Newsletter of the Oregon Natural Resources Council
Protecting Oregon Since 1974
ONRC
Wild Oregon
Winter 2005 Volume 32, Number 3
ANNUAL REPORT 2005
ONRC
From the Director Dear Friends,
ONRC’S MISSION:
To aggressively protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy. MAIN OFFICE 5825 N. Greeley Avenue Portland, OR 97217 Phone: 503.283.6343 Fax: 503.283.0756 info@onrc.org www.onrc.org The email address for each ONRC staff member: initials@onrc.org (for example: rm@onrc.org) Executive Director......................... Regna Merritt x Conservation Director............................ Jay Ward x Director of Finance & Admin............ Candice Guth x Development Director...................... Joellen Pail x Conservation Program Mgr............... Steve Pedery x Web Site/Info. Systems Mgr..... Sumner Robinson x Adopt-a-Wilderness/GIS.............. Erik Fernandez x Volunteer Coord./Exec. Asst....... Nanci Champlin x Membership Coordinator......... Emily Lethenstrom x Office Manager................................. Jim Fenner x
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WESTERN FIELD OFFICE Mailing Address: P.O. Box 11648, Eugene, OR 97440 454 Willamette, Suite 202 & 203 Phone: 541.344.0675 Fax: 541.343.0996 Policy Analyst ................................ Doug Heiken x 1 Conservation Associate................. Chandra LeGue x 2
EASTERN FIELD OFFICE 16 NW Kansas, Bend, OR 97701 Phone: 541.382.2616 Fax: 541.385.3370 Eastern OR Field Rep......................... Tim Lillebo
SOUTHERN FIELD OFFICE Mailing Address: P.O. Box 151 Ashland, OR 97520 Street Address: 84 4th Street, Ashland Phone: 541.201.1058 Klamath Basin Wildlife Advocate......... Jim McCarthy Wildlands Advocate.......................... Wendell Wood
BOARD OFFICERS OF ONRC FUND President- Pat Clancy Secretary/Treasurer- Rand Schenck
BOARD MEMBERS Susan Applegate Jim Baker
Gary Guttormsen Tom Lininger
Brian Maguire Jan Wilson
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.
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By Regna Merritt
“Election Day has come and gone… Now more than ever, Oregon’s environment needs defenders.” One year has passed since I wrote those words in Wild Oregon. Since then, you have stepped up to the plate, joining us in steadfast advocacy to save Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife and waters for all. Together, we have won important battles and staved off many of the worst threats facing the wild! With your support, we persuaded Governor Kulongoski to take the first steps to oppose the Bush administration’s reckless scheme to open up our last roadless forests to bulldozers and chainsaws. We made strong gains in our Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness campaign and invite you to join us at a Wilderness Summit on Saturday, December 3rd (please visit www.onrc.org for details). We also won a landmark legal victory that will help save old-growth forests and succeeded in helping threatened coho salmon by overturning the Bush administration’s plan to strangle flows in the Klamath River. At the same time, we kept thousands of acres of old growth standing while informing family, friends and neighbors about threats to our land and water, and motivating them to take action. Despite these gains, there is still much to be done. The Bush administration continues to muzzle scientists in its campaign to strip protections from endangered fish and wildlife, including salmon - the icon of the Pacific Northwest. Even as I write, the administration is trying to remove Endangered Species Act protection from marbled murrelets, rare seabirds that fly dozens of miles out to the Pacific Ocean to feed and then faithfully journey home to their old-growth nesting trees each night. But while the Bush administration attacks Oregon’s precious natural heritage, 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 requirements and standards cannot be too high, and continuing environmental improvements must be made regardless of cost.” Protection of our land, air and water is a cornerstone of American values, and citizens of all political stripes are becoming fed up with cynical attacks on the resources we all treasure. Like many of you, I knew the 2004 election meant another tough four years for wildlands and wildlife and the people who value them. But I’m happy 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 together we can defend the values that make Oregon a special place to live, work and raise a family. Thank you defenders, for your strong work and advocacy throughout 2005. Your continued financial support and activism will 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 you and your loved ones this holiday season.
Cover: Fall colors emblazon the banks of a tributary of the McKenzie River in Willamette National Forest. Photo by Sandy Lonsdale
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Winter 2005
The Year in Review
Your Membership Made a Difference in 2005!
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 oldgrowth protection and small diameter thinning project to reduce fire risk to homes near Deschutes National Forest.
Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Gained substantial support for our wilderness proposal which would extend new protections to Cooper Spur, the Columbia River Gorge, the Mount Hood, Badger Creek, SalmonHuckleberry, Roaring River and Bull of the Woods forests.
