

Protected Fish and Wildlife Safeguards Helped reverse Bush administrationplans to gut Northwest Forest Plan“Aquatic Conservation Strategy” and“Survey and Manage” protections;helped protect the National ForestManagement Act.

Defended Fishing Communities Secured $60 million in disaster relieffor the commercial fishing communityin OR and CA following the KlamathRiver salmon kill precipitated by Bushadministration water shut-off.

Protected Coastal CohoHelped defeat illegal Bush adminis-tration plan to remove ESA protec-tions for Oregon Coast coho salmon.

Won Freedom for Elk Creek Won deal to notch Elk Creek Dam,allowing a tributary of Rogue to onceagain flow wild and free!

Advanced Responsible Fire PolicyGained new support for our projectwith the U.S. Forest Service to reducefire risk at Black Butte while preserv-ing old-growth pine and aspen.

Represented conservation interests inthe Central Oregon Partnership forWildfire Risk Reduction, ProjectWildfire, the Deschutes ProvincialAdvisory Committee, and the NEOregon Blue Mountains RAC.

Connected People to Wild PlacesBrought out over 1,200 people forhikes, Klamath Basin birding tripsand other special events. Led 60 fieldtrips for media and opinion leaders.

Defended WildlifeHelped defend ESA protections forthe Siskiyou Mountain salamander;fought the de-listing of the grey wolf;protected elk, wolf, lynx, marbledmurrelet, owl, salmon, and baldeagle habitat in the Blue Mountains,Hells Canyon, Cascades, KlamathMountains, and Coast Range.

Secured Water for Klamath Salmon Won landmark legal victory forwater flows needed for threatenedcoho salmon in the Klamath River.

Set Stage for Refuge ExpansionAfter a decade of advocacy, securedthe transfer of Barnes Ranch to thefederal government, setting the stagefor expansion of Upper Klamath LakeNational Wildlife Refuge.

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Old -Growth Forest Campaign By Chandra LeGue

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A "Whopper" of a Bad Deal for Old-Growth ForestsBush plan would increase old-growth logging in western Oregon by 700%

TAKE ACTION: Please call Senator Wyden today at 503.326.7525 and urge him to permanently protect Oregon's last remaining old-growthforests before they are gone forever. Learn more at www.oregonwild.org/oregon_forests/old_growth_protection.

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livable climate, healthy populationsof fish and wildlife, and outstandingplaces to marvel at nature.

would ensure that these publictreasures are protected for futuregenerations to have clean water, a

ureau of Land Management(BLM) lands in westernOregon contain some of the

last, best ancient groves of forest leftin the state. But if the Bush adminis-tration gets its way, we will soon seewholesale clearcut logging of someof our most treasured places.

Based on a Bush administration-brokered settlement with the loggingindustry, BLM is taking publiccomment on their draft WesternOregon Plan Revision (WOPR -pronounced "whopper"). This recklessplan intends to increase logging ofour few remaining old-growth forestssevenfold over the next 10 years.

Under WOPR, BLM would focus onlogging much more of their westernOregon lands than the NorthwestForest Plan allowed. This would puton the chopping block many areasthat have been protected as aResearch Natural Area (RNA), Areaof Critical Environmental Concern(ACEC), Late-Successional Reserve(LSR), or Riparian Reserve.

Most Oregonians want to see everybit of our last old-growth forests pro-tected, yet the Bush administrationcontinues to march forward with itsdestructive and polarizing plan.While Oregon Wild will defendOregon's old-growth forests to thebitter end, even a “win” to defeatWOPR could be short lived and sub-ject to the whims of future politics.

That's why it is so important thatCongress pass legislation to perma-nently protect Oregon's old-growthforests - NOW. Such legislation

BBCrabtree Valley: Oregon's Oldest Trees at Risk

would ensure that these publictreasures are protected for futuregenerations to have clean water, a

Crabtree Valley may be one of Oregon's best-kept secrets, but this large tract of BLMland northeast of Sweet Home is worth finding, exploring and protecting!

At the heart of the area sits Crabtree Lake, surrounded by towering glacially-carvedrocks and some of the biggest, oldest Douglas-fir and cedar trees known in Oregon.Few other places on BLM land offer the sense of joy and amazement you’ll find whenyou are surrounded by 800-year-old, eight-feet diameter trees draped in moss andlichen at Crabtree Lake.

