EPA Region X
Constituency
Profiles
OREGON
Prepared by
Northwest Regional Foundation
Spokane, Washington
Funding provided by
Project Grant No. 901050010
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D.C.
Assistance provided by
The Portland Community Resource Center
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OWNER'S MANUAL
These Constituency Profiles have been prepared for the Office of Public Awareness of the
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the Northwest Regional Foundation
of Spokane, Washington as an aide in communicating with the various organizations in
Region 10 which are affected by EPA activities. The views expressed herein, except those
attributed to individual organizations, are those of the preparer and do not necessarily
correspond to those of the EPA. This Owner's Manual is intended to be a guide for users of
these profiles. It will explain how the profiles were compiled, how they are organized,
and how they might be used.
HOW THEY WERE COMPILED
EPA requested that we develop profiles of organizations in nine constituency areas. These
areas are Agriculture, Business and Industry, Environment, Labor, Minorities, Public
Interest, Urban, Women, and Youth. Our first step in preparing these profiles was to
compile a list of the organizations in each constituency group in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon,
and Washington, the four states which comprise Region 10. In some cases, this was a
fairly easy task. For instance, the State Department of Agriculture in Washington had a
very complete list of the agricultural organizations in the state. This was generally
true in each of the states for Agriculture, Business and Industry, Labor, and Environment.
However, to the best of our knowledge, ours was the first attempt to assemble
comprehensive lists of Minority, Urban, Women, and Youth organizations in each of the
states. There has been no previous effort to compile any sort of list of Public Interest
groups in the Region.
As a result, there are probably gaps in some of the lists. For instance, in Washington,
we obtained lists of women's organizations from the Women's Resource Center in Spokane,
the Seattle Office of Women's Rights, and the U.S. Department of Labor in its Directory
for Reaching Minority and Women's Groups. Although we were told by several women*!"
organizations that these were the most complete lists available, it seems to us that they
can not contain all the Women's groups in the state. However, while we have inevitably
missed some organizations in each of the constituency groups, this effort provides a
starting point for any further expansion of the lists.
Once we had these lists in hand, we developed a questionnaire to be mailed to all the
organizations that we had identified in each of the states. It requested basic
information about each organization, such as phone number, contact person, number of
members, main focus, and how it communicates with its members. Additionally, the
questionnaire asked for information about the organization's environmental concerns. We
also asked for their environmental priorities, any issues on which they had taken
positions, a statement of EPA actions with which they agreed or disagreed, and which, If
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any, of EPA program areas they would like to receive information about. A copy of the
questionnaire is attached.
We mailed out a total of 3400 questionnaires: 470 in Alaska, 680 in Idaho, 975 in Oregon,
and 1270 in Washington. A follow-up letter to all groups and phone calls to key
organizations brought in 548 responses for a total response rate of 15.9%. This breaks
down to 63 or 12.1% from Alaska, 139 or 20.1% from Idaho, 145 or 15.0% from Oregon, and
201 or 15.9% from Washington.
Once we had all the responses, we began to list them in the standard format of the
individual profiles. This includes the name of the organization, its address and contact
person, how it communicates with its members, organizational information, environmental
priorities, and those EPA program areas about which it would like to be informed. We have
also left space on the profiles for additional comments after "Further Contacts". In some
cases, we summarized responses to make them easier to read, but in all cases, we
maintained the original content and often quoted from the questionnaire directly.
Finally, we developed an introduction to each constituency group in each state. It was
created through "facts and figures" research, phone calls to key leaders in each
constituency group, and by summarizing the questionnaire responses.
HOW THE PROFILES ARE ORGANIZED
The profiles are divided into four volumes: one each for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington. These four volumes are further divided into nine separate sections, each
corresponding to one of the nine constituency groups. These sections are arranged
alphabetically, and each one contains:
1. An introduction to each constituency group which describes its characteris-
tics, summarizes the environmental concerns of its members, and gives some ideas
about how EPA might go about improving communication with members of that group.
2. An alphabetical index of those organizations which responded to our question-
naire and the page within the section where their profiles can be found.
3. The "Profiles" themselves: the condensed and formated responses from each
organization.
4. A cross-reference of organizations from other constituency groups which also
consider themselves to be part of this group.
5. A mailing list of the organizations which were identified in that consti-
tuency group.
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HOW TO USE THESE PROFILES
Included in these profiles are every organization that we could discover in the nine
constituency groups in each state, a total of nearly 3500. They range from the Portland
Urban Indian Council to Rural Alaska Community Action, and from the Spokane YWCA to the
Idaho Outdoor Association. As the comments of organizations which responded to our
questionnaire reveal, many organizations in Region 10 have little or no direct interest in
EPA and its activities. Their interests and those of the EPA simply do not coincide.
Additionally, many of these same organizations have no clear idea of what EPA is and what
it does. EPA thus gets the blame or credit for activities of the U.S. Forest Service, the
various state departments of ecology, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the federal court
system. Thus, in order to improve communication with many organizations, EPA faces a
formidable task of educating them to its purposes and to a lesser extent those of other
state and federal agencies. While we have suggested in our introductions to several of
these constituencies that this may be the best way to improve communication, it remains up
to the EPA to determine if such an effort is justified.
As a starting point for communicating with organizations in Region 10, these profiles do
several things:
1. They identify who's out there. As we mentioned above, these profiles do not
contain every organization in the Region, but they do contain the most important ones and
are probably the most comprehensive such listing available. They enable EPA to know who
its constituents are. If an even more detailed listing of these constituents proves to be
desirable, these lists provide a point from which to begin a more detailed compilation.
2. They are a start at Identifying which of these organizations are concerned about
the EPA and the environment. Those organizations which responded to our questionnaire are
the ones most likely to be interested in public hearings, changes in EPA regulations, or
entering into a dialogue on environmental protection. Furthermore, the profiles not only
report the main environmental concerns (whether or not they are EPA's responsibility) of
each organization and constituency group, they also identify specifically which EPA
program areas they are interested in. This gives EPA an idea of who to approach about a
specific issue.
3. The profiles, finally, provide a format which can be expanded as more
organizations interested in EPA activities are identified. Both at the end of each
individual profile, and at the end of each constituency group, room has been left for
additional comments and for the Inclusion of additional organizations. Thus, these
profiles can grow to include the changing and growing list of organizations interested in
EPA.
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SUMMARY
These profiles were prepared as a tool for EPA to use In communicating with organizations
in Region 10. It is our belief that the first step in communicating with another is to
understand her/his perceptions and beliefs, to learn to see the world through her/his
eyes. These profiles attempt to do this by recording the perceptions of organizations
throughout the Region. Many of these viewpoints are critical of EPA and its activities. It
is not our intent in preparing these profiles to endorse or validate this criticism — the
views expressed in the profiles of individual organizations are those of the organization
profiled and do not necessarily correspond to those of the preparer. Rather we have
sought to record these viewpoints accurately so that EPA can know which organizations or
constituency groups would like to see it be more active, which less active, and which
aren't at all sure what it does. These perceptions can thus inform any efforts EPA may
wish to make to improve communication with these organizations.
Further, in our introduction to each of the constituency groups, we have provided whatever
background seemed relevant to understanding the concerns and viewpoints of these
organizations. Additionally, each concludes with a recommendation about what EPA might do
to improve communication with this group. These opinions are our own and do not
necessarily reflect EPA thinking or future plans. We do hope, however, that these
suggestions and the information contained in these profiles will be useful to EPA in
whatever efforts it undertakes to communicate with the organizations which make up its
constituency in Region 10.
For more information on this project, please contact: Northwest Regional Foundation, N.
910 Washington Street, Spokane HA 99201, (509) 327-5596.
Jonathan Coe, Program Coordinator
Northwest Regional Foundation
March 15, 1981
Research and Writing: Terry Flynn Graphics: Allegra Askman
Sue DeSart Typing: Kristin E. Saldine
Catherine Brooks
The EPA Region X Constituency Profiles were prepared with funding from Project Grant
Number 901050010 of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. Any opinions, findings, or
conclusions expressed herein are those of the preparer or of the organizations profiled
and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Constituency Profile
Questionnaire
1. Please identify your organization:
ORGANIZATION NAME
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER (if any)
MAILING ADDRESS
CITY STATE ZIP
PHONE NUMBER
2. Does your organization have other branches or offices 1n other
parts of the state? If so, please 11st the name,
address, and contact person for those organizations (attach
additional sheets 1f necessary):
BRANCH NAME
CONTACT
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE/ZIP
PHONE NUMBER
3. Which of the following categories best describes your organization?
(Mark all that apply)
AGRICULTRAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL
MINORITY LABOR PUBLIC INTEREST
YOUTH URBAN WOMEN
4. Does your organization have a membership? If so, please tell us how
many members you have and the characteristics of that membership
(individuals or groups, over 60, student, etc.):
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CONSTITUENCY PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE
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5. Do you work primarily at a regional, state, or local level?
6. What convnunication tools do you have?
NEWSPAPER/NEWSLETTER (NAME)
MAGAZINE (NAME)
ANNUAL REPORT (NAME)
OTHER (DESCRIBE)
7. How would you describe your priorities with respect to the environment
and environmental quality — what's Important to you?
8. Does your organization ever take official or unofficial positions on
environmental issues? If so, what are some of the most Important
positions you have taken in the last year?
9. Please list up to three actions by EPA in the past which you have
agreed with:
10. Please list up to three actions by EPA in the past which you have
disagreed with:
11. Have you ever tried to contact EPA to express an opinion?
If so, what was their response?
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CONSTITUENCY PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE
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12. Do you want to be placed on the EPA mailing list?
13. Which of the EPA program areas listed below are you most interested
in getting more information about?
AIR QUALITY WATER QUALITY TOXIC SUBSTANCES
SOLID WASTE NOISE PESTICIDES
RADIATION DRINKING WATER
14. Please list three (or more on attached pages) other organizations
you know whom we should be contacting with this questionnaire:
NAME
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
ZIP
15. Please name the organization in your cornnunity which you feel is
doing the most to help people to think about the social and
environmental problems of our changing times:
NAME
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE/ZIP
PHONE
16. Do you have any other questions or comments?
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AGRICULTURE
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OREGON AGRICULTURE
We have identified about 100 agricultural organizations in the State of
Oregon. They are primarily associations of producers who are actively
involved in farming and ranching. This introduction to the Agriculture
constituency group in Oregon presents a general overview of the role of
agriculture in the Oregon economy as well as a summary of the prohlems facing
farmers. It then lists the main environmental concerns of farmers as
expressed by representatives of agricultural organizations in phone Inter-
views and questionnaire responses.
Agriculture has traditionally heen a major contributor to the Oregon economy,
and the relatively recent development of food processing as a major
manufacturing industry has served to broaden its impact. Taken together,
agriculture and food processing now constitute Oregon's second largest
industry with a total impact on the economy estimated at over S3 billion a
year. Approximately 30% of Oregon's land area, 19,200,000 acres is devoted
to agriculture. Of this area, about 14 million acres are used for range or
pasture land with the remaining 5 million in crops.
Three charateristics of agriculture in Oregon should be noted. First,
agricultural activity is not isolated in one area of the state. The top
counties in farm marketing for 1977 were Marion, Malheur, Umatilla, Linn,
Clackamas, Morrow, Washington, Yamhill, Klamath, and Lane. Similarly,
although the larger ranches are east of the Cascade Mountains, heef cattle
can be found in all parts of the state. Consequently, the concerns of
agriculture are important in most sections of the state.
Second, Oregon is not a one crop state. It ranks second nationally to
California with over 100 different commodities being produced. The top ten
crops in dollar value for 1977 were hay, wheat, potatoes, peppermint,
ryegrass seed, all kinds of pears, onions, snap beans, sweet corn, and
barley. Additionally, 34.5% of the total farm receipts are froja_lXyestock
and dairy products.
Third, many farms in Oregon are family-run operations.
Estimates of the number of farms in the state vary from
27,000 to 34,000, about 80% of which are 500 acres or
less. Thus, the problems facing small farms are of great
concern to Oregon agriculture.
Oregon farmers share many of the problems and
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frustrations felt be farmers across the country. They feel that their needs
are not given proper consideration especially in light of the significance of
agriculture's contribution to the economy. Among the primary concerns listed
by farmers and ranchers are the availability of chemicals for controlling
pests and weeds, the preservation of land for agriculture, the need for water
resources for irrigation, and labor problems with migrant laborers.
Obviously, most of these are directly related to environmental issues and the
EPA.
Many farmers and ranchers feel that they were the original environmentalists.
Long before ecology became fashionable, they were concerned with protecting
the land and water resources upon which they depend for their livelihood.
Over the years, resentment among agriculturalists has mounted as
environmentalists, who are perceived as unaware of or insensitive to the
problems of agriculture, called for restrictive regulations in the name of an
environment that farmers have long cared for and sought to protect. Much of
this resentment focuses on what is seen as interference by governmental
agencies. Common complaints about OSHA, the Department of Agriculture, and
the EPA are that they are out of touch with the real situation and that their
regulations are costly and unnecessary.
The controversy over the use of herbicides and pesticides is a case in point.
Many farmers, cattle owners, and lumber interests are angry about EPA's ban
on the use of some of these sprays because they are left with no substitutes
or alternatives. They criticize the research that has been done and argue
that decisions about pesticide use have been made on the basis of irrational
arguments of environmentalists and have not taken the real needs of farmers
into account.
The availability of water is another major concern for agricultural
interests. The use of irrigation has contributed to increased agricultural
productivity particularly in Umatilla and Morrow counties. Presently,
1,850,000 acres are irrigated with long term plans to irrigate an additional
one million acres in the Willamette Valley and 800,000 acres in the Columbia
River counties. The catch is that certain regulations governing the depth of
water in reservoirs designated for recreational use and for wildlife streams
severely limit the water available for irrigation.
We received twelve responses to our questionnaires from agricultural
organizations. The majority of these were from "traditional" agricultural
groups such as the Central Oregon Hay Growers Association or the Agri-
Business Council of Oregon. Their concerns closely reflect the above stated
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problems facing agriculture. They worry that agriculturalists will soon he
unable to produce food and fibre profitably. Since they see FPA and other
governmental hodies as contributing to their costs, they will continue to
oppose any regulations which seem to interfer with their ability to operate
profitably. Because of the impact environmental regulations have had on
agriculture, these organizations are better informed than most constiuency
groups about EPA and its activities. Therefore, the task is not so much in
reaching them as it is to insure that they feel "heard" by EPA in the process
of creating regulations that will affect agriculture.
In addition, there is another and much smaller segment of the agricultural
constituency. These are the alternative agriculture organizations which
support organic farming and a decentralized agricultural system. Their
attitudes towards the environment are often markedly different from those
traditional agricultural organizations. They tend to be supportive of F.PA's
efforts to protect the environment and often wish that EPA were stricter in
its regulations of pesticides and other sources of pollution.
There is no single organization that represents all the agricultural
interests in the state. There are, however, several like the Farm Bureau,
the Rrange, the Farmer's Union, the National Farmer's Organization, and the
Agri-Business Council that do reach large segments of the agriculture
community and which would enable EPA to distribute information to a large
portion of this constituency. In addition, there are the commodity
commissions and associations which include most of this constituency group
and which wouldenable the EPA to reach virtually every segment of the
agriculture community. However, as this constituency is already relatively
well informed about EPA activities, EPA's real challenge will be not merely
to provide information to these groups but to insure that agricultural
organizations feel that their problems and concerns are considered by EPA as
it prepares regulations that impact agriculture. The creation of a real
dialogue between EPA and agricultural interests is needed to help both
parties become aware of the problems and concerns of the o
On the following page is an alphabetical list
agricultural organizations that responded
questionnaire. It, in turn, is followed by the
themselves.
of those
to our
profiles
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OREGON AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED
Name of Organization
Agrl-Business Council of Oregon
Central Oregon Hay Growers Association, District 2 .
Northwest Food Processors Association. . .
Oregon Farm Bureau Federation
Oregon Potato Commission ..............
Oregon Poultry Industries Association
Oregon State University Extension Service
Corvallis
Hillshoro .
Multnomah
Oregon Wheat Growers League
Rogue Valley Tilth
Willamette Dairy Herd Improvement Association. . . .
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizat ional
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
AGRI-BUSINESS COUNCIL OF OREGON
222 S.W. Harrison, Suite GA-6
Portland, OR. 97201
(503) 221-1257
Pat Brugger, Executive Vice President
"ARC Update" (newsletter)
ABC Annual Report
This organization operates on the state level with approximately 500
members. Its focus is on educating "the general public about the importance
of agriculture to the economic well-being of Oregon and to help create a
better understanding between rural and urban communities as well as the
agricultural and business sectors of Oregon."
"Agricultural people are environmentally conscious by the nature of their
business. However, we do support them when there is a threat to that
industry where tools that keep them in business would be taken from them
without valid reasons or feasible alternatives." The council does not take
stands on many issues because of the diverse interests of its membership.
"However, issues that affect all of agriculture such as chemicals, etc. are
the exception, but a stand takes approval from our board of directors."
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
and Drinking Water
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Agriculture
A-5
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Name of
Orga n 1 zn t i on
CENTRAL OREGON HAY GROWERS ASSOCIATION, DISTRICT 2
Add rt'Ss
Contnet Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Informat ion
Envlronmental
Conce rns
FPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Box 13 3
Silver Lake, Oregon 97638
(503) 576-2294
Merle W. Blevins, President
"Oregon Hay Market Report" (newsletter)
Quarterly State-wide Report
annual state convention reports
"Forage and Grassland Progress" (national newsletter)
This organization operates on the local, state, and regional levels
representing about 300 farmers and ranchers. They have six district offices
in Oregon, and their main office is:
Oregon Hay Growers Association, Bob Kloft, President
13346 Sunshine Lane N.E.
Wood Burn, Oregon 97071
(503) 634-2433
The primary concern of this organization is production. They believe that
"we must keep 10-80 and 2,4-D until something is developed to take its place."
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise,
Pesticides, and Drinking Water
Further
t ac t s:
Agriculture
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Name of
Organization
NORTHWEST FOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
2828 S.W. Corbett #229
Portland, OR 97201
(503)226-2848
David A. Pahl, President
Jonathon F. Schlueter, Environmental Officer
"Environmental Update"; "Northwest Report" (newsletter); plus assorted
newsletters by subject
"Northwest Food Processors Association represents 68 fruit, vegetable, and
potato processing companies in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho." It is active
at the state and regional level.
The Association's environmental priorities are Waste Water Management, Solid
Waste Disposal, Pesticide Registration/Application Permits, Water/Air
Quality, Erosion Controls, Toxic Substances, Hazardous Wastes, and Noise/Odor
Control. They have taken positions consenting to the removal of PCB
equipment from member food plants and strongly opposed listing ammonia as a
toxic substance. They have agreed with EPA's extension of ICR revenue
collection moratorium and PCB restrictions. They disagreed with EPA's
banning the use of phenoxy herbicide 2,4,5-T on forest lands.
Air Quality 1/2, Solid Waste, Water Quality, Drinking Water 1/2, Toxic
Substances, and Pesticides
Further
Contacts;
Agriculture
A-7
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Name of
Organ i za t f on
OREOON FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Add reus
Contact Person
Communteat ion
Ton In
Organ izat ional
Information
Envi ronmen tal
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Intores t
P.O. Box 2209
Salem, Oregon 97308
(503) 581-1486
Frank Setniker, President
Scott Ashcom, Environmental Officer
"Oregon Farm Bureau News" (newsletter)
This Federation works on a state and local level to represent the interests
of its members, 10,000 farm families.
