Vol 34 #2 - Summer-Fall 2007 by Oregon Wild

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Formerly Oregon Natural Resources Council (ONRC)

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Summer/Fall 2007 Volume 34, Number 2

Inside: g armin W l a b o l G ts and Fores

From the Director

By Regna Merritt

Dear friends, With heart and soul, he worked to protect pure drinking water. A conservation champion, Joe Miller, Jr., died at the age of 96 in June, 2007. Every day I miss his loving friendship.

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Working since 1974 to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife and waters as an enduring legacy.

A physician, Joe was a public servant who fought for decades to protect public health and the Bull Run Reserve, the source of drinking water for over one-quarter of all Oregonians. Joe loved nature and wanted it to remain unspoiled. When he discovered illegal clearcuts and trespass in the Bull Run in the 1970s, Joe went to court to stop it. He won. Unfortunately, the law protecting Bull Run was then changed to shrink the boundaries of the reserve and to allow human entry and logging.

MAIN OFFICE 5825 N. Greeley Avenue Portland, OR 97217 Phone: 503.283.6343 Fax: 503.283.0756 www.oregonwild.org The e-mail address for each Oregon Wild staff member: initials@oregonwild.org (for example: rm@oregonwild.org) Executive Director.......................... Regna Merritt x 214 Conservation Director........................ Steve Pedery x 212 Director of Finance & Admin.............. Candice Guth x 219 Development Director......................... Mark Perin x 223 Wilderness Coordinator.................. Erik Fernandez x 202 Roadless Wildlands Advocate............. Bill Erickson x 210 Outreach Coordinator................... Nanci Champlin x 203 Membership Coordinator................. Morgan Lange x 213 Membership Asst.& Office Admin....... Alaina Smith x 200 Wildlands Advocate............... Wendell Wood 707.218.8355 Klamath Wildlands Advocate... Jim McCarthy 503.283.8396

Joe set out to right this wrong and never gave up. Along the way he inspired new friends and activists. Indeed, it was Joe Miller who inspired me to leave the world of medicine to become a conservationist. Joe’s landmark work eventually contributed to the establishment of two federal laws that prohibited damaging logging and expanded the boundaries of the Bull Run Management Unit. Here at Oregon Wild, our work builds on Joe’s love for nature and his call for citizen action. Indeed, never has there been a more urgent need to protect our forests. According to a 1996 British scientific report, deforestation has contributed 18% of all global warming pollution.

WESTERN FIELD OFFICE Mailing Address: P.O. Box 11648, Eugene, OR 97440 454 Willamette, Suite 203 Phone: 541.344.0675 Fax: 541.343.0996 Conservation & Restoration Coord........ Doug Heiken x 1 Western OR Wildlands Advocate........ Chandra LeGue x 2

Joe appreciated the complex, complementary nature of living systems, and he was not surprised to learn that forests protect us from the carbon pollution rapidly heating our planet. Our forests can “breathe in” and safely store carbon for centuries. Protection and restoration of the Pacific Northwest’s forests is one of many critical actions we must take to stave off unwelcome warming and to stabilize our water supplies. It’s also one of the easiest and most cost-efficient measures we can embrace.

EASTERN FIELD OFFICE 16 NW Kansas, Bend, OR 97701 Phone: 541.382.2616 Fax: 541.385.3370 Eastern OR Wildlands Advocate................... Tim Lillebo

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Joe's forest legacy benefits those who live far from his Oregon home and those of us fortunate enough to live here and drink from the pure waters of Bull Run. Please join me in raising a glass to celebrate his spirit, vision, and accomplishments. As you will learn in this issue of Oregon Wild, it is time to redouble our efforts to protect and restore our forests – not just for their beauty and their role in protecting our drinking water, but because they can help save the Earth.