Advanced Conservation Goals Represented conservation interests in the Central Oregon Partnership for Wildfire Risk Reduction, Project Wildfire, the Deschutes Provincial Advisory Committee and the NE Oregon Blue Mountains RAC.
Participated in roundtable discussions hosted by Congressmen Blumenauer and Walden. Defended wilderness proposal from off-road vehicles, water pollution and logging sales. Led Oregon Wild Campaign Efforts Led field tours for congressional staff, coordinated statewide Wilderness Week hikes for nearly 400, organized outings year-round, defended the Kalmiopsis and Eagle Cap Wilderness additions and mapped new wilderness for the Malheur, Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. Defended Roadless Rule Worked with Oregon’s premier outdoor recreation businesses to persuade Governor Kulongoski to defend 58.5 million acres of wildlands, including nearly two million roadless acres in Oregon. Published Oregon’s Legacy Wild Forests With World Wildlife Fund and the Conservation Biology Institute, released the first comprehensive evaluation of the importance of Oregon's roadless forest for clean drinking water, old-growth, salmon recovery, recreation and other values. Defended BLM Heritage Forests Activated citizens and used computer mapping analysis to document the importance of 2.5 million acres of BLM forestland, including old-growth reserves and drinking water sources.
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Won Victory for Old Growth Scored an important win for oldgrowth forests and dependent wildlife west of the Cascades in Oregon, Washington and northern California. (Survey & Manage/NW Forest Plan) Defended Drinking Water Helped pass landmark Eugene City Council resolution, worked with the Portland City Council to protect against new threats to Bull Run water and worked to protect water for Hood River, The Dalles, Lake Oswego, Oregon City and West Linn residents. Protected Oregon’s Threatened Forests Saved 18,265 acres of old-growth and/or roadless forests on the Mount Hood, Willamette, Deschutes, Umpqua, Siskiyou, Ochoco, Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla and the Fremont-Winema National Forests and Medford BLM.
Defended Fish and Wildlife Worked to protect threatened wildlife throughout Oregon including coho salmon, bull trout, bald eagles, lynx, pacific fisher, gray wolves, Siskiyou Mountain salamander and the recently discovered Scott Bar salamander. Secured Victory for Klamath Coho Salmon Won a courtroom victory to provide sufficient water in the Klamath River to prevent extinction of coho and communities dependent on a healthy river. Protected Taxpayers and Fish Helped defeat a lawsuit by Klamath irrigators that demanded $1 billion from U.S. taxpayers as compensation for programs to protect threatened and endangered fish.
Promoted Thinning of Plantations Supported efforts of the Siuslaw National Forest and others to thin plantations and protect old growth and wilderness.
Sought Balance in the Klamath Stood up to agribusiness interests seeking to continue an unfair subsidy that provides electricity for irrigation at 1917 rates, while forcing Oregon families and farmers in Medford, Pendleton, Bend and elsewhere to pick up the tab.
Defended Endangered Species Act Worked with commercial fishermen and Native Americans to build local and national support for the Endangered Species Act.
Worked to Bring Salmon Home to Oregon Launched a campaign to remove four aging dams from the Klamath River and welcome salmon home to Oregon for the first time in nearly a century.
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Winter 2005
Oregon Wild Campaign Update
By Jay Ward By Alex P. Brown ab@onrc.org
Will the Governor seek protection for all of Oregon’s roadless forests?
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regon’s remaining roadless wildlands, and the fish and wildlife that call them home, are a vital piece of our natural heritage. For nearly a decade, ONRC has been fighting to safeguard these special places through development and implementation of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Rule protected over 58 million acres of roadless lands in America’s National Forests, including nearly two million acres in Oregon. But 2005 has been a tough year for these forests. Last May, the Bush administration repealed the original Roadless Rule and replaced it with a state-by-state process that forces Governors who wish to protect roadless areas to submit a formal request. However, there is some good news. In September, ONRC joined with conservation groups from all across America to challenge the Bush administration in court. Similar to the challenge sought by Governor Kulongoski and the Attorneys General of California and New Mexico, we are seeking to overturn the administration’s reckless actions and restore protections to some of the last wild landscapes in the nation. October was another busy month, when ONRC joined with the Oregon Council of Trout Unlimited and others to launch a second challenge to the Bush administration’s repeal of the Roadless Rule. In this effort, we will force the Forest Service to respond to public demand for restoring roadless protections using the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). The Act gives citizens the right to
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ONRC Launches New Challenges to Roadless Forest Logging
petition the government to issue, amend, revoke or restore a federal rule. We encourage you to sign this petition (see below). When submitted, it will likely be the largest such petition in U.S. history. By taking on the administration with the petition and the legal challenge, ONRC will keep the issue in the eyes of the public and news media while increasing support for forest protection in the business community. For example, the Bend-based specialty outdoor products company Ruff Wear joined ONRC’s press release on the APA petition. “Oregon’s roadless wild forests provide our families and our customers with some of the best places
to get outside and hike, fish and camp. That's one of the reasons I moved my company to Oregon,” said Ruff Wear President Patrick Kruse. “Oregonians want these forests, and the rivers and streams that flow through them, protected for our children, not turned into clear cuts and parking lots.” We are doing everything in our power to restore protections to these last wild forests, but Governor Kulongoski must submit a formal request with the Forest Service’s Roadless Area Advisory committee requesting that every inch of the two million acres in Oregon protected under the 2001 rule be permanently set aside from development.
