O REGON S HORES C ONSERVATION C OALITION

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V OLUME 24, N UMBER 1 M ARCH 2009

OREGON SHORES RECRUITS “NEXT GENERATION TEAM”

STUDENTS TO HELP BRIDGE CONSERVATION COMMUNICATION GAP

OREGON SHORES
F ive energetic students have been se-
lected to form Oregon Shores’ “Next
Generation Team” to help the organization
Shores’ Spring Coast Conference in New-
port, June 6-7 (described below) to hear
the students’ presentations on their conser-
BOARD OF DIRECTORS improve its methods of reaching young vation projects. Oregon Shores is seeking
adults and encouraging them to become one more student to join the team, so if you
Allison Asbjornsen, President active as conservation advocates. As part of know a young adult who is conservation-
Kitty Brigham, Vice President the endeavor, which is largely funded by a minded, contact Robin Hartmann or visit
generous grant from the Spirit Mountain OregonShores.org for more information.
Anne Squier, Treasurer
Community Fund, each student has out-
Cathern Tufts, Secretary lined a conservation project that will ad-
JD Brown vance the goals of one of Oregon Shores’
program areas—land use, CoastWatch and
Bill June
ocean.
Bill Kabeiseman
Alicia Molin, for instance, is an NGT mem-

Photo: Robin Hartmann

Kris Olson ber and student at Lane Community Col-
Steve Schell lege. For her project, she has chosen to
Pat Wolter learn about the use of marine reserves as an
ocean conservation tool and will share that
information with local scuba diving clubs,
encouraging fellow divers to support the
I NSIDE THIS ISSUE : state’s efforts to establish a system of re-
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serves along Oregon’s coast. Next Generation Team members exchange
P RESIDENT ’ S cell numbers at project kickoff retreat. Left to
M ESSAGE What you can do: Attend Oregon Right: Chelsey, Wesley, Alicia and Andrew.
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G OAL 20 3 COASTAL CLIMATE ACTION CONFERENCE SET FOR JUNE 6, 7

N AVY ; C RUISE
S HIPS
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I f you’re a dedicated conservationist, and have
taken action over the years to protect special
places or threatened wildlife and fish, you know
O REGON S HORES 5-8 how overwhelming the problems associated with
A NNUAL R EPORT “climate change” can feel, and you may have won-
N EW B OARD 9 dered what one person can do to make a difference.
M EMBERS
Oregon Shores has planned its Spring Coast Confer-
O UR D ONORS 10-11 ence, to be held in Newport on June 6-7, around
CALENDAR 12 the goal of empowering our members and the public
with sound science, hopeful attitudes and meaningful actions that individuals can take to
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LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Dear Fellow Coast-Lovers,

I f you’ll forgive some heavy-handed symbolism, I’ve been going through a

dark winter, but I’m turning resolutely toward a new spring.
Storms have been battering the coast lately, both physical and economic. We’ve
seen fear caused by our shaky economy translate into reactionary opposition to
marine reserves and desperate demands for development at any cost. But a
deeper fear haunts many of us. We see trees fall and foredunes erode, we read
and hear more and more about global warming and rising sea levels, and we
wonder if these storms aren’t the harbingers of greater disasters to come. I’ve
spent 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 our
coast is to meet them head on. So, I’m shaking off my wintry mood, and joining
the rest of Oregon Shores to face forward.
Rather than avoid the subject, we are tackling climate change. Our proposal for
a new “Goal 20,” requiring that projected sea level rise be incorporated in future planning for Oregon’s coast, got the
attention of the Land Conservation and Development Commission, and they are now studying the issue. We’ll be
focusing on climate change at this year’s 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 critical
to 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 the
coastal region.
Please join us in shunning the winter doldrums and dark fears, and help us boldly take responsibility for the coast in
this 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

IN MEMORIAM: OREGON SHORES CO-FOUNDER BOB BACON

A redwood has fallen.