This special place once belonged to Willamette Industries but, luckily, BLM acquiredit before the private timber company could log it. The agency even acknowledged thearea’s outstanding features by designating over 1,200 acres as a Research NaturalArea (RNA) and an Outstanding Natural Area (ONA). But now, under BLM's whopperof a bad plan, Oregon's oldest trees could be put on the chopping block. Oregon Wildplayed a pivotal role in saving Crabtree Valley’s old growth in the ‘70s and ‘80s andwe don’t intend to lose it now!

Join Oregon Wild this spring for a hike to Crabtree Lake.

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Oregon Wild’s steadfast advocacy prevails in long-running campaignsThree Wins for Salmon, Clean Water, and Wildlife

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hoever first said “win-ning isn't everything”wasn't involved in envi-

ronmental protection. When itcomes to safeguarding Oregon’swildlife and wild places, OregonWild can't afford to finish second.That's why we are happy to reportthese victories in three long-runningconservation campaigns.

Oregon Wild's efforts to preserveclean water and peace and quiet atWaldo Lake date back two decades.In July, we took a major step for-ward when the U.S. Forest Service(USFS) agreed to bar the use of out-board motors and other motorizeddevices on and around the lake.Unburned oil from engines wasfound to be harming the lake'sfamously pure water, while visitorshoping for quiet recreation on thisWilderness lake often found them-selves listening to the drone ofoutboards and gasoline generators.

Unfortunately, a logging family heirhas already announced plans to sueUSFS to block the ban. This is onecase where Oregon Wild will be onthe Forest Service's side.

Oregon Wild also scored a victory inour fight to prevent the Mount AshlandSki Area expansion from harmingclean drinking water, rare wildlife,and old-growth forests. In September,a federal appeals court ruled in favorof Oregon Wild in a key case, reject-ing the Forest Service's plan toapprove the project. We objected tothe plan because it would polluteAshland's drinking water supply withlogging runoff. The expansion wouldalso log rare old-growth Englemannspruce and destroy habitat for thePacific fisher, a rare mink-like preda-tor. Expansion backers haven't givenup and may try to rework their plans,so stay tuned.

In October, months of quiet advocacy

by Oregon Wild paid off when theArmy Corps of Engineers announcedplans to notch Elk Creek Dam in 2008.Oregon Wild first took on the damback in the 1980s because it stran-gles a tributary of the Rogue River.When coho salmon in the Rogueended up on the endangered specieslist, an Oregon Wild legal challengeled the National Marine FisheriesService to declare that the only wayto bring the dam into compliancewith the law was to notch it.

Unfortunately, Rep. Greg Walden(R-OR) blocked salmon recoveryefforts, forcing millions in federal taxdollars to be spent trapping fish anddriving them around the dam intrucks. Working with others in theOregon congressional delegation,Oregon Wild was able to block Rep.Walden from extending his “trap andhaul” scheme. Current plans call forsalmon to swim freely in Elk Creekby the spring of 2009!

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Oregon Wild supports the U.S. Forest Service proposal to prohibit internal combustion motors on Waldo Lake, one of the cleanest lakes in the world. The ban on motors benefitslake users, water quality, and the wilderness-quality of the Waldo Lake area.

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Wilderness Campaigns By Erik Fernandez

Key Wilderness Campaigns Advance in CongressCopper Salmon is home to one ofthe healthiest runs of salmon inthe lower 48 states and shelters therare Port Orford cedar. Afterintroduction, the bill quickly gainedmomentum in a hearing in theSenate committee on Energy andNatural Resources several weekslater. With Senator Smith nowsupporting the proposal and noorganized opposition, we anticipatethat the popular Copper SalmonWilderness proposal will movesmoothly through Congress!

Unfortunately, the Lewis and ClarkMount Hood Wilderness Act hit aspeed bump in the Senate. Theproposal has passed the necessarycommittees, but Senator Coburn(R-OK) put a “hold” on the bill(along with countless other bills),preventing it from reaching thefloor of the Senate for a full vote.Fortunately, it appears that the Senateis close to resolving the Coburn holdand is ready to finally pass newWilderness protections for some ofthe last wild places on Mount Hoodand in the Columbia River Gorge!

In late November, Senators Wydenand Smith introduced legislationthat would permanently protectthe 23,000 acre Soda MountainWilderness. The proposal would alsoremove destructive cattle grazing fromthis fragile and diverse wildlife area.Soda Mountain is popular with hikerscrossing into Oregon from Californiaalong the Pacific Crest Trail.