President- Pat Clancy Secretary- Rand Schenck Treasurer- Megan Gibb Susan Applegate Jim Baker Gary Guttormsen

Mike Helm Chad Kromm

Brian Maguire Jane Malarkey Jan Wilson

ONRC ACTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

For the Earth,

President- Pat Clancy Secretary- Jan Wilson Treasurer- Megan Gibb Susan Applegate Mike Helm Tom Lininger Jim Baker Chad Kromm Brian Maguire Gary Guttormsen Rand Schenck Oregon Wild is a tax-exempt, non-profit charitable organization. ONRC Action is a tax-exempt, non-profit social welfare organization. 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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Cover: 2006 outdoor photo contest winner: Wahkeena and Fairy Creeks in the Columbia River Gorge, by Greg Lief. Access our photo contest winners’ gallery online to view the entire photo: www.oregonwild.org/hikes_events.

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By Doug Heiken

Special Global Warming Feature

New Oregon Wild report documents how forests can curb global warming

he debate over global warming ended this year when over 1,000 scientists from around the world released a series of new reports that strongly link human activities to global warming. These reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlight the urgent need for action to address the ways that global warming will affect the systems that sustain life on Earth. As detailed in the new Oregon Wild report Forests, Carbon, and Global Warming, Pacific Northwest forests have an important role to play in slowing this worldwide crisis. Climate change is perhaps the most serious and far-reaching environmental threat we face. From an increase in forest fires to melting glaciers on our Cascade peaks, global warming already threatens Oregon's quality of life. Researchers predict a further decrease in soil moisture and winter snow pack. Global warming will likely harm native fish and wildlife,

erode our coast, and increase summer drought. It presents serious consequences for our water supplies, crops, our economy, and our very survival. While reforms are needed in energy use and transportation, we must address one significant part of the problem right now: irresponsible logging over the last century that has contributed significantly to the carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution that threatens our planet. According to a recent scientific report commissioned by the British government, 18% of global warming emissions are the result of deforestation. Forests are the most significant terrestrial stores of living carbon. Functioning as the lungs of the Earth, forests “breathe” in CO2 pollution and store massive amounts of it in their trunks, roots, and soil. In fact, old-growth forests are one of nature's most efficient means of capturing and storing CO2 pollution

because they can store this carbon for centuries. To provide options for future generations, we must help make forests more resilient to global warming. We can do this by preserving their full diversity of life and maintaining the building blocks necessary for the profound restructuring to come. We should also expand our system of protected areas to give forests and wildlife room to migrate. To allow forests to fulfill their full potential for storing carbon, we need to let them grow. We must protect our old-growth forests from reckless logging and development while allowing young forests to become large and complex. These actions, consistent with ongoing efforts to conserve fish and wildlife habitat and our own quality of life, are actions we can take today to help save the Earth as we know it.

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Protect Old-Growth Forests and Save the Planet

TAKE ACTION: Learn more about how global warming may impact Oregon by reading the new Oregon Wild report Forests, Carbon, and Global Warming online at www.oregonwild.org/oregon_forests/global-warming-and-forests.

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By Steve Pedery

Special Global Warming Feature

An Opening for Permanent Old-Growth Forest Protection Greg Lief

Oregon Wild seizes historic opportunity to protect these Northwest icons

of Land Management (BLM) forestlands from the protections of the Northwest Forest Plan, gut safeguards that protect rivers and streams, and abolish the “look before you log” surveys that protect the rare and sensitive wildlife that depend on old-growth trees to survive.

Today, the phrase conjures up sentimental images of giant trees, pristine water, and abundant wildlife a glimpse of what Oregon was like before the advent of chainsaws, bulldozers, and log trucks. With this progress comes an historic opportunity to once and for all protect the last old-growth forests that remain.

For decades, Oregon Wild has been on the front line defending oldgrowth forests from these attacks, and we've won many important legal victories. However, we cannot win every battle, and there is a real danger that tens of thousands of acres of old-growth forests will be opened to chainsaws before Bush leaves office.