They disagreed with the EPA ban on 2,4,5-T
Air Quality, Water Quality, Noise, and Pesticides
Furthe r
Contacts:
Agriculture
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Envi ronmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
ORECON POTATO COMMISSION
214 Equitable Building
Salem, Oregon 97321
(503) 378-5423
Joe Spiruta
"Oregon Potato Newsletter"
annual proceedings
press releases
This organization operates on the state level as a trade association for the
Oregon potato industry.
They have taken positions on environmental issues but did not state any of
them.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances and Pesticides
Agriculture
A-9
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Name of
Organ iza 11 on
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organ tza t i onal
Information
Envi ronmental
Conce rns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
OREOON POULTRY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 3003
Portland, Oregon 97208
(503) 771-0628
Dick Peterson, President
Conrad M. Burmester, Secretary
monthly letters
This Association operates on the state level and has approximately 115
individuals, business organizations, and corporations as members.
This organization's major concern is "(t)hat the poultry industry's guide-
lines be compatible with good management sanitation and profitable business
operation." They usually do not take official positions on environmental
issues.
Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, and Pesticides
Agriculture
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Name of
Organization
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Extension Hall, Room 101
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
(503) 754-2713
H.A. Wadsworth, Director
Cwi1 Evans, Chairman, Extension Communication
state and local newsletters on a variety of subjects; more than 2,000
subject-matter educational publications
This Extension Service is organized on the state and local level with an
office located in the county seat of each Oregon county. Their focus is on
"informal, non-credit education based on knowledge generated from research."
This is the main office of the Extension Service.
"We seek to provide objective, research-based information and to encourage
people to reach their own conclusions based on that information. Our
organization is based in the belief that people make sound decisions when
they have an adequate information base to draw on." They do not take
positions on environmental issues but rather provide information on those
issues.
none stated
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Nnmc of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
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Name of
Organizati on
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Informat ion
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Inte rest
Further
Contacts:
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION OFFICE (MULTNOMAH OFFICE)
P.O. Box 1261
Portland, Oregon 97207
(503) 229-4830
Harold Black, Chairman
newsletter; annual report; bulletins; workshops; telephone; study groups
This organization is involved in education on the local level in Home
Economics, Agriculture, Nutrition, Youth Work (4-li), and Marine Science.
Their goal is to "... present objective information — based on research."
The main office is in Corvallis.
None stated.
Water Quality, Solid Waste, and Pesticides
Agriculture
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Name of
Or pa n [ za 11 on
OPECON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE (HILLSBOFO OFFICE)
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organiza t i onal
Informat Lon
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interes t
Courthouse
Hillsboro, Oregon 97123
(513) 648-8771
Lloyd Baron, Director
newsletter
annual report
radio
This organization is involved on the local level. They have no membership
but operate from an office in each country. Their major interest is helping
people to help themselves. The main office is in Corvallis.
The extension service is concerned with protecting agriculture and forestry
"with a minimum of strangling regulations." They try to educate the public
about the safe use of pesticides and emphasize that certain pesticides are an
integral part of agriculture and forestry production.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Pesticides,
Drinking Water.
and
Further
Contacts:
Agriculture
A-12
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION OFFICE (MULTNOMAH OFFICE)
P.O. Box 1261
Portland, Oregon 97207
(503) 229-4830
Harold Black, Chairman
newsletter; annual report; bulletins; workshops; telephone; study groups
This organization is involved in education on the local level in Home
Economics, Agriculture, Nutrition, Youth Work (4-11), and Marine Science.
Their goal is to "...present objective information — based on research."
The main office is in Corvallis.
None stated.
Water Quality, Solid Waste, and Pesticides
Agriculture
A-13
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Name of
Organ i zat ion
Address
Contact Person
Communlcation
Tools
Organizational
Information
Envlronmental
Concerns
OREGON WHEAT GROWERS LEAGUE
P.O. Box 400
Pendleton, Oregon
(503) 276-7330
97801
Wesley Grilley, Executive Vice-President
"Oregon Wheat" (weekly newsletter)
Oregon Wheat (monthly magazine)
Oregon Wheat Annual Proceedings
weekly radio program
The League operates on the state level. They are a non-profit agricultural
trade association composed of approximately 8,800 wheat farmers in Oregon.
In addition to their Pendleton office, they have county organizations which
handle affairs on a local level.
Their primary concern is "(p)rotection of the environment because it is the
basic inventory of farming and agricultural production." They have taken
positions on water quality, non-point source pollution, and the usage of
2,4-D. They believe that overall the EPA is a positive agency, but they
have disagreed with EPA banning of 2,4,5-T and with the delay in registration
for certain agricultural chemicals.
EPA Program Air Quality, Water Quality, and Pesticides
Areas of
Interest
Furthe r
Contacts:
Agriculture
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Name of
Organ ization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organiza tional
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
ROUGE VALLEY TILTH
348 Hussey Lane
firants Pass, Oregon 97526
(503)47 6-8979
Judy Weiner
meetings
telephone
This organization is composed of about 25 members working on the local level.
Their focus is on biologically sound agricultural practices.
This organization has three primary areas of environmental concern: anti-
toxic sprays and herbicides, water and air pollution, soil fertility and
biological health. They say that they are too new to have taken any official
positions but plan on pursuing that by next winter.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances and Pesticides.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Agriculture
A-15
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Name of
Organization
WILLAMETTE DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT ASSSOCIATION
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizat ional
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Agriculture
A-16
4230 Silverton Road N.F,.
Salem, Oregon 97303
(503) 362-1880
Lee Case, Director
annual report
The Association operates on the state and regional level and has
approximately 140 memhers who are all dairy farmers. They focus on
"production testing of dairy cattle."
The primary concern of this organization is to respect the environment and at
the same time, produce adequate food supplies. They have not taken positions
on environmental issues.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Solid Waste, and Pesticides
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Agriculture
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Agriculture
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Agriculture
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Agriculture
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CROSS REFERENCES
The organizations listed below place themselves in the Agricultural
Constituency. Their profiles can be found under the constituency groups as
indicated.
Organization
Profile Listed Under
Industrial Forestry Association
225 S.W. Broadway MOO, Portland, OR 97205
Business
Pacific Logging Congress
217 American Bank Bldg., Portland, OR 97205
Business
The Cerro Gordo Community
P.O. Box 569, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Environmental
Amity Foundation
P.O. Box 7066, Eugene, OR 97401
Public Interest
Cherry Grove Center
Route 1, Box 311, Gaston, OR 97119
Public Interest
Lane County Convention Center/Fairgrounds
796 W. 13th, Fugene, OR 97402
Public Interest
Pacific Northwest Research Center
P.O. Box 3708, Fugene, OR 97403
Public Interest
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Clackamas County Ext. Ser.
OR State University
256 Warner-Milne Rd.
Oregon City, OR 97045
Washington County Ext.
Service - OR State Univ.
27280 SW Tualatin Valley Hvy
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Mult. County Ext. Service
DCE Building
1633 SW Pari;
Portland, OR 97207
Oregon State Grange
1313 SE 12th
Portland, OR 97214
Extension Food and
Nutrition Program
1939 SE Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97214
Oregon Nutrition Council
11134 SW 45th
Portland, OR 97219
Nutrition Action Group
1140 Fernwood Circle
Corvallis, OR 97330
Western Livestock Assoc.
4375 NE Wei inn Drive
Corvallis, OR 97330
Agricultural Experiment
Station
OR. State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
Willamette Valley Tilth
c/o Bob Cooperider
Rt. 1, Box 308
Sheridan, OR 97378
Crabapple Center for
Homesteading
PO Box 1302
Florence, OR 97439
Small Farmers Journal
PO Box 197
Junction City, OR 97439
Douglas County Livestock
Association
PO Box 1165
Roseburg, OR 97470
Rogue Chapter Tilth
c/o Judy Weiner
348 Hussey Lane
Grants Pass, OR 97526
OR Wheat Growers League
PO Box 400
PendlcCon, OR 97S01
Insurance Information
Service, Western
11855 SW Ridgecrest Dr.
Beaverton, OR 97005
OR Funeral Director's Assoc.
Everett Browing, Ex. Dir.
10700 SW Beaverton -
Hillsdale Hwy.
Beaverton, OR 97005
Automotive Service
Council Of Oregon
18600 SE Stark
Portland, OR 97024
Roofing Contractors Assoc.,
Western States
1258 SW Spruce
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Western Conference of
Petroleum Ketailers
Lee Woodard, Ex. VP
15910 SW Boones Ferry Rd.
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Christian Businessmens
Committee of Portland
PO Box 219
Sandy, OR 97055
American Artists
Professional League
c/o Chester Murphy
19076 Midhill Dr.
West Linn, OR 97068
Progressive Businessmens
Club
995 N. Sherwood Blvd.
Sherwood, OR 97140
Oregon Society of
Association Executives
3338 SW Fairmont Lane
Portland, OR 97201
Independent Contractors
Association
3811 SW Barbur Blvd
Portland, OR 97201
Export Management Assoc.
of the Northwest
200 SW Market, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97201
Oregon Assoc. of Insurance
Agents
4515 SW Corbett
Portland, OR 97201
Independent Insurance Agents
of Oregon
4515 SW Corbett
Portland tOR 97201
Associated Landscape Contracto
of Oregon
222 SW Harrison
Portland, OR 97201
Oregon Association of
Nurserymen
0224 SW Harrison
Portland, OR 97201
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Pacific Rim Trade Assoc.
1900 SW 5th
Portland, OR 97201
Oregon Bartlett Pear Commission
601 Woodlark Bldg.
Portland, OR 97205
Oregon Ryegrass Cotimission
4093 12th SE
Salem, OR 97302
Portland Plumbing, Heating
and Cooling Contractors
Chuck Loft, Ex. Dir.
0612 SW Idaho
Portland, OR 97201
Oregon Beef Council
400 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
Oregon Seed Council
2100 Lancaster Drive, NE
Salem, OR 97303
Nat'l Produce Truckers
Association
3811 SW Barbur Blvd.
Portland, OR 97201
Winter Pear Control Committee
813 SW Alder
Portland, OR 97205
Highland Bentgrass Commission
4093 12th St. NE
Salem, OR 97303
Growers Co-op Association
960 Young W.
Woodburn OR 97071
Or/Wa/Calif. Pear Bureau
813 SW Alder
Portland, OR 97205
Chewings Fescue and Creeping
Red Fescue Commission
1349 Capitol, NE
Salem, OR 97303
Trawl Commission of Oregon
250 36th Street
Astoria, OR 97103
Oregon Beef Council
400 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
Oregon Farm Bureau Federation
1730 Commercial SE
Salem, OR 97303
Portland Grain Exchange
200 SW Market, Suite 220
Portland, OR 97201
Wine Growers Council
PO Box 23158
Portland, OR 97223
Willamette Dair Herd Assoc.
4230 Silverton Rd., NE
Salem, OR 97303
Agri-Business Council of
Oregon
222 SW Harrison
Portland, OR 97201
Oregon Filbert Commission
PO Box 23126
Tigard, OR 97223
Orchardgrass Seed Producers
Commission
1349 Capitol, NE
Salem, OR 97303
NW Food Processors Assoc.
2828 SW Corbett
Portland, OR 97201
Oregon-Calif. Potatoe Committee
530 Center, NE
Salem, OR 97301
OR Nut Exchange, Inc.
7163 Conifer, NE
Salem, OR 97303
Pacific NW Grain Products
Assoc.
200 SW Market, Suite 220
Portland, OR 97201
Oregon Sheep Conmission
210 Agricultural Bldg.
Salem, OR 97301
OR Tall Fescue Commission
4092 12th St. NE
Salem, OR 97303
Western Wheat Associates
200 SW Market
Portland, OR 97204
Dungeness Crab Commission
210 Agriculture Bldg.
Salem, OR 97301
Oregon Turkey Growers
740 Bassett NW
Salem, OR 97304
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OR Strawberry Commission
210 Agriculture Bldg.
Salem, OR 97310
Danver Onion Commission
210 Agriculture Bldg.
Salem, OR 97310
OR Orchardgrass Growers Assc.
c/o Floyd Smith
19610 Vrattin Drive
Shedd, OR 97377
Oregon Pork Producers
c/o Ronald Pittman
Rc 2, Box 14b
Sheridan, OR 97378
OR Poultry Council
c/o Don Walker
11955 Ralston Rd
Amity, OR 97101
OR Pultry Industries Assoc.
c/o C. Burmester
PO B:>x 3003
Portland, OR 97208
OR Purebred Sheep Breeders
Assoc.
c/o Art Ohling
31013 Ohling Rd.
Shedd, OR 97377
OR Rabbit Growers Association
c/o Del Grey
11726 SE Pine St.
Portland, OR 97216
OR Seed Growers League
c/o George Royes
Rt. 1, Box 110
Summerville, OR S7876
OR Seed Trade Assocation
c/o Joe Jacob
PO Box 238
Tangent, OR 97389
OR Sheep Advisory Council
c/o Art Ohling
37013 Ohling Rd.
Shedd, OR 97377
OR Sheep Growers Assoc.
c/o Cleve Dumdi
29535 Dane Lane
Junction City, OR 97448
OR Agricultural Stabilization
Conservation Service Committee
c/o Martin H. Buchanan
Rt 1, Box 116a
Milton-Freewater, OR 97862
Oregon State Cowbells
c/o Polly Owen
84298 Territorial Rd.
Eugene, OR 97405
Oregon State Fair
c/o Dwight Butt
2330 17th St. NE
Salem, OR 97310
Oregon Suffolk Breeders Assoc.
c/o Frank Ellis
Rt 1, Box 249
Dayton, OR 97114
Oregon Turkey Improvement Assc.
c/o James Keieg
Rt 1, Box 279
Mollala, OR 97038
OR Water Resources Congress
c/o Paul Torvend
PO Box 215
Forest Grove, OR 97116
OR Winegrowers Assc. Umpqua
c/o C. Scott Henry III
PO Box 26
Umpqua, OR 97486
Wine Growers Association, North
Willamette Chapter
c/o Jack Myers
10369 Champoeg Rd, NE
Aurora, OR 97002
S. Willamette Broiler Growers
Association
c/o Gary Hamper
23361 Wolf Creed Rd.
Veneta, OR 97487
Union County Livestock Assoc.
c/o Harvey Carter
805 M Street
LaGrande, OR 97850
United OR Horticultural Board
c/o James M. Love
Box 359 (Rt 1)
Forest Grove, OR 97116
Western OR Livestock Assoc.
c/o Bill Stevenson
33401 Van Duyn
Coburg, OR 97401
Western OR Onion Growers Assoc.
c/o Norman Klampe
7206 Lakeside Drive, NE
Salem, OR 97303
Willamette Valley Beekeeping As
c/o George Hansen
293 Bradley Street
Woodburn, OR 97071
Willamette Valley Hay Growers
c/o Don Steffen
10082 Silverton Rd., NE
Silverton, OR 97381
Wilamette Valley Potato Growers
Association
c/o Nels Iverson
Rt 2, Box 102
Woodburn, OR 97071
Women for Agriculture
c/o Mrs. Paul Jensen
5287 Bluegrass Lane, NE
Silverton, OR 97381
Eastern OR Farming Company
c/o Frank Lamb
PO Box A
Irrigon, OR 97844
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Agricultural Committee
Partl.i/id Chamber o: Commerce
c'c Ytoy Sr^pbrrs
92n:irur.i! Political Action
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'.!! - «ms: Pis her mens Assoc.
c, : X^r.cv Cickhol'f
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R'u> Potato Growers Assoc.
c McDevitt
Eoit W.iiis Rc.
Hs. r: j y~ t o, Or . 9 7 S 3 8
1 "t :r. rai Or. Hay Growers Assc.
c/o '>if) 3levins
PO box l 13
S :v_r Lake, Or. 97638
; "crura! Or. Potato Growers Assc
c !o Ed Macv
tvt . 1 . hn>: 60
O.lIv-.'I-. ir. <17734
:'uu O-.mjs Broiler Growers Assc.
c.: Oi-nnis Brown
; ^--44 Gaffncy Lane
' _ri gon City , Or. 97045
Lasterr Or. Dairymen's Assoc.
c -'o r"rn«>r Ausraan
. 2. box 631
Lv.-;-*', Or. c'7°'13
Farm Pac
c/o David S. Nelson
2]40 Turner Road, 3.E.
Satem, Or . 97302
Far West Santa GerSrucis
Breeders Assocation
c/o Ernest Kammeyer
RT. 2, box 822
Estacada, Oregon 9~Q23.
Fishermen's Marketing Assoc.
c/o Dennis Grotting
?wo. 2 Commercial St.
Eureka, Ca. 99501
Grain Transportation Consultants
of Pacific Northwest
c/o Charles Neison
Lexington, Oregon 97839
Klamath Potato Growers Assoc.
c/o James E. Ottoman
Star Route, Box 58D
Malin, Oregon 97632
Nalheur County Legume Growers
Association
c/o Philip Geerstor.
Rt. I
Homedale, Idaho 83628
Maulheur County Onion Growers
Association
c/o key Terarrmra
Ri. 1, box 200
Ontario, Oregon 97914
Malheur Holstein Association
c/a Claus Laan
Rt. 1, box 308
.Vyssa.Or. 97913
Mid-Willamette Broiler Growers
Association
c/o Layne Cooper
ib750 Airlie Rti.
Monmouth, Or. <57361
Mid-Willamette Valley Stone Fruit
Planning Committee
c/o Wayne Roberts
County Extension Office
McMinrtville, Or. 97128
Northwest Christmas Tree Assc.
c/o Dave SchudeJ
RC 2 . box 2] 5
Corvallis, Or. 97330
NW Packers Industrial Relations
As sociatiori
c/o Gary Barnes
9414 SW Bar bur
Portland, Oregon 97219
Oregon Beekeepers Association
c/o Gene Garner
1375 S. Second
Springfield, Or. 97477
Oregon Broifer Growers Assoc.
c/o Jack Baird
760 SE Fir Villa Rd
Dallas, Oregon 97338
Or. Egg and Poultry Employers
As sociation
c/o Newton Hansen
4SQ7 ME Irving
Portland, Oregon 97213
Or, Essential Qii Growers Leagvu
c/o Everett Falk
28180 Hwy. 3b
Junction City, Or. 97448
Oregon Feed, Seed and Suppliers
Association
c/o Denny Legard
210 Monroe Street
Mt. Angel, Or. 97362
Oregon Filbert Growers Inc.
c/o James E. Bryson
rt. 2, box 190
Newberg, Or. 97132
Or. Hay Growers Association
c/o Eob Klolt
13346 Sunshine Lane, N.E.
Woodburn, Or. 97071
Or. Hop Growers Assocation
c/o Dor. Weathers
9775 Wheatiand Rd.
SaLem.Or. 97303
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Clackamas County Ext. Ser.
OR State University
256 Warner-Milne Rd,
Oregon City, OR 97045
Crabapple Center for
Homesteading
PO Box 1302
Florence, OR 97439
Washington County Ext.
Service - OR State Univ.
27280 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Small Fanners Journal
PO Box 197
Junction City, OR 97448
Mult. County Ext. Service
DCE Building
1633 SW Park
Portland, OR 97207
Douglas County Livestock
Association
PO Box 1165
Roseburg, OR 97470
Oregon State Grange
1313 SE 12th
Portland, OR 97214
Rogue Chapter Tilth
c/o Judy Weiner
348 Hussey Lane
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Extension Food and Nutrition
Program
1939 SE Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97214
OR Wheat Growers League
PO B ox 400
Pendleton, OR 97801
Oregon Nutrition Council
11134 SW 45th
Portland, OR 97219
Nutrition Action Group
1140 Fernwood Circle
Corvallis, OR 97330
Western Livestock Assoc.