TAKE ACTION: Please sign the citizen petition that challenges the Bush administration’s repeal of the 2001 Roadless Rule by visiting us online at www.net.org/petition.php?partner=ONRC.
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Winter 2005
Old-Growth Campaign Update
By Tim Lillebo and Doug Heiken
ONRC fights to preserve the old-growth forests that define Oregon
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A few weeks ago I took a walk along a small stream in the Blue Mountains and marveled at the way the evening sun illuminated the openly spaced huge golden-cinnamon trunks of old-growth ponderosa pines.
West of the Cascades, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages over two million acres of public land - much of it mature and old-growth forest. These are some of the most productive and biologically rich public forests in the entire state.
This stand of old growth has survived wind, ice and drought. Fire played a natural role in sculpting it, as it has for nearly all eastside forests. The open, grassy, park-like groves of ponderosa that are so beloved by many Oregonians are the product of dozens of natural low-intensity fires. These blazes once burned through on regular cycles, clearing small trees and brush and leaving most mature trees untouched. But while the old-growth stands of eastern Oregon have survived fires and ice, whether or not they survive the Bush administration is an open question. The administration has announced plans to dismantle the “Eastside Screens,” an important forest safeguard that protects most live old-growth ponderosa over 21 inches in diameter. The “screens” were drafted in the early 1990s after a series of legal actions by ONRC and other conservation groups convinced the Clinton administration to protect the last fragments of old growth east of the Cascade Mountains. Today, the Eastside Screens are at risk. In another strike at eastside oldgrowth forests, the Bush administration recently dropped a key safeguard
In a backdoor deal with the logging industry, the Bush administration has begun to re-write BLM’s “Resource Management Plans” to eliminate protection for old-growth forests, salmon and other threatened wildlife that call them home. They want to remove up to 800,000 acres from the Northwest Forest Plan’s old growth and stream reserves, opening them to more clearcutting and development.
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Bush Administration Rewrites Old-Growth Protections
under the National Forest Management Act Planning Regulations. Since 1982, forest managers drafted forest plans consistent with “Species Viability Requirements” that protect mature forests and the wildlife that depend on them. Now the Forest Service is pushing forward with new forest plans without this safety net. In 2006, ONRC will continue to defend the amazing old-growth forests that define Oregon. We know we can count on you to be right there with us.
ONRC is working to stop BLM from allowing bulldozers and chainsaws into these forests. In a report released last month, ONRC, World Wildlife Fund and Conservation Biology Institute detailed how BLM could provide timber from young stands without logging any remaining old growth. Read the report online at www.oregonwild.org/OLWF.pdf. We thank our e-mail activists and Action Team Dispatch recipients for submitting comments to BLM in October! With over 75% of western Oregon forests already clearcut, it’s time for federal agencies like BLM to stop logging our last remaining old growth and focus instead on thinning the tree plantations that replaced these once magnificent stands. After all, healthy protected forests are one of Oregon’s most important natural assets.
TAKE ACTION: Learn more about the Bush administration and logging industry efforts to gut the Northwest Forest Plan online at www.oregonheritageforests.org/.
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A Safety Net for Wildlife
In September, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill sponsored by Richard Pombo (R-CA) and Greg Walden (R-OR) that seeks to severely weaken this landmark law. Today, this destructive legislation faces an uncertain future in the U.S. Senate. Special interests intent on weakening the Endangered Species Act often try to justify their actions by focusing on obscure species that are not popular with the public. But here in Oregon, the Act protects many of the values that make our state such a special place to live, work and raise a family.
“A river without fish is like a body without a soul.” -Timothy Egan
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For over thirty years, America's Endangered Species Act has provided a safety net for rare plants, wildlife and fish that have been pushed to the brink of extinction.
