Spring 2009 Driftline Newsletter Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition

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MARCH 2009VOLUME 24, NUMBER 1

OREGON SHORES RECRUITS NEXT GENERATION TEAM

STUDENTSTO HELP BRIDGE CONSERVATION COMMUNICATION GAP

If youre a dedicated conservationist, and havetaken action over the years to protect special

places or threatened wildlife and fish, you knowhow overwhelming the problems associated withclimate change can feel, and you may have won-dered what one person can do to make a difference.

Oregon Shores has planned its Spring Coast Confer-ence, to be held in Newport on June 6-7, aroundthe goal of empowering our members and the publicwith sound science, hopeful attitudes and meaningful actions that individuals can take to

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OREGON SHORES CONSERVATION COALITION

OREGON SHORESSPRING NEWSLETTER

COASTAL CLIMATE ACTION CONFERENCE SETFOR JUNE 6, 7

F ive energetic students have been se-lected to form Oregon Shores NextGeneration Team to help the organizationimprove its methods of reaching youngadults and encouraging them to becomeactive as conservation advocates. As part of

the endeavor, which is largely funded by agenerous grant from the Spirit MountainCommunity Fund, each student has out-lined a conservation project that will ad-vance the goals of one of Oregon Shoresprogram areasland use, CoastWatch andocean.

Alicia Molin, for instance, is an NGT mem-ber and student at Lane Community Col-lege. For her project, she has chosen tolearn about the use of marine reserves as an

ocean conservation tool and will share thatinformation with local scuba diving clubs,encouraging fellow divers to support thestates efforts to establish a system of re-serves along Oregons coast.

What you can do: Attend Oregon

Shores Spring Coast Conference in New-port, June 6-7 (described below) to hearthe students presentations on their conser-vation projects. Oregon Shores is seekingone more student to join the team, so if youknow a young adult who is conservation-

minded, contact Robin Hartmann or visitOregonShores.org for more information.

OREGON SHORES

BOARDOF DIRECTORS

Allison Asbjornsen, President

Kitty Brigham, Vice President

Anne Squier, Treasurer

Cathern Tufts, Secretary

JD Brown

Bill June

Bill Kabeiseman

Kris Olson

Steve Schell

Pat Wolter

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PRESIDENT S

MESSAGE

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BOB BACON 2

GOAL 20 3

NAVY ; CRUISE

SHIPS

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OREGON SHORES

ANNUAL REPORT

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NEW BOARD

MEMBERS

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OUR DONORS 10-11

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Photo:RobinHartmann

Next Generation Team members exchangecell numbers at project kickoff retreat. Left toRight: Chelsey, Wesley, Alicia and Andrew.


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Dear Fellow Coast-Lovers,

If youll forgive some heavy-handed symbolism, Ive been going through adark winter, but Im turning resolutely toward a new spring.

Storms have been battering the coast lately, both physical and economic. Weveseen fear caused by our shaky economy translate into reactionary opposition tomarine reserves and desperate demands for development at any cost. But adeeper fear haunts many of us. We see trees fall and foredunes erode, we readand hear more and more about global warming and rising sea levels, and wewonder if these storms arent the harbingers of greater disasters to come. Ivespent some dark days wondering about the future of my house by Netarts Bay.

Vast changes are surely on the way, but the best thing we can do to preserve ourcoast is to meet them head on. So, Im shaking off my wintry mood, and joiningthe rest of Oregon Shores to face forward.

Rather than avoid the subject, we are tackling climate change. Our proposal fora new Goal 20, requiring that projected sea level rise be incorporated in future planning for Oregons coast, got theattention of the Land Conservation and Development Commission, and they are now studying the issue. Well befocusing on climate change at this years Coast Conference, and no doubt at many conferences to come.

We understand the short-term fears, but Oregon Shores will continue to push for marine reserves, which are criticalto ecosystem health and resilience in the face of climate change. Most hopefully, we have launched our Next Gen-eration Team Project, the first small step in what must be an ongoing effort to engage young adults in protecting thecoastal region.

Please join us in shunning the winter doldrums and dark fears, and help us boldly take responsibility for the coast inthis new era. And please nourish Oregon Shores efforts to green-up with some of the other kind of green.

