Since 2006, a great number of private landowners, conservation groups, watershed councils, land trusts, outdoor interest groups, tribes, municipalities, agencies, consultants, and others have helped to implement many of the recommendations in the Oregon Conservation Strategy. For the 10-year update, many of these organizations and individuals contributed ideas and expertise.
The ODFW thanks everyone who contributes toward the Oregon Conservation Strategy goals of protecting Oregon’s fish, wildlife, and habitats!
Stakeholder Advisory Committee
For the 10-year update, ODFW convened a Stakeholder Advisory Committee. The committee reviewed drafts of updated content, offered guidance for keeping the content and format relevant to their partner organizations, and circulated notifications for the review process throughout the state.
| Organization | Contact(s) |
|---|---|
| Association of Oregon Counties | Mark Nystrom (Bob Bovett, alternate) |
| Audubon Society of Portland | Bob Sallinger |
| Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts | Kelley Beamer |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Elizabeth Ruther |
| Institute for Natural Resources | Sara Vickerman |
| Network of Oregon Watershed Councils | Ryan Gordon |
| Oregon Association of Conservation Districts | Mark Saelens (Jerry Nicolescu, alternate) |
| Oregon Cattlemen’s Association | Jerome Rosa |
| Oregon Chapter of American Fisheries Society | Troy Brandt |
| Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society | Leslie Bliss-Ketchum |
| Oregon Farm Bureau | Jennifer Dresler and MaryAnne Nash |
| Oregon Forest Industries Council | Seth Barnes |
| Oregon Habitat Joint Ventures | Bruce Taylor |
| Oregon Hunters Association | Steve Hagan |
| Oregon Small Woodlands Association | John Westall (Jim James, alternate) |
| Oregon Wild | Quinn Read |
| Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation | Tim Greseth |
| Oregonians For Food and Shelter | Scott Dahlman |
| Oregon State University Extension | Dana Sanchez |
| Portland Metro | Jonathan Soll |
| Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation | Rick Larson (Dave Wiley, alternate) |
| The Nature Conservancy | Cathy Macdonald |
| The Wild Salmon Center | Greg Block |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Fund | Mia Sheppard |
| Travel Oregon | Kristin Dahl |
| Trout Unlimited | Tom Wolf |
| Trust for Public Land | Kristin Kovalik |
| Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission Liaison | Holly Akenson |
| U.S. Forest Service | Josh Chapman |
| U.S. Geological Survey | Nicole DeCrappeo |
| Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board | Renee Davis-Born and Eric Hartstein |
| Oregon Department of Transportation | Cidney Howard and Chris Maguire |
| Oregon Department of Forestry | Andy Yost |
| Oregon Water Resources Department | Alyssa Mucken and R. Craig Kohanek |
| Oregon Department of Agriculture | Margaret Matter |
| Bureau of Land Management | Lee Folliard and Bruce Hollen |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service | Tom Makowski; Jeremy Maestas; Michael Merrill |
| U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | Rollie White and Craig Rowland |
| Oregon Department of Environmental Quality | Rian vanden Hooff |
| National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration | Rob Walton |
| Oregon Department of Land Conservation & Development | Amanda Punton |
Technical reviewers
Technical experts helped update the content to reference current efforts, new science, and relevant initiatives. Organizations and individuals who served as technical reviewers or contributors throughout the 2016 Conservation Strategy update included:
| Organization | Contact(s) |
|---|---|
| American Bird Conservancy | Bob Altman |
| Association of Northwest Steelheaders | Norman Ritchie and Bill Kremers |
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | Anna Schmidt |
| City of Salem | Patricia Farrell |
| Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District | Clair Klock |
| Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians; Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde; Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs | Natural resources program leaders and biologists |
| Oregon Department of Environmental Quality | Heather Tugaw; Smita Metha; Wade Peerman; Debra Sturdevant; Karla Urbanowicz |
| Oregon Department of Land Conservation & Development | Katherine Daniels and Jeff Weber |