CANADA LYNX (lynx canadensis)
Status: Threatened Description: The Canada lynx is a secretive feline specially adapted to hunting rabbits and other small animals in snowy environments. Averaging only about 20 pounds in weight, these cats have paws as large as a cougar. These large paws serve as natural snow shoes. Oregon Habitat: Undeveloped forest areas at higher elevations. Because of their stealthy nature, lynx are difficult to detect and document. However, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has long recognized the presence of lynx and lynx habitat in Oregon, and there have been numerous documented lynx sightings in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Threats: Logging, mining, road building and other development. What ONRC is Doing: Logging has taken a heavy toll on the wild forests that lynx need to survive. ONRC has blocked logging projects that would destroy prime lynx habitat and our work to safeguard Oregon’s remaining roadless wildlands directly benefits these graceful cats by preserving the places they need to live, hunt and raise their young. ONRC is also working to convince USFWS to designate critical habitat areas for lynx in Oregon so that remaining wild areas can be identified and protected. •6•
NELSON'S CHECKER-MALLOW (sidalcea nelsoniana) Status: Threatened
Description: This beautiful native p was once common, but loss of ha to development and other destruc activities has taken a heavy toll. To only a handful of locations in Oregon shelter populations of this rare flower.
Oregon Habitat: Historically, the Nels Checker-Mallow was found throug the Coast Range and the Willam Valley, but currently there is only population center remaining in the C Range and four in the Willamette Valle
Threats: Dam building, developm invasive non-native plants.
What ONRC is Doing: ONRC opposed a proposal by McMinnville W and Light to build a dam on Walker Cr a tributary of the Nestucca River. The proposal would drown one of the strongholds of this rare flower in Oreg
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COHO SALMON Status: Threatened
Description: As anadromous fish, coho salmon spend much of their lives in the ocean and then return to their home rivers and streams to spawn. Adult coho can weigh as much as 30 pounds, but are more commonly 6-12 pounds. They generally spawn in small streams and creeks that feed into larger rivers. Coho salmon are especially susceptible to poor water quality, such as high temperatures and pollution. Oregon Habitat: Coastal rivers, lower Columbia River tributaries including the Sandy and Clackamas. Threats: Logging, dams, water diversions and development. What ONRC is Doing: For nearly a decade, ONRC has worked to boost river flows, remove dams and reduce pollution to protect coho and other native fish in the Klamath Basin. In October, we won a landmark legal victory for coho that overturned the Bush administration's lethal water management plan, protecting both the salmon and the Native American and commercial fishing communities that depend on them. In addition, ONRC’s work to safeguard old-growth forests and the few remaining undammed rivers in the Coast Range also greatly benefits these icons of the Pacific Northwest. ONRC Wild Oregon
GRAY WOLF (canis lupus)
Status: Endangered Description: The largest canid in the world, the gray wolf is an extremely social animal. Wolf packs work together to hunt and raise their young. The symbol of American wilderness, gray wolves were officially extirpated from Oregon in 1946. Oregon Habitat: Wolves were once widely distributed throughout Oregon. Recovering populations in Idaho have enabled these charismatic animals to migrate into eastern Oregon. Threats: Habitat destruction, illegal hunting and cars. What ONRC is Doing: ONRC has worked to strengthen Oregon’s wolf recovery plan and opposed state legislation that would undermine wolf recovery. We are fighting to stave off federal delisting under the Endangered Species Act and our Oregon Wild Campaign seeks to preserve the large backcountry public lands that wolves need.