Spring is just around the corner . . .

Allison Asbjornsen

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LETTERFROM OUR PRESIDENT

IN MEMORIAM: OREGON SHORES CO-FOUNDER BOB BACON

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redwood has fallen.

Bob Bacon, who led the fight for the Oregon BeachBill and co-founded the Oregon Shores ConservationCoalition, died in his sleep Jan. 10, a bit short of his 91stbirthday. A professor of anatomy for nearly three decadesat the University of Oregon Medical School (nowOHSU), Dr. Robert Bacon was known for research (insuch fields as embryology and electron microscopy), buteven more for teaching and inspiring his students, duringhis long and much-honored academic career. Among

many other achievements, he co-founded the Oregon Do-nor Program.

He also harbored a lifelong fascination with marine biol-ogy. Early in his tenure at the U of O medical school, heteamed with biology professor Bayard McConnaughey(later an Oregon Shores board member) to push for thecreation of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. Hetaught at OIMB for a number of years, and co-foundedthe Marine Biological Society of Oregon.



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In response to Oregon Shores request for a planto address sea-level rise, which scientists say willoccur as a result of climate change and other influ-ences, state planning commissioners directed theirstaff to develop options for the commission to con-sider when it reconvenes in several months.

The action came at a January 15 Land Conservationand Development Commission (LCDC) hearing inresponse to a petition filed, in July 2008, by Ore-gon Shores requesting that the Commission add aGoal 20 to the states 19-goal land use planningsystem to require coastal planners to take projectedsea level rise into account and mandate that publicly

-funded infrastructure no longer be built west of thepredicted surge line.

Oregon Shores board members joined coastal natural resource experts to provide information at the hearing. By theend of the presentations, LCDC rejected its staff recommendation to deny the petition. Rather, the commissionerswere convinced of the need to move forward without losing momentum. As coastal LCDC commissioner (and Tilla-mook County commissioner) Tim Josi said, "We can't afford to screw this up."

What you can do: Visit Oregon Shores website to read Goal 20 and background information on sea level rise andto check the date and time of the next LCDC meeting when it is posted, then attend and add support for Goal 20.

COMMISSION CONVINCEDOF NEEDTO PLANFOR SEA LEVEL RISE

WE CANT AFFORDTO SCREWTHIS UP

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BOB BACON SETS GOLD STANDARDFOR COASTAL ADVOCACY

A Gearhart homeowner, Bob Bacon was a passionate advo-cate for public beaches. Galvanized by efforts to privatizedry-sand areas of the beach, he served as chair of Citizensto Save Oregon Beaches, the group which in 1967 success-fully campaigned for the creation of Oregons Beach Bill,

reserving the entire shoreline for the people.

In 1971, he co-founded Oregon Shores to carry forwardstewardship of the coast. He served as the organizationssecond president and for 12 additional years on the board.

Retiring in 1982, he became all the more active in teach-ing about the shoreline and ocean. He helped to create theHaystack Rock Awareness Program in Cannon Beach, vol-unteered there for many years, and served as president ofHRAPs Puffin Club. He taught Elderhostel courses onmarine biology and whales, and served as an instructor ofvolunteers for the Whale Watch Program.

Bob was legendary for his love of friends, good conversa-tion and pinot noir. The circle of those he taught, men-tored and encouraged has expanded throughout Oregonand the world, and his influence on conservation and ma-rine education in Oregon is indelible. His passing is a sol-emn occasion, but everyone who loves the Oregon coastcan cherish his gifts.

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Bob Bacon: Iconic coastal conservation advocate

RV Park at Twin Rocks, in Tillamook County.

.PhotobyDaveBonkowski.


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help turn this problem around for future generations.

The conference will begin at the Newport Performing Arts

Center on June 6 with presentations from scientists onchanges expected for Oregons coastal region over thecoming decades due to climate change. The balance of theconference will serve to empower our members and thepublic to take actionin their own lives and communities and seek changes in state and federal policies to help

reverse global warming over the long run, while takingsteps to adapt to impacts that are expected to occur overthe coming decades to Oregons coast.

