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We envision a world where the diversity of life thrives and people act to conserve nature, both for its own sake and its ability to meet our needs and enrich our lives. Using science as our guide, The Nature Conservancy has recently evaluated where we are able to make the most impact on this vision

in the years to come. The result is a global Shared Conservation Agenda, which focuses our work on the following five priorities in the United States and the 70 countries in which we currently work.

Protecting land and water. Addressing climate change. Ensuring sustainable food and water. Building healthy communities. Connecting people and nature.

In the pages that follow, you’ll learn about some of the ways we are producing real results here in Oregon toward some of the most significant challenges of our time. This work is not possible without your support, so as you read these stories, know you are a part of them. Thank you for your continued support.

Jim Desmond State Director

DEAR FRIENDS

ON THE COVER Oregon Coast © Rick McEwan THIS PAGE left to right Oregon State Director Jim Desmond © Tim Jewett OPPOSITE PAGE Burrowing owl © iStock inset clockwise Liza Jane © Courtesy of Liza Jane; Dan Porter © Courtesy of Dan Porter; John Stromberg © Padraic O’Meara; Ken Popper © The Nature Conservancy

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HEALTHY COMMUNITIES“For the last 10 years, our construction company has solely focused on specialized restoration projects, and we’re honored to have led the floodplain restoration work at the Conservancy’s Willamette Confluence Preserve. It was an incredible project, and everything we needed to get the job done was right there. The soil was there, the rocks were there, the trees for habitat were there. We just needed to rearrange them and put them back together to recreate a viable, sustainable and diverse habitat. Now, six miles along the Willamette River near Eugene are well on their way to being restored. When finished, this project will provide cleaner water, aid in flood control, create more recreation opportunities and provide critical habitat for fish species. And, in doing this work, we also provided jobs and a significant economic boost to the local community.”

—Dan Porter, Owner of BCI Contracting

SUSTAINABLE FOOD “As a fourth-generation rancher, I’m working with my children on the same land my great-grandparents homesteaded in 1884. We’re proving with our actions that our cattle management practices are a critical component to the conservation efforts in our riparian and upland habitats. We’re doing this in a way that motivates other landowners and agencies to do the same, in a way that inspires our own innovation and commitment to combining agriculture and conservation. The Nature Conservancy is a great resource for us to better understand the complex dynamics of land stewardship. Working with the Conservancy reinforces my belief that it is possible to produce healthy food in a way that improves the ecosystem. Conservation and agriculture can happen together with positive results on the land.”

—Liza Jane, Owner of 6 Ranch in Enterprise, OR

NATURE PROVIDES.

RESILIENT LANDSCAPES“We’re using science and advanced mapping to identify landscapes with diverse physical features, like soil and topography. By protecting diverse landscapes, we’re creating arenas for evolution, places that are inherently diverse and allow plant and animal species to adapt to our changing climate. Through support from our members, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and

other partners, we’ve identified and protected 23 areas spanning more than 100 square miles in Oregon, Idaho and Washington. When we adapt our thinking around how to protect land, we are setting the stage for a more resilient future.”

—Ken Popper, Senior Conservation Planner for The Nature Conservancy in Oregon

CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER“Our city is surrounded by forests; it’s one reason people love living and visiting here. But these forests are also at risk of wildfire that could harm both our city and our drinking water supply. We take that risk seriously, which has led us to a long-term, nationally recognized stewardship partnership with The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Forest Service and Lomakatsi Restoration Project. By proactively managing our forests, which includes both thinning and controlled burns, we are ensuring our clean water supply and the city itself are significantly less susceptible to wildfire and more resilient when it comes.”

—John Stromberg, Mayor for the City of Ashland

WE PROTECT.