Bob Bacon, who led the fight for the Oregon Beach
Bill and co-founded the Oregon Shores Conservation
Coalition, died in his sleep Jan. 10, a bit short of his 91st
birthday. A professor of anatomy for nearly three decades
at the University of Oregon Medical School (now
OHSU), Dr. Robert Bacon was known for research (in
such fields as embryology and electron microscopy), but
even more for teaching and inspiring his students, during
his 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, he
teamed with biology professor Bayard McConnaughey
(later an Oregon Shores board member) to push for the
creation of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. He
taught at OIMB for a number of years, and co-founded
the Marine Biological Society of Oregon.
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COMMISSION CONVINCED OF NEED TO PLAN FOR SEA LEVEL RISE

“WE CAN’T AFFORD TO SCREW THIS UP”

I n response to Oregon Shores’ request for a plan

to address sea-level rise, which scientists say will
occur as a result of climate change and other influ-
ences, state planning commissioners directed their
staff to develop options for the commission to con-
sider when it reconvenes in several months.

. Photo by Dave Bonkowski.

The action came at a January 15 Land Conservation
and Development Commission (LCDC) hearing in
response to a petition filed, in July 2008, by Ore-
gon Shores requesting that the Commission add a
“Goal 20” to the state’s 19-goal land use planning
system to require coastal planners to take projected
sea level rise into account and mandate that publicly
-funded infrastructure no longer be built west of the RV Park at Twin Rocks, in Tillamook County.
predicted “surge line.”
Oregon Shores board members joined coastal natural resource experts to provide information at the hearing. By the
end of the presentations, LCDC rejected its staff recommendation to deny the petition. Rather, the commissioners
were 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 and
to check the date and time of the next LCDC meeting when it is posted, then attend and add support for Goal 20.

BOB BACON SETS GOLD STANDARD FOR COASTAL ADVOCACY

(Continued from page 2) reserving the entire shoreline for the people.
In 1971, he co-founded Oregon Shores to carry forward
stewardship of the coast. He served as the organization’s
second 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 the
Haystack Rock Awareness Program in Cannon Beach, vol-
unteered there for many years, and served as president of
HRAP’s Puffin Club. He taught Elderhostel courses on
marine biology and whales, and served as an instructor of
volunteers for the Whale Watch Program.
Bob was legendary for his love of friends, good conversa-
Bob Bacon: Iconic coastal conservation advocate
tion and pinot noir. The circle of those he taught, men-
tored and encouraged has expanded throughout Oregon
A Gearhart homeowner, Bob Bacon was a passionate advo- and the world, and his influence on conservation and ma-
cate for public beaches. Galvanized by efforts to privatize rine education in Oregon is indelible. His passing is a sol-
dry-sand areas of the beach, he served as chair of Citizens emn occasion, but everyone who loves the Oregon coast
to Save Oregon Beaches, the group which in 1967 success- can cherish his gifts.
fully campaigned for the creation of Oregon’s Beach Bill,
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COAST CONFERENCE PROVIDES CLIMATE ACTION TOOLS

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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 on
changes expected for Oregon’s coastal region over the
coming decades due to climate change. The balance of the
conference will serve to empower our members and the
public to take action—in their own lives and communities
— and seek changes in state and federal policies to help
reverse global warming over the long run, while taking
steps to “adapt” to impacts that are expected to occur over
the coming decades to Oregon’s coast.
A dinner or reception is being planned for Saturday night,
and a set of uplifting outdoor activities, including a beach
walk and bay cruise, will be offered to give participants a
chance to exchange ideas and “re-create” in the natural
landscape of Oregon’s coast. Mark your calendar now,
visit OregonShores.org, and we’ll send more details soon.

COAST SHIFTS FOCUS FROM MARINE RESERVES TO NAVY RESERVES

O regon Shores welcomed the

news in February that the
Navy will extend the public com-
ment period on its proposal to ex-
pand its use of the Northwest
Training Range Complex off the
Oregon coast to March 11.
The Navy's inadequately publi-
cized scheduling of a January 30
hearing in Newport — the only such
hearing held in Oregon — on its plans to expand the use
of sonar, warfare simulations, and firing of missiles off the the EIS/OEIS.
coast of Oregon caught many off guard and raised con-
cerns about impacts such actions could have on marine
mammals, birds and ocean ecosystems. Originally, the
public comment period on the Navy's 1,068-page draft
Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas EIS ended on your comments.
February 11, and that period was extended one week to
February 18. But an outcry from citizens and or-
ganizations ranging from scientists
to 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 of
the extension and work with others to file comments on
What you can do: Send your views to the Navy. Visit
OregonShores.org for links to the Navy website and for a
posting of comments from state and federal agencies, as
well as organizations and individuals, to help you prepare