A dinner or reception is being planned for Saturday night,and a set of uplifting outdoor activities, including a beachwalk and bay cruise, will be offered to give participants achance to exchange ideas and re-create in the naturallandscape of Oregons coast. Mark your calendar now,visit OregonShores.org, and well send more details soon.


COAST CONFERENCE PROVIDES CLIMATE ACTION TOOLS

COAST SHIFTS FOCUSFROM MARINE RESERVESTO NAVY RESERVES

Oregon Shores welcomed thenews in February that theNavy will extend the public com-ment period on its proposal to ex-pand its use of the NorthwestTraining Range Complex off theOregon coast to March 11.

The Navy's inadequately publi-cized scheduling of a January 30hearing in Newport the only suchhearing held in Oregon on its plans to expand the useof sonar, warfare simulations, and firing of missiles off thecoast of Oregon caught many off guard and raised con-

cerns about impacts such actions could have on marinemammals, birds and ocean ecosystems. Originally, thepublic comment period on the Navy's 1,068-page draftEnvironmental Impact Statement/Overseas EIS ended onFebruary 11, and that period was extended one week to

February 18. But an outcry from citizens and or-ganizations ranging from scientiststo agency professionals, conserva-

tionists, fishermen, and the Ore-gon Democratic congressional

delegation has been success-ful, and an additional public

hearing was added in Tillamook,along with the comment extension.

Oregon Shores plans to make good use ofthe extension and work with others to file comments on

the EIS/OEIS.

What you can do: Send your views to the Navy. Visit

OregonShores.org for links to the Navy website and for aposting of comments from state and federal agencies, aswell as organizations and individuals, to help you prepareyour comments.

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BILL DRAFTEDTO PROTECT OREGON WATERSFROM CRUISE SHIP POLLUTION

NOTESFROM OREGON SHORES MEMBER, MARUA SULLIVAN

Oregon may soon join the ranks ofstates that require stricter regulationand oversight of cruise ships. State Rep.Jules Kopel Bailey is having legislationdrafted on cruise ships traveling withinOregon state waters.

The cruise industry is economically valu-able for many regions of the US, and nor-mal and safe operation of cruise vesselsinvolves discharge of sewage, bilge water, graywater, bal-last water and solid waste. However, cruise ships disposeenormous amounts of pollution into waters of the U.S.

and are subject to less stringent regulationunder the Clean Water Act (CWA) than

land-based dischargers. For example, dis-charge of sewage from cruise ships is ex-pressly exempted from the CWA NationalPollutant Discharge Elimination System(NPDES) permit requirements. Further-more, cruise ships have been involved innumerous U.S. criminal discharge caseswithin the past decade for being in viola-

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OREGON SHORES ANNUAL REPORT 2008

PHOTOSBY LLOYD MAXFIELD

T

he past year was a tur-bulent one for the na-

tion, closing on a hopefulnote of change. The samecould be said for the Oregoncoast and the Oregon ShoresConservation Coalition in2008.

This was a year of hard-fought progress on several ofOregon Shores signatureissues. More important,though, it was a year when we launched new efforts thatwill characterize our work in 2009 and the years to come.This annual report sums up our activities for 2008, butcontains the seeds of new initiatives.

The campaign to create marine reserves off Oregonsshore most visibly marked 2008. Oregon Shores has advo-cated for developing a network of protected ocean habitatssince 2001, and played a founding role in the coalition thathas at last started the state on this path. Ocean ProgramDirector Robin Hartmann has been in the thick of the verycontentious process which led to an initial set of six re-

serves being forwarded to the current legislature.Our land use program has tackled looming developmentissues everywhere from the Harbor Hills south of Brook-ings to the border of Arcadia State Park, south of CannonBeach. Land Use Director Cameron La Follette, workingwith local supporters, won key decisions protecting theRogue River from increased instream gravel mining and

produced a citizens guide togravel mining issues, as she

completed the first phase ofour South Coast Rivers LandUse Initiative.

CoastWatch added dozens ofvolunteers, held two success-ful conferences among manyother training activities, andbegan to develop a new focuson invasive species.

