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Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund Advisory Committee

October 6, 2021, 9:00am-12:00pm and 2:00pm-4:30pm

Location: Online only.
ZoomGov Meeting ID: 161 707 2853; Passcode: 961698

Meeting Materials:

Printable Agenda (pdf)
Governor’s Task Force on Outdoor Recreation Report
Request for OCRF Staff Position
Proposal from Elakha Alliance
Grantee Updates:

Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund Advisory Committee

Members Resources
  • Dr. Karl Wenner (Chair, Klamath Mountains)
  • Mauricio Valadrian (Vice Chair, at-large)
  • Tim Davis (Northern Basin & Range)
  • Chris Hager (at-large)
  • Maret Pajutee (East and West Cascades)
  • Jane Hartline (Willamette Valley)
  • Mark Stern (at-large)
  • Kelly Timchak (Nearshore and Coast Range)

Non-voting members:

  • Commissioner Mark Labhart – Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission
  • Cailin O'Brien-Feeney - Director, Oregon Office of Outdoor Recreation
  • Davia Palmeri, Conservation Policy Coordinator, ODFW
  • Michelle Tate, Executive Assistant, ODFW
  • Derek Broman, ODFW Carnivore Furbearer Coordinator
  • Travis Shultz, ODFW Access & Habitat Program Coordinator
  • Richard Heap, Restoration & Enhancement Board Chair
  • Ana Meza, Rose Community Foundation
  • Rich Hatfield, The Xerces Society
  • Bob Bailey, The Elakha Alliance
  • Renee Davis, OWEB

 

Agenda

Time Topic and Objectives Lead
9:00 15 min 00

Call to Order, Introductions and Sharing

Chair Wenner

 

Objective:  Get started and catch up with each other.

9:15 5 min 01

Review and Approve Meeting Minutes

Chair Wenner

     

Objective:  Review and approve minutes from July 15 and August 30 meetings.

9:20 20 min 02

Current Funds Status

Davia Palmeri

 

Objective: Receive information on the status of fundraising, recent appropriations, and expenditures to date.

9:40 20 min 03

Future Committee Membership and Committee Management

Davia Palmeri

  Objective 1: Share information on the status of Committee member appointments to this Committee
Objective 2: Review request from ODFW to fund a staff position to support the OCRF program.
10:00 20 min 04

Recommendations of Outdoor Recreation Task Force & Existing OPRD Programs/Funding Streams

Cailin O’Brien-Feeney

 

Objective: Consider the state’s outdoor recreation priorities and the existing funding opportunities.

10:20 20 min 05

OWEB – Wildfire Recovery Investments Update

Renee Davis, OWEB

 

Objective: Receive information from OWEB on upcoming funding and other opportunities related to recovery from the 2020 and 2021 fire seasons

10 Minute Break
10:50am 10 min 06

Grantee Update: Feasibility Study: Restoring Sea Otters to the Oregon Coast

Bob Bailey, The Elakha Alliance

 

Objective: Update from a recently completed OCRF project.

11:00am 20 min 07

Access & Habitat Board

Travis Schultz, ODFW A&H Coordinator

 

Objective: Receive information on ODFW’s Access & Habitat Board’s funding priorities and existing work.

11:20am 20 min 08

Restoration & Enhancement Board

Invited: Rich Heap, Chair

 

Objective: Receive information on ODFW’s Restoration & Enhancement Board’s funding priorities and existing work.

11:40 am 10 min 09

Beaver Update and Research Needs

Derek Broman, ODFW Carnivore & Furbearer Coordinator

 

Objective: Receive information on the Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Beaver Management Working Group and ODFW staff recommendations for questions that could be address using OCRF funds.

11:50 10 min 10

Morning Reflections

All

 

Objective: Capture themes, ideas, and questions for future Committee discussion.

LUNCH BREAK
2:00pm 15 min 11

Public Comment

 
 

Objective: Invite members of the public to comment on today’s agenda items or strategic priorities for the OCRF.

2:15 10 min 12

OCRF Grantee Update: Western Bumblebee Atlas

Rich Hatfield, The Xerces Society

 

Objective: Update from a recently completed OCRF project.

2:25pm 10 min 13

OCRF Grantee Update: Exploring Nature in Lents

Invited: Ana Meza, Rose Community Development

 

Objective: Update from a recently completed OCRF project.

2:35 20 min 14

Restoration & Enhancement Board

Richard Heap, Chair

 

Objective: Receive information on ODFW's Restoration & Enhancement Board's funding priorities and existing work.

2:55 55 min 15 ODFW Conservation Strategy Priorities

Davia Palmeri

  ODFW Conservation Strategy Priorities
3:50 30 min 16

Preparing for OCRF Long Term Planning

All

 

Objective 1: Share observations about the conservation funding and conservation priorities discussed today.
Objective 2: Identify decisions to be made at next meeting.

4:20pm 10 min 17

Meeting Wrap up & Next Steps

Chair Wenner

 

Objective: Adopt virtual meeting schedule for the foreseeable future.

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