4375 NE Welinn Drive
Corvallis, OR 97330
Agricultural Experiment
Station
OS State University
CoTvallis, OR 97331
Willamette Valley Tilth
c/o Bob Cooperider
Rt. 1, Box 308
Sheridan, OR 97378
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OR Horticultural Society
c/o Mi "lo Lemert
30386 Beacon Drive
Junction City, OR 97448
Oregon Processed Prune and
Plum Growers Commission
210 Agriculture -Bldg.
Salem, OR 97310
Oregon Fryer Corranission
210 Agriculture Bldg.
Salem, OR 97310
Regional Sweet Cherry Comm.
210 Agriculture Bldg.
Salem, OR 97310
Oregon Hop Commission
14358 Cominic Rd. NE
Mt. Angel, OR 97362
Mid-Willamette Growers Assoc.
1007 SE 3rd
Corvallis, OR 97330
Corvallis Food Day Coalition
2723 NW Jackson
Corvallis, OR 97330
Fruit Growers League
766 S. Grape
Medford, OR 97501
Oregon Wheat Commission
PO Box 400
Pendleton, OR 97801
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BUSINESS
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OREGON BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
We have identified approximately 175 business and industrial organizations in
Oregon. These are not individual businesses but rather associations of
businesses in a given field such as the Western Forest Industries Association
or the Portland Board of Realtors. This introduction to the Business and
Industry Constituency in Oregon presents an overview of the important
industries in Oregon, with a special emphasis on lumbering, followed by a
summary of the environmental concerns of those associations.
Environmental concerns and regulations are a particularly sensitive subject
for Oregon's business interests. A look at the state's economy explains why
the environment is such a potent issue. Oregon's top 3 industries are
lumber/wood products, agriculture/food processing, and tourism, in that
order. All three depend directly or indirectly on the sound management of
the environment and the state's natural resources. In our research,
lumber/wood products has been dealt with in this business section while food
processing has been considered an agricultural activity.
Forestry and forest products constitute the largest sector of the Oregon
economy. With 24.9 million acres of commercial forest land, Oregon has been
the nation's top lumbering state since 1938. There are two forest regions in
Oregon, the Douglas Fir region of western Oregon and the Western Pine in
eastern Oregon. Eighteen counties located throughout the state depend on
lumber and wood products for over 50% of their manufacturing employment.
Another 5 million acres of forest land are designated for recreational use
and water production, giving Oregon over 29.9 million acres of forest land -
about 1/2 the land area of the state. Industrial manufacture of lumber
produced $1,492,000,000 in 1976 with another $3,761,000,000 worth of goods
coming from forest-based plants, while 38.6% of manufacturing employment lies
in the lumber and wood products industries.
Most of the lumber goes to construction activity which
explains why the national economic situation has be-
come a number one concern for Oregon Business
interests. The effect of higher interest rates on the
housing market has had a particularly negative effect
on the Oregon Lumber Industry.
A second major problem facing Oregon's lumber industry
is the projected shortage of timber. A study done by
Oregon State University for the Oregon State Board of
Forestry recently concluded that "(h)arvest
Business 0 Industry
B-l
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Business G Industry
B-2
projections predict a serious shortage in the state before the year 2000
under present management policies." Since approximately 61% of Oregon's
forest lands are managed by public agencies like the U.S. Forest Service, the
use of these lands to lessen the impact of the timber shortage promises to be
a major issue.
Given these problems, environmental regulations that can be seen as
interfering with lumbering practices only add fuel to the fire. The timber
industry has looked at environmental protection as a two-edged sword. On one
hand, environmental protection of forest lands is vital to the continuation
of the lumber supply. However, when these controls hamper an already
suffering industry, tempers flare. For example, during the last five years,
Oregon has experienced the worst series of forest insect epidemics in
recorded history. Consequently, EPA's banning of certain herbicides and
pesticides has been seen as threatening the already failing lumber supples by
robbing owners of a tool with which to combat these pests. Agricultural
interests have joined with timber Interests to oppose these bannings.
A number of other industries make significant contributions to the state's
economy. Although exact figures are hard to come by, tourist expenditures in
Oregon were estimated to be well over $800 million in 1978 while the mining
and fishing industries combined contribute about $156 million annually to the
state's economy. The fastest growing sectors of manufacturing are the high
technology industries, primarily electronics or computer-related durable
goods.
The Associated Oregon Industries represents most of the state's industries.
They see the prime problems facing Oregon businesses as: the role of
economic development as a criterion in land use planning; issues affecting
energy supplies; the Employment Stabilization Act of 1981 (relating to plant
closures); and litter, packaging, and recycling requirements. In regard to
the EPA, the industries object whenever environmental regulations seem to
infringe on their profits or their potential for economic growth.
Furthermore, because of the timber industry's influence on the cash flow in
Oregon, many non-timber industries are vitally concerned with regulations
that might affect the timber industry.
The responses that we got to our questionnaire from business associations
reflect the above statements. These groups generally disagreed with EPA
positions such as: efforts to limit pesticide spraying, banning 2,4,5-T,
restrictions on field and slash burning, and auto emission controls.
However, several did express support for EPA's acceptance of the Oregon
Forest Practices Act. As is true with most groups, the Business and Industry
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Constituency is knowledgeable about those regulations that impact them but
not about other EPA activities. Generally, however, they oppose EPA's
efforts or, as stated by one group: "EPA efforts should be to have goals
reasonable, not extreme. Costs and efforts should be weighted against the
actual percentage of improvement which is attainable."
Because their membership includes many of Oregon's major industries, Asso-
ciated Oregon Industries is a key to reaching business organizations in the
state. It represents business interests on many issues including environmen-
tal ones. Other groups could be contacted on those issues that directly
relate to their areas of concern. For example, Oregon Automobile Dealers
Association might be contacted about hearings related to or changes in auto
emissions standards. However, the main frustration expressed by a number of
business groups is not a lack of information from EPA but rather a lack a
avenues for meaningful input into the decisions being made by the Agency.
The development of methods for creating productive dialogues with business
groups is a major challenge facing EPA.
On the following page is an Index of the Business and Industry organizations
that responded to our questionnaire. This list is followed by the profile of
each organization prepared from these responses.
Business Cx Industry
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BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
Name of Organization Page
Automotive Service Councils of Oregon B-5
Home Owners Warranty Corporation B-6
Industrial Forestry Association ... B-7
Masonry Institute of Oregon B-8
Medford Board of Realtors B-9
Oregon Appropriate Technology ... B-10
Oregon Independent Auto Dealers Association .... B-ll
Oregon Manufactured Housing Dealers Association . . B-12
Oregon Medical Association B-13
Oregon Restaurant and Beverage Association B-14
Oregon State Association of Plumbing, Heating,
and Cooling Contractors B-15
Pacific Logging Congress B-16
Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Association .... B-17
Southern Oregon Timber Industries Association . . . B-18
Western Forestry and Conservation Association . . . B-19
Business 6 Industry
B-4
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Name of
Organization
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE COUNCILS OF OREGON, INC.
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
18600 S.E. Stark
Portland, Oregon
(503) 666-2700
97233
Dale Luckman, President
Theresa J. Stevenson, Executive Secretary
"ASC Shop Talk" (newsletter)
ASC Oregon, Inc., annual report
national publications and sporadic local publications.
This organization is a statewide "group of independent garage owners
organized to provide 'satisfaction, competence, integrity, and service' to
the motoring public; working to upgrade our industry." It has 180 shop
members.
This organization's major environmental concerns are: "flagrant 'dumpings'
of polluted materials into any aspect of the environment i.e. raw wastes into
waters, raw chemicals onto lands, etc." and "abusive polluting machines,
equipment, etc. such as grossly smoking automobiles, grossly smoking
factories, etc." They have taken positions on the Clean Air Act
(particularly as related to "performance warranty section 207 b"), the Oregon
Department of Quality emission testings, and on the Dumping of Hazardous
Wastes. They agree with EPA actions that are made on a "reasonable" basis
such as sealed gas tanks on cars and the PCV system on vehicles. They do not
agree with the EPA in the current waste oil disposal rule, the extreme
emission standards on automobiles and the "monopolistic and anti-competitive
aspects of EPA's rules on Clean Air Act, Performance
Warranty (section 207 bV
Air Quality, Water Quality, Solid Waste, Noise, and
Drinking Water.
Business 6 Industry
B-5
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Name of
Organization
Addre ss
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizational
Informat ion
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
HOME OWNERS WARRANTY CORPORATION
3140 N.E. Broadway
Portland, Oregon 97232
(503) 288-8156
Robert S. Miller, Director
Rebecca A. Wood, Administrator
"Update" (newsletter)
This organization operates on the state and local level and has 525 members.
Its main Interest Is the insuring of new homes.
The corporation does not take positions on environmental issues.
None stated.
Business 6 Industry
B-6
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Name of
Organization
INDUSTRIAL FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
Address
Contact Person
CommunicatIon
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
225 S.W. Broadway, Room 400
Portland, Oregon 97205
(503) 222-9505
Norman E. Bjorklund, Executive Vice President
M.D. Sullivan, Environmental Officer
"IFAX" (newsletter)
West Coast Tree Farmer (magazine)
annual report
"IFA Tree Improvement Newsletter"
"Planning Notes" (newsletter)
This Association operates on a regional level and has "approximately 100
members, ranging from large integrated forest products companies to
individual tree farmers*" Their goal Is the "...maintenance of an adequate
timber supply for Western Oregon and Western Washington." They have branches
in Eugene, Medfo'rd, and Olympia, Washington.
This organization "...is interested in any environmental regulations which
affect growing and harvesting trees and in information relating to the
impacts of those activities on environment, wildlife, etc." They have
officially opposed restrictions on the uses of herbicides and EPA proposed
regulations covering prescribed burning. They have agreed with EPA action
with regard to regulation of 2,4-D. They have disagreed with EPA for its
emergency suspension of 2,4,5-T and Silvex In 1979 and with the proposal to
regulate prescribed burning In Class I areas.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances,
Pesticides, and Drinking Water.
Business 0 Industry
B-7
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Name of
Organizat ion
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
MASONRY INSTITUTE OF OREGON
3609 S.W. Corhett, H
Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 224-1940
Thomas C. Young
"Quoin Corner" (newsletter)
brochure with roster of members
The Masonry Institute is a promotional organization for the masonry/tile
industry. They have 21 associate members made up of suppliers, manufacturers
and distributors.
The primary concern of this organization is advancement of the masonry, block
and tile industry. They are "(w)orking with SCAB on revising the UBC Chapter
53." They agree with the EPA's actions on air and water quality.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Noise, and Radiation.
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Name of
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Address
Contact Person
Communi ca t ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
MEDFORD BOARD OF REALTORS
33 N. Central Mil
Medford, Oregon 97501
(503) 779-9421
John Zupan, Director
"Realtor Newsletter"
"Realtor Bulletin"
This is an association of licensees in the real estate industry. This
chapter has approximately 500 members. Their main office is:
Oregon Association of Realtors
Max Chapman
P.O. Box 351
Salem, Oregon 97301
1-800-452-9115.
This organization believes that all of the environmental issues affect the
real estate industry.
Air Quality, Water Quality, and Solid Waste.
Business 6 Industry
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Name of
Organization
OREGON APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizat ional
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts
Business b Industry
B-IO
P.O. Box 1525
Eugene, Oregon 97440
(503) 683-1613
Don Corson, General Manager
brochures and booklets
This is a cooperatively organized corporation. They have 7 active members
and 3 members on leave of absence. Their primary focus is on solar design
and construction. Additionally they are active in energy planning in
relation to conservation and renewable resources.
The major concern of this organization is that "environmental quality be
enhanced and maintained in the development of renewable energy resources."
They support mandatory weatherization, local government's energy conservation
measures, recycling, Ballot Measure 3 and the XI-D initiative petition. They
oppose resource recovery plants and the regional power bill. This
organization approves of EPA's suspension of the use of certain herbicides.
They are displeased by EPA's support of resource recovery plants and by their
failure to deal "with the gross infractions of its laws by both the public
private sectors."
Solid Waste and Pesticides.
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Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
OREGON INDEPENDENT AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 571
Salem, Oregon 97308
(503) 362-6839
Wanda Merrill-Wahus, Executive Director
"Independent Review" (newsletter)
The Oregon Independent Auto Dealers Association is a state-wide trade
association for used car dealers, new car dealers, and members of associated
industries such as finance companies and glass companies. They have
approximately 265 members.
Their chief environmental concern is the regulation of air quality as it
relates to auto emissions.
Air Quality.
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Tools
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Environmental
Concerns
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Areas of
Interest
Further
Contact s:
OREGON MANUFACTURED HOUSING DEALERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
3850 Portland Road, N.E.
Salem, Oregon 97303
(503) 364-2470
C.W. Maylender, Director
"Oregon Outlook" (newsletter)
chapter meetings
state-wide workshops
This Association operates on the state level to "improve business through
training and education of membership and consumer education." They have 140
members, 100 of whom are retailers of manufactured housing and 40 of whom are
associates from related businesses.
The major concern of this organization is "maintaining a balance between
necessary housing and other land requirements*" They have taken no official
positions on environmental Issues, but the industry is studying formaldehyde
complaints as related to air quality.
Air Quality, Toxic Substances, Pesticides, and Drinking Water.
Business & Industry
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Name of
Organization
OREGON MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
5210 S.W. Corbett Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 226-1555
Robert L. Dernedde, Executive Director
Donald P. Dobson, M.D., President
Edward Press, M.D., Chairman Public Health and Safety Committee
Karen Whitaker
"Oregon Medical Association Newsletter"
"The Oregon Medical Association is a professional organization serving
licensed physicians in the State of Oregon." They haveapproximately 3500
members, all of whom are either M.D.'s or Doctors of Osteopathy.
"The 0MA recognizes Its responsibility in the coordination of available
medical and related scientific environmental consultants and others in the
areas of air, water, radiation, sound, solid waste and toxic chemicals."
They have encouraged research in developing screening tests for heavy metals,
organic contaminants associated with galvanized pipe, investigating the
severity and extent of health problems associated with galvanized pipe, and
will make this information available to the Governor and citizens of Oregon.
The Association has agreed with the EPA curtailment of open field burning,
adequate, realistic air pollution standards, and recommendations relative to
the reasonable safety and relative lack of hazards of the Trojan Nuclear
Plant. They have disagreed with the EPA on the funding of pollution control
measures.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid
Waste, Noise, Pesticides, Radiation, and Drinking
Water.
Business (j Industry
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Name of
Organ izat ion
OREGON RESTAURANT AND BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
Address
Contact Person
Communi ca t ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
Envi ronmental
Conce rns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Business 6r Industry
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2573 12th St. S.E.
Salem, Oregon 97302
(503) 399-1272
Bill Cross, President
"Oregon Restaurant and Beverage Association News" (newsletter)
This is a statewide trade association providing membership services. There
are approximately 750 restaurants, taverns, and food service/beverage
suppliers in their membership.
The Association has no defined environmental priorities. They opposed the
prohibition on the use of single service utensils and packages.
Solid Waste.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
TooIb
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
OREGON STATE ASSOCIATION OF PLUMBINC, HEATING, AND COOLING CONTRACTORS
3000 Market Plaza N.E., suite 509
Salem, Oregon 97301
(503) 3997344
Charles Lott, President
Oregon Contractor (magazine)
This is a statewide trade association engaged in the construction industry.
There are approximately 200 members.
The Association's major environmental concern Is the proper disposal of water
borne contaminants.
Solid Waste, Water Quality, and Drinking Water.
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PACIFIC LOGCINC CONGRESS
217 American Bank Bldg.
Portland, Oregon 97205
(503) 228-7971
William J. Cary, Director
"Loggers and Logging" (newsletter)
The Loggers Handbook (annual report)
The Congress is composed of individuals representing logging management on a
regional level. Their primary interests are "conservation and wise use of
our renewable forest resources under the Multiple Use concept of land manage-
ment," and "to provide trees forever to meet the needs of our nation for wood
products, jobs, recreation, and environmental enhancement."
The major concern of this organization is the growth and use of forest
lands, with emphasis upon multiple use and regeneration. They have favored
prudent use planning for natural resources and support spruce budworm infes-
tation controls. They did not comment on EPA activity.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, and Pesticides.
Areas ot
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Business G Industry
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Name of
Organi zation
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organi za t ional
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
PACIFIC NORTHWEST CHRISTMAS TREE ASSOCIATION
215 Walnut Avenue
Silverton, Oregon 97381
David H. Schudel, President
Northwest Lookout (magazine)
The Association has 460 members and is active on a state level,
The Association agrees with EPA action in the area of land zoning and
disagrees with the EPA's banning of 2,4,5-T.
Pesticides.
Business & Industry
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
SOUTHERN OREGON TIMBER INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
2680 N. Pacific Highway
Medford, Oregon 97501
(503) 7735329
John L. Smith, Secretary-Manager
"The Whistle Punk" (newsletter)
The Association Is a locally-based organization interested In forestry, air
and water quality, and the local economic situation. It has "...175 member
firms consisting of sawmills, plywood and veneer plants, loggers, road
builders, service and supply companies which do business with the timber
industry in Jackson and Josephine Counties In Oregon."
The forest land base, air and water quality, and the use of forest management
tools, such as herbicides, fire, fertilization and genetics are the
environmental concerns of this organization. They have taken positions on
the Elk Creek Dam, the Jackson County Comprehensive Plan Elements, the
Jackson County P.U.D., herbicide use, RARE II, and the Crater Lake National
Park Addition. They agree with the EPA's recent position relative to 2,4-D.
They do not agree with the EPA's suspension of 2,4,5-T and with their proposed
rules for visibility impairment.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Noise, Pesticides, and Drinking Water.
Business 0 Industry
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizat ional
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Concern
Further
Contacts:
WESTERN FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
1326 American Bank Building
Portland, Oregon 97205
(503) 226-4562
Steele Barnett, Forest Counsel
"Conservation Observer" (newsletter)
"Proceedings of the Annual Western Forestry Conference"
The Association has approximately 600 members including forest landowners,
managers, researchers, and educators. Its primary focus Is on forest
management and utilization, and It is active locally.
This organization is concerned with issues that have an impact on forest
management and utilization such as regulations on air quality and pesticide
use. "Official positions are taken through resolutions submitted to the
membership. One major issue we have addressed is the need to keep prescribed
burning as a forest management tool. Another is the need for aerial applica-
tions of herbicides. We also made suggestions for the allocations of forest
land uses as considered on RARE II and in Wilderness bills." They agree with
EPA's actions relative to toxic substances disposal, and support EPA's accep-
tance of the Oregon Forest Practices Act as meeting the requirement of
Section 208 of the Clean Water Act. They disagreed with EPA cancellation of
the registration of 2,4,5-T on "inadequate evidence" and with cancellation of
the registration of DDT on "inadequate evidence."
Air Quality, Water Quality, and Pesticides.
Business 6 Industry
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CROSS REFERENCE
The Organizations listed below place themselves in the Business
Constituency. Their profiles can be found under the constituency groups as
indicated.