What 2008 will most be re-

membered for, however, is the groundwork we laid.Oregon Shores began to incorporate the inevitable effectsof climate change into every aspect of our work, readyingourselves for challenges that will remain with us through-out our lifetimes. Late in the year we initiated a campaignto have sea level rise considered in all coastal planningthrough a new Goal 20 in our land use law. We alsodecided to make climate change the key focus of our 2009Coast Conference, coming up on June 6 and 7.

We also launched our Next Generation Project, throughwhich we have begun working with a team of community

college students, who will learn from us even as they teachus how to better connect with their contemporaries. Thisis just a beginning. Engaging younger generations must bea hallmark of our work if we are to continue making a dif-ference for the Oregon coast in decades to come. Read onfor more detail about our work (and our finances) at theclose of 2008.

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Monitoring Oregons 362-mile coastline is a dauntingchallenge. Much of CoastWatchs work consists of

continually sharpening the skills of our nearly 1,300 mileadopters in observing everything from tidepools and sea-birds to riprap and land use changes.

So, one thing that made 2008 memorable was the appear-ance of the phrase forensic CoastWatching, coined bylong-time CoastWatcher and author Bonnie Henderson,who published her new book, Strand, last year. Hender-son drew her material from her experiences as a Coast-Watcher, tracing the histories of objects she found on Mile

157 in the Oregon Dunes, from a sneaker to a seabird to ashipwreck. Her book provides a dramatic demonstrationof what all CoastWatchers seek to domake sense ofwhat they observe on the shore and tell the world about it.

CoastWatch continued to hone the tools available to mileadopters in 2008. The programs corner of OregonShores website continued to sprout new features, thanksto webmaster Lloyd Maxfield, and veteran CoastWatcherDick Trout who stepped in as news editor. There are nowlistservs (through which mile adopters can post messages


COASTWATCHERS KEPTA SHARP WATCH OVER OUR SHORELINE

Promontory south of Five-Mile Point


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for all to see) for all seven coastal counties, through the efforts of mas-ter listkeeper Karen Ebert and local listkeepers in each county.

The program sponsored two conferences last year, a full-day event inCoos Bay in May and a three-day affair, jointly sponsored with theNorthwest Aquatic and Marine Educators, at the Hatfield Marine Sci-ence Center in Newport in August. A half-day mini-conference was also presented (co-sponsored by the PerpetuaFoundation) at Cape Perpetua in May, among many other training activities. Notably, given Oregon Shores increasingemphasis on coping with climate change, CoastWatch sponsored two talks by eminent oceanographer John McGowan(who happens to be a mile adopter) on climate change and how it is affecting the ocean.

A very promising pilot project conducted with the Oregon Coast Aquariums Green Teens youth volunteers, involv-ing young people in monitoring marine debris on the shoreline and educating their peers on the subject, came to a con-

clusion in May. Were looking for future opportunities to partner with

youth groups and put what we learned into practice. CoastWatch DirectorPhillip Johnson also devoted considerable attention to his role on the steer-ing committee of a still-forming coastal master naturalist program, work-ing together with representatives from Sea Grant, the Oregon Coast Aquar-ium, the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology and other institutions. Thiswill continue to be a focus in 2009; if all goes well, this will become a sig-nificant training resource.


COASTWATCH KEEPSA CLOSE EYE

COASTAL LAND USE PROGRAM EFFECTIVE, ACTIVEIN 2008

In 2008 the OregonShores land useprogram had severalvictories that pro-tected our coastal re-sources, and we arewatching several otherproposals.

We won two victoriesagainst instreamgravel mining on the

Rogue River. Tidewater Company wanted to expand itsexisting instream operation at Wedderburn, but the CurryCounty Board of Commissioners refused to allow it. Inaddition, Tidewater proposed an entirely new mining op-eration on the other side of the Rogue that would mineaway a whole 52-acre gravel bar. Oregon Shores workedwith local opponents to have this application turned downat local hearings.

We also continue to be involved in several fights with theeffort of preventing short-term projects with serious long-

term effects. Chiefamong these is ourwork with Friends ofYaquina Bay and othersto prevent the Port ofNewport from buildinga large, unnecessarycargo dock, and alsoleave two contami-nated WW-II era shipsin place which were

sunk in 1948 to create the existing dock. These ships areold, leaking and crumbling, and should be removed fromthe bay before further harm occurs; there was already anoil spill in 1996.