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(haliaeetus leucocephalus) Status: Threatened
Description: With a wingspan of over six feet, an adult bald eagle is a majestic bird and our national emblem. Bald eagles mate for life and return to the same nest year after year. These nests can reach up to five feet wide. They have outstanding vision that allows them to spot prey in open country over almost a three square mile area from 1,000 feet in the air. Oregon Habitat: Along the Oregon coast and west of the Cascades with small populations in eastern Oregon. The wildlife refuges of the Klamath Basin are home to the largest wintering population of bald eagles in the lower 48 states. Threats: Bald eagles were nearly driven to extinction by pesticide use and habitat destruction, but they have made a remarkable comeback since gaining Endangered Species Act protection. Current threats include logging, irrigation, development, the decline of salmon and illegal poaching. What ONRC is Doing: ONRC’s work to protect and restore the wetlands of the Klamath Basin preserves critical habitat for eagles and other migratory birds. In 2001, an ONRC court challenge forced the Bush administration to provide enough water for wetlands to ensure the survival of Klamath Basin bald eagles. Winter 2005
By Jay Ward
Conservation Director’s Report
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Looking forward to 2006 and the coming challenges
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ith tremendous gratitude for the support from ONRC members like you, we cast our eyes forward to the year ahead. Endangered Species Act In late September, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 3824, a bill to gut the landmark law that protects rare plants, fish and wildlife from extinction. Four of Oregon’s five House representatives opposed this dangerous threat to Northwest icons like the coho salmon. Now the battle moves to the Senate, where Oregon Senators Wyden and Smith will demonstrate whether or not they believe in protecting America’s wildlife heritage for future generations. Loosening logging rules “Categorical Exclusions” (CEs) were designed to allow non-controversial actions with few environmental
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impacts to proceed without the rigorous environmental analysis required of more potentially damaging projects on public land. But 1,000 acre logging operations can have huge environmental impacts. And that's what Judge Singleton said on October 19th, when he ruled against the Bush administration’s CE logging program for National Forests. Then, in a move calculated to provoke public backlash, the Forest Service threw a “timber tantrum” and shut down all CE related activities, including weddings, hikes and even the cutting of the nation’s “Christmas tree.” Judge Singleton immediately directed the Forest Service to return to normal with CEs for non-logging projects. End of story? Probably not. We expect Congress to take a run at passing legislation that waives environmental analysis for large, destructive logging sales. Stay tuned!
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Yet, using language direct from the marketing mavens of Madison Avenue, Congressmen Greg Walden (R-OR) and Brian Baird (D-WA) are poised to undermine forest protections in order to expedite logging on forests recovering from fire. Though a bill has yet to be introduced, it will likely surface by the time you read this. Joellen Pail
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Logging after natural disturbance Yellowstone National Park was allowed to regenerate naturally after fire and it has healed beautifully. Here in Oregon, natural healing after fire resulted in some of our most stunning old-growth forests and is evident in many of our wilderness proposals.
This legislation will likely permit the construction of logging roads into Inventoried Roadless Areas -sources of Oregon’s cleanest watersand remove the requirement that the government adequately analyze the effects of logging and/or consider alternatives. A law that allows the logging industry easy access to our last pristine forests is a recipe for ecological disaster and ruins any chance that these lands will ever be protected as Wilderness. ONRC will hold our elected officials accountable for any efforts to let bulldozers and chainsaws into these backcountry wildlands. With your continued support and engagement in 2006, we’ll work hard to pass down to our children and grandchildren clean water, abundant wildlife and truly healthy forests to use and enjoy. Please keep your comments, e-mails, letters and faxes coming!
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Rivers and Watersheds - Klamath Basin
By Wendell Wood
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Explore Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges
Catch a glimpse of the spring migration - greatest wildlife spectacle in the west!
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magine a vast network of lakes, marshes and rivers located in an isolated pocket of high desert along the Oregon and California border, teeming with an incredible variety of fish and wildlife. By visiting the region’s six National Wildlife Refuges, you can still catch a glimpse of the magnificent wetlands that once covered the area.
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Despite huge changes in the Klamath Basin over the last century, you can experience the awesome spectacle of thousands of Snow and Ross Geese take flight in the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. snow geese rising off the marsh in unison, their thundering wing Lower Klamath National Wildlife Road. This road goes past large beats and raucous honking drowning Refuge, at times a center of the sections of the Lower Klamath out all other sound. region’s conflict over water, is an National Wildlife Refuge and offers excellent place to see migrating excellent wildlife viewing! For nearly a decade, ONRC has geese, ducks, bald eagles, white worked to protect and restore the pelicans and herons. A 10-mile tour To learn more about Klamath Basin wildlife refuges of the Klamath Basin route along a gravel road is a popular wildlife, please check out our Birding and Recreation link at and to help Oregonians discover their way to view the birds. www.onrc.org/programs/klamath. beauty. If you'd like to visit the refuges, March and April are the best Take Highway 97 south of Klamath html#rec. months to observe the spring migra- Falls to the Oregon/California tion of hundreds of thousands of border. Immediately upon entering (See page three for ONRC’s 2005 Klamath Basin waterfowl and other birds. California, turn left on Stateline accomplishments.)
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A Fond Farewell to Julie Papavero
After four years of energetic and dedicated service, Julie Papavero has left ONRC’s Board. In addition to her important work on the Political and Finance Committees, she helped develop our new three
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year strategic plan. Julie also guided us on communications, urging the use of more images and stories of the places we work so hard to protect. A skilled birder, Julie brings depth and insight to all our outings. We treasure our wonderful memories of Klamath and Mount Hood trips and look forward to more time together in the field. Thank you so much, Julie!