While old-growth protection is now supported by an overwhelming majority of Oregonians, it is not supported by the Bush administration. Working hand in hand with the logging industry, the Bush administration has fought to weaken protections for these beloved forests. They have attempted to remove nearly two million acres of Bureau

That is why Oregon Wild will seize upon a new opportunity to win federal legislation that will protect our last old-growth forests from logging and development forever. Now that scientists recognize the important role that old-growth forests can play in slowing global warming, the need for protecting them has never been more urgent.

Fortunately, the 2006 election resulted in a Congress much more friendly toward forest and public-land protection. Oregon's Senator Ron Wyden now chairs the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Representative Peter DeFazio now serves as the only Oregonian on the House Natural Resources Committee. Both have expressed a strong desire to advance legislation that would protect old-growth forests and the coming months will be critical. An old-growth protection bill may be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this fall! Please contact your elected officials today and urge them to permanently protect this natural heritage as a legacy for future generations. Encourage your friends and family to do the same and together we will make the public's voice heard. Over 30 years of blood, sweat, and tears by Oregon Wild activists and others have helped create this historic opportunity. Now the hard work really begins.

Brian Maguire

here was a time in Oregon when the phrase “old-growth forest” represented the bitter conflict over the clearcut logging that destroyed vast stretches of public land, smothered salmon spawning streams, and drove many species to the brink of extinction.

TAKE ACTION: Legislation to protect Oregon’s old-growth forests is long overdue! Please contact Senator Wyden (503.326.7525) and Senator Smith (503.326.3386) and urge them to introduce and pass a bill to protect Oregon’s last remaining old-growth forests.

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Special Global Warming Feature

By Erik Fernandez

Protected reserves will store carbon and shelter migrating wildlife

growth forests. They are currently planning to clearcuts in the Zane Gray roadless area in the Wild Rogue Wilderness proposal.

007 is shaping up to be a memorable year for Wilderness protection in Oregon. Momentum to protect areas throughout the state is gaining ground in Congress and will likely result in federal Wilderness designation for at least several areas before the end of the year. This progress bodes well for Oregon's role in helping to slow global warming by protecting the forests that help store carbon.

To the east of Copper Salmon and the Wild Rogue is Soda Mountain. While designated as the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument in 2000, the backcountry of the monument remains threatened. National Monument protection is only as good as its management plan. Under the Bush administration, the plan has loopholes large enough to drive a log truck through. Only through Wilderness protection will Soda Mountain's pristine backcountry endure.

Leading the list of potential new Wilderness areas is the Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness, a source for clean drinking water, outstanding recreational opportunities, and important wildlife habiThese proposed Wilderness tat around Mount Hood reserves will play an and in the Columbia important role in helping to River Gorge. After several curb global warming by years of working through As global warming shifts climate zones, a larger system of Wilderness reserves will storing carbon. As climate different versions of bills, provide wildife with the habitat they will need to survive in the future. change shifts preferable the Oregon Congressional wildlife habitat, a larger system of delegation appears to be on the tion for one of the most productive Wilderness reserves will provide brink of a final agreement. In fact, salmon runs in the lower 48 states: wildlife with room to maneuver and the full Senate is expected to vote the Copper Salmon Wilderness profind the habitat they will need for on a bill early this fall. The posal near Port Orford. survival in the future. proposal would protect salmon spawning grounds in Roaring River, Also gaining ground is the Wild Just how much Wilderness will 1,000-year-old cedar trees in Big Rogue proposal, home to the be protected this year remains to Bottom, and diverse wildlife habitat spectacular rafting and fishing be seen, but there is a lot of potenin Fifteenmile Creek. opportunities of the world-famous tial. One thing is certain: Oregon Rogue River. Protection for the Wild will remain at the forefront Southern Oregon is also a hotbed Wild Rogue is needed soon to stop of this effort. Expect to see more on for Wilderness designation this the Bureau of Land Management this topic in the news over the year. Working with our allies there, (BLM) from continuing its Dark coming months. we're getting closer to seeing protec- Ages practice of clear-cutting old© Darryl Lloyd

Nanci Champlin

Wilderness Offers Hope for Slowing Global Warming

TAKE ACTION: Call Oregon’s congressional delegation today and urge them to protect Wilderness in Oregon this summer that includes Mount Hood, Copper Salmon, Wild Rogue, Soda Mountain and Spring Basin. Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard to be connected: 202.224.3121.