BILL DRAFTED TO PROTECT OREGON WATERS FROM CRUISE SHIP POLLUTION

— NOTES FROM OREGON SHORES MEMBER, MARUA SULLIVAN —

O regon may soon join the ranks of

states that require stricter regulation
and oversight of cruise ships. State Rep.
Jules Kopel Bailey is having legislation
drafted on cruise ships traveling within
Oregon state waters.
The cruise industry is economically valu-
able for many regions of the US, and nor-
mal and safe operation of cruise vessels
involves discharge of sewage, bilge water, graywater, bal-
tion of both national and international law.
last water and solid waste. However, cruise ships dispose
enormous amounts of pollution into waters of the U.S.
and are subject to less stringent regulation
under 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 National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit requirements. Further-
more, cruise ships have been involved in
numerous U.S. criminal discharge cases
within the past decade for being in viola-
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 V OLUME 24, N UMBER 1 P AGE 5

OREGON SHORES’ ANNUAL REPORT 2008

PHOTOS BY LLOYD MAXFIELD

T he past year was a tur-

bulent one for the na-
tion, closing on a hopeful
produced a citizens’ guide to
gravel mining issues, as she
completed the first phase of
note of change. The same our South Coast Rivers Land
could be said for the Oregon Use Initiative.
coast and the Oregon Shores CoastWatch added dozens of
Conservation Coalition in volunteers, held two success-
2008. ful conferences among many
This was a year of hard- other training activities, and
fought progress on several of began to develop a new focus
Oregon Shores’ signature on invasive species.
issues. More important, Promontory south of Five-Mile Point
What 2008 will most be re-
though, it was a year when we launched new efforts that membered for, however, is the groundwork we laid.
will characterize our work in 2009 and the years to come. Oregon Shores began to incorporate the inevitable effects
This annual report sums up our activities for 2008, but of climate change into every aspect of our work, readying
contains the seeds of new initiatives. ourselves for challenges that will remain with us through-
The campaign to create marine reserves off Oregon’s out our lifetimes. Late in the year we initiated a campaign
shore most visibly marked 2008. Oregon Shores has advo- to have sea level rise considered in all coastal planning
cated for developing a network of protected ocean habitats through a new “Goal 20” in our land use law. We also
since 2001, and played a founding role in the coalition that decided to make climate change the key focus of our 2009
has at last started the state on this path. Ocean Program Coast Conference, coming up on June 6 and 7.
Director Robin Hartmann has been in the thick of the very We also launched our “Next Generation Project,” through
contentious process which led to an initial set of six re-which we have begun working with a team of community
serves being forwarded to the current legislature. college students, who will learn from us even as they teach
Our land use program has tackled looming development us how to better connect with their contemporaries. This
issues everywhere from the Harbor Hills south of Brook- is just a beginning. Engaging younger generations must be
ings to the border of Arcadia State Park, south of Cannon a hallmark of our work if we are to continue making a dif-
Beach. Land Use Director Cameron La Follette, working ference for the Oregon coast in decades to come. Read on
with local supporters, won key decisions protecting the for more detail about our work (and our finances) at the
Rogue River from increased instream gravel mining and close of 2008.
COASTWATCHERS KEPT A SHARP WATCH OVER OUR SHORELINE

M onitoring Oregon’s 362-mile coastline is a daunting

challenge. Much of CoastWatch’s work consists of
continually sharpening the skills of our nearly 1,300 “mile
adopters” 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 by
long-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 a
shipwreck. Her book provides a dramatic demonstration
of what all CoastWatchers seek to do—make sense of
what they observe on the shore and tell the world about it.
CoastWatch continued to hone the tools available to mile
adopters in 2008. The program’s corner of Oregon
Shores’ website continued to sprout new features, thanks
to webmaster Lloyd Maxfield, and veteran CoastWatcher
Dick Trout who stepped in as news editor. There are now
“listservs” (through which mile adopters can post messages
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COASTWATCH KEEPS A CLOSE EYE

