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| David and Rita Hogan |
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(L-R) Kathryn Higgs, ODA, with Rita and David Hogan
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(Right) Kathryn Higgs, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations inspector, congratulates Rita and David Hogan of the Misty Meadow Dairy in Tillamook on their commitment to environmental protection.
David and Rita Hogan, Misty Meadow Dairy, Tillamook
ODA Environmental Stewardship Award 2005
Highlight: Safekeeping manure in North America’s largest manure storage tank and composting it for the nursery industry
Tillamook not only boasts about some of the world’s finest cheese, but can now also brag about having the largest manure storage tank in North America. Thanks to the Misty Meadow Dairy, the 15.3 million gallon above-ground tank holds manure until it can be removed safely and not jeopardize the water quality in a very wet and river-laden valley. The Hogans also own one of six local dairies that have formed Compost Inc., an operation that composts solid manure and sells it to the nursery industry. It is these kinds of activities that demonstrate commitment to protecting the environment and exhibits the spirit of the Oregon Plan.
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(Right) Joe Travers, Reforestation Unit forester, presents Ken Fallon with the Northwest Operator of the Year Award for sensitivity to ecosystem needs during harvest operations north of Tillamook.
Ken Fallon, Fallon Logging Inc., Tillamook
ODF Operator of the Year Award 2004
Highlight: Demonstrating sensitivity to ecosystem needs, including endangered species, during harvest operations north of Tillamook
Fallon Logging engaged in a harvest operation that included clearcutting stands infected with Swiss Needlecast and thinning infected areas adjacent to buffer zones along fish-bearing streams. These areas will be reforested with other conifer species to develop future complex structure near the streams. Fallon also implemented a number of stream enhancements that provide approximately 11,650’ of fish habitat, some of which may be suitable for coho salmon.
Because the unit contained Marble Murrelet management areas, Fallon and his crew had to harvest during the wet season, making the operation more difficult and costly. The narrow timeframe allowed for log hauling/yarding and in-stream and project work increased the operator’s financial risk. The operation required multiple equipment move-ins, a large amount of equipment, cable logging on tractor ground, and additional rock for spur roads and culvert installation sites, all at the operator’s expense.
Fallon and his crew improved the existing road system by frequently grading roads and rocking spur roads. Control devices prevented sediment from running into streams, and grass seeding/mulching protected soils. The operator was also sensitive to neighbors’ concerns and even invited a domestic water user to observe the work being performed in their watershed.
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Beth Lambert, Oregon State University Extension/Tillamook and Clatsop Counties, Tillamook
OWEB Spirit of the Oregon Plan Award 2004
Highlight: Pitching in whenever and wherever needed to provide information for natural resource decision-making
If there is a need to link information to natural resource decisions, Beth will do everything she can to help. Beth serves as the Oregon State University Extension Watershed Specialist for Lincoln, Tillamook and Clatsop counties; chairs the Tillamook Bay Watershed Council; and serves on the OWEB North Coast Regional Review Team. Her work on the Tillamook Bay Watershed Council has helped bring a historically fractious council together and focused on developing good, strategic restoration projects. In her Extension watershed specialist role, Beth has provided instructional materials and held workshops on a variety of watershed council topics, including funding, grant writing, water quality monitoring and education. She has spent hours volunteering on restoration projects, estuary cleanups and community education projects, not to mention the invaluable assistance she’s provided the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board in her work reviewing grant applications for the region. Only with the assistance of people like Beth can the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds can succeed.
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| Jay Holland |
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Jay Holland, Lower Nehalem Watershed Council, Gearhart
OWEB Spirit of the Oregon Plan Award 2004
Highlight: Handling difficult watershed council issues and developing restoration projects
Jay Holland is an individual you can depend on to get things done. He is a forester that all of Oregon can be proud to claim. Jay has been a member of the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council since its inception in the late 1990s, serving as its chair for the last two years. Jay is the regional representative for the LongView Fibre Timber Company, one of the major landowners in the watershed. Although he represents LongView Fibre on the watershed council, his role has been far more involved. He was one of the key players in bringing the council through its early acrimonious growth pains and then helped work through the development of the council’s excellent watershed assessment and action plan. In his role as chair, he has helped guide the council through the difficulties of the partnership with the Upper Nehalem Watershed Council and the limited funding for staff for the two councils, all the while working with both councils to develop restoration projects on LongView land. Jay has provided outstanding support, helping the local community work together to restore watershed health in the Nehalem River basin over a number of years.
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