Organization
Agri-Business Council of Oregon
222 S.W. Harrison, jPGA-6, Portland, OR 97201
Northwest Food Processors Association
2828 S.W. Corbett #229, Portland, OR 97201
Oregon State University Extension Service
Extension Hall #101, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR 97331
Oregon Wheat Growers League
P.O. Box 400, Pendleton, OR 97801
Willamette Dairy Herd Improvement Association
4230 Silverton Road, N.E., Salem, OR 97303
Forelaws on Board
19142 S. Bakers Ferry Road, Boring, OR 97009
Oregon Guides and Packers
P.O. Box 132, Sublimity, OR 97385
Portland Recycling
1801 N.W. Irving, Portland, OR 97209
Portland American Indian Center
18350 S.W. Tualata, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Hope Neighborhood Co-op
P.O. Box 723, Forest Grove, OR 97116
Profile Listed Under
Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture
Environment
Environment
Environment
Minority
Public Interest
Pacific Northwest Research Center
P.O. Box 3708, Eugene, OR 97403
Public Interest
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Downtown Community Association
1111 S.W. 10th, Rm 425, Portland, OR 97205
Humboldt Neighborhood Association
5765 N. Williams Avenue, Portland, OR 97217
Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation
341 Van Buren, Eugene, OR 97402
American Association of University Women
6429 S.W. 36th Avenue, Portland, OR 97221
Young Men's Christian Association
2831 S.W. Barbur, Portland, OR 97201
Urban
Urban
Urban
Women
Youth
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Oregon Retail Council
1149 Court, NE
Salem, OR 97301
Pacific Logging Congress
621 SW Morrison #217
Portland, OR 97205
American Marketing Assoc.
PO Box 82
Portland, OR 97207
Oregon Dump Truck Assoc.
123 NE Oregon
Portland, OR 97232
Pacific NW Newspapers
Association
806 Broadway SW #440
Portland, OR 97205
Latin American Chanter
of Commerce of Oregon
PO Box 4602
Portland, OR 97208
Commercial Club of Portland
710 NE 21st
Portland, OR 97232
Pacific Coast Assoc. of
Pulp & Paper Manufacturer
621 SW Morrison #930
Portland, OR 97205
Association of Government
Accountants
c/o George D. Breitmeier
PO Box 3623
Portland, OR 97208
Automobile Association
of Portland
777 NE 7th
'Portland, OR 97232
Restaurants of OR Assoc.
1220 SW Morrison
Portland, OR 97205
Feed Seed and Suppliers
Association
1812 NW Kearney
Portland, OR 97209
Administrators, Inc.
WW Portland Office
315 NE Holladay
Portland, OR 97232
OR Savings & Loan League
1208 SW 12th
Portland, OR 97205
Oregon Photoengraving
Industry
415 NW 11th
Portland, OR 97209
United Metal Trades Assoc.
906 NE 19th
Portland, OR 97232
Oregon Sheep Growers
Association
Donald Ostensoe, Manager
400 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
Pacific Progress Shippers
Association
907 NW Irving
Portland, OR 97209
Oregon Trucking Association
1500 NE Irving, Suite 400
Portland, OR 97232
Utilities Security Assoc.
of Oregon
707 SW Washington
Portland, OR 97205
Oregon Association of
RecycTers
1615 NW 23rd, Suite 1
Portland, OR 97210
Association of Oregon
Counties
1201 Court St.
Salem, OR 97301
North American Wholesale
Lumber Assoc. Inc.
1220 SW Morrison
Portland, OR 97205
Northwest Marine Trade
Association
12200 N. Jantzen Dr.
Portland, OR 97211
Associated Oregon Industries
1149 Court NE
Salem, OR 97310
Metro Training Trust
5600 NE 42nd
Portland, OR 97206
Oregon Automobile
Dealers Association
777 NE 7th
Portland, OR 97212
Associated Laundries, Inc.
1200 Standard Plaza
1100 SW 6th
Portland, OR 97205
Oregon Council of Painting
and Decorating Contractors
4530 SE 67th
Portland, OR 97206
American Institute of
Building Design
4333 NE Broadway
Portland, OR 97212
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Or . Socii-tv Association Executive;
il'i.s S . W . Fairmont [.arte
Portland , Or . 97-01
Asphalt Pavement Association of
Oregon
3747 .Market, N . E .
Salem, Or. 97301
Sanitary Service Institute
2111 Front, N . E.
Salem, Oregon 97303
National Alliance Businessmen
92 1 S.W. Washington
Portland, Or. 97205
Rural Electric Cooperative
Association
1460 State
Salern, Or. 97301
Small Business Association
Box 5212
Salem, Oregon 97304
Production and Inventory Control
Society
PO Box 4 52 8
Portland. Or. 97208
Salem Home Builders Assc.
569 Union, N . E.
Salem, Oregon 97301
Home Builders Association
460 S.W. Madison
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
X. W . Personnel Management Assc
C/O Howard Fergus
PO Box 4412
Portland, Or. 97208
Oregon State Association of
Plumbing Heating Contractors
530 Center, N . E .
Salem, Oregon 97301
Loggers Radio Association
2793 Taddy Turn.
Eugene, Oregon 97401
American Marketing Association
O/O Jay Clemens
318 S.W. Washington
Portland, Or. ^7204
Or. State Home Builders Assoc.
565 Union , N.E.
Salem, Oregon 97301
Emerald Executive Association
1 339 Oak
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Assc. Record Managers and
adrr. i ni s t rato r s
P.O. Box 40004
Portland. Oregon 97240
Oregon State Motor Assoc.
1 010 Commercial , S.E.
Salem, Oregon 9730!
Building&Construction Council
2300 Oakmont Way
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Or. State Pharmaceutical Assoc.
! 4o0 State
Salem, Or. 97301
Log Truckers Association
1449 Liberty, S.E.
Salem, Cregon 97302
Industrial Forestry Association
1645 Oak
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Or. Business Planning Council
1178 Chemeketa N.E.
Salem, Or. 97301
Resturant and Beverage Assoc.
2573 12th, S.E.
Salem, Oregon 97302
Ntl, Electrical Contractors Assc.
875 Country Club Rd.
Eugene, Or. 97401
Or. Fire Directors Assc,
1289 70th. S.E .
Salem, Or. 97301
Manufactured Housing Dealers
Association
2850 Portland Road, NE
Salem, OR 97303
NW Timber Association
1355 Oak
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Or. Independent Auto Dealers
A sociation
565 Union . N.E.
Salem, Or. 97301
American Institure Architects
255 13th, N.E.
Salem, Oregon 97303
Eugene Chamber of Commerce
185 W. 8th
Eugene, Or. 97402
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Fir and Hemlock Door
Association
522 SW 5th
Portland, OR 97204
Designers Roundtable
519 SW 3rd
Portland, OR 97204
Oregon Assoc. of Credit
Management
937 SW 14th
Portland, OR 97205
Portland Executives Assoc.
309 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
Society of Automotive
Engineers
Walter M. Mason
11905 SW Belvidere PI,
Portland, OR 97225
Consulting Engineers
Council of Oregon
5340 SW 90th Couth
Portland, OR 97225
Construction Specifications
Institute
519 SW 3rd
Portland, OR 97204
Western Forest Industries
Association
1500 SW Taylor
Portland, OR 97205
Pacific NW Four-Wheel
Drive Association
5319 SW Westgate Dr.
Portland, OR 97225
Building Material
Credit Association
320 SW Stark
Portland, OR 97204
Portland Assoc. of Building
Owners and Managers
941 Pacific Bldg.
920 SW Yamhill
Portland, OR 97204
American Institute of
Banking
510 SW 5th
Portland, OR 97204
Forest Protective Assoc.
American Bank Bldg.
621 SW Morrison
Portland, OR 97205
Western Forestry and
Conservation Association
621 SW Morrison
Portland, OR 97205
NW Hardwood Association
1220 SW Morrison
Portland, OR 97205
Western Wood Molding and
Millwork Producers
Warren C. Jimerson, Ex. VP
PO Box 25278
Portland, OR 97225
Association of Int'l Trade
Specialists
18321 NE Wasco
Portland, OR 97230
Home Owners Warranty
Council of Metro Portland
3140 NE Broadway
Portland, OR 97232
Oregon Bankers Assoc.
319 SW Washington
Portland, OR 97204
Water Works Assoc.
PO Box 23423
Portland, OR 97223
Home Builders Assoc. of
Metro Portland
3140 NE Broadway
Portalnd, OR 97232
American Institute of
Architects
519 SW 3rd
Portland, OR 97204
Purchasing Management
Assoc. of Oregon
3959 SW Barbur Blvd
Portland, OR 97223
Associated General
Contractors of Oregon
1008 NE Multnomah
Portland, OR 97232
Oregon Apartment Assoc.
320 SW Stark
Portland, OR 97204
Timber Operators Council
General Headquarters
6825 SW Sandburg St.
Tigard, OR 97223
Electrical Contractors
Bid Registry Corporation
700 NE Multnomah
Portland, OR 97232
Oregon Cattlemen's Assoc.
400 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
Asphalt Institute
4475 SW Schools Ferry Rd.
Portland, OR 97225
Nat'l Electrical Contractors
Association
Robert Burnes, Manager
601 NE Everett
Portland, OR 97232
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Contractors Management
Association, Inc.
3933 NE Union
Portland, OR 97212
Oregon Credit Union League
212 Se 18th
Portland, OR 97214
Oregon Counci1/United States
Brewers Association
2336 SE Washington
Portland, OR 97222
Executives Oregon
Mr. George Robinson
PO Box 12002
Portland, OR 97212
Oregon Draymen and Warehousemen
Association
1444 SE Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97214
Associated Building and
Contractors, Inc.
7525 SE Lake Rd.
Milwaukie, OR 97222
Oregon Motor Transport
Association
1500 NE Irving
Portland, OR 97212
Oregon Gasoline Dealers
Association
4626 SE Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97215
Automotive Wholesalers
Association
7525 SE Lake Rd.
Milwaukie, OR 97222
Oregon Auto Body
Craftsmen Association
2111 NE 43rd
Portland, OR 97213
Portland Automotive Trades
4520 SE Belmont
TA Bldg. Annex
Portland, OR 97215
Oregon Drilling Assoc.
285 Harvard
Gladstone, OR 97222
Hollywood Boosters
1901 NE 42nd
Portland, OR 97213
Associated Floor Covering
Contractors
330 SE 82nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97216
Portland Junior Chamber
of Commerce
824 SW 5th
Portland, OR 97204
Mid-East Marketing
Association Ltd.
18 NE 28th
Portland, OR 97213
Oregon Association of Public
Accountants
1804 NE 43rd
Portland, OR 97213
Nat'l Secretaries Assoc.
Deanna Vander Koov
3140 NE 79th
Portland, OR 97213
Portland Advertising
Foundation
PO Box 14067
Portland, OR 97214
Oregon Motor Hotel
Association
11933 SE Stark
Portland, OR 97216
NW Line Constructors
Association
6162 NE 80th
Portland, OR 97218
Oregon Life Underwriters
Association
10175 SW Barbur Blvd
Portland, OR 97219
Food Employers, Inc.
11300 NE Halsey
Portland, OR 97220
American Society of
Interior Designers
519 SW 3rd
Portland, OR 97204
Oreqgn Hotel and Motel
Association
VA McNeil, Sec.
824 SW 5th
Portland, OR 97204
Pacific NW Hardward and
Implement Association
333 SW 5th
Portland, OR 97204
Grain Transportation
Consultants of the Pacific
Northwest
200 SW Market
Portland, OR 97204
Builders Exchange Coop
1125 SE Madison
Portland, OR 97214
Masonry Institute of Oregon
GT3"3 SW Pennoyer
Portland, OR 97221
Portland Freight Traffic
Association
607 Oregon Bank Bldg.
Portland, OR 97204
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Lloyd Hickok, Pres
200 Market Bldg, Suite 220
Portland, OR 97201
Portland Board of Realtors
321 SW 4th
Portland, OR 97204
Pacific Coast Livestock
Association
200 SW Market
Portland, OR 97204
Oregon Trial Lawyers Assoc.
Suite 1-C
255 SW Harrison
Portland, OR 97201
Oregon Railroad Association
Luman Miller, Manager
Suite 912, 620 SW 5th
Portland, OR 97204
Mid- Oregon Assoc, Plumbing,
Heating, Cooling Contractors
21 E. 28th
Eugene, OR 97405
Oil Heat Institute of Oregon
1300 SE Gideon
Portland, OR 97202
Public Timber Purchasers Group
319 SW Washington
Portland, OR 97204
Ntl. Assoc. Home Improvement
Contractors
2777 Friendly
Eugene, OR 97405
Oregon Home Owners Association
8435 SE 17th
Portland, OR 97202
Porfessional Engineers of Oregon
522 SW 5th, Room 720
Portland, OR 97204
Westfir Workers Association
Box 744
Oakridge, OR 97463
St John's Booster Club
Tom Fuller, Pres.
c/o OR Bank, St. Johns
7014 N. Chicago
Portland, OR 97203
Nat'l Woodwork Manuracturers
Association
200 SW Market
Portland, OR 97204
Producers Council
519 SW 3rd
Portland, OR 97204
Western Pine Association
522 SW 5th
Portland, OR 97204
Industrial Forestry Associatic
2580 N. Pacific Highway
Medford, OR 97501
Medford Board of Realtors
33 N. Central
Medford, OR 97501
Western Wood Products Assoc.
1500 Yeon Bldg.
522 SW 5th
PortlaQe, OR 97204
Portland Retail Trade Bureau
Fred Hicks, Pres.
824 SW 5th
Portlane, OR 97204
OR Independent Retail
Grocers Association
Harold E. Carlson, Ex. Sec.
310 SW 4th
Portland, OR 97204
Western Red Cedar Lumber Ass.
522 SW 5th
Portland, OR 97204
NW Packers and Growers
515 Executive Bldg.
811 SW 6th
Portland, OR 97204
NW Electric Light and Power
Association
222 SW Morrison, #220
Portland, OR 97204
Merchants Exchange
200 SW Market
Portland, OR 97204
West Coast Lumbermen's Assoc.
522 SW 5th
Portland, OR 97204
NW Seasonal Workers Associatic
145 N. Oakdale
Medford, OR 97501
Co-Op Forest Workers Assoc.
Box 246
Applegate, OR 97530
OR Society Assoc. Executives
3338 SW Fairmont Lane
Portlane, OR 97201
National Alliance Businessmen
921 SW Washington
Portlane, OR 97205
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ENVIRONMENT
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OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
We have identified approximately 200 environmental organizations in Oregon.
They range in size from the 25 member Parkrose High School Environmental
Action Club to the 2800 member Audubon Society of Portland, and in focus from
Trout Unlimited to the Solar Data Gathering Network. What they have in
common is a concern about protecting the environment. This introduction to
the Oregon Environmental Constituency will present a brief summary of the
role environmental groups have played in Oregon, potential directions for
their future, and some of their major concerns in relation to the EPA.
Oregon has often been cited as one of the most, if not the most, progressive
state in regards to environmental protection. It was the first state to
adopt clean air and water laws, to ban throw-away bottles, among the first to
develop state-wide land use planning, restrict commercial bech development,
and adopt scenic river regulations. Aerosol sprays were outlawed in Oregon
two years before the federal government took steps to end sales nationally.
Some of this can be attributed to the fact that the state's top three indus-
tries (timber, agriculture, and tourism) depend directly or indirectly on the
state's natural resources. However, a large amount of the credit must go the
the effective work of environmental groups in the state.
The Oregon Environmental Council, established in 1968, was the first major
environmental group in the state. It came to national attention with the
passage of the "Bottle Bill" in the 1970's. Since that time it has continued
to work with a number of environmental groups on a variety of issues. Safe
drinking water, energy conservation, development of alternative energy
sources, and tax disincentives for land speculation are some of the issues
they are presently undertaking. A number of other environmental groups have
surfaced throughout the state. Many of them are concerned with specific
environmental problems such as land use, appropriate
technology, and the regulation of herbicide and
pesticide use. This type of specialization Is
Indicative of recent developments among environmental
groups in Oregon.
Opinions differ as to the future of environmental
groups in Oregon. Some observers believe that the
success and continued existence of many environmental
groups has helped to dispel the notion that ecology is
a passing fad. Industry representatives, weary of
yearly battles on environmental issues, have shown an
increased willingness to recognize and work with envi-
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ronmentallsts towards constructive solutions to environmental problems.
However, the continuous battles environmental groups wage are a great drain
on the volunteer support which sustain their continued momentum.
Additionally, some observers believe that the increased specialization of
environmental groups will dilute their impact. These two factors have caused
some to questions whether environmental groups will be able to maintain their
impetus in the 1980's. The country's increasingly conservative shift and
apparent rejection of environmental safeguards makes this question even more
significant.
Based on their responses to our questionnaire, environmental organizations
are more knowledgeable about EPA and its activities than are members of other
constituency groups. Their environmental concerns are quite wide, ranging
from the protection of wildlife habitat to opposition to nuclear energy, from
recycling to field burning. Many of these concerns fall outside EPA's area
of responsibility. However, the most frequently mentioned concerns for which
EPA is responsible are the control of pesticide and herbicide use, the
protection of wildlife, and improving air quality.
These organizations have tended to have more contact with EPA than do members
of other constituency groups, but not as much as one might expect as only 7
of the 31 groups that responded to our questionnaire had been in touch with
EPA. They are almost unanimously supportive of EPA efforts to protect the
environment but are often critical of EPA for not going far enough in these
efforts. They want the EPA to be more aggressive, both in the formulation
and enforcement of environmental regulations.
There is no single group that represents the interests of all the
environmental organizations in Oregon. The Oregon Environmental Council
continues to be influential and can reach or identify a large percentage of
the environmental groups in the state. However, the most efficient way to
communicate with these groups is on an issue by issue basis. Such an
approach would enable environmental groups to get information only on those
issues they are interested in and would limit the number of groups EPA would
have to contact on each issue.
What follows is an alphabetical index of environmental groups which responded
to our questionnaires. It is in turn followed by the profiles themselves.
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OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Name £f Organization PAGE
Association of Oregon Recyclers E-4
Audubon Society of Portland . E-5
Badger Creek Association ..... E-6
Center for Environmental Action ... E-7
Center for Environmental Research ........ E-8
Central Cascades Conservation Council ...... E-9
The Cerro Gordo Community E-10
Defenders of Wildlife ........ E-ll
Desert Trail Association . . E-12
Earthday/SunDay '80..... E-13
Eco-Activist Recycling Center .......... E-14
Eco-Alliance E-15
Environmental Education Project . . E-16
Eugene Future Power Committee E-17
Eugene Natural History Society ... E-18
Forelaws on Board E-19
Help Earth Live Permanently Recycling Group . . . E-20
Isaac Walton League of American,
Oregon Division E-21
McKenzia Flyflehers E-22
Multnomah Anglers and Hunters Club E-23
Native Plant Society of Oregon E-24
North Fork John Day Wilderness Council ..... E-25
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives
to Pesticides E-26
Northwest Environmental Defense Center E-27
Oregon Guides and Packers E-28
Oregon Solar Energy Society E-29
Oregon Wilderness Coalition .... E-30
Parkrose High Environmental Action Club E-31
Portland Recycling ........ E-32
Portland Sun E-33
Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism, tnc E-34
The Survival Center ............... E-35
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Name of
Organization
ASSOCIATION OF OREGON RECYCLERS
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Too Is
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
1615 N.W. 23rd, Suite 1
Portland, Oregon 97210
(503) 227-1319
Judy Roumpf, President
"Association of Oregon Recyclers Newsletter"
annual conference
This Association operates at the state level and has approximately 145
members representing governmental, profit, and non-profit sectors of society.
Their efforts are geared towards developing waste recovery systems in Oregon
and reducing waste volumes.
Their environmental priorities are waste reduction and waste reclamation.
