Don’t miss this years’ special plenary session about alternative funding solutions for fish and wildlife in Oregon and beyond. This session will include a short keynote address by Mark Labhart, followed by a panel Q&A discussion about alternative funding in Oregon, the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund, Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, and more! The plenary session will kick off our annual meeting on Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Graduate Hotel Eugene.
Keynote: Mark Labhart
Mark Labhart serves as an ODF&W Commissioner as well as a Board member for the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board. He is a former Tillamook County Commissioner and worked for the Oregon Department of Forestry for 34 years with 20 years as the Manager of the Tillamook State Forest. Mark served terms on the Fish Restoration & Enhancement Board, the STEP Advisory Committee, the Oregon Hatchery Research Center and the ODF&W External Budget Advisory Committee. He chaired the Legislative Task force to find alternate funding sources for ODF&W. Labhart sits on the OSU Sea Grant Advisory Committee as well as the OSU Extension Statewide Advisory Committee. He was also a founding member of the Salmon Super Highway Project that looks to restore salmon access to tributaries in Tillamook County.
Panelists:
- Mark Labhart, ODFW Commissioner and OWEB Board member
- Ken Helm, State Representative for Oregon District 34. Author of HB2829 Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund
- Tim Greseth, Executive Director for the Oregon Wildlife Foundation. OWF is facilitating the fund raising campaign for the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund
- Davia Palmeri, Conservation Policy Coordinator for ODFW.
- Keith Norris, Director of Wildlife Policy and Communications at The Wildlife Society