We also continue to be active in the unfolding of Measure37 cases on the coast. Although voters passage of the re-placement Measure 49 overturned 37, it left a residue ofvested rights cases in which claimants have argued theyhave done enough work to be able to continue their devel-


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Cape Arago Lighthouse at Gregory Point

Clam cubicles in sandstone

Rockweed isopod (Idotea wosnesenskii)


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opment. There are

three major vestedrights cases in ClatsopCounty: Aspmo, Carl-son and Fraser. Allthree propose inappro-priate subdivisions, twoof them in forest andfarmland. OregonShores and neighborshave filed in court to overturn all the countys vestedrights decisions.

In 2008, we identified a number of situations that we con-tinue to watch. Chief among these is strip-mining forchromite sands, proposed for Coos County south ofCharleston. Oregon Resources Corporation (ORC) wantsto put in mines on 2,000 acres of forestlandeach minebeing 120 acres in area and sixty feet deep. The company

is also asking CoosCounty for an additional6,300 acres for its min-

ing operation, and mayalso begin searching formining sites in CurryCounty. Were closelywatching both the com-pany and the agencypermit-approval proc-ess as it moves forward.

Finally, there is the Borax project in Curry Countyfor1,000 homes on a forested hillside above Boardman StatePark, north of Brookings. The Land Use Board of Appeals(LUBA) just decided on our appeal, unfortunately grantingBorax a time extension on its master plan. Oregon Shoresis appearing before the Brookings City Council on issuesrelated to the Southwestern Oregon Community Col-leges plan to build a campus on land Borax donated to thecollege.


LAND USE PROGRAM ASSISTS CITIZENS

OCEAN PROGRAM ADVANCES MARINE PROTECTION EFFORTSIN 2008

Oregon ShoresOcean Pro-

gram is focused onthat area of Oregonlocated West of theBeachand has estab-lished the followingsix goals: 1) Em-power citizens to uselaws and science tohelp protect the ocean; 2) build momentum for oceanprotection by participating in a statewide coalition; 3) es-tablish a system of marine reserves to protect ocean eco-systems for future generations; 4) seek ways to implementrecommendations from two seminal ocean reports thePew Ocean Report and the report from the US Commis-sion on Ocean Policy; 5) bring focus to the need for citi-zens and policy makers to consider the land-sea-air con-nection; and 6) provide deliberative review of ocean de-velopment proposals to assure potential ecological impactsare identified, studied and minimized or avoided.

During 2008, Ore-gon Shores madesignificant progresson advancing both itsmarine reserves andwave energy goals.On marine reserves,Gov. Ted Kulon-goski clearly defineda process and time-

line for moving Oregonians closer to yes in his ExecutiveOrder 08-07. This called for the public nomination ofsites, review of the nominations by Oregons Ocean Pol-icy Advisory Council (OPAC), followed by a recommen-dation from the Council to the governor and preparationof a budget by the agencies and the governor to send to the2009 Oregon Legislature. Oregon Shores staff worked toempower its membership and CoastWatch volunteers,who participated tirelessly throughout the processfromattending the series of kick-off public meeting organizedby the Governors office, to raising the voice of conserva-tion at the SeaGrant outreach meetings, to rolling up of


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Gulls at Whisky Run

Sweet Ranch and Sixes River, from Cape Blanco State Park


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their sleeves and joining coastalCommunity Action Teams todraw up maps and prepare sitenomination proposals, to speakingin support of a network of marinereserves at OPAC meetings,where Oregon Shores Ocean Pro-gram Director, Robin Hartmann,serves as a voting member.

As a result of this collective work, 20 sites were nomi-nated, and in November, the OPAC made a recommenda-tion to move six sites forward for further evaluation, which

are listed here from north to south: 1) Cape Falcon areanear Cannon Beach; 2) Cascade Head area near LincolnCity; 3) Otter Rock area near Depoe Bay; 4) Cape Per-petua area near Yachats; 5) Cape Arego/7 Devils area be-tween Coos Bay and Bandon; and 6) the Redfish Rocksarea near Port Orford. The Governor has included about$2 million for marine reserves in his 2009-11 budget. In aletter dated Jan. 29, 2009, he states these funds are to im-plement the two pilot sites (Otter Rock and RedfishRocks) and for further evaluation and collaboration neces-sary to determine potential marine reserve sites within the

four other areas.