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Special Global Warming Feature

By Tim Lillebo

Eastside Forests Face New Threat: Global Warming Greg Lief

Scientists predict drier summers and more forest fires in eastern Oregon

have worked my entire life to protect eastern Oregon's oldgrowth ponderosa pine forests. To me, there's nothing better than walking among stands of majestic old-growth pines with golden trunks and star-like clusters of long, green needles. These forests were born of fire, but decades of human interference have taken a toll. Now, as these forests face the threat of global warming, human intervention may hold the key to their survival. In the past, low-intensity ground fires would clear the forest of brush and small trees every 10-20 years. This would allow thick-barked, fireresistant pines to develop into park-like stands of old growth. But logging, grazing, and a century of fire suppression has created unnaturally dense stands of trees and brush that grow up under the old-growth pines. This provides a ladder for fire to climb into the crowns of ancient trees and burn entire stands. This is exactly what happened to 5,000 acres of virgin forest in the Mill Creek Wilderness.

Oregon hotter, drier summers and an increase in fires and fire intensity. This all leads to a blacker future for ponderosa pine forests unless steps are taken to restore them to their natural condition.

Thinning is not for all forest types. Any thinning must have safeguards to protect the soil, streams, wildlife, and the fire-resistant old-growth trees.

Twenty years ago, I said, “Stop all cutting.” Today science and uncharacteristicly hot forest fires have shown us that leaving the pine forests of eastern Oregon alone may not be the only answer. Prescribed fire and small-tree thinning may be necessary to help them be more resilient to fire, insects, and global warming. But we should proceed with caution.

Prescribed fire and small tree thinning may not always be pretty, but to protect and restore eastern Oregon's old-growth forests it may be necessary. Together with your ongoing support, Oregon Wild will continue to advocate for sensible, science-based projects and hope that, despite global warming, future Oregonians may also walk among majestic old-growth pines.

Already much of the West's lowelevation, dry-pine forests grow on the margin of survival, withstanding low moisture and hot, dry summers. Now many scientists warn that global warming could bring to eastern

Larry Olson

Unfortunately, this pattern is becoming commonplace across the West. Recent “stand replacing” fires in old-growth wilderness forests have also burned in Monument Rock, Black Canyon, parts of Hells Canyon, and North Fork John Day.

Small tree thinning and prescribed fire may be necessary to protect and restore the park-like stands of old-growth ponderosa pines of eastern Oregon.

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By Chandra LeGue By Alex P. Brown ab@onrc.org

Old-Growth Campaign Update

Common Ground in the Coast Range

Alex P. Brown

Restoring former clearcuts helps the forest and the economy Oregon Wild has worked with visionary leaders within the Siuslaw National Forest to improve the health of our forests along Oregon's central coast. Today, the Siuslaw National Forest is recognized nationally for its efforts and serves as a model to other agencies for non-controversial logging while supporting a sustainable local economy.