The Nature Conservancy in OregonOFFICERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chair: Margaret Kirkpatrick Vice Chair:Charles Wilhoite Chair Emeritus:John von Schlegell Steven H. Corey Steve PrattDavid C. Harrison Curtis RobinholdRob Hinnen Sandy RoweE. Randolph Labbe Christine Vernier

MEMBERS Kathy Shaloo Berg William JohnsonJohn Carter Julie JungersScott Chambers Lorelei JuntunenHolly Coit Catherine KordeschBetsy Cramer Eileen O’Neill OdumNick Ehlen Merritt PaulsonJonathan Fink Trish SmithRobert G. Gootee Roy W. TuckerRoger Hinshaw Carol Wendt

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Seeing Results Forest Restoration Helps Contain Summer WildfireThis past summer, the Milli wildfire led to a level-two evacuation for parts of Sisters, Oregon, and the cancellation of the Sisters Folk Festival, which annually brings more than $1.2 million to the local economy. Though the wildfire burned for 45 days across 24,000 acres, the situation could have been worse had it not been for forest restoration actions implemented over the past six years.

Tree thinning, brush mowing and controlled burns in the Deschutes National Forest reduced the intensity of the Milli wildfire, making it easier and safer for firefighters to extinguish and protect private lands.

“This scenario is exactly why we do forest restoration,” says Oregon Forest Program Director Mark Stern. “Restored forests are healthier and more resilient to wildfire, making our communities safer.”

This past year, our forest restoration team, in concert with partners, worked on 10 projects spanning more than 250,000 acres of forest across Oregon. Our goal is to restore 4 million acres of fire-prone forests by 2026. This work is not possible without your support. Thanks for standing with us as we strive to create a healthier, more resilient future.

Healthy Communities

Willamette River Confluence Recreating Habitat, Creating Jobs After seven years and moving enough sand, gravel and dirt to fill 15,000 semi-trucks, six miles of the Willamette River have been reconnected to historic floodplain habitat. And, it’s paying dividends to the local economy.

“On the national level, it’s reported that $2.2 million to $3.4 million in total economic output and 13 to 32 jobs are created for every $1 million invested in ecosystem restoration,” says BCI Contracting Owner Dan Porter. “In Oregon, it’s estimated that 24 jobs are created per $1,000,000 invested, and 80 percent of the money spent on restoration projects stays within the county where the project is located.”

Through your support and government grants, we have invested nearly $7 million in this project during the last decade. That equates to 168 jobs and a $5.6 million investment in Lane County’s economy.

This is the largest floodplain restoration project ever to take place on the Willamette River, and the benefits it provides to people and nature are seemingly endless. This type of habitat connection on the river not only provides a boost to the local economy, it cleans drinking water, aids in flood control, creates more recreation opportunities and provides critical habitat for fish species, including the threatened Upper Willamette River Chinook salmon.

“In the coming year, we’ll enter the final phase of this project and plant more trees, shrubs and plants,” says Willamette Restoration Manager Jason Nuckols. “We’re looking forward to sharing lessons learned to scale this project within and beyond Oregon.”

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THIS PAGE top to bottom Controlled burn in Bend © Mitch Maxson/TNC; Hiking the Ridgeline Trail System in Eugene © Rivers to Ridges Partnership OPPOSITE PAGE left to right Willamette Confluence Preserve © Andy Walcott; Budding naturalist holds native mussel that will benefit from restoration efforts at the Willamette Confluence Preserve. © Melissa Olson/TNC

WHY THIS WORK M AT T E R S

It Takes A Village Working Together for a Better FutureNature plays a vital role in our quality of life—from the air we breathe and the water we drink to the places we play and the food we eat. And since 1994, the Eugene and Springfield communities have made a concerted effort to ensure nature thrives so their people can, too.

Through the Rivers to Ridges Partnership, 15 public and private agencies, including The Nature Conservancy, are working throughout the upper Willamette Valley to improve the quality of life for residents. We are protecting and enhancing the region’s land and water resources and providing environmental education and compatible outdoor recreation opportunities.

Since its founding 23 years ago, the group has collectively restored and protected 23,917 acres, built and maintained 40 miles of trails and annually provided outdoor education to 2,000 school kids for the last 10 years. And, the work won’t stop anytime soon. Partnership leaders are actively working with regional planning experts on how best to expand these efforts through 2050.

Because of your support, the Conservancy is able to work on the ground with community partners like those in the Rivers to Ridges Partnership. Thank you. These successes are certainly yours to share.

