Deschutes Collaborative Members

Steering Committee
The Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project (DCFP) is guided by a 19-member Steering Committee made up of diverse interested community members. The Steering Committee does not actively manage the 250,000+ acre DCFP landscape itself but strives to develop consensus recommendations which are then forwarded to the Deschutes National Forest with the full support of the Collaborative. In addition to the Steering Committee, we rely on leadership and operational capacity from dedicated partners including the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, The Nature Conservancy, Oregon State University Extension Service, Deschutes County and Project Wildfire, and the Oregon Department of Forestry.
The Deschutes National Forest has committed to integrating collaborative recommendations into management activities. The Steering Committee oversees the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project's restoration strategy and helps to prioritize and endorse restoration and outreach activities. The Steering Committee is the formal channel for the Collaborative to provide input to the US Forest Service on management decisions within the DCFP Landscape including, but not limited to, fund allocation and restoration approaches.
Steering Committee members:
Forest Products Industry |
John Williams, Quicksilver Contracting
Ed Coates, Gilchrist Forest Products
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Environmental |
Marilyn Miller, Miller Conservation Consulting
David Stowe, Yiamist Ventures
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Community Wildfire Protection |
Ed Keith, Project Wildfire
Bob Madden, Central Oregon Fire Chiefs
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Tribal |
Vacant
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Watershed / Water Resources |
Rod Bonacker, Deschutes Land Trust
Corey Heath, Oregon Depart. of Fish & Wildlife
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Local Government |
Sally Russell, Bend City Council
Phil Chang, Deschutes County
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State & Federal Agency |
Bridget Moran, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Ben Dude, Oregon Dept. of Forestry
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Recreation / Tourism |
Melanie Fisher, Central Oregon Trail Alliance
Jana Johnson, Deschutes Trails Coalition
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Private Landowners |
Chris Johnson, Whitefish Cascade Forest Resources
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Researcher |
Vacant
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At Large |
Glen Ardt, Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife (retired)
Loren Kellogg, OSU College of Forestry (retired)
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