Soil and Water Conservation Commission |
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Overview |
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Governing legislation In 1981, the Oregon Legislature established the Soil and Water Conservation Commission under ORS 561.395, to provide for coordination between Oregon's Soil and Water Conservation Districts and the department. Prior to 1981, the commission was an independent agency with agency policy-making authority. When the commission was incorporated into the Department of Agriculture (ODA), its policy-making authority was changed to authority to recommend policy to the director of the department.
Purpose and function The function of the commission is to advise and develop policy with the department in the administration of its duties. To assist with this advisory role, the chair of the commission, by statute, is also a member of the State Board of Agriculture. The commission also has a major role in overseeing the grant programs to districts, including the technical assistance and administrative assistive funds.
The commission provides assistance and direction to Oregon's 45 conservation districts and coordinates with the department, the division, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Oregon State University (OSU), the Oregon Association of Conservation Districts (OACD), and the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB).
Membership The commission consists of seven members appointed by the director of ODA. Each member must be a citizen of the state of Oregon and a director of a conservation district board at the time of appointment. Commission members serve staggered four-year terms.
Commission members each represent different regions of the state and often times a specific natural resource expertise. Commission member are not salaried and serve as volunteers. In addition to per diem, they receive reimbursement for actual and necessary travel expenses as a result of the performance of their official duties.
The commission has non-voting advisory members, who represent various state and federal agencies, and other organizations. Current advisors represent NRCS, the National Association of Conservation Districts, OSU Extension Service, OACD, the Oregon Department of Forestry, and OWEB. The Natural Resources Division provides staff support for the commission.
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Members |
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Name | Geographic Areas | Address/Phone | Term | Doug Krahmer Chair
| Clackamas County SWCD East Multnomah SWCD Linn SWCD Marion SWCD Upper Willamette SWCD
| 19664 Arbor Grove Road St. Paul, OR 97137 doug.k@bhf-ag.net 503-678-6180 | 2012 | Marilyn Rice | Coos SWCD Curry County SWCD Ft Rock/Silver Lake SWCD Illinois Valley SWCD Jackson SWCD Josephine SWCD Klamath SWCD Lakeview SWCD
| 5480 Rogue Valley Hwy. Central Point, OR 97502 emrice@q.com 541-664-1785 | 2012 | Tim Kerns | Baker Valley SWCD Burnt River SWCD Eagle Valley SWCD Keating SWCD Malheur County SWCD Union SWCD Wallowa SWCD
| 45306 Schoolhouse Road Haines, OR 97833 takerns@bmi.net 541-856-3494 | 2009 | Vacant | Gilliam County SWCD Grant SWCD Harney SWCD Monument SWCD Morrow SWCD Umatilla SWCD Wheeler SWCD
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| | Dan Logan Vice Chair | Clatsop SWCD Columbia SWCD Tillamook County SWCD Tualatin SWCD West Multnomah SWCD
| 19830 NW Dixie Mountain Road North Plains, OR 97133 danlogan@easystreet.net 503-647-5213 | 2010 | Barbara Boyer | Benton SWCD Douglas SWCD Lincoln SWCD Polk SWCD Siuslaw SWCD Umpqua SWCD Yamhill SWCD
| 12255 Boyer Rd. McMinnville, OR 97128 gourmethay@onlinemac.com 503-472-5974 | 2012 | Mel Omeg | Crook County SWCD Deschutes SWCD Hood River SWCD Jefferson County SWCD Sherman County SWCD Wasco County SWCD
| 2965 Dry Hollow Road The Dalles, OR 97058 mel@omegorchards.com 541-296-4723
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Advisors |
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Name | Organization | Address | Phone | Larry Frey State Executive Director | Farm Service Agency | 7620 SW Mohawk Tualatin, OR 97062 | 503-692-6830 | Ron Alvarado State Conservationist | Natural Resources Conservation Service | 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd. Suite 900 Portland, OR 97232 | 503-414-3200 | Pedro Ramos, Jr. Leader for Field Ops. | Natural Resources Conservation Service | 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd. Suite 900 Portland, OR 97232 | 503-414-3203 | John McDonald President | Oregon Association of Conservation Districts | PO Box 2680 Hillsboro, OR 97123 | 503-640-0715 | Peter Daugherty Private and Community Forest Program | Oregon Department of Forestry | 2600 State St. Bldg. D Salem, OR 97301 | 503-945-7482 | Bill Braunworth Assistant Program Leader | Oregon State University Extension Agriculture Program | Strand Ag Hall 138D Corvallis, OR 97331 | 541-737-1317 | Tom Byler Executive Director | Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board | 775 Summer St., NE Suite 360 Salem, OR 97301 | 503-986-0180 | Ken Bierly Deputy Director | Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board | 775 Summer St., NE Suite 360 Salem, OR 97301 | 503-986-0182 | Jane Keppinger President | Oregon Conservation Employees Association Network | 3867 Wolverine St NE, Suite 16 Salem, OR 97305 | 503-399-5741 | Karl Morgenstern President | Oregon Association of Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Councils | PO Box 10148 Eugene, OR 97440 | 541-341-8552
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Upcoming meetings |
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The next SWCC meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 28 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, April 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton, OR.
The regular SWCC meetings for 2009 have been tentatively scheduled as follows:
- April 28-29, 2009, in Salem, OR
- July 20-21, 2009, in Salem, OR
- October 19-20, 2009, in Columbia County, OR
For questions and/or suggestions for agenda topics, please contact:
Heather Rickenbach Grants Administrative Officer Natural Resources Division Oregon Department of Agriculture Phone:503-986-4775 E-mail: hrickenb@oda.state.or.us
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