They develop a legislative program each year. Last year's "success" was SB
925 of the Oregon Legislature. They also monitor and advise the Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality and The U.S. EPA activities. They have
supported EPA action on Oregon landfill permits, landfill inventory rules and
the development of hazardous waste facility guidelines. They are critical of
the EPA/DEQ work plan and with the slowness in RCRA rule promulgation. They
also disagree with "EPA support of chemical Industry position on superfund
landfill bill."
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Solid Waste and Toxic Substances.
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Name of
Organization
AUDUBON SOCIETY OF PORTLAND
Address
Contact Person
CommunicatIon
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
5151 N.W. Cornell Road
Portland, Oregon 97210
(503) 292-6855
Mike Uhtoff, Executive Director
A1 Staples, President
Rich Howard, Conservation Committee
"Audubon Warbler" (monthly newsletter)
Audubon (National Society magazine)
This organization has about 2800 members and is active on the state level.
Its major emphasis is on education, conservation of wildlife, and
preservation of wildlife habitats.
The Society's major concern is the protection of wildlife habitats in urban, rural,
and wilderness areas. It has taken positions supporting forest practices
compatible with spotted owl survival and favor protection of habitats for
bald eagle nesting and wintering. They opposed mining of gravel which was
next to a heron rookery on Ross Island. They agreed with the EPA ban on DDT
and 2 ,4,5-T.
Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Pesticides, and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
BADGER CREEK ASSOCIATION
Address
Contact Person
Communica t ion
Tools
Organizational
Informat ion
Envi ronmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
3335 N.W. Luray Terrace
Portland, Oregon 97210
(503) 227-1879
Kenneth J. Love
Ruth L. Love
None Stated
This Association has approximately 250 members and is active locally. Its
primary goal is to preserve the Badger Creek Roadless Area.
The environmental concerns of this organization are "high quality air and
water, quiet urban neighborhoods, muffled motorcycles." Although they only
take positions on issues that effect the Badger Creek Roadless Area, they do
support EPA efforts to reduce air, water, and noise pollution.
Toxic Substances, Noise, and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
P.O. Box 188
Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424
(503) 942-7604
Douglas M. Still, Director
telephone and mailings
The Center operates on a state level through citizen organizations. It has a
Board of Directors with 15 members and represent 8 denominations in Oregon.
The CEA is "a project of the Churches to work for enhanced stewardship and
husbandry Btandards for our planet." Recently its focus has been on energy
usage.
The primary concerns of this organization are: "selection of benign energy
resource development in the future, conservation of energy and land, growing
public awareness of Interconnected uses of all things and the principle of
entropy In energy use." The center has taken a stand against nuclear energy
and against the Northwest Regional Energy Bill. They favor renewable energy
resources and solar legislation.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
School of Architecture and Allied Arts
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon 97403
(503) 686-3649
Professor Charles Rusch, Director
in-house publications list
This organization operates on a regional level. The membership consists of
about 120 faculty and staff members and about 1600 student members in six
departments. Their focus is on supporting, financing and publishing the work
of the faculty.
The Center is primarily concerned with the design and planning of the
man-made environment.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Solid Waste, Noise, and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
CENTRAL CASCADES CONSERVATION COUNCIL
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
P.O. Box 731
Salem, Oregon 97308
Bob Pendleton, Director
monthly newsletter
This organization has 25 members and is active on a state and local level.
Its primary focus is on the conservation of resources on public lands.
The Council is concerned with the preservation of wilderness areas and
roadless areas and with enhancing the environment in general. Members of the
Council have testified in favor of visibility enhancement in Class I areas
and against field burning and slash burning which degrade the visibility
resource. They also testified in opposition to RARE II proposals of Forest
Service which they thought were too restrictive in the amount of wilderness
areas proposed. They have agreed with EPA regulation of pesticides and
herbicides and with tough regulation of visibility In Class I areas. They
also support EPA control of non point sources of water pollution. They
disagreed with EPA for approval of field burning in Oregon, approval of slash
burning in national Forests, and approval of herbicide spraying.
None Stated
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Name of
Organi zatton
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
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THE CERRO GORDO COMMUNITY
P.O. Box 569
Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424
(503) 942-7720
Nick Cutting, Director
Lynn Coody, Environmental Officer
"The Cerro Gordo News" (newsletter)
"The Town Forum Report" (newsletter)
The Community's efforts are directed towards creating a car free,
ecologically sensible village for 2,000 people.
The primary concerns of this organization are: the preservation of
agricultural land, preventing herbicide spraying near their land, prohibiting
the dumping of harmful wastes, and opposing the construction and use of
nuclear power plants. Its members have taken an official stand against the
use of herbicides. They support the EPA's temporary ban on the use of
herbicides and hope that the ban will be permanent.
None Stated.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communica tion
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contactb:
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
P.O. Box 4491
Medford, Oregon
(503) 772-4606
97501
Sara Polenick, Field Rep.
Defenders Magazine
annual report
action alerts as necessary
This organization is based nationally in Washington. D.C. It is setting up a
few experimental chapters for state and regional operations, but these will
probably not be in the Northwest for some time. The primary focus'of this
organization is on wildlife and wildlife habitats. In the Northwest, this
means interest in grazing, forestry, animal damage control, pesticides and
marine mammals. They have approximately 50,000 members nationwide.
The major concerns of this organization are "(M)aintaining a diversity of
animal and plant life in viable natural ecosystems. ..(k)eeping those
ecosystems free of contamination of all sorts...(d)eveloping and Implementing
integrated pest management." They support alternatives to
pesticides/herbicides, retention of old growth forests, the Marine mammal
Protection Act/Endangered Species Act, and "Full Force and Effect" in BLM
implementation of grazing reduction. They oppose the use of poison and
leghold traps in controlling animal damage. They have agreed with the EPA's
position on 2,4,5-T, with their comments on DEIS USFWS ADC (Animal Damage
Control), and with the suspension of heptachlor/chlorodane. They have not
agreed with EPA's permission for the application of
1080 poison by aircraft, indiscriminate rodent
poisoning, and with the unclear position on
registration of lithium chloride in coyote control.
Toxic Substances and Pesticides.
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Name of
Organ ization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
DESERT TRAIL ASSOCIATION
Box 589
Burns, Oregon 97720
(503) 573-2932
Russell Pengelly, President
"Desert Trails" (newsletter)
This is a 500 member organization whose primary focus is the "development of
hiking and horse trails in the desert" and "desert education."
The Association is concerned with the quality of the total environment.
Air Quality, Solid Waste, Radiation, Water Quality, Noise, Drinking Water,
Toxic Substances, and Pesticides.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
EARTHDAY/SUN DAY '80
P.O. Box 188
Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424
(503) 942-7604
Douglas M. Still
Telephone; letters
This organization seeks to promote renewable energy resources and
environmentally sound future development.
It is concerned about the growth and the development of renewable energy
resources. It does not take positions on environmental issues and did not
comment on EPA actions with which It agreed or disagreed.
Air Quality, Solid Waste, Radiation, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Toxic
Substances, and Pesticides.
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Name of
Organizat ion
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contact s:
ECO-ACTIVIST RECYCLING CENTER
1655 S. Lafayette
Albany, Oregon 97321
(503) 926-1117
Jerrie L. Crook
radio and newspaper
This organization operates on the local level as part of the school district.
Their primary focus is on recycling and public education on purchasing and
recycling.
None stated.
Air Quality and Solid Waste.
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Name of
Organizat ion
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
ECO-ALLIANCE
P.O. Box 101
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
(503) 753-2101
Rick Barnett, Director
Rick Bader, Director
"Eco-Alliance" (newsletter)
educational outreach program
This organization operates on a local level with approximately 100 members of
different ages. Their members either pay dues ($5 for a year) or volunteer.
Their primary focus is on appropriate resource use and resource conservation
through recycling and recycling education.
Their primary concerns are the reduction of consumption and the recycling of
resources that can not be reused. They have taken stands on issues such as
local solid waste management and local development plans, including plans to
renovate downtown Corvallis. They have disagreed with EPA In the slow imple-
mentation of RCRA, especially the hazardous waste program, the roll back of
clean air standards, and the use of RCRA public participation funds.
Air Quality, Solid Waste, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Toxic Substances,
and Pesticides.
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Name of
Organ t zat i on
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECT
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizatlonal
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
P.O. Box 751
Portland, Oregon 97207
(503) 229-4721
Michael Soule, Director
Clearing (magazine)
This organization operates on the local and state levels and has no
membership. It serves as a "clearinghouse and as consultants in
environmental education for teachers and the public."
The prime focus of this organization is education so "that children have the
opportunity to experience and develop a relationship to the earth and under-
stand how that relationship determines environmental quality."
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Organizat ional
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
EUGENE FUTURE POWER COMMITTEE
P.O. Box 5274
Eugene, Oregon 97405
(503) 345-3504
Wesley Nightingale, Director
Dan Solitz, Secretary
telephone
The Committee has approximately 100 members and operates on local, state, and
regional levels. Its primary focus is on Energy (utilities, nuclear power,
etc.).
The major concern of this organization is the development of a sustainable
energy base. Its members have taken a position against the Northwest
Regional Power Bill. They agree in general with EPA development of
radioactive waste disposal criteria, and support EPA air and water quality
standards. They are not satisfied with the "EPA's apparent low profile on
problems with spent fuel disposal."
Air Quality, Water Quality, Solid Waste, and Radiation.
Concern
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
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EUGENE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
P.O. Box 3082
Eugene, Oregon 97405
(503) 686-4536
Will Eaton, President
Herb Wisner, University of Oregon Office
"Nature Trails" (monthly magazine)
This Society operates on a local level and has approximately 90 members.
Its members focus on the study and appreciation of the various aspects of
natural history. They are involved in a monthly lecture series and also
emphasize biology, geology, astronomy, archaeology, and other subjects.
The major concern of this organization is the natural environment - forests,
deserts, rivers, etc. They have infrequently taken positions on issues.
Their primary efforts are directed toward providing education and enjoyment.
They supported a couple of wildlife bills in the last Oregon legislature and
generally support efforts designed to protect habitat and natural environ-
ments. They are members of the Oregon Environmental Council.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, and Pesticides .
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Name of FORELAWS ON BOARD
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizat ional
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
19142 S. Bakers Ferry Road
Boring, Oregon 97009
(503) 637-3549
J. Carl Freedman, Director
Lloyd K. Morbet, Director
Elaine Hebel, Director
"Earthholder" (newsletter)
This organization operates on the state and regional level. It is supported
by approximately 7,000 people, and Its primary focus is a "reverence for
life."
This organization has taken a position against the construction of nuclear
and coal facilities while supporting other energy alternatives. While they
support the EPA in banning herbicides and controlling toxic wastes, but
believe that "toxic waste control needs more stringent clean up proposals,"
they do not actively follow EPA activities because they are energy oriented.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Pesticides, and
Radiation.
Further
Contacts:
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
HELP EARTH LIVE PERMANENTLY RECYCLING CROUP
P.O. Box 301
Dallas, Oregon 97338
(503) 623-3972
Bib Schiopen, President
Curt Lamb, Environmental Officer
"Kiwanis Bulletin" (newsletter)
H.E.L.P. Recycling Summary (annual report)
This group is active on the local level with about 40 men volunteering from
the Kiwanis Club. Their major emphasis is on recycling, employing people
from mental health, and fund raising for Kiwanis.
The prime concerns of this organization are reduction of waste, improving the
quality of life, and altering consumer life styles. They actively supported
and participated in a state-wide "Garbage Awareness Day." They agree with
EPA actions on hazardous wastes, landfill sitings, and solid waste.
Solid Waste.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
ISAAC WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA
1825 N.E. 92nd
Portland, Oregon 97220
(503) 255-2070
Dyas W. Rawling, President
"Oregon Ike" (newsletter)
This organization has approximately 1200 members and operates on the state
level. The primary interest of this group is the protection of the natural
resources. They can also be contacted at their other branch office:
Glenn Weldon, Executive Secretary
731 N.W. Midland Ave.
Grants Pass, Oregon 97526
(503) A79-7682
This organization is concerned with all natural resources. Its members have
taken a position on the Siletz Indian Reservation, the Snake River Project,
and the Alaska Land Bill.
Air Quality, Water Quality, and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
McKENZIE FLYFISHERS
Address
Contact
Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizational
Concerns
Environmental
Concerns
P.O. Box 1832
Eugene, Oregon 97401
(503) 747-0497
George Vinson, President
Glen A. Love, Environmental Officer
"McKenzie Flyfishers Newsletter"
This organization operates on state-wide and has approximately 100 members.
Its major focus is to "encourage fly fishing and to enhance streams and
rivers."
The primary concern of this organization is the preservation of "clean, clear
free-flowing streams, rivers, and lakes." Its members have taken a position
in favor of Wild and Scenic River States for North Umpqua, Illinois, and
Owyhee Rivers. They are opposed to the damming of rivers and streams. They
are supportive of EPA decisions which protect and enhance water quality. The
gentleman who responded to the questionnaire was not in favor of EPA approval
of 250,000 acres of field burning.
EPA Program Water Quality, Toxic Substances, and Pesticides.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
MULTNOMAH ANGLERS AND HUNTERS CLUB
3800 N.E. 65th
Portland, Oregon 97213
(503) 287-5067
James Modrell, President
Ford Winter, Environmental Officer
None Stated.
This organization has 200 members and operates at the local level. Its
primary focus is on conservation.
The prime environmental concern stated by this organization is the recycling
of material. No others were stated.
Solid Waste.
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NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF OREGON
4949 N.E. 34th Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97211
(503) 288-2736 (evenings) or 255-5605 (days)
Dr. Frank Lang, President
Mrs. Annie Kowalishen, Environmental Officer
"Native Plant Society of Oregon" (bulletin)
monthly meetings
frequent field trips
This organization operates on the local, state and regional levels with
approximately 500 members. The emphasis is on knowledge and protection of
native flora. It have 7 branches throughout the state.
The Society is Interested in conserving land and protecting the environment
especially when rare flora is involved. Its positions, mostly unofficial,
are supportive of habitat preservation in areas that have outstanding
floristic or biological value. They have agreed with EPA actions in Portland
Air Quality, in car muffler requirements and in industrial pollution control.
Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Pesticides, and Drinking Water.
Further
Concerns:
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
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Name of NORTH FORK JOHN DAY WILDERNESS COUNCIL
Organization (NORTH FORK WILDERNESS COUNCIL)
Address
Contact Person
CommunIc a t i on
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmen tal
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Box 9
Prairie City, Oregon 97869
(503) 820-3714
Tim Lillebo, Environmental Officer
Newsletter and alerts as issues require
This organization operates on the state level and focuses on "preserving the
anadromous fish, elk, wildlife, and wilderness of the North Fork John Day
River Areas." It has no official membership but is in contact with people in
three other areas of the state:
Kent Coe
1613 2nd St.
Baker, OR 97814
(503) 523-4132
Marilyn Cripe
Box 1518
Pendleton, OR 97801
(503) 276-5606
Loren Hughs or Laurel Rubin
1705 Alder St.
La Grande, OR 97850
(503) 963-0368 or 963-3266
The Council's top priority is maintaining the existing high quality
environment of the area through wilderness and quality land management. Its
members have participated In Congressional hearing and in State/OSU sponsored
workshops. They have supported appeal of the Desolation Land Management Plan
and support the preservation of a 400,000 acre wilderness area in North Fork.
Th&y agreed with the EPA's herbicides decision for the Coast Range of Oregon.
They disagreed with the EPA's approval of The Desolation Land Management plan
when the Forest Service did not fulfill the NEPA mandate* and they have
disagreed with other land management plans by the
Forest Service. They are also critical of the EPA's
approval of the RARE II Environmental Impact
Statement.
Air Quality, Water Quality, and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
NORTHWEST COALITION FOR ALTERNATIVES TO PESTICIDES
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Informa ti on
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Box 375
Eugene, Oregon 97440
(503) 344-5044
None Stated.
"NCAP Newsletter"
This organization is a coalition of approximately 27 groups in Oregon, Idaho,
Washington and California. It operates on the local, state, and regional
levels to coordinate of both strategies and information for groups
throughout the Northwest working in opposition to herbicide spraying on
forest lands.
"In the area of herbicides, we are very concerned about better regulation in
the actual use and application of chemicals. We are working to help educate
the public as well as various government and private agencies about the
potential danger to their health as well as the obvious dangers to the
environment." They were involved last year as intervenors on behalf of the
EPA In the cancellation hearings of 2,4,5-T and Silvex. They intervened to
insure that evidence from people who live and work in the areas where 2,4,5-T
and Silvex are applied was heard. They agreed with EPA's emergency
suspension of 2,4,5-T, and DBCp and with their RPAR of Aldrin/Dieldrin. They
have disagreed with the EPA's latest conclusions on the herbicide 2,4,D, with
their failure to proceed against phenoxies generically, and with their
failure to exercise oversight authority on pesticide use.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water
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Name of
Organization
NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
10015 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97219
(503) 244-1181 ext. 707
Paul S. Horwitz, Director
"Northwest Environmental Defense Center Newsletter"
This organization has over 75 attorneys and 50 students operating on a local,
state, and regional level on environmental litigation.
The prime concern of this organization is the maintenance of a clean environ-
ment and monitoring compliance of all environmental laws.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
Environment
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EPA Program
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Interest
OREGON GUIDES AND PACKERS
P.O. Box 132
Sublimity, Oregon 97385
Michael V. McLucas, President
"Oregon Guides and Packers Newsletter"
This organization operates on a state and local level and has approximately
300 members. Their primary focus is on outdoor activities, guided trips,
fishing, hunting, and Whitewater.
Because members of this organization rely on the out-of-doors to make the! r
living, they are extremely concerned with the condition of the environment.
They rarely take official positions however unless the issues have a direct
and immediate bearing on their chosen lifestyle. This organization generally
agrees with EPA emphasis on Air Quality, Water Quality, and the storage,
transit and disposal of toxic waste.
Water Quality, Toxic Substances and Pesticides.
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Tools
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Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
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Interest
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Contacts:
OREGON SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY
P.O. Box 1A 2
Salem, Oregon 97302
(503) 581-1362
George Adkins, President
"Oregon Solar Energy Society Newsletter" (monthly flyer)
This organization operates on the local level and has 80 to 100 members.
Their primary focus is the promotion of solar energy and energy conservation.
The major concerns of this organization are the conservation of energy and
expanded use of renewable energy sources. It have supported the solar
building in the capitol mall in Salem.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Solid Waste, and Radiation.
Environment
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Tools
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OREGON WILDERNESS COALITION
P.O. Box 3066
Eugene, Oregon 97403
(503) 686-5014
James Monteith, President
Andy Kerr, Environmental Officer
WiId Oregon (magazine)
The OWC is a statewide association of over 70 member organizations and 2,000
individual members. Their major Interest is in wilderness protection. They
have two branch offices that assist them In their efforts:
Eastern Oregon Field Office Metro Office
Box 334 2637 Water Street
Joseph, Oregon 97846 Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 426-4297
Wilderness areas are the chief concern of this organization. It has taken
positions on bills in Congress and on timber sales. Its members agreed with
EPA comments on RARE II and also approve of the EPA bans on 2,4,5-T and DDT.
They are critical of the lack of EPA enforcement of the Clean Air Act and
Clean Water Act, and they were disappointed by the EPA's failure to ban 2,4-
D.
Water Quality.
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Organization
Address
Contact Person
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Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
PARKROSE HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION CLUB
11717 N.E. Shaver
Portland, Oregon 97220
(503) 257-5270
Marilyn Pitts, Advisor
None Stated.
This organization operates on a local level with about 20 to 25 students
during the school year. Its focus is on education and on a monthly recycling
program.
