ODFW Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Oregon Conservation & Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting

January 7th 2025, 1:00pm-3:30pm

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Members
  • Dr. Karl Wenner (Chair, Klamath Mountains)
  • Mauricio Valadrian (Vice Chair, at-large)
  • Maret Pajutee (East and West Cascades)
  • Jane Hartline (Willamette Valley)
  • Mark Stern (at-large)
  • Kelly Timchak (Nearshore and Coast Range)
  • Dr. Sristi Kamal(at-large)
  • Liza Jane McAlister(Columbia Plateau & Blue Mountains Ecoregion)
  • Jim Hammett (Northern Basin & Range)

Non-voting members:

  • Commissioner Mark Labhart – Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission
  • Jenna Marmon, Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept
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ODFW Staff:

  • Reva Gillman, OCRF Coordinator, ODFW
  • Sarah Reif, Habitat Division Administrator, ODFW
  • Tiffany Caldwell, Grants Administrative Specialist, ODFW

Guest Presentation:  

  • Joe Liebezeit, Cara Gates, Bird Alliance of Oregon
  • James Whelan, Klamath River Project Manager, CalTrout, and Cal Poly Humboldt Graduate Student

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Agenda

Time Topic and Objectives Lead
1:00 25 min 00 Call to Order and OCRF Member Updates Chair Wenner

Objective 1: Roll call of members.
Objective 2: Members provide updates since last meeting.
1:25 5 min 01 Review and Approve Meeting Minutes Chair Wenner

Objective: Review and approve minutes from November 5, 2024. Motion on meeting summaries
1:30 10 min 02 OCRF Business Items Reva Gillman

Objective 1: Review of OCRF program updates.
Objective 2: Opportunity for project scoring questions and/or technical review questions.

1:40 5 min 03 OCRF Strategic Communications Planning Update Vice-Chair Valadrian

Objective 1: Provide update on communications consultant planning with Quinn Thomas.
1:45 15 min 04 OCRF Project Presentation James Whelan, Cal Poly Humboldt

Objective: Project update on the OCRF-sponsored project “Continuing the upper Klamath Basin Juvenile Chinook Salmon Release Study” by Cal Poly Humboldt.
Objective 2: Opportunity for Q and A with the Advisory Committee members

2:00 5 min 05 Public Comment Reva Gillman

Objective: Invite members of the public to comment on today’s agenda items or strategic priorities for the OCRF.
2:05 10 min 06 BREAK
2:15 15 min 07 OCRF Project Presentation Joe Liebezeit, Cara Gates

Objective 1: Update on the OCRF-sponsored project: "Plover Patrol Program" by Bird Alliance of Oregon.
Objective 2: Opportunity for Q and A with the Advisory Committee members

2:30 30 min 08 RFP Future planning Reva Gillman

Objective 1: Opportunity for RFP discussion and future planning.
3:00 10 min 09 Meeting Wrap up & Next Steps Chair Wenner

Objective 1: Summarize and identify outstanding decisions.
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