The United States annually spends an average of $3.1 billion on flood insurance premiums each year and $4 billion in crop insurance subsidies. Restoring floodplains helps reduce the public and private costs to subsidize flood insurance and reduce post-disaster damages.

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Land and Water

Oregon’s Marine Reserves and Protected Areas

When we think about our connections to nature, we often relate them to a specific place. Yellowstone. The Deschutes River. The woods behind grandma’s house. For 60 years, The Nature Conservancy has focused on protecting our world’s most

precious natural areas, and here in Oregon, that means the Pacific Ocean, too.

Since 2007, we have worked with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to identify, manage and monitor five marine reserves and nine marine protected areas off the Oregon Coast. These 14 areas are like nature preserves in the ocean, and their designations—reserve or protected area—provide varied levels of protection, from no removal of marine life to prohibiting ocean development.

“These areas have sparked an exciting amount of monitoring and research,” says Associate Coast and Marine Conservation Director Dick Vander Schaaf. “We’ve been able to mobilize people to assess the sea star wasting disease that began in 2013, and working with Oregon State University and others, we’ve recently been maintaining ocean acidification monitoring sensors at each of the marine reserves. No other state has been this organized for ocean acidification, and this has all occurred because of these areas and the local interest they have generated.”

We’ve only scratched the surface with these research and monitoring efforts, and we’re excited to dive deeper in the years to come. This information will help influence how our ocean resources are managed now and into the future.

“While I tend to think mostly about the science, I know there’s also many cultural, social, recreational and artistic expressions just waiting to be explored at these areas,” Dick adds. “I think it will all add up to an even deeper appreciation for our coast and the ocean.”

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THIS PAGE clockwise Oregon Marine Conservation Associate Director Dick Vander Schaaf © Julia Amato/TNC; Williamson River Delta before restoration © Scott Nelson; Restoration at the Williamson River Delta © Rick McEwan; Williamson River Delta after restoration © Matthew Barry OPPOSITE PAGE clockwise Egret at Williamson River Delta © Rick McEwan; Oregon sagebrush habitat © Mitch Maxson/TNC; Klamath Basin Program Manager Heather Hendrixson gathers data after restoration at the Williamson River Delta. © Rick McEwan

Scaling Up Sagebrush Restoration

After five years of creating, testing, planting and monitoring, staff working to restore Oregon’s sagebrush habitat are about to launch their largest experiment yet. They’re moving from a handful of small test plots 40 miles outside of Burns to areas across the Western sagebrush ecosystem in Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Washington, Wyoming and California.

“We have enough evidence to justify an effort to test our seed technologies across a larger system,” says Southeast Oregon Project Manager Jay Kerby. “We’re working to put together a package of funding, staffing, expertise and partners to make that happen as soon as possible. We’re also bringing in outside experts from Intel and ECONorthwest to help us understand the potential business market.”

Thanks to your support, we’re making strides to protect and restore our Western “Sagebrush Sea,” a unique habitat that once covered 240,000 square miles across 11 states. Today, only 56 percent of this habitat remains.

20 Years at the Williamson River Delta With 20 years of your support, our Williamson River Delta Preserve has taken on a new identity. In 1996, when we acquired the Preserve, it supported agricultural fields and levees that separated it from Upper Klamath Lake. After a decade of careful planning, we used two tons of explosives to remove those levees and reconnect the delta with the lake—an effort that required moving enough dirt to fill 640 Olympic-size swimming pools! Another decade later, the Preserve is home to thriving wetlands that support thousands of fish, birds, beavers and muskrats. The 7,500-acre Preserve is a testament to the power of nature and people working together.

“It’s inspiring to see natural systems regenerate without much ongoing intervention from us,” says Heather Hendrixson, Klamath Basin Program Manager. “We created the enabling conditions for the wetland to function, and nature did the work to get there.”

WATCH OUR “Break Through” video at NatureOregon.org to learn more about sagebrush restoration efforts.

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Nature and People

Events and Partnerships Go Further TogetherWhether inspired by the beauty of the coast, intrigued by the complexities of habitat restoration or in search of the next great fishing spot, Oregonians share an unrivaled passion for nature and its many benefits. This shared value provides tremendous common ground—and an opportunity, through education and engagement, to help nature lovers become active conservationists.