Wilderness designation is the strong-est level of protection for our oldgrowth, waters, and wildlife habitat.We look forward to an ‘08 that willfinally protect these areas.

and Representative DeFazio intro-duced legislation to protect theCopper Salmon Wilderness area.The bill would protect 13,700acres including old-growth forestsand nine miles of Wild and ScenicRivers near Port Orford in south-west Oregon.

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New protections for Copper Salmon, Mount Hood, and Soda Mountain on horizon!

The pristine Elk River is home to one of the healthiest salmon runs in the lower 48 states. Oregon Wild helped secureintroduction of a bill in Congress in September to protect Elk River as part of the Copper Salmon Wilderness.

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Mount Hood and the ColumbiaGorge, Copper Salmon, and SodaMountain.

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Explore Lookout MountainOld-growth wildlife habitat deserves protection

n a recent tour of theOchoco National Forest agroup of Oregon Wild staff

were given a real treat. On the lastday, at the end of the last hike, analbino red-tailed hawk soared over theboundary of the Lookout MountainInventoried Roadless Area. Located25 miles east of Prineville, LookoutMountain is the perfect place toescape and explore!

This pristine area is home to theheadwaters of the Wild and ScenicNorth Fork Crooked River. The hills,valleys, and meadows of LookoutMountain provide 19,200 acres ofimportant habitat for elk, bear,bobcat, antelope, martens, ruffedgrouse, and a variety of hawk. Withelevations that range from just over3,000’ to almost 7,000’ there is plentyof space and variety for year-roundhabitat for these beautiful animals.

Lookout Mountain is well knownfor its open, park-like forests ofponderosa pine that invite buddingexplorers to hike cross-country witha map and compass in hand. One ofthe more popular trails in theOchocos rises up 3,000’ in just overseven miles to the summit ofLookout Mountain.

As you travel higher you will traversethrough ponderosa pine, Douglas fir,western larch, lodgepole pine,Engelmann spruce, and even sub-alpine fir as you reach timberline.

The reward for this strenuous hike isan amazing view of the volcanicCascade Range and the distant peaksof Three Sisters, Mount Jefferson, andMount Hood. It is also possible tocross-country ski this trail in the winter.

With the rain shadow effect from theCascades to the west, LookoutMountain receives most of its 30inches of precipitation in the winter,leaving the summer months warmand dry. The smell of sun-bakedponderosa permeating the air varies

depending on your sniffer, but vanillaand butterscotch are the two mostprevalent scents.

John Kircher in Ecology of WesternForests wrote, “Probably more pic-nics have been held in the shade ofponderosa pine than any otherwestern tree.” Because two-thirds ofLookout Mountain’s forest is oldgrowth, you’d better bring somefriends along if you plan on huggingany trees around here!

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Bill shot this photo during an August field trip to Lookout Mountain in the Ochoco National Forest.

Did you know that outdoor recreation puts a staggering $730 billion into the national economy? Outdoor recreationbusinesses have a growing voice and are making it heard. This fall, 119 outdoor industry businesses signeda letter urging Congress to support legislation that would permanently protect America’s last remainingroadless wildlands. With the help of Oregon Wild, a variety of Oregon-based companies signed the letter.They include industry heavyweights Keen (Portland) and Yakima (Beaverton), and niche businesses likeRuff Wear (Bend) and Sunday Afternoons (Talent).

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Politics, not science, drives shortsighted ten-year proposal

Healthy Rivers and Watersheds By Jim McCarthy

Plan for Klamath Robs River and Refuges of Water

his fall, the federal Bureauof Reclamation (USBR)released its ten-year Bio-

logical Assessment for the massiveKlamath Irrigation Project on theOregon/California border. The plandictates how much water will flowdown the Klamath River to supportsalmon and fishing-dependent Tribesand communities, how much will bereserved for bald eagles and otherbirds in several national wildliferefuges, and how much will be divert-ed to politically powerful irrigators.

Oregon Wild has expressed outrageover the new plan, which limitsKlamath River flows to "Dry Year"bare minimums. By proposing "DryYear" water levels through 2018, theplan will maximize water deliveriesto irrigators, while also maximizingthe risk of ten years of drought-likeriver conditions. This could doomthreatened coho and other strugglingsalmon runs and the communitiesthat rely on them.