On wave energy, Hartmann wasable to provide a conservationvoice as she served in a leadershiprole on several panels responsiblefor shaping how Oregon preparesfor and regulates wave energy de-velopment projects. She chairedthe OPAC Wave Energy WorkingGroup, served on the board of theOregon Wave Energy Trust

(OWET), and participated as amember of the settlement team for Ocean Power Tech-nologies pilot project near Gardiner, (which happens tobe proposed for Hartmanns adopted CoastWatch mile).

In these combined roles, she was able to help identify andprioritize key ecological concerns, urge the OPAC to ad-vise the governor and agencies to take action, and supportfunding and implementation of studies by OWET andOPT. As a result, progress in 2008 included the collectionof much needed baseline data on seabirds, implementationof a whale migration study, gathering of habitat informa-tion at sites where wave energy development has been pro-posed and setting the stage for an OWET cumulative ef-fects study to begin in March 2009. To learn more abouteach of these efforts, and Oregon Shores efforts on ma-

rine reserves and other ocean issues, please visit our web-site at OregonShores.org.


OCEAN SHORES PROVIDES CONSERVATION VOICE

PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL SUMMARY, 2008

Oregon Shores has not yetclosed its books for 2008,but can present a general picture ofincome and expense for the year.We began 2008 with about$55,000 in carryover grant fund-

ing. Both income and expense to-taled about $172,000, with about$200 more expense than income.

As was true for most nonprofits(and others), Oregon Shores en-dowment fund at the OregonCommunity Foundation took sub-stantial losses (~27%) in 2008, andstood at about $17,500 at years end.

Oregon Shores entered 2009with roughly $75,000 in grantfunding for programs going for-ward, and is most grateful tothose foundationsfor their con-tinued generous support of our

CoastWatch, Ocean, and LandUse programs.

However, Oregon Shores' gen-eral funding is now, as always,in short supply. Member dona-tions are vital to assure sufficientdollars for fundraising, outreachand substantive programs.

Please be generous!

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Sea lion scratching belly on a rock in Rogue River

LandUse37%

Ocean

24%Admin

6%

Outreach,NGT*2%

CoastWatch

31%

TotalExpenses2008

*NextGeneration Team


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Oregon Shores welcomes two valuable new members to itsboard of directors: James D. Brown and Patricia Wolter.JD is a solo practitioner,

specializing in land useand environmentallaw. Prior to starting hisown practice, JD was astaff attorney with theCrag Law Center, whichis a partner with OregonShores in the Coastal LawProject.

Through his work with Crag and Oregon Shores, JD has developed a specific

interest in issues impacting the quality of life for coastal communities. JD andhis wife Deirdre have two young children who they hope will grow to sharetheir passion for the coast and its boundless beauty.

As a former educator and career volunteer, Pats work has revolved aroundchildren and youth, the environment and citizen involvement. She has a com-bined 45+ years of service on the boards of Camp Fire, the National PTA,Northwest Earth Institute, and OSU Extensions Citizen Participation Pro-gram. Pats childhood vacations at Oceanlake and Taft were the beginnings of alife-long affection for Oregons beaches, which she now nurtures in her fourgrandchildren at their Sea Dream in Tolovana Park. She lives in the NorthPlains area with her husband of 42 years and nine horses.

NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE PASSIONATEABOUT COAST

CRUISE SHIP LEGISLATION SETS SAIL

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Understandably, public concern has increased in recentyears regarding the impact cruise ships have as they passthrough state waters, which has prompted several states totighten restrictions on these vessels. For example, Alaskasuccessfully lobbied Congress to enact legislation prohibit-ing sewage or graywater discharge absent vessel compli-

ance with stricter effluent criteria and vessel speed andlocation restrictions. California enacted statutes prohibit-ing sewage and graywater discharge and the incineration ofspecified materials within three miles from shore. Califor-

nia and Alaska passed additional legislation implementingOcean Ranger programs that require direct oversight bycoast guard certified marine engineers to ensure cruiseships comply with pollution laws, health and safety lawsand required maintenance. This leaves a West Coast gap inprotection for Oregon and Washington waters.

