| Soil and Water Conservation Commission |
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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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Name
| Geographic Areas
| Address/Phone
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| Doug Krahmer
Chair
| Clackamas County SWCD
East Multnomah SWCD
Linn SWCD
Marion SWCD
Upper Willamette SWCD
| 19664 Arbor Grove Road
St. Paul, OR 97137
douglaskrahmer@gmail.com
503-678-6180 | June
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
| June
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 | June
2013
| John Morris
| Gilliam County SWCD
Grant SWCD
Harney SWCD
Monument SWCD
Morrow SWCD
Umatilla SWCD
Wheeler SWCD
| 60016 Hwy. 26
John Day, OR 97845
jmorris@ortelco.net
541-932-4660
| June
2014
| Jerry Ward
| Clatsop SWCD
Columbia SWCD
Tillamook County SWCD
Tualatin SWCD
West Multnomah SWCD
| 21925 SW Jaquith Road
Newberg, OR 97132
jw.dw1@frontier.com
503-628-0691 | June
2015
| Barbara Boyer
Vice Chair
| 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
| November
2012
| Mel Omeg
| Crook County SWCD
Deschutes SWCD
Hood River SWCD
Jefferson County SWCD
Sherman County SWCD
Wasco County SWCD
| 912 East 10th St.
The Dalles, OR 97058
mel@omegorchards.com
541-296-4447
| August
2015 |
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| Advisors |
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Name
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| Lynn Voight
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 | Bill White
Partnership Liaison
| Natural Resources
Conservation Service
| 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd.
Suite 900
Portland, OR 97232
| 503-414-3085 | Jan Lee
President
| Oregon Association of Conservation Districts
| PO Box 2517
Clackamas, OR 97015
| 503-545-9420 | Peter Daugherty
Private Forest Program
| Oregon Department of Forestry
| 2600 State St.
Bldg. D
Salem, OR 97301 | 503-945-7482 | Bill Braunworth
Ag Program Leader
| Oregon State University
Extension Service
| 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 | Melissa Leoni
Senior Policy Coordinator
| Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
| 775 Summer St., NE
Suite 360
Salem, OR 97301
| 503-986-0179 | Jeremy Baker
President
| Oregon Conservation Employees Association Network
| 221 Molalla Ave., Suite 102
Oregon City, OR 97045
| 503-210-6009 | 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 regular SWCC meetings for 2012 have been tentatively scheduled as follows:
- Tuesday, January 31 in Salem
- Thursday-Friday, Arpil 12-13 in Salem
- Wednesday, July 25 in Salem
- November 7-9 in conjunction with OACD Annual Meeting & Convention
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: hrickenbach@oda.state.or.us
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