Sumner Robinson

In the summer of 2005, Oregon Wild jumped at the opportunity to help expand forest and watershed restoration by participating in a new collaborative group based in the Alsea River watershed in the central Coast Range. Since then, a diverse group of local residents, watershed council members, forest workers, fish and wildlife experts, and conservationists have worked Oregon Wild works to shift federal agencies away from logging old-growth like this and toward a responsible program to with the Siuslaw National Forest thin and restore the millions of acres of dense tree plantations that have replaced much of western Oregon’s native forests. and Salem District Bureau of Land nowing that over 90% of plantations that have replaced much Management (BLM) to develop projects Oregon's old-growth forests of western Oregon's mature and old- that will improve fish and wildlife have already been logged or growth forests. habitat. Currently, the Forest Service developed, some may wonder what is moving ahead with a large-scale Plantation thinning, carefully done, hope we have that our public forestproject in the lower Alsea basin with promotes a more natural forest the group's blessing and participation. lands can slow global warming and structure needed by wildlife and provide the clean drinking water and helps the forest resist disease With a 20- to 30-year supply of fish and wildlife habitat on which we and forest fire. Responsible thin- young plantations in need of depend. Happily, efforts by federal ning can help restore health to thinning and other restoration, management agencies with support our watersheds, provide a livable Oregon Wild hopes that the Siuslaw from groups like Oregon Wild are climate and supply long-term National Forest will continue to increasingly putting their eggs in the employment for local contractors. “restoration” basket to secure these serve as a model for sustainable, forest benefits for future generations. widely supported restoration pracIn 2002, a new federal pilot program tices for other public-land managers While the damages of clearcutting for “stewardship contracting” was in the region. Together with your won't be repaired in our lifetime, introduced to provide forest managers support, Oregon Wild will work Oregon Wild supports a responsible with new tools and incentives to tirelessly to “protect the best and restore program to thin and restore the restore plantations and improve fish the rest.” Our future old-growth millions of acres of dense tree and wildlife habitat. Since then, forests depend on it.

TAKE ACTION: Please tell Medford BLM District Manager Tim Reuwsaat to follow the lead of the Siuslaw National Forest by thinning tree plantations instead of logging our last old-growth forests. 541.618.2200, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR, 97504, or Medford_Mail@blm.gov.

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Wilderness Campaign Update

By Nanci Champlin

Hundreds of Adventurers Enjoy Wilderness Week 2007 John McAnulty

Oregon Wild and our partners connect people to places worth protecting

Wahclella Falls Family Hike Photo by Mark Perin

Tidbits Mountain Hike Photo by Greg Lief

Brice Creek Family Hike Photo by Chandra LeGue

THANK YOU, PARTNERS! American Rivers, Audubon Society of Portland, Bark, Clackamas River Basin Council, Curry County Chapter Sierra Club, Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Hood River Wilderness Committee, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Mazamas, Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center, Oregon Natural Desert Association, Soda Mountain Wilderness Council, Siskiyou Project, Trout Unlimited, Umpqua Watersheds, and the U.S. Forest Service. Also, thanks to everyone who shepherded or photographed a Wilderness Week hike! Metolius River Natural History Hike Photo by Jan Wilson

Eagle Creek Hike (Clackamas) Photo by Darryl Lloyd

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Upper MIddle Fork Willamette River Hike Photo by Melody Clarkson

Boulder Lake Hike Photo by Andrea Norris

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Tamanawas Falls Hike Photo by Darvel Lloyd

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Healthy Rivers and Watersheds

By Jim McCarthy

Media Exposes Role of Politics in Klamath Policies

n the drought-plagued Klamath Basin, science has long taken a back seat to sweetheart deals and political favoritism. Under the Bush administration, fish and wildlife have been left high and dry, while water flows to powerful irrigators.