The plan also places the Klamath's

with a 10-year flow plan for theKlamath - in 2002 - NOAA Fisheriesfailed to do its job. Salmon kills,crippling salmon harvest closures,and a coast-wide economic disasterfollowed. A federal judge finallythrew the 2002 flow plan out in thespring of 2006. That decision sent theBush administration back to thedrawing table. Unfortunately, thistime they have produced an evenmore unbalanced plan.

Oregon Wild is working to stop thisdestructive cycle in the Klamath.We are calling on Oregon's electedrepresentatives to demand thatthe Bush administration establishscience-based river flows and lakelevels that will allow the Klamath'sinvaluable natural systems to recover.

Official approval or modification ofthe USBR's flow plan is expectedby February 2008, but our electedofficials need to hear from allOregonians now to ensure that theKlamath gets a new plan based onscience and fairness, not politics.

TAKE ACTION: Please call Senator Wyden (503.326.7525) and Senator Smith (503.326.3386) and urge them to demand that the Bushadministration establish science-based river flows and lake levels that will allow the Klamath's invaluable natural systems to recover.

TT endangered lake fish and spectacularnational wildlife refuges at significantrisk. Under the proposal, some or allof Upper Klamath Lake's wetlandscould remain dry from July throughDecember each year, disruptingwaterfowl migration and breeding,and unfairly depriving birdwatchers,hunters, and recreational businessesof enjoyment and income. By leavingwater-filtering marshes high and dry,the plan will worsen the Klamath'ssevere water quality problems.

In addition, Lower Klamath and TuleLake National Wildlife Refugemarshes lack a reserved water supplyunder the proposal. The UpperKlamath Basin supports the largestseasonal concentration of bald eaglesin the lower 48 states, and Tule Lakeand Lower Klamath refuges containmuch of their key wintering habitat.

This unfair and unscientific plan nowgoes to NOAA Fisheries and the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service, which canapprove the plan or mandate changes.The last time the USBR came out

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Staff, Board and EventsWELCOME SEANSean Stevens, our newCommunicat ionsAssistant, comesto us with greatexperience as aTV reporter inBend. A gradu-ate of UCLA,he's firmly ground-ed in Oregon, havinggrown up here.

Though Sean has been onthe job for only four months,he is already bringing a new genera-tion of conservationists into theOregon Wild family. Now you canlearn about our conservationcampaigns on YouTube. Sign up forour new e-newsletter and receivespirited e-mail alerts (yes, they domake a difference!) by calling Sean at503.283.6343 ext. 211 or contactinghim at ss@oregonwild.org.

THANK YOUBig thanks go to Debbi Sharp, PhilPaden, and board member SusanApplegate for hosting an October 5thparty for members in southernOregon. We enjoyed wonderful foodand great company, including currentand former staff members WendellWood, Andy Kerr, and NancyPeterson. We had an extra reason tocelebrate because the news about thenotching of Elk Creek dam arrivedthe same day!

CONGRATULATIONS TO BRIAN Brian Maguire, Oregon Wild boardmember from 2001-2007, was award-ed “Conservationist of the Year” byField & Stream Magazine in September.A founding member of BackcountryHunters and Anglers, Brian cares

deeply about the forests firstintroduced to him by

his father. Brian trav-eled to D.C. to testifyon behalf of theseold-growth trea-sures one daybefore his wife, Liz,was to deliver their

son. (Brian didmake it home in

time for his birth.)Thanks to his effective

advocacy, many of Brian’sfavorite places are included in theSenate version of the Lewis andClark Mount Hood Wilderness Act.

ANNUAL BENEFIT A SUCCESSNearly 170 friends joined us onNovember 9th for a “Party in thePearl” benefit to celebrate and sup-port Oregon Wild’s efforts to protectOregon's wildlands, wildlife andwaters. Secretary of State BillBradbury and his daughter Zoeregaled us with their stories ofthe Wild Rogue and Copper Salmon- stunning areas that deserveWilderness protection.

We also unveiled the four winners ofthis year’s annual OregonOutdoor Photo Contest.Congratulations goto Tom Kloster(Wildlands) seephoto, right; BrettCole (Wildlife);Brizz Meddings(Water); and DonJacobson (End-angered Places).Our gratitude goes toall the photographerswho participated in thephoto contest.

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Huge thanks go to our volunteers,guests, and community partners whohelped make this benefit our mostsuccessful to date!