What you can do: Visit Oregon Shores website andread Mauras well-researched article in full, including legalreferences and links to additional background information.Send a big thank you to Oregons newly-elected coastalchampion, Rep. Jules Kopel Bailey. Find a link to his billand contact information at OregonShores.org.


Proud father, JD, holds new baby boy, Seamus, Jan 09.

Pat Wolter at Tolovana end

of Cannon Beach

OREGON SHORESWISHESTOEXPRESSGRATITUDETO

ERIC H. WATKINS

FORHISYEARSOFSERVICEONOUR BOARD.

Appreciated

Volunteer


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L ike any non-profit, public-interest organization, OregonShores depends on the generosity of

donors, whether those be individu-als, businesses, community groupsor foundations. Well over 200 gen-erous donors have stepped forwardwith gifts in 2008, keeping Oregon

Shores at work protecting the coast.

As we plunge into a busy and chal-lenging 2009, please make plans of

your own to place your name amongthose you see below by this yearsend. Weve made it easier to make adonation by adding an online givingoption at OregonShores.org.

Oswald West Society ($1,000-plus)

Jane BeckwithJerry JonesCynthia Lord

John McDonoughKris OlsonSteve and Georgia SchellCathern TuftsPaul and Lory UtzJohn Vitas and Pat TowleHoward Watkins

Directors Circle ($500-999)

Daniel Anderson and Joy StrandFrank and Dorothy AndersonAllison Asbjornsen and Forrest

DickersonKatharine BrighamJack BroomeGerald and Nancy BrownJohanna CummingsLarry and Janet GroveRobert and Geraldine HaynesArthur and Gertrude HetheringtonDennis HigginsBarbara Hilyer and John DaggettRon Hogeland and Nancy ArcherMichael HryekewiczJoanne and Fred Hugi

William JuneBill and Sue KabeisemanMary Belle OBrienPhyllis ParkerJohn and Maria PhippsJames and Barbara PitbladoCharles SerlisTrillium Natural FoodsPatricia Welch

Our Generous Donors

Robert and Kerstin AdamsVic AffolterFrank and Dorothy Anderson

Martha Anderson and Charles PedenStuart and Jill AsbjornsenRobert Bacon and Sue DanielDiane BailiffMarvin BakerCarol BakkensenEwart BaldwinJim and Nancye BallardSalvador Batres and Mary Ann AssonJoy BautzPaula BechtoldMichael Becker and Susan HayOgden and Charlotte BeemanLarry and Mary Ann Beggs

Robert Berman and CynthiaLippincottKarl Berry and Mary Joy SmithDave and Diane BilderbackRobert BlackWarren and Gay BlankenshipDana BlattmannBrian BoothElaine BossertG.H. (Jerry) BryantCharles and Nancy BublWilliam and Marilyn BuskirkDave and Annette Butler

Angela CalkinsRichard and Lois CameronGertrude CareyDallas and La Wana CarottaNancy CarpenterMichael CarrierKathy CassonBill Chadwick and Teresa AtwillPaul and Anna ChasmanLeonard and Else CobbAnne Osborn CoopersmithPaul Cornett

Stanton CookDanny and Janna CrabbElaine CramerJane and Frank CramerDoug and Mariann Croucher

John and Mary Lou DailyWilliam DaltonJoseph DayJean and Patrick DeCatoChristine DeMoll and Bill JamesTheodore DeWittDorothy Diel and Myrna SimsV. Dalton Dohner and Marty RheaRichard DOnofrioCarol DotyGordon DurkeeDouglas DurrettAnn EatonNancy Edwards

Joseph ErcegRalph and Audrey FarnsworthMarjorie Feldman and Frank QuinnJamie Fereday and Margaret RyanBob and Linda FlemingMarnie and Doug FrankMartha FraundorfMarie GarganoJerry GibsonBill GordonKim GriffinTom and Eileen HalleeJohn Hammond and Alice Simpson

