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Oregon's Ocean Looking out on the Umpqua River BLM old growth in the Alsea Valley
CRA Board
of Directors
Judy Myers
President
Marie Cole
Vice President
Don Andre
Vice President for
Community Forestry
Kate Alexander
Secretary
David Radtke
Treasurer
Jean Harmon
Tom Petruscish
CRA Staff
Chuck Willer
Director
The Coast Range Association
thanks the following foundations
for their generous support:
The Lazar
Foundation
2007
The Ralph L. Smith
Foundation
2007
The Brainerd
Foundation
2007
The Bullitt
Foundation
2006
The Bella Vista
Foundation
2006
CRA Board member TomPetrusich with ancient BLM Douglas fir.
CRA Board members at our fall 2007 Butler Creek farm retreat.
Left to right -- Kate, David, Judy, Marie, Don, and Tom.
Not pictured is Jean Harmon.
CRA board member Kate Alexander with Doug Fir. Photo taken above
Butler Creek Farm on BLM land.
A map of the Umpqua Rive near Reedsport. The dark green area above is the well known
elk viwing area managed by the BLM. The four small green squares across the river
are small 40-60 acre forest patches owned by the BLM.
The two photos of old growth trees above are from the BLM patch closest to the river.
Hundreds of BLM forest ownerships like thse will be clearcut under the agency's
WOPR proposal.
About the Coast Range Region
and the Coast Range Association:
The Coast Range Region
The Oregon and Washington Coast Range is one of the greatest regions
in the world. Its natural beauty and its bountiful resources are why we
live here. They provide the pillars of the economy: forest products,
tourist dollars, and the income brought by retirees. A great many artistic
and creative people are attracted by our amazing landscape, particularly
along the coastline.
The Coast Range Association was formed in 1991. We work to defend
the region's interests, protect its natural and cultural endowments
and restore what has been lost. As such, we are deeply committed
to the stewardship of our natural resources. The concern for people
and the land informs our mission: To build just and sustainable communities
that provide for people and the natural world.
The Coast Range Association has always been practical in its work but
never in denial of the problems we face. Two problems we see all too often
are friends and neighbors struggling to earn a living while at the same
time too many landowners abusing the land. We know these two issues
are connected in complicated ways. When timber companies clear the
forest, everyone suffers from the loss of future economic opportunity,
clean water, nontimber forest products, and a broad array of forest services.
Like almost every rural region in the U.S., social problems are not
uncommon and are connected in many ways to our past boom-and-bust
timber economy.
Protecting the region's natural beauty and economic vitality requires
stewardship in land management. The two largest landowners for the
region are governments and large timber companies. Together they own and
manage 91 percent of all land.
The economic and social welfare of the region is closely tied to the land
either through amenities that attract tourists, retirees, and artists or
through the bounty of resources and ecological services provided by
forests and rivers. We know that if done right, protecting forests and
reforming forestry will pay off in greater regional economic vitality.
The Coast Range Association has developed significant capacity to
advance proper land stewardship through forestry reform and
conservation planning.
Achieving harmony between nature and people is not only a foundation for
long-term sustainability: it's politically smart and the right thing to do.
We are a nonprofit,
public
service organization
We are a small organization in a region with big challenges. As a nonprofit,
we live by the quality of our work and the support that work engenders
from individuals and philanthropic institutions. We are one of a handful
of Northwest organizations doing front-line conservation work with
paid staff. We have no endowment, so our ability to do work relies on
our ability to raise funds, marshal volunteer resources, and leverage
our capacity through leadership.
As a tax-exempt organization we are limited in our ability to advance
new laws. Our work is therefore weighted toward educating and
empowering others through research, education, organization,
and leadership. We value a direct connection to local communities in
order to hear first-hand about people's concerns and their own local
initiatives to harmonize people and the natural world.
In 1996 the World Wildlife Fund assessed all the earth's bioregions and
ranked the Coast Range as Globally Outstanding: the highest ranking for
biological distinctiveness. The WWF assessment names our region the
Central Pacific Coastal Forests (Bioregion #34).
Our Values:
What
We Keep In Mind As We Do Our Work
1. We value excellence.
2. We value work that lowers misunderstanding and conflict.
3. We value information and believe informed consent to be the basis
for democratic rule.
4. We value grassroots activism and support local initiatives.
5. We value all people and seek diverse involvement in CRA governance and
programs.
We never discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, class status or
cultural background. We pro-actively seek out the disempowered and disadvantaged for
organizational participation.
Coast Range Association
P.O. Box 2250
Corvallis, Oregon 97339
With offices in Corvallis and Newport
Send questions to <information at coastrange.org>
Copyright © 2002-2003 Coast Range Association