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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 in
Coos Bay in May and a three-day affair, jointly sponsored with the
Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators, at the Hatfield Marine Sci- Rockweed isopod (Idotea wosnesenskii)
ence Center in Newport in August. A half-day “mini-conference” was also presented (co-sponsored by the Perpetua
Foundation) at Cape Perpetua in May, among many other training activities. Notably, given Oregon Shores’ increasing
emphasis 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 Aquarium’s ”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. We’re looking for future opportunities to partner with
youth groups and put what we learned into practice. CoastWatch Director
Phillip 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. This
will continue to be a focus in 2009; if all goes well, this will become a sig-
nificant training resource.
“Clam cubicles in sandstone”

COASTAL LAND USE PROGRAM EFFECTIVE, ACTIVE IN 2008

I n 2008 the Oregon

Shores land use
program had several
term effects. Chief
among these is our
work with Friends of
victories that pro- Yaquina Bay and others
tected our coastal re- to prevent the Port of
sources, and we are Newport from building
watching several other a large, unnecessary
proposals. cargo dock, and also
We won two victories leave two contami-
against instream Cape Arago Lighthouse at Gregory Point nated WW-II era ships
in place which were
gravel mining on the
sunk in 1948 to create the existing dock. These ships are
Rogue River. Tidewater Company wanted to expand its
existing instream operation at Wedderburn, but the Curry old, leaking and crumbling, and should be removed from
County Board of Commissioners refused to allow it. In the bay before further harm occurs; there was already an
addition, Tidewater proposed an entirely new mining op- oil spill in 1996.
eration on the other side of the Rogue that would mine We also continue to be active in the unfolding of Measure
away a whole 52-acre gravel bar. Oregon Shores worked 37 cases on the coast. Although voters’ passage of the re-
with local opponents to have this application turned down placement Measure 49 overturned 37, it left a residue of
at local hearings. “vested rights” cases in which claimants have argued they
have done enough work to be able to continue their devel-
We also continue to be involved in several fights with the
effort of preventing short-term projects with serious long- (Continued on page 7)
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LAND USE PROGRAM ASSISTS CITIZENS

(Continued from page 6) is also asking Coos

County for an additional
opment. There are 6,300 acres for its min-
three major vested ing operation, and may
rights cases in Clatsop also begin searching for
County: Aspmo, Carl- mining sites in Curry
son and Fraser. All County. We’re closely
three propose inappro- watching both the com-
priate subdivisions, two pany and the agency
of them in forest and permit-approval proc-
farmland. Oregon Sweet Ranch and Sixes River, from Cape Blanco State Park ess as it moves forward.
Shores and neighbors Finally, there is the Borax project in Curry County—for
have filed in court to overturn all the county’s vested 1,000 homes on a forested hillside above Boardman State
rights decisions. Park, north of Brookings. The Land Use Board of Appeals
In 2008, we identified a number of situations that we con- (LUBA) just decided on our appeal, unfortunately granting
tinue to watch. Chief among these is strip-mining for Borax a time extension on its master plan. Oregon Shores
chromite sands, proposed for Coos County south of is appearing before the Brookings City Council on issues
Charleston. Oregon Resources Corporation (ORC) wants related to the Southwestern Oregon Community Col-
to put in mines on 2,000 acres of forestland—each mine lege’s plan to build a campus on land Borax donated to the
being 120 acres in area and sixty feet deep. The company college.

OCEAN PROGRAM ADVANCES MARINE PROTECTION EFFORTS IN 2008

O regon Shores’
Ocean Pro-
gram is focused on
During 2008, Ore-
gon Shores made
significant progress
that area of Oregon on advancing both its
located “West of the marine reserves and
Beach” and has estab- wave energy goals.
lished the following On marine reserves,
six goals: 1) Em- Gov. Ted Kulon-
power citizens to use Gulls at Whisky Run
goski clearly defined
laws and science to a process and time-
help protect the ocean; 2) build momentum for ocean line for moving Oregonians closer to “yes” in his Executive
protection by participating in a statewide coalition; 3) es- Order 08-07. This called for the public nomination of
tablish a system of marine reserves to protect ocean eco- sites, review of the nominations by Oregon’s Ocean Pol-
systems for future generations; 4) seek ways to implement icy Advisory Council (OPAC), followed by a recommen-
recommendations from two seminal ocean reports – the dation from the Council to the governor and preparation
Pew Ocean Report and the report from the US Commis- of a budget by the agencies and the governor to send to the
sion on Ocean Policy; 5) bring focus to the need for citi- 2009 Oregon Legislature. Oregon Shores’ staff worked to
zens and policy makers to consider the land-sea-air con- empower its membership and CoastWatch volunteers,
nection; and 6) provide deliberative review of ocean de- who participated tirelessly throughout the process—from
velopment proposals to assure potential ecological impacts attending the series of kick-off public meeting organized
are identified, studied and minimized or avoided. by the Governor’s office, to raising the voice of conserva-
tion at the SeaGrant outreach meetings, to rolling up of
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OCEAN SHORES PROVIDES CONSERVATION VOICE

