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Notes from Officer and Board Meetings <br /> October 4,2002,Eugene Northwest Perspective"and will run from Monday 1 pm to <br /> Tuesday 5 pm. We will promote the workshop to the local <br /> Attendees:Warren Aney, Kat Beal,Heather Bernier,Peg birding community.Proposed plenary speaker will be Art <br /> Boulay,Bruce Campbell,Roli Espinosa,Cheryl Friesen,Lori Wolfe;the board passed a motion directing the President to <br /> Hennings,Matt Broyles,Kevin Russell,and Dick Schmitz. sign a contract with Mr.Wolfe,with the understanding that <br /> Minutes from the May meeting were approved. we would pursue funding support from other chapters <br /> involved in the Section meeting. <br /> Legislative Affairs: W.Aney,S.Kafoury(speakerphone): Rebecca Goggans will coordinate freshman essays from <br /> The"Sound Science Initiative,"a Congressional bill that the Fisheries and Wildlife Department at OSU on"Why I <br /> would increase evidence standards required for listing a want to be a wildlife biologist"—the winner will read the <br /> species under the ESA,appears to be going nowhere. essay at the plenary. <br /> We wrote a letter to most of our U.S.representatives The hotel contract has been signed—we have the whole <br /> thanking them for their"no"vote on drilling inside the hotel,with plenty of meeting rooms. <br /> Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The banquet room is limited to 500 people;board will <br /> ODFW is working towards developing a gray wolf continue to include the banquet cost in the registration <br /> response strategy or management plan.The Commission is fee—we will give partial refunds if pre-registration exceeds <br /> holding informational hearings and Town-hall meetings are 500 people.The board lunch will be Thursday. <br /> planned around the State.B.Campbell will forward the We will cut off early registration on Jan. 17t—deadline <br /> meeting schedule when available and it will be published in for abstracts for both papers and poster is Nov.29th. <br /> our newsletter(see page 5)or on our website. Registration costs will be similar to previous years—$90 for <br /> Our Chapter teamed up with the West Eugene Wetlands members registering early,$35 for students. <br /> managers to put on a legislator field day in Eugene.Several We are hoping that Rebecca will coordinate the OSU <br /> state legislators attended and want to return to see the area wildlife students to the run the AV for the sessions—they <br /> in the spring—we will try to combine with a trip to ODFW's did an outstanding job last year. <br /> Fern Ridge Wildlife Area.S.Kafoury's office will write an <br /> article for the newsletter about the field day.A Portland area Conservation Affairs: M.Penninger:Board members,with <br /> field day will be planned for the fall or spring. help from John Guetterman,reviewed a beta version of the <br /> Under a new Forest Plan proposal directed by a court DECAID interactive web site,developed to help track down <br /> settlement,Survey and Manage species will no longer stand information on forest management by ecotype.All were <br /> alone but be integrated into regional Sensitive Species lists. impressed with the site and provided comments to USFS <br /> We will track the EIS on this proposal and comment if developers. <br /> appropriate.We will also review and track Peter Defazio's The committee is working with Charlie Bruce on <br /> compromise to the administration's"Healthy Forest ODFW's draft deer and elk management plans.We will <br /> Initiative." review after public meeting input has been incorporated and <br /> Legislative races are tight in general—whoever wins before the revised plan is sent to the commission. <br /> faces a very grim economic outlook,particularly for General ODFW is requesting input on use of mechanical duck <br /> funds.Cougar,elk,and wolf management are potential decoys—the board declined to get involved pending <br /> legislative issues. identification of a biological issue. <br /> Expert testimony on our behalf on chronic wasting Jim Thrailkill will be asked to evaluate whether we <br /> disease helped persuade the Commission to enact a need to comment on the State's plan to manage the <br /> temporary ban on elk importation—hopefully this will be Tillamook State forest. <br /> extended.Cervid ranching will continue to be an issue—we �h <br /> will discuss at our business meeting at the annual meeting to Budget: K.Russell: Reports 4 quarter checkbook balance <br /> connect with members interested in working on developing 4 of$16,208,with 583 members listed as current.The Vanguard <br /> position statement on the issue. scholarship fund is at$17,734. Kevin will be leaving Oregon <br /> Unfortunately,an attempt to create natural resource after the annual meeting,and regretfully will resign at that <br /> advisory committees for Oregon counties appears dead. time.The Board will select a new treasurer. <br /> P.Boulay will coordinate a thank-you letter to David Gray is our new student liaison to the OSU Fish and <br /> legislators for their support of Teaming with Wildlife. Wildlife Department. <br /> Annual Meeting:R.Espinosa,L.Hennings,C.Friesen: <br /> The pre-meeting workshop will be a symposium on Bird Kat Beal, <br /> 140100. biology"Bird Conservation and Natural History:a Secretary <br /> Fa112002 3 <br />