| Oregon Department of State Lands | Kathy Verble |
| Greenbelt Land Trust | Mike Pope |
| Institute for Applied Ecology | Rebecca Currin |
| Independent | Kristi Boken; Jay Bowerman; Laura Brophy; Tom Burke; Charlotte Corkran; Gregory Green; Jane Hartline; Tim Hiller; Frank Isaacs; Gary Ivey; James Bergdahl; Rebecca O’Neil; Pat Ormsbee; Chris Rombough; Dana Ross; Al Smith |
| Institute for Natural Resources – Oregon State University | Jimmy Kagan |
| Institute for Natural Resources – Portland State University | Theresa Burscu |
| Intertwine Alliance (Portland Metro area) | Michael Wetter and David Cohen |
| Klamath Bird Observatory | John Alexander and Kate Halstead |
| League of Oregon Cities | Tracy Rutten and Erin Doyle |
| Lewis and Clark College | Carol Macbeth |
| Oregon Biodiversity Information Center | Eleanor Gaines |
| Oregon Department of Agriculture | Kelly Amsberry; Jordan Brown; John Byers; Jim LaBonte; Bob Meinke |
| Oregon Department of Forestry | Kyle Abraham; Marganne Allen; Brad Knotts |
| Oregon Department of Energy | Todd Cornett |
| Oregon Invasive Species Council | Paul Heimowitz and Wyatt Williams |
| Oregon/Washington Partners in Flight | Aaron Holmes |
| Oregon State University | John Bailey; Meghan Dalton; Dan Edge; Clint Epps; William Gerth; Christian Hagan; Chris Marshall; Bob Mason; Phil Mote; Trent Seeger; Lindsey Thurman |
| Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission | Fran Recht |
| Portland State University – Center for Lakes and Reservoirs | Mark Sytsma and Robyn Draheim |
| Sierra Club | Rhett Lawrence |
| The Nature Conservancy | Steve Buttrick; Dan Bell; Debbie Pickering; Gway Kirchner; Leslie Bach; Mark Stern; Michael Schindel; Ken Popper |
| The Wetlands Conservancy | Esther Lev |
| Tillamook Estuary Partnership | Laura Philips |
| Trust for Public Land | Owen Wozniak |
| University of Oregon | Adam Novick |
| University of Washington | Michael Case |
| U.S. Forest Service | Ray Davis; Dede Olson; Tiffany Young |
| U.S. Geological Survey | Mike Adams; Bruce Bury; Chris Pearl |
| U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | Rebecca Chuck; Gary Cooper; Scott McCarthy; Tom Miewald; Kevin O’Hara; Madeline Steele |
| Waterwatch of Oregon | John Devoe and Brian Posewicz |
| Weyerhauser | Mike Rochelle |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Sean Matthews |
| Oregon Wildlife Institute | Dave Vesely |
| Willamette Partnership | Sara O’Brien; Bobby Cochran; Nicole Manness |
| Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation | Emilie Blevins; Sarina Jepsen; Candace Fallon; Scott Black; Mace Vaughan; Rich Hatfield |
ODFW Staff
Conservation Strategy Team: Andrea Hanson; Arthur Rodriguez; Martin Nugent; Lindsay Adrean; Susan Barnes; Simon Wray; Audrey Hatch; Christina Donehower
Contributors and Reviewers: Todd Alsbury; Ron Anglin; Greg Apke; Brian Bangs; David Banks; Craig Banner; Sue Beilke; Herman Biederbeck; Kevin Blakely; Rick Boatner; Robert Bradley; Nancy Breuner; Brian Ratliff; Jim Brick; Chase Brown; Steve Cherry; Shaun Clements; Cilla Coe; Tom Collom; Todd Confer; Doug Cottam; Jackie Cupples; Meghan Dugan; Leonard Erickson; Danette Faucera; Craig Foster; Tom Friesen; Jon Germond; Erin Gilbert; Colin Gillin; Kevin Goodson; Bernadette Graham-Hudson; Mike Gray; Sara Gregory; Scott Groth; Karen Hans; Mike Harrington; Corey Heath; Bob Hooton; Matthew Hunter; Greg Jackle; Aaron Jenkins; Dave Jepsen; Matt Keenan; Jason Kirchner; Rod Klus; Chris Knutsen; Rod Krahmer; Ann Kreager; Greg Krutzikowsky; Autumn Larkins; Nick Leonetti; Randy Lewis; Kenny Loffink; Stuart Love; Tod Lum; Art Martin; Steve Marx; Pat Mathews; Curt Melcher; Holly Michael; Philip Milburn; Tonya Moore; Michael Moore; Tom Murtagh; Nick Myatt; Anne Mary Myers; Shivonne Nesbit; Steve Niemela; Dave Nuzum; Justin Primus; Polly Rankin; Martyne Reesman; Sarah Reif; Kelly Reis; Eric Rickerson; Tom Segal; John Spangler; Tom Stahl; Nancy Taylor; Laura Tesler; Jeremy Thompson; James Torland; Ryan Torland; Scott Torland; Don VandeBergh; Dan VanDyke; Joy Vaughan; Tim Walters; Kelly Walton; Trevor Watson; Michelle Weaver; Brian Wolfer; Chris Yee; Jeff Ziller
Cover Photo Credits
Banner: Pacific marten, USFWS; monarch butterfly, Derek Ramsey, Wikipedia; Greater Sage-Grouse, Jeannie Stafford, USFWS; coho salmon, BLM; red sea urchin, Scott Groth; northern red-legged frog, Martyne Reesman, ODFW; northwestern pond turtle, Keith Kohl, ODFW; western lily, ODA
Featured image: Buckhorn Lookout in the Blue Mountains ecoregion, Martin Nugent, ODFW