Event Sponsors: Keen Footwear;Gerding Edlen Development; Timber-line Lodge; AM 620 KPOJ; CooperSpur Wild & Free Coalition; FlamingCarrot Catering; Tilbury, Ferguson andNueberg Inc., Investment Real Estate;Kaminash and Associates, LLC;Environmental Paper and Print; HenryV Events; Willamette Valley Vineyards;Bethel Heights Vineyard; CameronWinery; New Seasons Market;Passionflower Floral; and LaurelwoodPublic House & Brewery.

Silent Auction Sponsors: KeenFootwear; Anonymous; Rogue RiverOutfitters; Jim Fenner; Snow Peak;Leupold; Ruff Wear; Yakima;Patagonia; Simply Brilliant; REI;Breitenbush Hot Springs Retreat andConference Center; C’est La Vie Bedand Breakfast; Willamette ValleySoaring Club; Benton-Lane Winery;and Green Salmon Coffee Shoppe.

Photo Contest Sponsors: Keen Foot-wear; Wallowa Llamas; Educational

Recreational Adventures; AllStar Rafting and Kayak-

ing;Patagonia; Lens-babies; Quick Stop

Photo; CommonGround Well-ness Center; OpalCreek AncientForest Center; The

Mountain Shop;Oregon Mountain

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Membership & Financial Year in Review

Thank You Major Donors and Evergreen Society Supporters

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AnonymousMargie AdamsSally Adelman & Gregory DoyleMary AllardtMichael AnnusJim ArnesonWillotta AsbjornsenStephen BachelderJim & Judy BakerMari BaldwinMaureen BarckleyTom BardLois & John E BarryJ. Scott & Karen BaxterJane BeckwithDouglas BeebeKatherine & Vern BenschingSean BevingtonJulie & Michael BlackNancy BockMary Lou BoiceKate & Dean BolingerScott BowlerKathleen BoyarskiDean Boyd & Sue WickizerLisa Brenner & Tom StiboltDavid BrewerMartha BrookesVictor BuenzleBonnie BunchLinda Burdick AtwillRex Burkholder & Lydia RichSherry & James BurlesTerry ButlerLarry CallisterKatherine CameronCharlotte CampbellWendy Campbell Wayne &

John CannucciLynn CardiffGeorge & Fanny CarrollJohn Cartmell & Carmel WimberBarbara & Ken CerotskyNanci Champlin & Peter GartonPat Clancy & Beth CarusoRich & Charlene ClarkGary ClarkeFranklin & Joanne ClelandAnthony ClouseWilliam & Linda CloydJoseph Cohoon &

Connie AndersonCornelia ColenGreg ConawayJohn & Leslie ConeryJim Conley & Claudia BurtonIrene ConroyMarilyn Couch & David AxelrodJohn & Phyllis CourtneyJulie Courtney & Scott FitzgeraldJohn Crabbe & Jeri JanowskyLinda CraigBrad CraneSally Cross & Mark HahnCheyne CummingJohn CunninghamLou Ann Curtsinger &

Chuck SheltonTim CushingRobert DadyTheresa & Richard DaleyJanet DanforthLinda DanielsonRoland & Judy De SzoekeNancy Deboard

Jody & Dan DeLandJim & Dory DelpBill DeutschmanMary & Bob DevorePaul DeweyMolly DinsdaleSteve DoylePamela Olson & Richard DuludeGeorge & Margo EarleyBart Eberwein & Jill CollinsStephen & Susan EbnerBob Eckland & Amy HammondLauren Esserman & Jon KartBob & Shelley EverhartPeter FallowGordon FeighnerJames & Linda FennerJudy FiestalDonald FontenotC. E. Win FrancisRoger GalkaMartha & Robert GamblinKaren Garber & John DesmaraisMark Gardiner & Mary NolanStu Garrett MDMegan Gibb & Kirk MaierGeorge GibsonTom Giese & Nora LehnhoffGlenn GillisPeter GladeAl & Mari GoldnerDebora GoldsteinGlenda GoodrichJohn A GraeterDale GreenleyMichael Greenstreet, MDPeggy GrimesWinthrop GrossWilliam Gucker & Rachel HoffmanGlen GuttormsenGary & Jan GuttormsenDavid & Nancy HallChip HallDennis HallFred & Jean HallDebbie HamlinDarcey Schultz HanitaJohn Harland & Janet HoffmanJack HarmonWilliam & Barbara HarrisPhilip HarrisDavid Harrison & Joyce MillenBryn Hazell & Harry LonsdaleJames HechtAllen HeideMike & Chris HelmSusan HelmerJudith HendersonDick HentzeArron HerifordHelen HernerJoseph Hessler & Ruthann MaguireDennis HigginsWendy HitchcockDr. Jan HodderLisa Jean HoefnerRobert & Mary HolmstromAlan & Wendy HolzmanHoward HouseknechtBonnie HughesGeorge HutchinsonJeanette & Donald JacksonNigel Jaquiss & Margaret RemsenRobert JensenAaron JensenTony Jones