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Welcome Jim Fenner!
ONRC is delighted to introduce Jim Fenner, the new Office Manager at our Portland headquarters. A native Oregonian, Jim is a retired engineer and avid angler who crafts awardwinning custom split bamboo fishing rods. Jim helped educate hunters and anglers about the Roadless Rule at state and county fairs in 2004.
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Membership and Financial Year in Review
Thank You Major Donors and Evergreen Society Supporters! Jeremy Hall
Your solid financial support in FY 2005 helped protect Oregon’s wild places
Anonymous Margie Adams Sally Adelman & Gregory Doyle Mary Allardt Wong Gordon Allen Michael Annus Ralph Appoldt Jim Arneson Jim & Judy Baker Mari Baldwin Maureen Barckley Tom Bard Lois & John Barry Scott Becker & Whitney Nye Jane Beckwith Douglas Beebe Ann Russell Bellman & Michael Woods Katherine & Vern Bensching Alan Berenzy James Berry & Kim Carlson Sean Bevington David Birkes Paul Bocci III Mary Lou Boice Kate & Dean Bolinger David Boston Scott Bowler Kathleen Boyarski Anna Braun & Dave Leith Lisa Brenner & Tom Stibolt David Brewer Susan Brodesser Rachel & Jay Brown Allie & Don Brown Victor Buenzle Bonnie Bunch Linda Burdick Atwill Sherry & James Burles David Burleson Joel Burnett Charles & Nancy Byles Cynthia & Rod Cada Ken & Leslie Cadien Larry & Lori Callister Katherine Cameron Charlotte Campbell Wendy Campbell Wayne & Christopher Wayne Lynn Cardiff Jane Carlsen & John Estrem George & Fanny Carroll John Cartmell & Carmel Wimber Barbara & Ken Cerotsky Nanci Champlin Peter Charvat Richard G. Chenoweth, MD Pat Clancy & Beth Caruso Galen Clark Gary Clarke Franklin & Joanne Cleland Anthony Clouse William & Linda Cloyd Joseph Cohoon & Connie Anderson John & Leslie Conery Irene Conroy Kristen & Bill Conwell John & Phyllis Courtney John Crabbe & Jeri Janowsky Linda & Jim Craig Kristi Cramer Susan & Jack Crosby Sally Cross & Mark Hahn Robert Cruser Cheyne Cumming
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John Cunningham Lou Ann Curtsinger & Chuck W Shelton Robert Dady Theresa & Richard Daley Janet Danforth Roland & Judy De Szoeke Nancy Deboard Jody & Dan DeLand Jim & Dory Delp Harry Demaray Marci Denison Bill Deutschman Mary & Bob Devore Carel Dewinkel & Kathy Scanlan Lorena Dornfeld Kathi Downing Steve Doyle George & Margo Earley Stephen & Susan Ebner Bob Eckland & Amy Hammond Lauren Esserman & Jon Kart Edward Feldhousen & Jeanette Skelton Feldhousen Scott Fernandez Charles Ferranti & Mary Kay Burke Donald Fontenot C.E. Win Francis Constance Frenzen & Jeff Walton Roger Galka Robert & Martha Gamblin Karen Garber & John Desmarais Mark Gardiner & Mary Nolan Stu Garrett, MD Linda Garrison & Greg Trouslot George Gibson Tom Giese & Nora Lehnhoff Paul & Sandra Gifford Glenn Gillis Peter Glade Marvin & Muriel Goldman Phil Goldsmith & Susan Newman Debora Goldstein Glenda Goodrich Tracy Grammer Julia Gray Miriam Green Dale Greenley Ron & Linda Greenman Michael Greenstreet, MD Peggy Grimes Horace & Martha Grobert Winthrop Gross Gary & Jan Guttormsen Glen Guttormsen David & Nancy Hall Edward & Colette Hall Fred & Jean Hall Charles Hall Dennis Hall Roger Hall Blair Halperin & Darlene Quinn Halperin Debbie Hamlin Darcey Schultz Hanita Dick Hanson William & Barbara Harris Arley & Mira Hartley Richard Hay L.R. Heavey James Hecht Mike & Chris Helm Susan Helmer Dick Hentze Helen Herner