Through partnerships with other trusted organizations, such as the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland and the High Desert

Museum in Bend, our scientists are sharing their work and engaging with the public around active, innovative projects that protect and transform some of Oregon’s most treasured places.

We recognize that the conservation movement is strengthened by including the perspectives and abilities of people of many ages and backgrounds. In order to better connect with a wider representation of our communities, we’ve developed and expanded upon programs that connect people with nature, even in urban settings. So, come say hello when you see us at a concert, farmer’s market or even your favorite local brewery.

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THIS PAGE clockjwise Native Iris at the Willamette Confluence Preserve © Doug Kreuzer/TNC; Volunteer of the Year Kathy Kudo © Evan Barrientos/TNC; Volunteer of the Year Rita Baker © Courtesy of Rita Baker; LEAF crew members at the Willamette Confluence © Matt Benotsch/TNC OPPOSITE PAGE Connect with Nature event at Mt. Tabor Park in Portland © Kristen Drum

“As a pediatrician, I strongly believe in science-based preventive health care. There have been many scientific studies that suggest being in nature improves one’s health. Being in and connecting with nature not only feels good, but it’s good for you!”

—Catherine Kordesch, Pediatrician and TNC Oregon Board Member

Out and About in Nature We love sharing stories and photos from our preserves, but we also recognize that first-hand experience is unquestionably the best way to understand the diversity and conservation impact of our work. In 2017, our guided hike program connected more than 400 people to nine of our preserves during 36 hikes. These hikes

were led by one or two of our 50 volunteer naturalists, who not only provide interpretation during the hikes, but also greet preserve visitors every weekend from April through October. This year they greeted a total of 10,000 visitors!

For those ready to take a more active step, our volunteer program offers a variety of ways to engage with our work. From ongoing research projects with staff in the office to getting dirty in the field at one of our

29 “work parties” around the state. All told, more than 1,000 volunteers contributed 24,000 hours to our work here in Oregon.

WHY THIS WORK M AT T E R S

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEARKathy Kudo

With any project, it’s often the behind-the-scenes work that pulls everything together. This year, we’re recognizing Kathy Kudo

for being a logistics rock star. She was critical in helping our Ashland team move to their new office and expanding the Table Rocks Preserve hike program, which served a total of 230 people on 19 hikes! Though her efforts this past year were

above and beyond, we are truly thankful for her eight years of service and the joy she brings to our team.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEARRita BakerThere are few traits more admirable than reliability, and this year we’re recognizing Rita Baker for her commitment to our Portland office front desk, where she ensures visitors are greeted and phone calls are directed where needed. Over the last decade, Rita has come in almost every Monday morning, covering a total of 380 shifts! She’s extremely knowledgeable about our work and brings a high level of professionalism. We are so thankful for your service, Rita, and the fun-loving environment you create for our visitors and our staff.

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Climate Change

Keeping Grasslands Intact

It is no secret there can be tension between conservation interests and cattle grazing, but we’ve found common ground with the Lightning Creek Ranch in Eastern Oregon. Together with the Probert family—led by Dan and Suzy Probert—we’ve worked to place an agricultural conservation easement on their 12,225-acre

ranch that ensures a sustainable ranching livelihood, protects critical habitat and keeps an estimated 55,000 tons of carbon in the ground.

This easement—neighboring our 33,000-acre Zumwalt Prairie Preserve—prohibits conversion of native grassland caused by tilling or development, while allowing the property to be used for livestock grazing that follows a grazing management plan.

“We know grazing can be compatible with grassland conservation,” says Jeff Fields, Zumwalt Project Manager for The Nature Conservancy in Oregon. “On large

landscapes like Zumwalt Prairie, native species thrive with occasional disturbance. Just like fire, it is critical that grazing happens under the right timing and intensity, which is what we guide with our grazing management plans on these easements.”