Kathy Jubitz & Steve HawleyPenelope & Jack KaczamarekBen KaminashErika & Tom KaneAndrew KazaJames KeeseyDan & Lynn KelloggDorothea KelseySusan KemJane KendallHelen KennedyDan & Heather KentOscar Kimbrough & Jayne MillerCharles & Reida KimmelCharles Kingsley &

Anna DebenhamJohn KirkwoodGary & Sharon KishAnn Kloka & Daniel EgglestonTom & Deb KlosterPatti Koehler & Kate KriderJohn Koenig & Deborah ToobertRoger KoflerCaroline Kurtz & Mark RasmussenSteve Lambros & Laurie GerloffJeannette LawrenceWilliam LazarAvona L'CarttierBob LesterRebecca LesterNorbert & Christine LeupoldLilian LevowitzKathleen LewisLarry Lewis & Kelly PostScott Lewis & Laura Rose-LewisJames & Julie LewisKaren LilleboConny & Walter LindleyScott & Joy LinnRobert & Carolyn LitakJohn Litvin &

Laurie LeChevalier-LitvinDoug & Diane LivermoreAlan Locklear & Marie ValleroyLeslie & Patrick LoganMark & Pamela MacDonaldDonald & Julie MacphersonJane Malarkey-HarmonBarbara ManildiCraig & Susan MarkhamSusan MarkleyDr. John MarksMichael & Gloria MarloweRichard Mason & Marilyn MasonJohn & Lois MatthewsErin MatthiessenCarrol MaurerFrances & Joe MazzaraKaye McDonald & Janet MetcalfMarilyn McFarlaneKate McGeeJohn & Michele McKayLoriann McNeillKerry McPhailLucy Mead & Rick RobertsonSusan Meade MatesGlenn MearesEthan & Vicky MedleyRoger MellemGlenn MerrittRegna MerrittMichelle MillerVic & Shirley MillerJayme & Jason MillerMichael MillerThomas & Janet Montag

Jolynn MooreKathryn MorelandCatherine & Marty MorrowPaul MortCarole Most & Leon LaptookWilliam MullOsgood MungerDrs. Scott Murray & Nancy WintersNara NayarDavid & Denise NewboldKieu Oahn Nguyen & Michael RothMary Belle O'BrienMarietta & Earnest O'ByrnePatrick O'HerronCatherine OlcottMolly O'Reilly & Stephen LockwoodJanna OrkneyMariner OrumMichael & Joyce OvereemCarol PaddockJoellen PailJulie Papavero & Terry Kem, IIIChristopher ParsonsSusan ParsonsThomas Partridge & Colleen StewartCharles PattonAnita & Oliver PearsonPaul PearsonSteve & Katherine PederyMark & Rebecca PerinNancy PetersonTorsten PihlSuzy PilusoDavid PilzSandra PolishukWill & Mabel PoolBrian PosewitzJohn & Sandy PotterTrevor PoulsenGregory & Kelly PrusynskiSandra PullellaMargaret Purves & Patricia KelloggKatherine RaaumAnn Marie RasmussenJeanean RauchSteve RaymenKenneth RaymenIndica RebelleCarol & Rick ReeceMary Regan & Edward LeagerJanice ReidPhyllis ReynoldsSteven Ritchie & Susan MurrayGerrit RoelofDick & Jeanne RoyMeg Ruby & Jonathan LindgrenLeif RunningSheryl SackmanDavid SauerRand Schenck & Valerie StricklandEdward SchmidtJudith Schwartz SorrelJames Scott & Elaine RobinJohn & Alicia ScottStan SeleenKevin & Nora SemonsenKen SerkownekDebbi Sharp & Philip PadenIan ShelleyJohn & Janet ShermanJay Sherrerd & Mary Penn HuntingSusan SheythePaul ShirkeyKaren & Glenn ShirleyPaul ShivelyLinda Shockey