Harbor Community Action CommitteeKeith and Pat HarcourtRobin HartmannRosaria HauglandIlene HayesRichard HeinzkillLori HollingsworthJan Hodder and Mike GraybillMerlyn and Elizabeth JavensGordon Joachim and Narda TolentinoJohn M. JohnsonPhillip Johnson

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Wallace JohnsonWilliam JohnsonNels Jothan and Meghan MarcotJanis KerchCharles and Reida KimmelBill and Carolyn KolzowLeague of Women Voters of CurryCountyAlberta LeeGary and Yvonne LewellynLee and Ann LittlewoodBob and Shirley LoeffelIan and Yvonne MaitlandJohn and Lennis McCloudDick McCutchenJohn and Vernie McGowanBill McGuireJon and Diane Maloney

Mike Manzulli and Nadia GardnerJames MarshallRobert and Donna MartynJoanne MartzPeter MillerRuby MillerHerbert and Patricia MonieBill and Molly MorganCarol and Joe MooreDerith MottershawWade and Corinne NewbeginThomas NiesenSue and Norman Noble

Alice OglesbyJohn OliverRobert and Carolyn OllikainenMaynard and Betty OlsonMelinda OSullivan and CharlesBeasleyDon and Elizabeth OswaltEdgar and Phyllis PearaWilliam and Betty PendarvisDorthea PetersonDoug Purcell and Lani WarnerWalter and Nina RaimondoJohn D. RandallJudson RandallElizabeth ReadelKendall RidgewayDavid Rodgers and Julie Pohl

Larry and Ielean RouseErica Rubin and Tom SwansonFrank RussellMonica SchreiberJudith Schwartz-SorrelA. Grant and Sylvia SederDavid and Julie ShafterRonald and Mary SherriffsPatricia ShermanCorinne Sherton and Dennis MartinSteve and Krista ShipseyDonna SilverPatricia SimsHarriet SmithJames R. SmithDave and Janet SnazukJohn SoltersDavid and Lori Sours

Betty SparksAnne SquierLynda and Albert SteinerEdwin and Judy SwensonViviane TallmanGary and Esther TepferLysbeth ToribioDick TroutJane TrunkeyDaniel Udovic and RosemaryDelgado

Unity of BandonMerle and Suzanne WallisJohn and Beth WegnerAllan Wells and Joan Andersen-WellsDan WiedenGene and Linda WilliamsonKenneth Williamson and StephanieSanfordClymene WilmarthNorman and Dolores WinningstadRay and Barbara WolfePatricia and Chester WolterCathy WrightJean Wyman

Foundations

Bullitt Foundation

Hydropower Reform CoalitionJubitz Family FoundationKCS Pacific FoundationKingsbury/Burg Family Fund(Community Foundation of SonomaCounty)Lamb-Baldwin FoundationREI Community GrantsSo Hum FoundationSpirit Mountain Community Fund

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You can give to Oregon Shores by sharing your talents and time as well as legal tender. We al-ways need help! For example: help us set up an electronic filing system for our photos; sew anocean-themed quilt to auction at our Spring Coast Conference; make phone calls to get people to at-tend public meetings; and more. For a description of volunteer opportunities visit OregonShores.org.


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DATESTO REMEMBER:

Thursday, March 12, 6:30 p.m., author Bonnie Henderson on forensic

CoastWatching, Umpqua Discovery Center, Reedsport

Friday, March 13, 7 p.m., CoastWatch and COASST sponsor talk onSeabirds on Our Coast and Beyond by Rob Suryan, Guin Library SeminarRoom, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport

Saturday, March 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., CoastWatch and COASST sponsorbeached bird survey workshop, Room 30/32, Hatfield Marine Science Cen-ter, Newport

Saturday, March 28, 1:30 p.m., CoastWatch talk on birds of Oregon shore-line by Dan Gleason, Siuslaw Public Library, Florence

Saturday, March 28, 7 p.m., talk on birds of Oregon shoreline by Dan Glea-

son, Bandon Library, Bandon

Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, Oregon Shores Spring Coast Conferenceon Coastal Climate Action at Newport Performing Arts Center on June 6and Hatfield Marine Science Center, in Newport, on June 7. Dinner orreception, Saturday evening, location TBD

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