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2010 Local Food Connection
The Local Food Connection
creates business opportunities for farmers, fishers and food buyers. This annual event provides access to local markets for producers and to delicious local products for food buyers.
The 2010 Local Food Connection will be held Monday, February 1 at Lane Community College Center for Meeting and Learning. The $20 cost includes workshops, networking opportunities and a lunch prepared from locally-produced foods by Lane Community College’s culinary experts.
Sign up now by using our secure site. Please contact Kelly Hoell at 541-341-4663 x217 or kelly.hoell@goodcompany.com if you have questions about this event.
Scholarships may be available to cover the registration fee. Please contact Kelly Hoell to inquire.
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CPRCD Seeks Native Plant Center Manager
Cascade Pacific RC&D is seeking an independent contractor (entity or individual) to oversee the establishment, development and operation of a Native Plant Materials Center at the Walter Horning Tree Seed Orchard (Seed Orchard), a BLM facility in Colton, Oregon. The new Center will be used for growing plant materials from seeds provided by clients.
The contractor will be responsible for developing a start-up business that propagates native plant materials, with the eventual goal of creating a cost-recovery program financed through the sale of these materials.
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2009 Calendar |
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OARCD/OACD Annual Meeting |
Pendleton |
Nov. 4 - 6 |
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Bird Nest Box Workshop |
Portland |
Nov. 18, 6 - 8 pm |
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CPRCD Board Retreat |
Siuslaw National Forest,
Corvallis |
December 3, 9 am- 3 pm |
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Grants & Announcements
Cascade Pacific RC&D will host its annual Board retreat on Thursday, December 3, 9:00 - 3:00. The retreat will be held in the conference room at Suislaw National Forest headquarters, 4077 SW Research Way in Corvallis.
The strategic planning process will be among the agenda items. Board members, please RSVP if you plan to attend by calling Debbra at (541) 967-5925 x102 or emailing debbra@cascadepacific.org.
- American Rivers-NOAA Grants
The American Rivers-NOAA Community-Based Restoration Program provides grants for river restoration projects benefiting diadromous fish species (such as salmon and steelhead). The program supports stream barrier removal projects that help restore riverine ecosystems, enhance public safety and community resilience, and have clear and identifiable benefits to diadromous fish populations.
Grants are provided for three distinct project phases: feasibility analyses, engineering design, and construction. Grants of up to $100,000 are provided, with average grants ranging from $25,000 to $50,000.
The application deadline is December 18, 2009. Visit the American Rivers website at www.americanrivers.org/our-work/restoring-rivers/dams/background/noaa-grants-program.html to download the application guidelines and forms.
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New Board Members
CPRCD welcomes two new board members.
Henry Storch is a Benton County native and OSU graduate in agriculture. As a student at Corvallis High School, he selected and planted native species on the high school’s stretch of Dixon Creek;many of the trees he planted are now over 20 feet tall.
A farrier by trade, he has a diverse and remarkable background that includes horticulture, general agriculture, organic farming, forestry and community outreach.
As a Board member, one of his goals will be to facilitate the continued management of private lands in a way that is profitable for the landowner, while encouraging the survival of native species -- including his specialty, native prairie wildflowers.
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David Sherman is a Monmouth-based attorney with his own practice focusing on general business litigation. David also works with Versalence, LLC, which provides support services for renewable/sustainable energy projects.
His extensive background includes practicing business law and commercial litigation in Honolulu; serving as chair of the Polk County Democratic Central Committee and the Oregon 5th Circuit Congressional Committee;helping establish the Pedee Charter School (now part of Luckiamute Valley Charter School); working as a Special Education Complaints Investigator for the Oregon Department of Education; co-founding a wireless network business in Hawaii, and teaching special education law at Western Oregon University.
David moved to Oregon in 1997. In his spare time, he is restoring oak woodland and wildlife habitat on his 60-acre property. |
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