Those days may be ending. U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-WV), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, recently announced hearings to investigate charges that Vice President Dick Cheney personally overturned fish restoration efforts in the Klamath Basin, sending scarce water to Explore the Klamath Basin with Oregon Wild! Join us for fall multi-day trips to the beautiful wildlife refuges of the Klamath. Contact Nanci to receive details when they are available at nc@oregonwild.org or call 503.283.6343 ext. 203. irrigators instead of fish, despite objections from scientists. Klamath's natural resources for up 300 miles of former habitat and That action led to the massive fish political gain. In 2003, the Wall Street bring the salmon home to Oregon. kill that claimed over 70,000 adult Journal alleged that the political Klamath River salmon in 2002. The agendas of White House advisor Karl For years, Oregon Wild has pushed for catastrophe, together with ongoing Rove, not science, had driven major the creation of a voluntary program to kills of water-starved baby salmon federal decisions in the Klamath. compensate irrigators who are willing each spring, led to fishing restrictions And in 2002, U.S. Representative to permanently reduce water use in the that devastated Oregon's commercial Greg Walden (R-OR) killed a $175 Klamath and restore rivers and salmon industry. million restoration bill for the streams. This would not only help the Klamath that would have benefited environment but also ensure a more A Washington Post investigation both salmon and irrigators. stable water supply for irrigation. uncovered Vice President Cheney's role in this tragedy. Among other Despite these scandals, Oregon Today the Klamath Basin stands at things, the report alleges Cheney Wild continues to advocate for fair a crossroads. This latest scandal demanded that natural resources and cost-effective solutions in the and the coming investigations into managers cut water for salmon to Klamath, such as phasing out Cheney's actions are yet another favor well-connected irrigators. commercial farming on the Tule example of why Congress needs to According to the Post, Cheney Lake and Lower Klamath National act to resolve the environmental wanted to reward political allies and Wildlife Refuges to improve habitat crisis facing the Klamath Basin. win reelection votes for Senator for wildlife, cut pollution entering Continuing to leave the Klamath at Gordon Smith (R-OR). the river, and reduce the demand the mercy of the Bush administration for water. We have also helped is a recipe for disaster. This isn't the first time politicians champion the removal of the lower have been caught sacrificing the four Klamath River dams to open Brett Cole

Brett Cole

Congress to investigate Cheney for overriding science and meddling in Klamath affairs

TAKE ACTION: Urge our senators to pass legislation that will phase out commercial farming on the refuges, remove the lower four Klamath River dams, and fund a voluntary program to compensate farmers willing to permanently reduce water use. Wyden: 503.326.7525, Smith: 503.326.3386.

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Summer/Fall 2007

By Regna Merritt

Inside Oregon Wild

Farewell

Morgan Lange recently joined our staff

Big thanks go to Matt Fisher, who recently left Portland to join his true love in Bellingham, Washington. Matt did a fabulous job in teaming up with Oregon conservationists, outdoor recreation businesses, and a nationwide coalition to defend the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. He also developed new support for the Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007, recently introduced in both houses of Congress. We thank you for your fine work, Matt, and wish the best for you and Bridget!

as Membership Coordinator. Once a resident volunteer at the Hawksbill Sea Turtle Conservation Project in the Yucatan, she most recently worked with Audubon Society in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Fueled with a passion for conservation, Morgan has taught environmental education and enjoys community outreach. She also loves hiking, backpacking, camping, and rock climbing. Morgan received a B.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona, Tucson. Please contact her with questions about your membership or to receive e-alerts and hike invitations.

Bill Erickson, our new Roadless Wildlands Advocate, has worked as a professional backpacking guide and as a whitewater rafting guide. In 2006, he initiated the Salmon to the Sea expedition, a river trip retracing the migration route of sockeye salmon from the headwaters of the Salmon

Kiliii Yu

Welcome

Bill Erickson, Oregon Wild’s new Roadless Wildlands Advocate

River in Idaho through the Columbia. This incredible kayak trip raised awareness of the plight of wild salmon and generated new support for salmon restoration. Bill will work with outdoor enthusiasts and recreation businesses to expand Oregon Wild's outdoor education and outreach efforts. He'll also work with Oregon Wild members and sister groups to build support for permanent protection for Oregon’s roadless wildlands.

Christine Caurant left Oregon Wild in July to pursue a career in outdoor education. We’re so grateful for her stellar organization of Wilderness Week, which introduced over 1,000 friends to the splendor of Oregon's backcountry. A conservation biologist and naturalist, she informed and inspired the public through snowshoe trips, hikes, and other adventures. Christine also worked hard to protect and restore old-growth forests, waters, and wildlife in the Clackamas River watershed. We’ll miss you, CC!