This easement is just one example of how we’re working across the Zumwalt Prairie to gain a better understanding of large, Western grasslands, how they’re influenced by livestock production and how we can produce food while protecting native species and reducing carbon emissions. We are also working with a research team from the University of Idaho that is developing a land management tool that analyzes satellite imagery from NASA to inform ranchers about vegetation patterns that result from their grazing management.

“We’re hoping to transform widely and freely available data into useable, appropriately scaled information for people who have the challenging task of managing the structural patterns of these large grasslands for people and nature,” Jeff says.

It is because of your support that we’re able to make these strides. Together, we are not only addressing climate change but creating solutions for sustainable food production and habitat protection. Thank you for your continued support.

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THIS PAGE clockwise Zumwalt Prairie’s diverse habitats provide excellent habitat for a wide variety of birds, including Cedar Waxwings © Rick McEwan; Lightning Creek Ranch Owner Dan Probert © Padraic O’Meara; Zumwalt Prairie © Rick McEwan OPPOSITE PAGE City of Portland shadowed by Mt. Hood © iStock.com

Emissions and the Economy A group of business leaders representing diverse industries across the state have released a set of strategies that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining the health of Oregon’s economy. Led by Conservancy Trustees Merritt Paulson, CEO of Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns, and John Carter, Chairman of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., the 20-member “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Task Force” included leaders from manufacturing, utilities, farming and forestry industries. The Nature Conservancy provided technical support to the Task Force, whose report represents the culmination of more than a year of research and deliberation. This was the first time Oregon businesses came together to develop a comprehensive strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

“Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making the investments needed to adapt to the unavoidable impacts from climate change will require a healthy economy,” says Conservancy Director of Policy and External Affairs Catherine Macdonald. “We supported the Task Force to ensure the Conservancy’s work in Oregon is informed by the potential impacts and benefits emission reduction strategies can have on the economy.”

Transportation makes up 37 percent of Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions. In 2014, congestion cost $1.8 billion in lost time and increased fuel costs. The Task Force recommends congestion pricing in the Portland Metro area to reduce emissions while supporting the economy.

READ Task Force recommendations at Nature.org/GHGTaskForce

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Sustainable Food and Water

Securing Salmon Running 36 miles from Myrtle Point to Bandon, the Coquille River was once home to a valley of wetlands that yielded more than 400,000 Coho salmon each year. Today, with the conversion of tidal wetlands, average population numbers have dropped 95 percent, causing Oregon Coastal Coho to be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

But we are working to change this narrative. During the past eight years, your support has allowed us to bring public and private landowners together and create a plan to protect land, restore wetlands and rebuild tide gates so juvenile salmon have a fighting chance to survive.

All told, this project covers 1,700 acres in an area known by locals as “Winter Lake.” We are working with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Beaver Slough Drainage District, Coquille Indian Tribe and China Creek Gun Club to restore 400 acres of wetland habitat. On an additional 1,300 acres, ranchers have agreed to replace tide gates and flood their grazing land in the winter so juvenile salmon can freely move between flooded pastures and the river. Tide

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THIS PAGE left to right Harney wetlands © Austin Yantes; Data collection is imperative to improving Oregon’s groundwater use © Tim Jewett; Oregon’s Biohydrologist Zach Freed collects groundwater data © Tim Jewett OPPOSITE PAGE top to bottom Coho salmon © BLM Oregon; Partners and Conservancy Trustees at Winter Lake project site © Charlie Quinn/TNC; Tide gate construction at Winter Lake © ODFW

Surface waters are nearly fully appropriated, so groundwater is the primary source for new water permits. Snowpack is declining, which means so is groundwater recharge. Abundant, clean groundwater is essential for the ecological, social and economic health of Oregon.

gates constructed decades ago to prevent tidal waters from inundating floodplains and improve cattle pastures, blocked salmon access to critical off-channel habitat. New tide gate designs allow better access for salmon. When salmon can escape the river, they grow stronger, fatter and increase their chance of survival. Better access is predicted to add an estimated 159,000 Coho smolts to the Coquille River each year.

Tide gate construction broke ground this past spring, and with continued support, we will begin wetland restoration in summer 2018. This project is a win-win-win: salmon populations will increase, agricultural landowners will have better control over floodwaters and increased grazing potential, and the local economy will benefit from added recreation and tourism.