(Continued from page 7) On wave energy, Hartmann was
able to provide a conservation
their sleeves and joining coastal voice as she served in a leadership
Community Action Teams to role on several panels responsible
draw up maps and prepare site for shaping how Oregon prepares
nomination proposals, to speaking for and regulates wave energy de-
in support of a network of marine velopment projects. She chaired
reserves at OPAC meetings, the OPAC Wave Energy Working
where Oregon Shores Ocean Pro- Group, served on the board of the
gram Director, Robin Hartmann, Oregon Wave Energy Trust
serves as a voting member. Sea lion scratching belly on a rock in Rogue River (OWET), and participated as a
member of the “settlement team” for Ocean Power Tech-
As a result of this collective work, 20 sites were nomi-
nologies’ “pilot project” near Gardiner, (which happens to
nated, and in November, the OPAC made a recommenda-
be proposed for Hartmann’s adopted CoastWatch mile).
tion to move six sites forward for further evaluation, which
are listed here from north to south: 1) Cape Falcon area In these combined roles, she was able to help identify and
near Cannon Beach; 2) Cascade Head area near Lincoln prioritize key ecological concerns, urge the OPAC to ad-
City; 3) Otter Rock area near Depoe Bay; 4) Cape Per- vise the governor and agencies to take action, and support
petua area near Yachats; 5) Cape Arego/7 Devils area be- funding and implementation of studies by OWET and
tween Coos Bay and Bandon; and 6) the Redfish Rocks OPT. As a result, progress in 2008 included the collection
area near Port Orford. The Governor has included about of much needed baseline data on seabirds, implementation
$2 million for marine reserves in his 2009-11 budget. In a of a whale migration study, gathering of habitat informa-
letter dated Jan. 29, 2009, he states these funds are to im- tion at sites where wave energy development has been pro-
plement the two pilot sites (Otter Rock and Redfish posed and setting the stage for an OWET “cumulative ef-
Rocks) and for further evaluation and collaboration neces- fects “ study to begin in March 2009. To learn more about
sary to determine potential marine reserve sites within the each of these efforts, and Oregon Shores’ efforts on ma-
four other areas. rine reserves and other ocean issues, please visit our web-
site at OregonShores.org.

PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL SUMMARY, 2008

O regon Shores has not yet

closed its books for 2008,
but can present a general picture of
income 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.
Outreach,
As was true for most nonprofits NGT* 2%
(and others), Oregon Shores’ en-
Admin
dowment fund at the Oregon
Community Foundation took sub-
stantial losses (~27%) in 2008, and
stood at about $17,500 at year’s end.
Total Expenses 2008
Oregon Shores entered 2009
with roughly $75,000 in grant
funding for programs going for-
ward, and is most grateful to
those foundations for their con-
Coast 
Watch
tinued generous support of our
31% Land Use CoastWatch, Ocean, and Land
37% Use programs.
However, Oregon Shores' gen-
 
eral funding is now, as always,
Ocean in short supply. Member dona-
24%
6% tions are vital to assure sufficient
*Next Generation Team
dollars for fundraising, outreach
and substantive programs.
Please be generous!
 P AGE 9 O REGON S HORES

NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT COAST

O regon Shores welcomes two valuable new members to its

board of directors: James D. Brown and Patricia Wolter.
JD is a solo practitioner,
specializing in land use
and environmental
law. Prior to starting his
own practice, JD was a
staff attorney with the
Crag Law Center, which
is a partner with Oregon
Shores in the Coastal Law
Proud father, JD, holds new baby boy, Seamus, Jan 09.
Project.
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 and
his wife Deirdre have two young children who they hope will grow to share
their passion for the coast and its boundless beauty.
As a former educator and career volunteer, Pat’s work has revolved around
children 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 Extension’s Citizen Participation Pro-
gram. Pat’s childhood vacations at Oceanlake and Taft were the beginnings of a
life-long affection for Oregon’s beaches, which she now nurtures in her four
grandchildren at their “Sea Dream” in Tolovana Park. She lives in the North Pat Wolter at Tolovana end
Plains area with her husband of 42 years and nine horses. of Cannon Beach