The prime concern of this organization Is "a healthy environment for the
future." To this end, it is concerned with educating students and the
community and with the recycling of waste products.
Solid Waste.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communica t ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
PORTLAND RECYCLING
L801 N.W. Irving
Portland, Oregon 97209
(503) 228-5375
Lee Barrett, Director
"Portland Recycling Newsletter"
handouts, slide shows, tours, speeches, PSA's and booths at public functions
This organization operates at local and regional levels and has approximately
400 members. It is affiliated with three other organizations:
McMlnnville Recycling, Amelie Redman, 1134 Alpine, McMinnville, OR 97218
(503) 382-6446
Cannon Beach Recycling, Don Kontz, P.O. Box 232, Cannon Beach, OR 97110
(503) 436-2756
Conservation for Central Oregon, Bob Danko, 1364 N.W. Columbia, Bend, OR
97701 (503) 382-6446
The prime focus of this organization is on education of the public in regards
I to recycling. It is involved in the collection, processing, and marketing
of household waste products.
Environmental The environmental priorities of this organization are: the recycling of
Concerns household waste products, conservation and re-use of these products, and
Increasing public understanding of recycling, reduction, and re-use of
household waste products. Its members have taken positions objecting to the
sale of milk in plastic non-refillable, non-recyclable containers, and
supporting the passage of the Washington State Bottle Bill. This
organization supports the EPA efforts In creating the RCRA, banning herbicide
spraying in Oregon and hiring Chas Miller. They criticize the EPA's failure
to utilize the RCRA and their financial support of Resource Recovery more
than source separation.
EPA Program Solid Waste.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
PORTLAND SUN
628 S.E. Mill Street
Portland, Oregon 97214
(503) 239-7470
Lynn Youngbar
Marnie McPhee
Anthony Stoppiello
monthly mailings
This organization operates on a local level. It does not have members per se
but does have over 1100 people on its mailing list. Its efforts are focussed
on educational and architectural programs to help people design, build, and
use solar energy systems for basic needs.
The major priority of this organization "is to encourage decentralized, non-
polluting solutions to all of our needs. Solar energy systems happen to be
our specific priority, but only as they fit into the larger picture of our
total environment." They have unofficially supported Ballot Measure 3, Issue
11-D, anti-nuclear development proposals, and development of the State Solar
Office of Western SON. They opposed the Northwest Regional Power Bill. They
support EPA efforts to limit toxic wastes, to monitor and improve air quality
in Oregon and Portland in particular, to monitor and limit storage of nuclear
plant wastes on-site, and to develop methods of dealing with the wastes.
They opposed EPA alteration of particulate counts to facilitate use of coal
plants, allowance of field burning and back yard burning in the Portland area
and EPA support of the development of synfuels.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid
Waste, Pesticides, Radiation, and Drinking Water.
Environment
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Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Environmental
Concerns
STOP OREGON LITTER AND VANDALISM, Inc. (SOLV)
718 W. Burnside
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 227-7658
Ernie McDonald, President of the Board of Directors
radio, TV public service announcements, brochures, posters, litter bags; and
they will be reviving a newsletter
SOLV operates on a state level. It has no members but does have a 40 member
Board of Directors. It Is non-profit public corporation organized to
"Initiate and implement activities to help reduce, control and eliminate
public littering and acts of vandalism, and to raise funds necessary to
finance these activities." They have developed activities in six key areas:
education, enforcement, clean up, prevention, publicity, and funding.
The prime concerns of this organization are public littering and vandalism.
It is not a lobbying organization but works in the six areas described above.
They also "research and evaluate the effectiveness of existing litter and
vandalism laws and their enforcement; and develop, recommend and support, in
an educational manner, improvements in litter and vandalism laws and
regulations."
EPA Program Solid Waste.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
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Name of THE SURVIVAL CENTER
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
Suite 1, EMU
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon 97403
(503) 686-4356
David Daikh, Director
Barbara Powell, Environmental Officer
"The Oregon Advocate" (newsletter)
The Center is active on a state and regional level. Its emphasis is on
environmental education focussing on university and community outreach programs.
The major concern of this organization is the use and development of energy
and natural resources that do not lessen the quality of ;the environment. In
this regard, they focus on energy (conservation, alternatives, coal/nuclear
expansion), toxic substances, air and water pollution, and
forestry/wilderness preservation. They have taken a position on land use
planning issues in the Eugene-Springfield general metropolitan area.
Additionally they have opposed expansion of the University of Oregon parking
lot along the Willamette Greenway, the sale of non-returnable plastic milk
bottle6 in Oregon, and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee bill
on Alaskan lands.
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
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CROSS REFERENCE
The Organizations listed below place themselves in the Environmental
Constituency. Their profiles can be found under the constituency
groups as indicated.
Organization
Northwest Food Processors Association
2828 SW Corbett if 229, Portland, OR 97201
Oregon State University Extension Service
Extension Hall #101, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR 97331
Oregon Wheat Growers League
P.O. Box 400, Pendleton, OR 97801
Rouge Valley Tilth
348 Hussey Lane, Grants Pass, OR 97526
Pacific Logging Congress
217 American Bank Bldg., Portland, OR 97205
Southern Oregon Timber Industries Association
2680 N. Pacific Highway, Medford, OR 97501
Western Forestry and Conservation Association
1326 American Bank Bldg., Portland, OR 97205
Bicycle Commuter Service
1914 S.E. Ankeny, Portland, OR 97214
Clackamas County Community Development
P.O. Box 2, Maryhurst Campus, Maryhurst, OR
97036
Oregon Bicycle Council
1475 Evergreen Avenue, Salem, OR 97301
Profile Listed Under
Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture
Business
Business
Business
Public Interest
Public Interest
Public Interest
Oregon Lung Association, West Central Region
1262 Lawrence, Suite 7, Eugene, OR 97401
Public Interest
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Pacific Organics Public Interest
5155 S.W. Childs Road, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Collins View Neighborhood Association
9940 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, OR
97219
Creston-Kenilwood Neighborhood Association
4605 S.E. Center Street, Portland, OR 97206
Downtown Community Association
1111 S.W. 10th, Rm 425, Portland, OR 97205
Humboldt Neighborhood Association
5765 N. Williams Avenue, Portland, OR 97217
Southeast Neighborhood Information, Inc.
7780 S.W. Capitol Highway, Portland, OR 97219
American Association of University Women Women
6429 S.W. 36th Ave., Portland, OR 97221
Keep Listening Wilderness Trips for Women Women
P.O. Box 446, Sandy, OR 97055
Portland Women's Forum Women
2803 S.E. Main Street, Portland, OR 97214
Women in Appropriate Technology Women
3065 N.E. Garden Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97330
Camp Fire Girls, Portland Area Council Youth
718 W. Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
Student Resource Center - Lane Community College Youth
4000 E. 30th, Eugene, OR 97405
Urban
Urban
Urban
Urban
Urban
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Wildlife Rehabilitation
Center
Audubon Society
5151 NW Cornell Rd.
Portland OR 97210
Cloudburst Inc. Research
Project
649 NE Ainsworth
Portland OR 97211
Wildlife Management
Institute
1617 NE Brazee
Portland OR 97212
Forelaws on Board
19142 S. Bakers Ferry
Boring, OR 97009
Rains Journal of
Appropriate Technology
2270 NW Irving
Portland OR 97210
Native Plant Society
of Oregon
2524 NE 34th
Portland OR 97212
Freightline Employees
for Energy Conservation
5400 N. Basin
Portland OR 97217
Oregon Self-Reliance
c/o Rain
2270 NW Irving
Portland OR 97210
Michelle Zimmerman
Environmental Awareness
26 NE Morris
Portland OR 97212
Cut Cost Housing Project
c/o Portland Comm. College
Rock Creek Center
1200 SW 49th
Portland OR 97219
Oregon Natural Heritage
Program
1234 NW 25th
Portland OR 97210
Cascade Holistic Economic
Consultants
1604 NE 48th
Portland OR 97213
NW Environmental Defense
Center
Northwestern Law School
10015 SW Terwilliger Blvd
Portland OR 97219
Nature Conservancy
NW Region Field Office
1234 NW 25th
Portland OR 97210
Portland Sun
628 SE Mill
Portland OR 97214
Desert Trail Assoc.
PO Box 589
Burns, OR 97220
Audubon Society
5151 NW Cornell Rd.
Portland OR 97210
Trojan Decommissioning
Alliance
215 SE 9th
Portland OR 97214
Community Research Center
4015 SW Canyon Rd.
Portland OR 97221
Save the Task
24400 Track River Rd.
Tillamook, OR 97141
Public Power Coalition
1313 SE 12th
Portland OR 97214
Western Forestry Center
4133 SW Canyon Rd.
Portland OR 97221
Columbia Grow Project
c/o Whi taker School
716 NE Marine Dr.
Portland OR 97211
Multnomah Outdoor Educ.
220 SE 102nd
Portland OR 97216
High Country School
5913 SW Clay
Portland OR 97221
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Women in Appropriate
Technology
c/o OSU Women's Center
Oregon State Univ.
Corvallis OR 97331
Oregon Sportsman and
Conservationists
Box 1376
Eugene OR 97401
Audubon Society of
Corvallis
4201 NE Laurel Dr.
Corvallis OR 97330
Energy Ext. Service
School of Engineering
Oregon State Univ.
Corvallis OR 97331
Eugene Energy Manage-
ment Program
170 E.111th Ave.
Eugene OR 97401
Sierra Club
Mary's Peak. Group
PO Box 863
Corvallis, OR 97330
Office of Energy Research
and Development
Oregon State Univ.
Corvallis OR 97331
Oregon Wilderness
Coalition
PO Box 3066
Eugene OR 97403
Eco-Alliance, Inc.
PO Box 101
Corvallis, OR 97330
Help Earth Live Permanent-
ly
PO Box 514
Dallas, OR 97338
Transition Graphics
PO Box 30007
Eugene OR 97403
Wildlife Society
William L. Finley Refuge
Rt.2 Box 208
Corvallis OR 97330
Eco-Alliance Recycling
c/o PO Box 101
Corvallis OR 97330
Benton-Xinn Energy
Conservation Program
2730 NW Polk.
Corvallis OR 97330
People for Energy and En-
vironmental Responsibility
Star Rt.l, Box 174
La Comb OR 97354
Home Energy Fair '80
Chamber of Commerce
1310 Long St.
Sweet Home, OR 97386
Center for Environmental
Research
School of Architecture
Univ. of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403
Solar Data Gathering
Network for Oregon
c/o Solar Energy Ctr.
Univ. of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403
Keep Oregon Green
PO Box 3479
Eugene OR 97403
Extension Service
Oregon State Univ.
Corvallis OR 97331
Oregonians Cooperating
to Protect Whales
873 Willamette St.
Eugene, OR 97401
Solar Energy Center
Univ. of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403
Forestry Ext. Specialists
Forestry School
Oregon State Univ.
Corvallis OR 97331
Oregon State Federation
of Garden Clubs, Inc.
2195 Bedford Way
Eugene OR 97401
Headstart Environmental
Farm
935 River Rd.
Eugene OR 97404
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Oregon Wilderness
Coalition
2 6 37 SW Water
Portland OR 97201
1000 Friends of Oregon
407 Dekum Building
519 SW 3rd
Portland OR 97204
Energy Conservation
Office
Bonneville Power Admin,
PO Box 3621
Portland OR 97208
Oregon Environmental
Foundation
c/o Or. Environ. Council
263 7 SW Water
Portland OR 97201
Oregon Environmental
Council
2637 SW Water
Portland OR 97201
Western Sun
921 SW Washington
Portland OR 97205
Western Environmental
Trade Assoc.
2400 SW 4th
Portland OR 97205
Whole Earth Expo, Inc.
PO Box 4047
Portland OR 97208
Greenpeace
638 NW 6th
Portland OR 97209
NW outward Bound School
0110 SW Bancroft
Portland OR 97201
Save Spring Lake
P0 Box 532
RocKaway, OR 97136
Statistics Reporting
Servi ce
Soil Conservation Service
1220 SW 3rd
Portland OR 97201
Women and Energy
c/o Marty Lessey
4 700 SW Woods toclc
Portland OR 97202
Transportation Studies
Ctr./ Portland State Univ.
PO Box 751
Portland OR 97207
Center for Population
Research
Portland State Univ.
PO Box 751
Portland OR 97207
Oregon League of Volun-
teer Environmentalists
1817 NW Irving
Portland OR 97209
Portland Recycling Team
1801 NW Irving
Portland OR 97209
ASKE Club
Univ. of Portland
5000 N. Willamette
Portland OR 97203
Environmental Educ. Proj.
PSU School of Education
PO Box 751
Portland OR 97207
Stop Oregon Litter and
Vandalism (SOLV)
718 W. Burnside
Portland OR 97209
Project Ranger
Portland Public Schools
Portsmouth School
5103 n. Willis Blvd
Portland OR 97203
Geological Society of
the Oregon Country
PO Box 8579
Portland OR 97207
George Ward
Land Use Research Inst.
321 NW Flanders
Portland OR 97209
Cherry Grove Center
R t.1, Box 311
Gaston, OR 97119
Oregon Roadside Council
PO Box 1557
Portland OR 97207
Resource Conservation
Consultants
c/o Portland Recycling
1615 NW 23rd
Portland OR 97210
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Oregon Chapter
Wildlife Society
4465 SW 186th
Aloha, OR 97005
Isaac Walten League
5319 SW Canyon Rd rm 36
Portland OR 97221
Oregon Furtakers
3317 N. Holly St.
Canby, OR 97013
Citizens for Pure Water
PO Box 02333
Portland OR 97202
Cedar Mill Garden Club
1225 NW 91st Ave.
Portland OR 97224
Clatsop Environmental
Council
PO Box 504
Astoria, OR 97103
American Institute
Architects
519 SW 3rd
Portland OR 97204
of Chemeketans
360-A State St.
Salem, OR 97301
Oregon Trawl Commission
250 36th St.
Astoria, OR 97103
Oregon Clean Water ProJ.
Lewis & Clark College
PO Box 53
Portland OR 97207
Steam Boaters
528 Cottage St NE
Salem, OR 97301
McMinnville Women's
Garden Club
1501 S. Baker
McMinnville, OR 97128
American Rock Garden
Society
3335 NW Lurary Terrace
Portland OR 97210
Oregon Lung Assoc,
1890 State St.
Salem, OR 97301
Oregon Federation of
Garden Clubs
1946 Fir
McMinnville, OR 97128
Oregon Nordic Club
4214 NE Hazel Fern Pi.
Portland OR 97213
Or. Solar Energy Society
c/o Alternative Futures
Willamette University
Salem, OR 97301
Nehalem Bay Garden Club
PO Box 24
Nehalem, OR 97131
Bicycle Commuter Service
1914 SE Ankeny
Portland OR 97214
Sierra Club/Mt. Jefferson
576 Welcome Way SE
Salem, OR 97302
Oregon Shore Conserva-
tion Coalition
FO Box 578
Rockaway, OR 97136
Home Orchard Society
2511 SW Miles
Portland OR 97219
Oregon Wildlife Federa-
tion
3 304 Ferndell NE
Salem, OR 97303
Or. Assoc. of Soil and
Water Conservation Dist.
c/o Ernest Josi
2540 Olson Rd.
Tillamook, OR 97141
Pacific Qrganics
5155 SW Chi Ids Rd.
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Santiam Alpine Club
PO Box 1041
Salem, OR 97308
New Society Garden Environmental Action Club Santiam Flycasters
Land Trust c/o Mahnnia Park Rose High School PO Box 641
20495 S. Geiger "J™3 11717 NE Shaver Salem, OR 97308
Oregon City, OR 97045 Portland OR 97220
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Central Cascades Conser-
vation Council
PO Box 731
Salem, OR 97308
Energy Conservatior
Program
419-A SW Coast Hwy
Newport, OR 9736 5
Sierra Club
Rt. 1 Box 3A
Blodgett, OR 97326
Citizens for Progressive
Forestry
c/o Bowspirit Bookstore
PO Box 212
Lincoln City, OR 97367
League of Women Voters
1728 Minda Drive
Eugene, OR 97401
Corvallis Garden Club
1115 NW 17th
Corvallis, OR 97330
Landward Ho
Scio, OR 97374
McKenzie Flycasters
PO Box 1832
Eugene, OR 97401
Audubon Society
Corvallis Chapter
PO Box 148
Corvallis, OR 97330
Oregon Lung Association
1262 Lawrence
Eugene, OR 97401
Yamhill County
Energy Office
County Court House
McMinnville, OR 97128
Waste Transformation, Inc
PO 3ox 1236
Corvallis, OR 97330
Multnomah Anglers and
Hunters c/o John Lutz
21100 NE Sandy Blvd
Troutdale, OR 97065
Survival Center
Suite 1, EMU 11
Univ. of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
OSU Environmental Center
MU East
Oregon State Univ.
Corvallis, OR 9 7331
Bring
PO Box 885
Eugene, OR 97401
Land-Air-Water
Univ. of OR Law School
Eugene, OR 97403
Friends of Spirit Mt.
Jean Davidson
Rt. 1 Box 243
Grande Ronde, OR 97347
Santiam Environmental
Education Development
PO Box 94
Mill City, OR 97360
People Concerned About
Lquid Natural Gas
F0 Box 132
Newport, OR 97365
Energy Conservation
Organization
c/o 510 E. 32nd Ave.
Eugene, OR 9 7401
Hoedads
PO Box 10107
Eugene, OR 97401
OR Parks & Recreation
Society
180 Esslinger Hall
Univ. of OR
Eugene, OR 97403
Willamette River
Greenway Assoc.
2006 Grant
Eugene, OR 97405
Allaince for Better
Land Management
2440 Potter
Eugene, OR 97405
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Euqene Natural History
Society
6 0 Ruby Lane
Eugene OR 97404
Oregon Appropriate
Technology
PO Box 1525
Eugene OR 97440
Southern Oregon Timber
Industries Assoc.
2680 N. Pacific Hwy
Medford OR 97501
Friends of Three Si3ters
2310 Trillium
Eugene OR 97405
Umpqua Environmental
Education Center
4587 Elgarole Rd.
Roseburg, OR 97470
South Oregon New
Energy Institute
10 N. Central Room 2
Medford OR 97501
Eugene Future Power
Committee
PO Box 52 74
Eugene OR 97405
Defend News Digest
Rt. 2 Box 1742
Roseburg OR 97470
Counci1 of Trout
Unlimited
PO Box 170
Eagle Point OR 97524
Groundwork
Box 5447
Eugene OR 97405
Lane County Audubon
Society
77095 Westridge Ave.
Westfir OR 97492
Applegate Occupation
Teach
6789 Sterling Creek Rd,
Jacksonville OR 97530
Feople's Environmental
Committee
c/o Clifford Kohler
Rt. 1 Box 50
Gresham, OR 97034
Insultant Technologists
5000 NW Broadway #5
West Linn, OR 97068
Klamath Group Sierra Clul
PO Box 1774
Klamath Falls OR 97601
McKenzie Guardians Inc.
Boxlll
Blue River OR 97413
Committee for Nuclear
Responsibility
PO Box 332
Yachats OR 97490
Oregon High Desert Museuir
PO Box 5035
Bend OR 97701
Bay Area Environmental
Council
270 Johnson
Coos Bay OR 9 7420
Earthday '80
PO Box 188
Cottage Grove OR 97424
Defenders of Wildlife
PO Box 4491
Medford OR 97501
Sunergi
10 N. Central suite 2
Medford OR 97501
Energy Education
Training Center
1007 4th St.
