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Vol. 15, No. 384 • December 17, 2021 • FREE!
Dave Shively named as the new director of Watersheds Council By TIM HIRSCH For the Sun
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Sleigh? Santa arrives on a dory to greet children during the Kiawanda Community Center’s Christmas Bazaar Pioneer Museum awarded grant from Oregon Heritage Commission Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $380,000 in grants to 31 organizations throughout the state — including the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum. The grants will help fund a variety of projects including collection preservation and access, research, oral history, exhibits, and performance projects. And, in the Pioneer Museum’s case, the grant will help create and promote a cultural heritage tourism passport program. Award amounts ranged from $350 to $20,000. Others receiving awards included Albany Regional Museum (Albany), Architectural Heritage Center (Portland), Baker Heritage Museum (Baker City), Big Butte Historical Society (Butte Falls), Burns Paiute Tribe (Harney County), the City of Independence (Polk County), the City of Pendleton (Umatilla County), Constructing Hope Pre-Apprenticeship
Program (Portland), Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum (McMinnville), Harney County Historical Society, the High Desert Museum (Deschutes County), Jefferson Historical Society and Museum (Jefferson), Keizer Heritage Foundation (Keizer), Klamath County Museums (Klamath Falls), Lincoln County Historical Society (Newport), Miracle Theatre Group (Portland), Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (Portland), Oregon Arts Watch (Portland), Oregon Black Pioneers (Salem), Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, (Portland), Phoenix Historical Society Museum, Portland Art Museum, Portland Chinatown History Foundation, Portland Japanese Garden, Salem Art Association, Siuslaw Pioneer Museum (Florence), The Immigrant Story (Hillsboro), Vanport Placemaking Project (Portland), Willamette Falls
Trust (Oregon City), and World Stage Theatre (Portland). Offered by the Oregon Heritage Commission, the grant program is for qualifying organizations, and is offered once per biennium for projects that conserve, develop or interpret Oregon’s heritage. The Commission works to secure, sustain and enhance Oregon’s heritage. The Commission consists of nine members appointed by the governor and nine agency advisors. Members are chosen from state agencies and statewide organizations, and represent diverse geographical and cultural backgrounds. The Commission is part of Oregon Heritage, a division of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. To learn more about the Oregon Heritage Grant or the Oregon Heritage Commission, visit oregonheritage.org or contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.gill@oprd.oregon.gov or 503-986-0685.
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fter more than 20 years as a geography professor, Tillamook resident Dave Shively is returning to his roots. Shively, who grew up in Eugene and Corvallis and later earned both a master’s and PhD in geography from Oregon State University, recently stepped in to lead the Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake Watersheds Council’s restoration efforts. Though he did indeed work a couple decades in academia, first at Central Michigan University, followed by 17 years at the University of Montana, he says before he caught the geography bug his initial plan was to become a fishery biologist. It is with that in mind Photo by Tim Hirsch that he says he’s essentially came DAVE SHIVELY is new executive director of full circle. Nestucca, Neskowin Even at and Sand Lake WatersMontana he heds Council. dealt with issues relating to watershed restoration. He taught courses there in Community & Environmental Planning, coordinated that program, chaired the department for four years, worked with the Clark Fork Task Force and the Clark Fork and Kootenai River Basins Council, and conducted research on water resources management in Montana and the Columbia River basin. “I certainly enjoyed my time in academia, but I’m also kind of a practical, hands-on kind of guy,” Shively told the Sun. “I do a lot of applied work, historically. And I worked with watershed organizations ever since I began teaching at the university.” He said he feels fortunate — and honored — to be selected as the Watersheds Council’s executive director. “I see that the council has been super effective in the basic work that it does in terms of improving watershed conditions for fish and nature,” he said. “The council has been really effective. It’s been highly competitive and probably the number one performer in this region.” He added that it’s a past he’ll seek to honor as he strives to build on its legacy. “Even though the council has been so effective with its projects, we’re going to be looking for more,” he said. “Since arriving three and half weeks ago, I’ve been diving into all of the current projects and our engagement with a bunch of partners — including the Salmon Superhighway and the Hebo Stewardship Group.” For more information about the work of the Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake Watersheds Council, as well as its upcoming monthly meetings, visit nestuccawaters.org.
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