Joseph Hessler & Ruthann Maguire Dennis Higgins John & Wendy Hitchcock Dr. Jan Hodder Robert & Mary Holmstrom Amy Houchen & Richard Wise Howard Houseknecht Philip Howell & Kathryn Boula Steve Hurst George Hutchinson Jeanette & Donald Jackson Nigel Jaquiss & Margaret Remsen Robert Jensen Aaron Jensen Bruce Johnson Tony Jones Kathy Jubitz & Steve Hawley Penelope & Jack Kaczamarek John Kaib, MD & Sherold Barr Kaib Ben Kaminash Erika & Tom Kane Susan Kass & Wayne Englander Andrew Kaza Gordon & Katherine Keane James Keesey Dorothea Kelsey Susan Kem Peter J. Kendall Helen Kennedy Dan & Heather Kent Charles & Reida Kimmel Anya King & Alex Hill Phyllis Kirk John Kirkwood Gary & Sharon Kish Joseph Kling David & Suzette Koch Patti Koehler & Kate Krider John Koenig & Deborah Toobert Roger Kofler Molly Kohnstamm Spencer Krueger & Mary Lefevre Caroline Kurtz & Mark Rasmussen Steve Lambros & Laurie Gerloff Jeannette Lawrence Dorothy Layman Ursula & Charles Le Guin Robert Lee Jr. Bryan Lessley & Tina Stupasky Rebecca Lester Bob Lester Norbert & Christine Leupold Terry & Stephanie Lewis James & Julie Lewis Kathleen R. Lewis Karen Lillebo Conny & Walter Lindley Scott & Joy Linn Robert & Carolyn Litak Alan Locklear & Marie Valleroy Leslie & Patrick Logan Mark & Pamela MacDonald Brian & Liz Maguire Sharon Malek Susan Markley Michael & Gloria Marlowe Todd Martin & Carri Munn Jessica Martin Carrol Maurer Frances & Joe Mazzara Stephen & Cindy McCarthy John & Michele McKay Richard & Marjorie McManus Judith McMillan
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Wes & Mary McNamara Loriann McNeill Kerry McPhail Susan Meade Mates Glenn Meares Ethan & Vicky Medley Roger Mellem Regna Merritt Jim Middaugh & Anna Goldrich Laura Miller & Kevin Chudy Vic & Shirley Miller Jayme & Jason Miller Michael Miller Cecilia Moens & Garry Hamilton Jolynn Moore Kathryn Moreland Beata Moreno Catherine & Marty Morrow Paul Mort Carole Most & Leon Laptook William Mull Osgood Munger Nara Nayar David & Denise Newbold Kieu Oahn Nguyen & Michael Roth Janet & Henry Nielsen Mary Belle O'Brien Marietta & Earnest O'Byrne John R. O'Connor Cathie & Gordon Olcott Molly O'Reilly & Stephen Lockwood Mariner Orum Carol Paddock Nieba Paige Joe & Joanne Pail Joellen Pail Julie Papavero & Terry Kem III Christopher Parsons Thomas Partridge & Colleen Stewart Charles Patton Robert Patton Susan Pflaum Quarterman Lawrence Pierce Torsten Pihl Suzy Piluso David Pilz Sandra Polishuk Will & Mabel Pool Brian Posewitz John & Sandy Potter Haven & James D. Power Shannon & John E Poynter Bonnie Baldwin Prange Gregory & Kelly Prusynski Sandra Pullella Margaret Purves & Patricia Kellogg Katherine Raaum Daniel Raleigh Ann Marie Rasmussen Jeanean Rauch Richard Ray Indica Rebelle Genevieve Reid & Mark Schulein Mary Reinard & Alistair Williamson John & Phyllis Reynolds Steven Ritchie & Susan Murray Karla Ritter Arnold & Kaye Rochlin Mark Rose Johan Rosenberg Dick & Jeanne Roy Meg Ruby & Jonathan Lindgren Helen Rueda Sheryl Sackman David Sauer
Theodore Sawyer Rand Schenck Edward Schmidt Judith Schwartz Sorrel Jim Scott Dr. Tom Seddon Stan Seleen Ken Serkownek Howard & Manya Shapiro Debbi Sharp Ian Shelley Jay Sherrerd & Mary Penn Hunting Paul Shirkey Karen & Glenn Shirley Paul Shively Linda Shockey & Carolyn Kardinal Jill & Scott Shoen Robert & Marilyn Shotola Terence & Lonnie Shumaker Monica Simmons Rob Sims & Laura Hudson Sarah Small Betty Smith & Peter Korn Karen & Kelly Smith Catherine Smith Tammy Smith Susan Sogard Terrence Soltz Doug Spiro Randall Sprick Fran Stevenson Katy Stokes Dorald Stoltz Susan Strauss Robert & Marilyn Stubbeman Micah Sunshower Klatt Eric Sweetman & Penelope Schott Charles Swett Ann Tattersall Gary & Esther Tepfer David Thomas Sylvan Thompson Peter Thompson Nicole & Matt Thorburn Thomas & Debbie Thrall Elizabeth Tilbury-Marquard Carol Tingle Walt & Karen Trandum Carol Trezona Ann Turner & Catherine Bax Timothy & Janet Turner Paul & Lory Utz Marc Valens & Anne Golden Richard & Michele Van Pelt Lewis & Susan Van Winkle Carolyn & Ralph Vanderslice David & Christine Vernier Brigitte Von Platen Mary Jo Wade David Wade Mark Waggoner Grant Warrens Cynthia Wayburn Marjorie Wazeka Carol & Jerard Weigler Family Vonda Welty Sarah Wetjen Michael & Janey Wiederhold Tom & Gloria Wiemann Margaret Wiese Rahmana Wiest & Daniel Rhiger David Wilkins & Serena Crawford Curtis Williams
...and the thousands of friends who gave up to $250!