Dorothy & Lon ShoemakerJill & Scott ShoenRobert & Marilyn ShotolaRob Sims & Laura HudsonLloyd SloneckerStephen SmackSarah SmallKaren & Kelly SmithKenneth Smith & Felicia CohenTamara SmithSusan SogardPaula & Bryan SohlDoug Spiro & Lynn BrownRandall SprickBernice StearnsBarbara SteifLori & Cary StephensFran StevensonKaty StokesDorald StoltzSusan StraussAnn SuttonMarion SweeneyEric Sweetman & Penelope SchottCharles SwettAnn TattersallThomas & Phillis TempleGary & Esther TepferPeter ThompsonSylvan ThompsonNicole & Matt ThorburnThomas & Debbie ThrallSteven TichenorElizabeth Tilbury-MarquardCarol TingleMary TranWalt & Karen TrandumCarol TrezonaTimothy & Janet TurnerPaul & Lory UtzRichard & Michele Van PeltSusan & Lewis Van WinkleCarolyn & Ralph VandersliceMary & Thomas VerhoevenChristine & David VernierBrigitte Von PlatenDavid Wade & Nancy PobanzMark Waggoner & Carol MentonTodd WagnerKristin WalkerGrant WarrensMarjorie WazekaCarol & Jerard Weigler FamilyMonica Dostal & Michael WeinsteinLawrence WeisbergLaurie WeissDarren WelshSarah WetjenDave Whitaker & Kristin LensenMichael & Janey WiederholdTom & Gloria WiemannRahmana Wiest & Daniel RhigerDennis & Jean WildeDavid Wilkins & Serena CrawfordCurtis WilliamsDorothy & John WilsonJan WilsonReed WilsonJohn WinterRichard WintersRachel WitmerCarolyn Wood & Rose BondElizabeth & L. D. Wood HullMarian Woodall & Kent FranklinPaula YocumJana Zeedyk, PhD

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Fiscal Year 2007 (October 1, 2006 - September 30, 2007)

Thank You Members, Foundations, Supporters and Volunteers

444S FoundationAetna Foundation, Inc.All Star Rafting and KayakingAM 620 KPOJAssociated Marine SystemsBuffalo ExchangeBullitt FoundationBreitenbush Hot Springs Cooper Spur Protection FundEarth Friends Wildlife FoundationEarth Share of OregonEducational Recreational AdventuresEnterprise Rent-A-CarEnvironmental Paper and PrintFlaming Carrot CateringFranklin High School/CommuniCareGerding Edlen Development Company, LLCHarder FoundationHarris InteractiveHewlett Packard Charitable CampaignI Do FoundationJubitz Family FoundationKaminash and Associates, LLCKeen Footwear, Inc.Laurelwood Public House & BreweryLensbabiesMazamasMcKenzie River Gathering FoundationNational Environmental Trust

New World FoundationNike Inc. Charitable GivingNorcross Wildlife FoundationNorth, Inc.ODS CompaniesOpal Creek Ancient Forest CenterOregon Community FoundationOrganically Grown CompanyOrloPatagonia Portland General ElectricPortland Nursery Co.Progressive Investment ManagementQuick Stop PhotoREI Sperling FoundationStubbeman Family FoundationSun Microsystems FoundationThe Lazar FoundationThe Wyss FoundationTilbury Ferguson & Neuberg, Inc.Timberline LodgeUnited Way of the Columbia-WillametteWallowa LlamasWeeden FoundationWhole Systems FoundationWiancko Charitable FoundationWilburforce FoundationWillamette Week

Special GiftsLove and gratitude to Ruth Capper, who, through her generous bequest,

left an enduring legacy to the Oregon she loved.

George and Frances Alderson in memory of William AndersonPhyllis Brandenburg & Bob Armstrong in memory of William Berberick

Michel & Mary Caurant in memory of Patrick CaurantAllen Goldman in memory of Marina Wadopian

Jack Harmon in memory of Rick HarmonLynn & Don Herring in memory of Vernon Kerr

Brenda Howard in memory of Dave CarterElizabeth Javens in memory of Eugene Javens

Donald Klinghammer in memory of Dan KlinghammerMary Lyons in memory of Redmond

Katherine & John McAnulty in memory of Tami BredstrandRichard & Marjorie McManus in memory of Mark & Katie McManus