“We’re incredibly thankful for our supporters and our local partners who make this project possible,” says Oregon Marine and Coast Director Jena Carter. “Our work in the Coquille is a great example of collaboration and a model for how restored wetlands can co-exist with working agricultural landscapes, hunting, public recreation and tribal interests.”

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“Little is known about how these declines have affected groundwater-dependent rivers, lakes, wetlands and species,” said Oregon Freshwater Scientist Allison Aldous. “Without knowing where the groundwater-dependent ecosystems are, nor how they’ve been affected by groundwater pumping, it is not possible to develop solutions that will protect these ecosystems and their sensitive species.”

In partnership with the Oregon Water Resources Department and the U.S. Geological Society—and because of your support—Allison and our freshwater team is working to fill this knowledge gap. During the next five years, they’ll work across Harney County with local landowners to gather data and develop a plan that will help determine how to best manage groundwater resources into the future.

“When our work is complete, we hope to have a suite of voluntary solutions for local landowners and a prioritized list of areas where action is needed,” Allison said. “Only by working together will we have a thriving agricultural industry and secure sources of water for nature and people.”

DID YOU KNOW More than 5,000 farms in Oregon’s $5.4 billion agricultural industry rely on well water to survive. Nearly a million Oregonians need wells for water they drink.

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DONOR PROFILES

T H E M I S S I O N

of The Nature Conservancy

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and waters on which all

life depends.

OPPOSITE PAGE left to right Jeanne and David Willamson © Courtesy Jeanne Williamson; David Harrison and Joyce Millen with their daughter, Maya © Courtesy David Harrison

Leave a Legacy Make a lasting commitment to conservation by including The Nature Conservancy in your estate planning. If you so choose, gifts can be designated to our work in Oregon, other states or an international project that aligns with your passions. To learn more, contact Director of Planned Giving Wes Milligan at (503) 802-8117 or wmilligan@tnc.org.

Jeanne and David Williamson For Jeanne Williamson, it was a Conservancy

magazine ad that first sparked her interest in our work. The ad said, “We have a different way of protecting land. We buy it.” She said she vowed to someday support the Conservancy when she was financially

capable, and in 2004, she and her husband David were. For the last 11 years, Jeanne and

David have supported the Conservancy in the name of their company, Evermine, and the 1 percent for the Planet initiative, through which they commit 1 percent of their company’s income for the environment.

“Without a healthy planet, we humans will not be healthy,” Jeanne says. “We support the Conservancy because we’d like our grandchildren and great-grandchildren to have the same wonderful experiences in nature that we have had, and a similarly good climate.”

David Harrison and Joyce Millen Oregon Board Member David Harrison first came to know The Nature Conservancy while in medical school in 1987. An avid birder since age 8, David stumbled across a Conservancy preserve in Virginia while birding and began supporting our work as soon as he graduated. After moving to Oregon in 2005, David contacted us and asked how he could get more involved. He’s been a board member since 2010 and serves as Oregon’s Global Ambassador, promoting our international work as well as what’s happening locally.

“My wife Joyce spent seven years in Africa doing research as an anthropologist, and we’ve done a lot of international travel while birding,” David says. “Supporting the Conservancy locally and globally is really important to us. We need to protect nature both for its own right and its importance for human well-being; the Conservancy understands this well, and I stand behind their approach.”

(July 1, 2016—June 30, 2021)REACHING OUR COLLECTIVE ASPIRATIONS

Goal $60M Goal

17%of goal raised

Raised $10M

Gifts/Pledges$51 Million

Membership$9 Million

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Progress

$8.5M 17%

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$1.7M 19%

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top left to right Mt Tabor volunteer event in Portland ©Tim Jewett; Columbine at Noble Oaks © Doug Kreuzer/TNC; Red-spotted Garter Snake at the Williamson © Tim Jewett; bottom left to right Canada Goose with goslings at Denman Wildlife Area © Ben Herndon; Pacific tree frog at Lower Table Rocks © Ben Herndon; Volunteers at the Mt Tabor work party event © Tim Jewett