PO Box 1006
La Grande OR 97850
North Fork Wilderness
Council
Box 9
Prairie City, OR 97869
NVi Coalition for Alter- Sierra Club
natives to Pesticides 319 peari st.
PO Box 37 5 Medford OR 97501
Eugene OR 97440
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OKSI Energy Center
4 015 SW Canyon Rd.
Portland OR 97221
Historic Preservation
League of Oregon
PO Box 40053
Portland OR 97240
Oregon Solar Energy
Society
PO Box 681
Salem OR 97308
Outdoor Education Dept.
OMSI
4015 SW Canyon Rd.
Portland OR 97221
East Salem Environmental
Counci1
390 Firknoll Lane NE
Salem, OR 97301
Keep Oregon Green
PO Box 12365
270 State St.
Salem OR 97309
Energy Resource Center
N. Clackamas Dist. #12
14213 SE Johnson Rd.
Milwaukie, OR 97222
Weatherization Contract-
ors £. Manufacturers Assoc.
530 Center St NE
Equitable Center #301
Salem, OR 97301
Sierra Club, Columbia
Group
2637 SW Water
Portland OR 97201
Solar West Magazine
P0 Box 23383
Portland OR 97223
Salem Audubon Society
PO Box 2013
Salem, OR 97301
Eco-Activists
c/o Chris Carnegie
1505 Takena
Albany, OR 97321
Nat'l Wildlife Federation
8755 SW Woodside Dr.
Portland OR 97225
Oregon Bicycle Council
1457 Evergreen Ave.
Salem, OR 97301
Eco-Activist Center
888 E. 9th Ave.
Albany, OR 97321
Responsible Urban
Neighborhood Technology
2926 N. Williams
Portland OR 97227
Sierra Club
576 Welcome Way SE
Salem OR 97302
Energy Information Ctr.
Linn Benton Comm. College
Pacific Bldg Room 222
Albany OR 97321
Portland Advocates of
Wilderness
c/o Paul Haack
185 NW 10th
Portland OR 97229
Linda M. Miller
Energy Consultant
Pacific Powers. Light
700 NE Multnomah
Portland OR 97232
Environmental Education
Assoc. of Oregon
PO Box 4004 7
Portland OR 97240
Oregon Solar Energy
Society
8920 Liberty Rd. S.
Salem OR 97302
Energy House
PO Box 5288
Salem OR 97304
Clackamas CETA Solar
Project
PO Box 215
Marylhurst OR 97306
Northwest Steelheaders
Corvallis Chapter
PO Box 1281
Corvallis, OR 97330
Corvallis Solar Energy
Conununi ty
c/o Jim Collell
2730 NW Polk
Corvallis, OR 97330
Council of Trout Unlimite
PO Box 1281
Corvallis, OR 97330
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Healthy Environment
Action League
PO 3ox 58
Cow Creek Rd.
Azalea, OR 97410
Sierra Club/May River
687 N. 64th
Springfield, OR 97477
Wilderness Trails, Inc.
7933 Highway 238
Jacksonville, OR 97530
Healthy Environment
Action League
PO Box 228
Azalea, OR 97410
McKenzie Recreation
Coalition
47534 McKenzie Way
Vida, OR 97488
Southern Oregon Alterna-
tive Energy Exchange
Rt. 1, Box 7
Jacksonville, OR 97530
McKenzie Guardians
Blue River, OR 97413
Oregon Guides and Packers
900 Murphy Rd.
Medford, OR 97501
Sierra Club/ Klamath
Group
PO Box 1774
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Coos County League of
Women Voters
1023 Noble
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Scappoose Garden Club
Rt. 2 Box 243
Scappoose, OR 97501
American Fisheries
Society
1351 NW Vicksburg
Bend, OR 97701
Center for Environment-
al Action
PO 3ox 188
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Defenders of Wildlife
6101 Griffin Lane
Medford, OR 97501
Audubon Society- Central
Oregon Chapter
PO Box 565
Bend, OR 97701
North Umpqua Preserva-
tion Association
PO Box 732
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Obsidians, Inc.
PO Box 322
Eugene, OR 97440
Oregon Lung Assoc.
1019 N. Riverside
Medford, OR 97501
Southern Oregon New
Energy Institute
41 3rd St.
Ashland, OR 97520
Maintain Eastern Oregon
Wildlife- Winding Waters
Chapter
PO Box 89
Enterprise, OR 97828
Oregon Lung Assoc.
PO Box 847
La Grande, OR 97850
Umpqua Valley
Audubon Society
PO Box 381
Roseburg, OR 97470
Sierra Club/ Rogue Group
2132 Sardine Creek Rd.
Golhill, OR 97525
Oregon Wildlife Federation
Rt. 2 Box 331A
Nyssa, OR 97913
Umpqua Wilderness
Defenders
PO Box 15
Roseburg, OR 97470
Grants Pass Recycling
625 Marcy Loop
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Columbia Gorge Coalitii
PO Box 266
Hood River, OR 97031
Western Rivers Guide
2320 SE 6th Place
Redmond, WA 98052
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LABOR
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OREGON LABOR
We have identified approimately one hundred labor organizations in Oregon.
This is by no means an exhaustive list of every local union in the State.
Instead, it includes the State AFL-CIO headquarters, the Labor Councils of
the various counties in the state, and the principle Portland unions. This
list could be easily expanded to include the various locals in each county if
this proves desireable. This introduction to the Labor Constituency in
Oregon will briefly look at the extent of unionization in the state, the
environmental concerns expressed by tine various unions we contacted, and
approaches to improving communications with them.
Approximately 25% of Oregon's 1,200,000 workers are union members. These are
primarily concentrated in timbering and related manufacturing, the
construction industry, and transportation. As with unions everywhere, their
prime concern is with protecting the jobs of their members. Thus, a great
deal of their energy recently has been put into an effort to get the state
legislature to pass a Plant Closure Bill which would require major employers
to give their employees and communities in which they are located a year's
notice before they could close their facilities.
This concern for protecting the jobs of their members has given many
unionists a dim view of environmental protection. Because so much of the
Oregon economy is based on lumbering and the forest products industry, any
efforts by EPA or other governmental agencies to regulate it are often seen
as a threat to workers. Thus, many of them are skeptical of EPA efforts at
environmental protection. This was reflected in the responses we received to
our questionnaires. Several unions listed a "balance between jobs and the
environment" as their prime environmental concern.
However, even more respondents were unable to comment
upon EPA actions or state any real environmental
concerns. Typical of these unions was one which
stated that environmental issues were "not
realistically one of their priority matters". In
fact, only one of the fourteen unions which responded
to our questionnaires was able to mention a specific
EPA action with which it agreed or disagreed.
Despite this general lack of knowledge of the EPA and
its activities, there seems to be some areas in which
EPA's efforts at environmental protection coincide
with the interests of the unions. Several of them
Labor
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listed their environmental concerns as being "occupational safety ^nd health"
issues. These unions seemed open to EPA efforts to protect the environment
and welcomed improvements that those efforts made in their working
conditions.
Thus, in communicating with the unions in Oregon, EPA faces two principle
difficulties. First, there is the suspicion with which at least some members
of this constituency view EPA's environmental protection efforts. Second,
there is the general lack of knowledge most of these unions have about its
specific activities. Counterbalancing this is the value which some of these
unions place" on EPA activites which make the workplace safer and healthier.
Given the number of locals in the state, perhaps the best approach for EPA to
follow would be to make contact with the County Labor Councils. These could
pass information on to member unions thus making EPA's communication task
somewhat easier.
What follows is an alphabetical index of those unions which responded to our
questionnaires. It, in turn is followed by the profiles themselves.
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OREGON LABOR
Name of Organization Page
American Federation of Government Employees,
AFL-CIO L-4
American Postal Workers Union,
Portland Oregon Local L-5
Association of Builders and Contractors,
Pacific Northwest Chapter L-6
Columbia Pacific Building and Construction
Trades Council L-7
International Association of Machinists
and Aerospace Workers L-8
International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers #48 . . L-9
International Jewelry Worker's Union,
Local If41 L—10
International Molders' and Allied Workers
Union //139, AFL-CIO L-ll
Municipal Employees Local #483 L-12
Musicians' Mutual Association, Local 99 L-13
Oregon Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO. .... L-14
Oregon State Employees Association .. L-15
Plumbers Local Union #51 . L-16
United Foundry and Warehousemens
Employees of ESCO . L-17
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Labor
L-3
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tool s
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
421 S.W. 5th Ave.
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 227-5039
Morten J. Davis, National Vice President, 11th District
"Government Standard" (newsletter)
This union represents 8500 federal employees in 5 Northwestern states. Its
primary interest is the unionization of federal workers. There are locals
covering most of Oregon.
The major concerns of this union are "occupational safety and health Issues."
Air Quality, Solid Waste, Water Quality, Drinking Water, Toxic Substances,
and Pesticides.
Further
Contacts:
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, PORTLAND OREGON LOCAL
P.O. Box 4103 — (President)
P.O. Box 4824 — (Director of Humen Relations)
Portland, OR 97208
(503) 236-9113
Ronald Rasmussen, President
Jeffrey D. Sehorn, Director of Human Relations
"The Portland Poker" (local newsletter)
"The American Postal Worker" (national newsletter)
The union ranges from local to national In scope. This chapter has
approximately 1300 members and is directed towards the "(p)rotectlon and
advancement of member rights and working conditions." They have other
branch offices whose addresses can be obtained from the main office:
Oregon Postal Workers Union
Charles E. Lemmon, Director of Human Services
P.O. Box 4613
Portland, OR 97208
(503) 665-2449
The Union states that concern for the environment is "not realistically one
of our priority matters". They are interested at a level "...of being
individuals and a viable part of the community." Official positions would he
taken by the Office of Human Relations, but as it is newly created, its
activities within the community are still rather limited. However, its
Director is very interested in being placed on the
mailing list for EPA information.
Air Quality, Toxic Substances, Water Quality, Solid
Waste, Noise, Pesticides, Radiation, and Drinking
Water.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organi zational
Information.
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
ASSOCIATION OF BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS - PACIFIC NORTHWEST CHAPTER
201 S.W. Arthur St., Suite 101
Portland OR 97201
(503) 241-4921
Jeanne Reichsfeld, Director
"The Blue Print" (newsletter)
"Contractor" (magazine)
This Association operates on the state level and has 125 firms in its
membership.
This Association states no specific environmental concerns and does not
usually take official positions an environmental issues.
None stated.
Further
Contact s:
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
COLUMBIA PACIFIC BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
7528 S.E. Foster. Road, Room 203
Portland OR 97206
(503) 774-0546
Earl B. Kirkland Executive Secretary
None stated.
The primary focus of this organization is to serve the local building and
trades unions.
None stated.
None stated.
fit!
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Labor
L-7
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communi cation
Tools
Organizational
Information
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS
11105 N.E. Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 255-7142
Marvin Kelso, Special Representative
Stanley Jensen, General Vice-President
"Machinists"/Oregon Labor Press
This Association operates on the regional level and has 15,000 members in the
State of Oregon. It has three district offices:
District Lodge 24
Gary Will
3645 S.E. 32nd
Portland, OR 97202
(503) 238-5550
District Lodge 24
Lee Hunsaker
155 Myoak Dr.
Eugene, OR 97404
(503) 688-2515
District Lodge 24
Gerald Greer
735 Hope Ave. N.W.
Salem, OR 97304
(503) 364-0533
Environmental
Concerns
ffr
Ml F
Labor
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
This organization is concerned with "any matter pertaining to community and
occupational health." They have taken a position opposing nuclear power
generation. They have agreed with the EPA on "the Harborton Generators
Waiver, the Water Supply Act - Crater Lake and several other locations, and
with limiting building in Washington County because of the sewage problem."
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation and Drinking Water.
L-8
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS #48
2032 Lloyd Center
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 284-4805
Robert Hall, Business Manager
"Oregon Labor Press"
membership meeting
This organization operates on the local level and has approximately 2400
members.
The primary concern of this organization is maintaining "a balance between
jobs and the economy." They have taken official positions primarily on
issues relating to power development.
Air Quality, Toxic Substances, and Radiation.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Labor
L-9
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communica tion
Tools
Organizational
Informat ion
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Concerns:
INTERNATIONAL JEWELRY WORKERS' UNION, LOCAL #41
210 Willamette Ruilding
Portland, OR 97233
(503) 227-6360
Wayne Roberts
"International Jewelry Worker's Union Newsletter"
monthly union meetings
This union has 90 members operates on the local level to provide "a
collective bargaining unit for the protection of our membership."
The union does not take positions on environmental issues.
None stated.
M
Labor
L-10
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
INTERNATIONAL MOLDERS' AND ALLIED WORKERS UNION #139, AFL-CIO
Loyalty Building, Room 1103
317 S.W. Alder
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 223-3028
Willie Marion, Business Representative
newsletter
newspaper
This union is active on the local level and has between 700 to 900 members.
None stated.
Air Quality, Toxic Substances, Noise, Pesticides, and Radiation.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Labor
L-ll
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Name of
Organ i zation
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL M83
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interes t
Further
Contacts:
10245 S.E. Holgate
Portland, OR 97266
(503) 760-2917
Richard H. House, Business Manager
"Oregon Labor Press"
direct mailings
This union operates on the local level with approximately 800 maintenance and
construction workers In their membership. Their primary focus is on
representing their membership in collective bargaining.
The major environmental concern of this union is the provision of a safe
working environment.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, and
Pesticides.
f "
Labor
L-12
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Name of
Organization
MUSICIANS' MUTUAL ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 99
Address
Contact Person
Commun i ca t i on
Tools
Organizational
Information
325 N.E. 20th
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 235-8791
Robert C. Jones, Secretary-Treasurer
"Fanfare" (newsletter)
This organization operates on the local, state, and regional levels and has
approximately 2,000 members. Its primary function is "(R)epresenting people
in the entertainment industry and the arts." They have local offices, whose
addresses may be obtained by contacting the office above or the office in
Salem:
Local 99, American Federation of Musicians
Gene Robinson
725 Commercial St., S.E.
Salem, Oregon 97301
(503) 235-8791
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
While they did not state any specific environmental concerns, this union does
take official positions on ballot measures and political candidates.
Noise.
fd
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Labor
L-13
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Name of
Organization
OREGON FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFT, AFL-CIO
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
P.O. Box J0351
Portland, OR 97210
(503) 221-0548
Roger Auerbach President
"Union News" (newsletter)
This organization operates on the state level with "...approximately 3000
members in 20 local organizations of employees in education (childcare, X-12,
community college, four year college) and registered nurses In hospitals and
clinics." Their primary focus in on membership services, negotiations,
grievance handling, organizing, lobbying and political action. They have one
branch office:
Oregon Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO
Brenda Gronquist
P.O. Box 3291
Eugene, OR 97403
(503) 344-0832
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
This organization is concerned with all aspects of the envi ronmerrt. They
have taken a position against nuclear energy and for alternative sources of
energy.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation and Drinking Water.
f-
Further
Contacts:
Labor
L-14
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
OREGON STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
1127 25th St. S.E.
Salem. OR 97301
(503) 581-1505
Morton Shapiro President
"Oregon State Employees Association News" (newsletter)
This Association operates on the state and local levels and has approximately
15,000 members. It is a public employee's union and has offices in Portland,
Pendleton, and Medford.
The primary concern of this organization is "liveability for our members."
It has taken a position in support of PUD's and nuclear power information.
Noise and Radiation.
Labor
L-15
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Name of
Organi zatIon
PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION #51
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
InformatIon
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Labor
L-16
2015 Lloyd Center
Portland, OR 97232
(503) 249-2077
Jim Moss
newsletter
This union operates on the local and state levels and has approximately 900
members. Their purpose is to "supply qualified people (plumbers) to the work
force." They do have branch offices, and for more Information, their main
office should be contacted.
This union is concerned primarily with how environmental issues affect the
construction Industry. They do not generally take official positions on
environmental issues.
Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Radiation, and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Conce rns
EPA Program
UNITED FOUNDRY AND WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEES OF ESCO
P.O. Box 10022
Portland, OR 97210
(503) 228-4371
Leon R. Noel, President
"Heat Sheet" (newsletter)
This labor union operates on the local and regional levels and has
approximately 1000 members.
The primary concerns of this labor union are issues that effect the mining
and lumber industries. They have taken official positions on zircon sand
dumping by ESCO and on nuclear power plants. They are opposed to "(t)he
staggering costs which become part of all areas of construction — which deal
only with EPA, much of which seem unnecessary."
Air Quality, Solid Waste, Toxic Substances, and Radiation.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Labor
L-17
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Lobor
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CROSS REFERENCE
The Organizations listed below place themselves in the Labor
Constituency. Their profiles can he found under the constituency
groups as indicated.
Organization
Oregon State University Extension Service
Extension Hall, #101, Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97371
Willamette Dairy Herd Improvement Association
4230 Silverton Road N.E., Salem, OR 97303
Masonry Institute of Oregon
3609 Corbett, M, Portland, OR 97201
Eugene Indian Center
1350 Chambers Street, Eugene, OR 97402
Portland American Indian Center
18350 S.W. Tualata, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Pacific Northwest Research Center
P.O. Box 3708, Eugene, OR 97403
Downtown Community Association
1111 S.W. 10th, Rm 425, Portland, OR 97205
Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation
341 Van Buren, Eugene OR 97402
Multnomah County CETA Youth Program
4110 N.E. 122nd, Suite 250, Portland, OR 97230
Profile Listed Under
Agriculture
Agriculture
Business
Minor!ty
Minori ty
Public Interest
Urban
Urban
Youth
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Portland Coast Columbia Dist.