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2005
Thank You Members, Foundations, Businesses and Supporters We couldn’t succeed without you!
REVENUES FY 2005 Bequests 7% Other* 7%
EXPENSES FY 2005
Memberships 15% Contributions 35%
Wildland, Wildlife & Water Protection 68%
Fundraising 10%
Administration 10% Klamath Basin 7%
Grants 36%
Lobbying 5% These charts represent revenue and expenses for ONRC Fund. * Includes merchandise sales, event income, in-kind gifts and other miscellaneous revenue. For more specific information, please contact Candice Guth, Director of Finance and Administration, at 503.283.6343 x 219.
Gifts in Honor of Friends & Loved Ones
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Greg Braden Walter Brodie Mary Jane Cedarface Michael & Dawn Chadwick Kathryn Cleland-Sipfle & Bill Sipfle Doug & Peggy Coffman Anna Grzeszkiewicz Robert & Dori Jones Kathleen Mackris Grant & Emily Miller-Francisco Teresa Montgomery & David Kennedy Karen Olsen Loretta Rielly Jessica Roberts & Josh Berezin Sumner Robinson Carmen & Paul Sorenson Walt & Karen Trandum Marilyn Viccaro Barbara & R. Bastian Wagner Dori Wendler-Jones Bequest Robert Wilson ONRC celebrates the memory of Morley R. Turner who, Susan Whyte & Irving Wiswall through his generous bequest, left an enduring legacy Linda & David G. Young for the Oregon he loved.
Donor-Advised Gifts David Axelrod & Marilyn Couch Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Dave Carter Memorial Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. David E. Hall, Earth Account, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Julie & Terry Kem Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Ken & Colleen Lewis Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Scott Lewis & Laura Rose-Lewis Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation John & Anne Marks Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund McKenzie River Gathering Foundation, directed by Rex Burkholder & Lydia Rich McKenzie River Gathering Foundation, Anonymous Montag Family Foundation of the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund John & Janet Sherman Family Fund of The Oregon Jewish Community Foundation
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Congratulations Newlyweds and Thank You for Encouraging Wedding Gifts to ONRC! Alex Brown & Erin Madden Joseph Cohoon & Connie Anderson Allen Poole & Brita Johnson
Foundations, Businesses & Matching Gifts from Employers Bullitt Foundation City of Portland Environmental Services Columbia Gorge Environmental Foundation The Conservation Alliance Earth Friends Wildlife Foundation Earth Share of Oregon ESRI Product Distribution Hewlett Packard Jubitz Family Foundation Kaminash & Associates, LLC L.P. Brown Foundation The Larch Company The Lazar Foundation Mazamas The Mitzvah Foundation Nike Oregon Community Credit Union Patagonia Portland General Electric Reader's Digest Foundation REI Social Justice Fund Northwest Sperling Foundation United Way Whole Systems Foundation Wiancko Charitable Foundation Wilburforce Foundation World Reach, Inc.
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Oregon Natural Resources Council invites you to join us for an evening of discovery at our
Le wis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration F RIDAY, D ECEMBER 9, 2005
6 - 9 P. M .
O REGON H ISTORICAL S OCIET Y - M ILLER PAVILION 1200 SW PARK AVENUE , P ORTLAND
Enjoy a private tour of Lewis and Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition at the Oregon Historical Society and learn about exciting new developments in the Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Campaign. Plus Hosted Wine and Beer, Hors D’oeuvres by Devil’s Food Catering, Special Guest Speakers ONRC & Orlo Announce the Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Photo Contest Winner
$25. ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ONLY. RSVP BY DECEMBER 2.
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