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Summer/Fall 2007

By Mark Perin

Your Oregon Wild Membership

Help Us Meet Our Challenge Grant by September 30th! Erik Fernandez

Maximize your donation before the Earth Friends Wildlife Foundation Challenge Grant ends!

Erik Fernandez

Thanks to folks like you, we're over halfway toward meeting our $75,000 goal that will allow us to receive a significant challenge grant from the Earth Friends Wildlife Foundation! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see your donation go further. Renew your membership or make an additional gift today and help Oregon Wild reach our goal by September 30th. Your support makes a difference!

Get the New Oregon Wild T-Shirt Let the world know you want to help keep Oregon a special place They're available for $12 or you can get one for FREE when you become a monthly or quarterly donor by joining our Evergreen Society before September 30th. We’ll even throw in a free copy of our beautiful coffee table book, Oregon Wild: Endangered Forest Wilderness.

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Take a Walk on the Wild Side this Fall! Jim Berry

Space is limited so pre-registration is required. Get complete details at www.oregonwild.org Sat., August 25: South Waldo Lake Hike (Moderate - strenuous, 8 miles, 1000’ elevation gain) Explore scenic views, meadows, and mountain lakes as you feast on wild huckleberries. RSVP to Chandra at cl@oregonwild.org or 541.344.0675. Sat., August 25: Salmon River Canyon Hike (Moderate, 6 miles, 500’ - 700’ elevation gain) Hike through old-growth forests along the river and enjoy scenic vistas of the valley in the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness. RSVP to Bill at be@oregonwild.org or 503.283.6343 x 210. Sat., September 15: Boulder Lake Hike (Moderate, 5 miles, 1,100’ elevation gain) Explore the aquamarine waters of this lake hidden between old-growth forests and high mountain cliffs. RSVP to Bill at be@oregonwild.org or 503.283.6343 x 210.

3 Indicates a Members Only workshop. See page 11 to learn how you can join Oregon Wild.

Workshops will be postponed to the next day if significant rain is forecast. RSVP only if you will be able to attend either day. RSVP to Nanci at nc@oregonwild.org or 503.283.6343 x 203.

3 Sat., October 20: Larch Mt. Mushroom and Plant

Sat., September 22: Drift Creek Wilderness Hike (Moderate - strenuous, 6 miles, 1200’ elevation gain) Explore the little-known Wilderness in the lush Oregon Coast Range. RSVP to Chandra at cl@oregonwild.org or 541.344.0675. Sat., October 13: McKenzie Headwaters Hike (Moderate, 6 miles, fairly flat) Enjoy crystalline waters, unique geology, and old-growth forests of the McKenzie River headwaters. RSVP to Chandra at cl@oregonwild.org or 541.344.0675. Sat., October 20: BLM Old-Growth Forest Hike (Easy - moderate,1 - 3 miles, fairly flat) Visit some of the oldest and biggest trees hidden away on Bureau of Land Management land. RSVP to Chandra at cl@oregonwild.org or 541.344.0675.

Join Oregon Wild Naturalist Wendell Wood for a Mushroom and Plant ID Workshop in the Mt. Hood National Forest:

ID Workshop (Moderate, 3 miles, 200’ elevation gain and 450’ elevation loss) Visit the old-growth forest groves on Larch Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge. Mon., October 22: Eagle Creek Mushroom and Plant ID Workshop (Moderate, 4 - 5 miles, 800’ elevation loss) Hike through old-growth forests along the westernmost end of the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness. Wed., October 24: Herman Creek Mushroom and Plant ID Workshop (Moderate, 4 miles, 500’ elev. gain) Explore the old-growth groves on Herman Creek in the Columbia River Gorge.

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