CRUISE SHIP LEGISLATION SETS SAIL

(Continued from page 4) nia and Alaska passed additional legislation implementing
“Ocean Ranger” programs that require direct oversight by
Understandably, public concern has increased in recent coast guard certified marine engineers to ensure cruise
years regarding the impact cruise ships have as they pass ships comply with pollution laws, health and safety laws
through state waters, which has prompted several states to and required maintenance. This leaves a West Coast gap in
tighten restrictions on these vessels. For example, Alaska protection for Oregon and Washington waters.
successfully lobbied Congress to enact legislation prohibit- What you can do: Visit Oregon Shores’ website and
ing sewage or graywater discharge absent vessel compli- read Maura’s well-researched article in full, including legal
ance with stricter effluent criteria and vessel speed and references and links to additional background information.
location restrictions. California enacted statutes prohibit- Send a big “thank you” to Oregon’s newly-elected coastal
ing sewage and graywater discharge and the incineration of champion, Rep. Jules Kopel Bailey. Find a link to his bill
specified materials within three miles from shore. Califor- and contact information at OregonShores.org.

Appreciated OREGON SHORES WISHES TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO

Volunteer ERIC H. WATKINS
FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE ON OUR BOARD.
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THESE GENEROUS DONORS MADE OREGON SHORES’ WORK POSSIBLE

L ike any non-profit, public-

interest organization, Oregon
Shores depends on the generosity of
Shores at work protecting the coast.
As we plunge into a busy and chal-
lenging 2009, please make plans of
donors, whether those be individu- your own to place your name among
als, businesses, community groups those you see below by this year’s
or foundations. Well over 200 gen- end. We’ve made it easier to make a
erous donors have stepped forward donation by adding an online giving
with gifts in 2008, keeping Oregon option at OregonShores.org.

Oswald West Society ($1,000-plus) Our Generous Donors Stanton Cook

Danny and Janna Crabb
Jane Beckwith Robert and Kerstin Adams Elaine Cramer
Jerry Jones Vic Affolter Jane and Frank Cramer
Cynthia Lord Frank and Dorothy Anderson Doug and Mariann Croucher
John McDonough Martha Anderson and Charles Peden John and Mary Lou Daily
Kris Olson Stuart and Jill Asbjornsen William Dalton
Steve and Georgia Schell Robert Bacon and Sue Daniel Joseph Day
Cathern Tufts Diane Bailiff Jean and Patrick DeCato
Paul and Lory Utz Marvin Baker Christine DeMoll and Bill James
John Vitas and Pat Towle Carol Bakkensen Theodore DeWitt
Howard Watkins Ewart Baldwin Dorothy Diel and Myrna Sims
Jim and Nancye Ballard V. Dalton Dohner and Marty Rhea
Salvador Batres and Mary Ann Asson Richard D’Onofrio
Director’s Circle ($500-999) Joy Bautz Carol Doty
Paula Bechtold Gordon Durkee
Daniel Anderson and Joy Strand Michael Becker and Susan Hay Douglas Durrett
Frank and Dorothy Anderson Ogden and Charlotte Beeman Ann Eaton
Allison Asbjornsen and Forrest Larry and Mary Ann Beggs Nancy Edwards
Dickerson Robert Berman and Cynthia Joseph Erceg
Katharine Brigham Lippincott Ralph and Audrey Farnsworth
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ways need help! For example: help us set up an electronic filing system for our photos; sew an
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CAMERON LA FOLLETTE, LAND USE DIRECTOR
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DATES TO 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 on
“Seabirds on Our Coast and Beyond” by Rob Suryan, Guin Library Seminar
Room, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport
 Saturday, March 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., CoastWatch and COASST sponsor
beached 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 Conference
on “Coastal Climate Action” at Newport Performing Arts Center on June 6
and Hatfield Marine Science Center, in Newport, on June 7. Dinner or
reception, Saturday evening, location TBD
FOR UP-TO-DATE START TIMES AND EVENT DETAIL VISIT OREGONSHORES.ORG