Corinne McTaggart in memory of V.V. HarphamCatherine Olcott in memory of Gordon OlcottJanna Orkney in memory of Edward Orkney

Phyllis Reynolds in memory of John ReynoldsBrent Sandmeyer in memory of Minna Sandmeyer

Kenan Smith in memory of The Smith FamilyWendy Sue Sullivan-Weest & Fred Weest in memory of Jim Jontz

Dori Wendler-Jones & Robert Jones in memory of Bill BrodDrury Wood in memory of Drury Wood, III

Kendra Clune in honor of James Clune & Kathryn BudnyIan Demsky in honor of Alan Demsky, Constance Doyle, Bernice Demsky & Zak

June Fleming in honor of Collin FlemingAnna Hays in honor of Jeff Hays

Regna Merritt in honor of Erik FernandezMaria Svart in honor of Larry & Ofelia Svart

Donna Van Winkle in honor of Prudence Marshall

Emily Lethenstrom & Tim Swinehart in honor ofthe marriage of Sumner & Tasha Robinson

Shirley Sonnichsen in honor of the marriage of Sumner & Tasha Robinson

I Do Foundation in honor of the marriage of Wayde Drake & Karen Zimmer

Edgar & Phyllis Peara in honor ofthe wedding anniversary of Al & Norma Landy

Members and Volunteers

Oregon Wild appreciates the support of thousands of members, e-mail activists, and volunteers who

make possible our work to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife, and waters.

Memberships andContributions 48%Grants 48%

Misc.* 4%

* Includes event income, merchandise sales, rent, in-kind gifts, interest and other miscellaneous revenue

Revenue FY 2007

Wildlands, Wildlife,and Water Protection

80%

Fundraising 11%Administration 7%

Lobbying 2%

For more specific information, please contact Candice Guth, Director of Finance and Administration, at 503.282.6343 x 219.

Revenue and Expenses for Fiscal Year 2007

Expenses FY 2007

Foundations, Businesses, and Matching Gifts from Employers

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Space is limited so reservations are required.Complete trip details are provided when you

RSVP with your name, phone, and e-mail. More trip details are available at

www.oregonwild.org.

Saturday, January 12TWIN LAKES(Easy-Moder., 4 miles, 500’ elev. gain) Snowshoe along the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trailto proposed Wilderness. Carpools depart from Portland. RSVP to Erik at ef@oregonwild.org or 503.283.6343 x 202.

Saturday, January 19 DIAMOND CREEK FALLS (Easy, 2.5 miles, nominal elev. gain)Take in stunning waterfallson this rewarding trip nearWillamette Pass. Carpoolsdepart from Eugene. RSVP to Chandra at cl@oregonwild.org or541.344.0675.

Saturday, January 26MIRROR LAKE (Easy, 3.5 miles, 800’ elev. gain)Trek to the popular MirrorLake trail offering stunningviews of Mount Hood.Carpools depart fromPortland. RSVP to Sean atss@oregonwild.org or503.283.6343 x 211.

Saturday, February 2TAMANAWAS FALLS(Easy, 4 miles, 400’ elev. gain) Visit beautiful TamanawasFalls in the upper HoodRiver valley. Carpoolsdepart from Portland.RSVP to Erik at ef@oregonwild.org or503.283.6343 x 202.

Saturday, February 9TOMBSTONE PRAIRIE(Mod.-Strenuous, 6 miles, flat)Enjoy mountain viewsnear Santiam Pass.Carpools depart fromEugene. RSVPto Chandra at cl@oregonwild.org or541.344.0675.

January 23, 6-7pm, OREGON WILD WEDNESDAY, Lucky Lab Brew Pub in SE Portland. They risk their lives to save others. They brave someof the harshest alpine conditions in the lower 48. And they do it all for free. They are Portland Mountain Rescue, one of the most experiencedalpine rescue teams in the country. Come hear how PMR plans and executes its missions. Learn about lives saved and lessons learned on theslopes of Mount Hood while you enjoy a visual journey to the mountain’s next new Wilderness areas! Free raffle for all attendees.

Save the date: April 3-6, KLAMATH BASIN TOUR Explore the “Everglades of the West”- the spectacular refuges of the Klamath Basin withOregon Wild naturalist Wendell Wood. Enjoy wildlife viewing, hiking and more. Lodging included. Get complete details via our e-mail alerts or call503.283.6343 x 223. You can sign up for our alerts at www.oregonwild.org/get-involved.

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