Council of Lumber Production
2225 N. Lombard
Portland, OR 97217
Printing Pre&smans Union
2233 N. Lombard
Portland, OR 97217
Printing Specialities and
Paper Products Union
2233 N. Lombard
Portland, OR 97217
Steamfitters Union
8111 NE Holman
Portland, OR 97218
Machinists & Aerospace
Workers
11105 NE Sandy
Portland, OR 97220
Lino Carpet & Soft Tile
Layers Union
11105 NE Sandy
Portland, OR 97220
Asbetos Workers Union
11105 NE Sandy
Portland, OR 97220
Glass Workers Union
11105 NE Sandy
Portland, OR 97220
Labors Local #296
4545 NE 102nd
Portland, OR 97220
United Garmet Workers
America
9726 SE 37th
Milwaukee, OR 97222
Multnomah County Labor Council
915 NE Davis
Portland, OR 97232
Communication Workers America
915 NE Davis
Portland, OR 97232
Elevator Constructors Local
915 NE Davis
Portland, OR 97232
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers
2032 Lloyd Center
Portland, OR 97232
Office & Proffessional
Employees Union
911 NE Davis
Portland, OR 97232
Retail Employees Union
915 NE Davis
Portland, OR 97232
Oregon State Council of
Carpenters
411 NE 12th
Portland, OR 97232
Musicians Union Local #99
325 NE 20th
Portland, OR 97232
United Shop and Service
Employees
2902 NE Clackamas
Portland, OR 97232
Iron Workers Local #29
1515 SE 122nd
Portland, OR 97233
Municipal Employees Union
10245 SE Holgate
Portland, OR 97266
AFL-CIO
530 Center NE
Salem, OR 97301
Upholsters Local 65
6631 SE Powell
Portland, OR 97206
Inlandboatsman Union of
Pacific
Columbia River
2215 SE Division
Portland, OR 97214
Pile Drivers And Bridgemen
2225 N Lombard
Portland, OR 97217
Bricklayers & Masons Union
2215 SE Division
Portland, OR 97202
Construction & General
Laborers Union
2828 SW Corbett
Portland, OR 97201
Central Oregon Labor Council
Orval E. Johnson, Sec-Treas
888 NW Hill Street
Bend, OR 97701
Clackamas County Labor Council
Kathleen Pool, Sec-Treas
PO Box 310
Oregon City, Oregon 97045
Clatsop County Labor Council
Veatrice Lamar, Sec-Treas
P0 Box 55
Astoria, OR 97232
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United Telegraphy Workers Local
11 4 S . W . ^tn
Portland, Oregon 97205
AF'.-CIO Regional Office
QQ1 S.E. Oak
Portland. ORegon 97205
International Longshorcmcns and
Warehousements Union
405 N.W. 18th
Portland, Oregon 97209
Joint Labor Relations Committee
422 N.W. 17th
Portland, Oregon 97209
Painters District Council #55
1033 E. Burnside
Portland, Oregon 97214
Pattern Mold&Model Makers
Association of Portland
3823 S.E. Belmont
Portland, Oregon 97214
American Federation TV and
Radio Artists
62 1 S . W . Mor ri son
Portland. ORegon 97205
American Federation of Teachers
811 N.W. 23rd
Portland, Oregon 97210
Plumbers Union
523 S.E. Stark
Portland, Oregon 97214
American Federation Government
K mpioyees
t>10 S.W. Broadway
Portland, ORegon 97205
United Foundry&Warehouserr.ens
Employees of ESCO
2345 N.W. Nicolai
Portland, Oregon 97210
Portland Police Association
808 S.E. 19th
Portland, Oregon 97214
i'gg and Poultry Workers Union
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L'A'vV Organizing Headquarters
4*»i)=> SW Viiiurd Terrace
3eaverton, Or. 97005
Furniture Workers Union
28.28 S . W. Corbett
Portland, Oregon 97201
Cement Masons Local
221 5 S . E . Division
Portland, Oregon 97202
I international Association of
F i refighters
12114 SE 71st
M i I w a u k i e . Or. 97015
Oregon State Employees Assoc
2300 S.W. 6th
Portland, Oregon 97201
Stationary Engineers IUOE
8927 N. Lombard
Portland, Oregon 97203
united Steel Workers America
PO Box 228
iroutdale, Or. 97060
Service Employees Union, #49
3653 S.E. 34th
Portland, Oregon 97202
Theatrical Employees Union
534 S.W. 3rd
Portland, Oregon 97204
Shi pwr i j;hr s& Joi nors , fflG20
282 8 S.W. Cor bolt
Portland. Or. 97201
Roofers Union, local #49
2725 S.E. 21st
Portland, Oregon 97202
Teamsters
1020 N.E. 3rd
Portland, Oregon 97204
Oregon State Industrial Union
Counc i 1
-J-515 S.W7. Corbett
Portland, Oregon 97201
Plasterers Local #82
2215 S.E. Division
Portland, Oregon 97202
Marine Cooks and Stewards
421 S.W. 5th
Portland, Oregon 97204
Millmens Union Local t1120
2828 S.W. Corbett
Portland, Oregon 97201
Metal Trades Council Portland
3653 S.E. 34th
Portland, Oregon 97202
Masters Mates and Pilots
219 S.W. Stark
Portland, Oregon 97204
Millwrights&Machine Errectors
2828 S.W. Corbett
Portland. Oregon 97201
Mail Handlers Local
421 S.E. 10th
Portland, Oregon 97202
Molders&Allied Workers Union
317 S.W. Alder
Portland, Oregon 97204
Amalgamted Transit Union
2828 S.W. Corbett
Portland, Oregon 97201
Latin Workers Association
215 S.E. 9th
Portland, Oregon 97202
Graphic Arts International Union
732 S..W 3rd
Portland, Oregon 97204
Assocation of Western Pulp and
Paper Workers ¦
1430 S.W. Clary
Portland, Oregon 97201
Lather Local, # 54
221 5 S.E. Division
Portland, Oregon 97202
Hotel Motel Resturant Employees
and Bartenders Union
534 S.W. 3rd
Portland, Oregon 97204
Carpenters Local
2828 S.W. Corbett
Portland, Oregon 97201
Boilermakers&Biacksmiths union
3653 S.E. 34th
Portland, Oregon 97202
International Jewlry Workers
Union
Willamette Bldg. 3rd&Alder
Portland, ORegon 97204
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Coast Valley Central Labor
Council
Robert L. Findley, Pres.
325 NE 20th
Portland, OR 97232
Columbia County Labor Council
Bernard D. Offley, Pres
414 S Fourth
St. Helens, OR 97051
Multnomah County Labor Council
Thomas J. Baker, Sec-Treas
915 NE Davis
Portland, OR 97232
Pendleton Oregon Labor Council
Margaret Barthels, Sec
PO Box 102
Pendleton, OR 97801
Douglas County Labor Council
Glen Birchfield, Pres
742 SE Roberts
Roseburg, OR 97470
Eastern Oregon Central
Labor Council
Betty Hindman, Sec
PO Box 387
Baker, OR 97814
Jackson County Labor Council
Jim McLean, Sec-Treas
PO Box 669
Medford, OR 97501
Southeastern Oregon Central
Labor Council
Don Dunn, Pres
PO Box 1303
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Southwestern Oregon Central
Labor Council
Dorotha Richardson, Sec-Treas
Box 922
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Oregon AFL-CXO
RG Kennedy, Pres
530 Center, Suite 210
Salem, OR 97301
Josephine County Central
Labor Council
Willima H. Funk, Sec-Treas
221 SE "H" Street
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Lane County Labor Council
Irvin H. Fletcher, Sec-Treas
2300 Oakmont Way, Room 111
Eugene, OR 97401
Linn-Benton-Lincoln Labor
Council
Sterling Gentry, Sec-Treas
1335 W. 14th
Albany, OR 97321
Marion, Polk, Yamhill
Counties Central Council
Gerald Greer, Pres
735 Hope NW
Salem, OR 97304
Mid-Columbia Labor Council
Fred Spivey, Sec-Treas
622 W. 16th
The Dalles, Oregon 97058
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MINORITIES
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OREGON MINORITIES
We have identified about 40 minority organizations in Oregon. To the best of
our knowledge this is the first centralized list ever compiled of these
organizations. For that reason, it is no doubt incomplete, especially in
listing smaller organizations. However, it does include the major Black,
Native American, Asian American, and Hispanic groups. This introduction to
the Minority Constituency in Oregon provides some general background about
minorities in Oregon, the problems they face, and a discussion of their
environmental concerns based on the responses of minority organizations to
our questionnaire and telephone conversations with minority leaders.
There were 2,396,100 people living in Oregon in 1977. Of these, 1.3% were
Black, 1.7% were of Hispanic origin, .6% were Asian American, and .4% were
Native Americans. The Asian American population is probably considerably
larger today since an estimated 13,500 Asians have arrived as refugees since
1979. Most of these minorities live in the urban centers of the Willamette
Valley.
Each minority group in Oregon has Its own individual concerns, but there are
a number of shared problems. One concern is a general decline in the quality
of life for minorities living in Oregon. This observation is based on
several factors. Employment has been and continues to be a priority for
minority groups. Unemployment rates for minority individuals continue to be
much higher than the state or national average. In Portland, for example,
the unemployment rate for young minority people has gone as high as 40%.
This situation is said to have widespread impact and is considered a factor
in the high rate of minorities in prisons, the increase in the birth rate
among young minority women, and the large number of minority peole depending
on governmental subsidies. Affirmative action plans and other attempts to
increase minority employment have been criticized as
minimally effective. Even these efforts face the
probability of cutbacks in light of present attitudes
toward governmental expenditures. Minority groups
fear that their problems will be relegated to an even
lower priority in the coming years.
The above problems are not new, but they have been
underlined by a recent development in Oregon which has
caught the attention of many minority leaders. An
atmosphere of racial intolerance has been building
over the last couple of years and in the last six
months has surfaced in the form of racial harassment
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and violence. Minority leaders believe that this is partly attributable to a
resurgence of white supremacist attitudes and partly due to interracial
tension. The influx of Asian refugees and the cutback in human services
programs have also increased tensions among minority groups as they compete
for scarce resources.
The overwhelming observation of minority groups is that, depsite some actions
by the government, attitudes towards minorities have not improved and their
plight is just as pressing now as it has been in the past. With so many
survival issues confronting minority groups in Oregon, environmental concerns
are of lower priority. For instance, none of the minority organizations that
responded to our questionnaire has had previous contact with the EPA, and
only three of them could list any EPA actions with which they agreed or
disagreed. The main environmental concerns these organizations expressed
were in the areas of health, pesticides use, and timber management. These
came primarily from Native American organizations concerned about protecting
their own natural resources and from Hispanic groups whose members work as
migrant laborers in fields sprayed with pesticides.
There is no one group that speaks for all ethnic organizations. However the
Metro Human Relations in Portland would be able to reach the key people
within the various organizations. A greater problem in reaching these
organizations, however, is their preoccupation with the more immediate
problems that confront their members. It will be difficult for EPA to
overcome this preoccupation.
What follows is an alphabetical index of the minority organizations in Oregon
that responded to our questionnaire. It is followed by their profiles.
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MINORITIES
Name of Organization Page
Black Studies Department —
Portland State University M-4
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians of Oregon M-5
Eastern Oregon Community Development Council .... M-6
Eugene Indian Center M-7
Indochlnese Cultural and Service Center M-8
Portland Amer-Indian Center • M-9
Southwest Oregon Indian Health Program M-10
Urban Indian Council M-ll
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center ....... M-12
Win-Ya, Inc M-13
Minorities
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Inte rest
Further
Contacts:
BLACK STUDIES DEPARTMENT - PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
P.O. Box 751
Portland State University
Portland, OR 97207
(503) 229-3472
Dr. William A. Little
"Black Studies Newsletter"
"Annual Report - Dept. of Black Studies"
The department Is active on a regional level In education.
None stated.
Solid Waste and Pesticides.
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Minorities
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Name of
Organization
CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF SILETZ INDIANS OF OREGON
Address
Contact
Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
P.O. Box 549
Siletz, OR 97380
(503) 444-2532
Arthur S. Bensell, Tribal Chairman
Dan Van Otten, Program Director (for mailings of Information)
"Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Newsletter"
"Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Annual Report"
This organizations operates on the regional level and has 1,183 enrolled
tribal members. Its focus is the "provision of social services, community
service, education and employment services to Tribal members." It has two
branch offices:
Salem Area Office
Dorreen Lonefight
4821 River Road N.
Salem, OR 97303
(503) 393-3903
Springfield Area Office
Delbert Bell
lfl N. 17th Street
Springfield, OR 97477
(503) 746-9658
The major concern of this organization are land management, timber
management, water quality and waste disposal. They worked with the City of
Siletz to resolve water quality and waste disposal problems.
Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Pesticides, and Drinking Water.
Minorities
M-5
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
EASTERN OREGON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (EOCDC)
1007 4th Street
La Grande, OR, 97850
(503) 963-3186
Dennis Naughton, Director
Senior newsletters in Baker, Union, Wallowa Counties
irregular EOCDC reports
mixed media
The Council operates on the local level focussing on poverty programs. They
have 3 other offices:
Baker Co. Seniors
Peggi Timm
2014 Broadway
Baker, OR
(503) 523-5252
Wallowa Co. Seniors
Cormen Prince
113 1/2 Main
Enterprise, OR
(503) 426-3840
District 14 Manpower Programs
Judy Dwyer
368 S.W. 5th
Ontario, OR 97914
(503) 889-7864
"The Agency has no identified priorities with regard to environmental quality
issues."
Solid Waste and Radiation.
Further
Contacts:
Minorities
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
EUGENE INDIAN CENTER
1350 Chambers Street
Eugene, OR 97402
(503) 342-5153
Ida LaMons, Director
None stated.
The Center is a manpower organization dealing with employment and education
for Indians on the local level.
The Center is a non-political organization and does not take positions on
environmental issues.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Pesticides, and
Drinking Water.
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Minorities
M-7
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Name of INDOCHINESE CULTURAL AND SERVICE CENTER
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
3030 S.W. 2nd
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 241-9393
Ed Ferguson, Executive Director
Tom Bentley, Environmental Officer
Molly Hagerty, Environmental Officer
"Indochinese in Oregon" (newsletter)
The Center operates on the state level and employs approximately 80 people.
Their efforts are directed towards resettlement and acculturation services
for Indochinese refugees.
"We are involved in resettling Indochinese people Into American eociety...it
behooves ub to express to them the importance of appropriate use of the
environment...that the U.S. is not a land of throw-away (a common belief
among refugees)". The Center rarely takes a position on environmental issues
but has begun a system of recycling for its office. They are also restoring
their building which has been designated a historical landmark. However,
they are generally too busy to pay attention to what EPA is doing.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
Further
Concerns:
Minorities
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Name of
Organization
PORTLAND AMER-INDIAN CENTER
Address
Contact Person
Coramunicat ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
18350 S.W. Tualata
Lake Oswego, OR 97304
(503) 639-2647
Dave Quentin, President
newsletter
The Center works on the state and local levels to improve the lives of the
Indian people.
The Center has not been involved "with any environmental group or problem."
Its members do consider EPA problems important, but they never felt they
could change anything.
Water Quality, Air Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
Minorities
M-9
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Name of SOUTHWEST OREGON INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM
Organizat ion
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
1350 Chambers
Eugene, OR 97402
(503) 342-7046
David Whited, Director
"The Medicine Bag" (newsletter), circulation over 1200
This organization operates on the regional level with local offices for local
concerns. Their purpose "...is to improve the health status of the Indian
people of Southwest Oregon to a par with that of the general population."
They have approximately 3,500 identified clients.
The major concerns of this organization are those which affect health:
spraying, air and water quality, etc. Secondarily they are concerned with
issues that affect Indian land or Indian concerns. Up to this point, they
have not taken official positions on environmental issues. They disagree
with the EPA in allowing spraying to continue, in permitting the Trojan plant
to operate near an active volcano, and in allowing the transportation and
storage of nerve gas near Hermiston.
Toxic Substances, Pesticides, and Drinking Water.
Further
Contacts:
Minorities
M-10
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
URBAN INDIAN COUNCIL
P.O. Box 3198
Portland, OR 97208
(503) 248-4562
Richard Gallegos, Executive Director
"The Council Circle" (newsletter)
The Council is active on the local level and has fifteen members who serve as
a Board of Directors. They work to "provide legal, health, youth, emergency,
employment, educational, and community services to Native Americans."
The Council is concerned with the preservation of wilderness areas, water
quality , fishing rights, and urban pollution. They support PUD and agree
with EPA efforts to "limit auto emissions, publish gas mileage of new cars,
and limit the subdivision of agricultural lands."
Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Noise, Pesticides, and Radiation.
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Minorities
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Name of VIRGINIA GARCIA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER, Inc.
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
85 N. 12th Ave.
P.O. Box 302
Cornelius, OR 97113
(503) 648-2161
Cipriano Salazar, Executive Director
None stated.
This organization operates on local and regional levels "to provide primary
health care to Migrant and Seasonal farmworkers and other low-income persons
in Washington County and surrounding areas." They have a Board of Directors
composed of patient members. There is one branch office:
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
Juan Bautista, Coordinator/Counselor
1933 Pacific Ave.
Forest Grove, OR 97116
(503) 357-9573
None stated.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Pesticides, Radiation, and Drinking Water.
Minorities
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
WIN-YA, Inc.
P.O. Box 14864
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 231-5033
Lillian Peterson
membership meetings
On the local level, this organization operates a pre-school for American
Indian children. Its membership includes people from various tribes.
The primary concern of this organization Is teaching respect for our
environment. They do not take official positions on environmental issues.
None stated.
Minorities
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Minorities
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CROSS REFERENCES
The Organizations listed below place themselves in the Minority
Constituency. Their profiles can be found under the constituency
groups as indicated.
Organization
Profile Listed Under
Oregon State University Extension Service
Extension Hall #101, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR 97371
Agriculture
Oregon Guides and Packers
P.O. Box 132, Sublimity, OR 97385
Environment
Musicians Mutual Association, Local 99
325 N.E. 20th, Portland, OR 97232
Labor
Center for Community Mental Health
6329 N.E. Union, Portland, OR 97211
Public Interest
Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency
1515 State Street, Salem, OR 97301
Public Interest
Oregon Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Center
621 S.W. Morrison, Rm. 519, Portland, OR 97205
Public Interest
Downtown Community Association
1111 S.W. 10th, Rm. 425, Portland, OR 97205
Urban
Huraboldt Neighborhood Association
5765 N. Williams Avenue, Portland, OR 97217
Urban
Domestic Violence Intervention Center
Clakamas Community College,
19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, OR 97045
Women
National Council of Jewish Women
Portland, Oregon Section
3030 S.W. 2nd, Portland, OR 97201
Women
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Women Iri Appropriate Technology Women
3065 N.E. Garden Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97330
Student Resource Center - Lane Community College Youth
4000 E. 30th, Eugene, OR 97405
Young Men's Christian Association Youth
2831 S.W. Barbur, Portland, OR 97201
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Chinese American
Citizen's Alliance
3210 SE Risley
Portland, OR 97222
Affirmative Action Porg.
Portland Public Schools
631 NE Clackamas
Portland, OR 97232
Confederated Tribes of
Siletz
4821 N. River Rd.
Salem, OR 97202
NAACP
PO Box 921
Corvallis, OR 97330
Confederated Tribes of
Grande Ronde
PO Box 94
Grande Ronde, OR 97347
Colegio Cesar Chavez
1000 Main St.
Mt. Angel, OR 97362
Black Education Center
4919 NE 17th
Portalnd, OR 97211
Tribal Council
Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation
Warm Springs, OR 97761
General Council
Burrs - Painte Indian Colony
PO Box 71
Bums, OR 97720
Confederated Tribes of the
liaatilla Indian Reservation
PO Box 638
Pendleton, OR 97801
Jackson/Josephine Indian
Services
107 E. Main Street, Suite 1
Medford, OR 97501
Siletz Indian Health Committee
Chemawa Health Center
3450 Hazelgreen Road, NE
Salem, OR 97303
Siletz Conmunity Health
Representative
150 N. 6th #250
Springfield, OR 97477
Douglas County Indian Center
727 S.E. Cass, Room 211
Roseburg, OR 97470
Eugene Indian Manpower
1350 Chamber St.
Eugene, OR 97402
Native American Student Union
Lane Conmunity College
4000 E. 30th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97405
Title IV Indian Education
District 19
525 Mill St.
Springfield, OR 97477
Indian Program on Alcohol &
Drug Awareness
1632 Columbia St.
Eugene, OR 97403
Native American Student Union
University of Oregon
Erb Memorial Union, Roob 15A
Eugene, OR 97403
Title IV Indian Education
District 4-J
200 H. Monroe
Eugene, OS 97402
Indian and Third World ^eople
PO Box 116-A
Sitkum Route
Myrtle Point, OR 97458
Chetco Tribal Council
PO Box 640
Brookings, OR 97415
Title IV Indian Education
1350 Teakwood
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Inter-Tribal Dance and
Drum Club
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Indian Economic Development
Incorporated
Pony Village Shopping Center
PO Box 627
North Bend, OR 97459
South Coast Recovery Center
Indian Alcohol Program
1975 McPherson Ave.
North Bend, OR 97459
Tribal Council, Cow Creek
Bank of Umpqua
6811 Monument Dr.
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Coos, Lower Uinpqua, Siuslaw,
Indian Tribes Incorporated
PO Box 3506
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Commission on Indian Services
454 State Capital
Salem, OR 97310
The Western Band of Chinook
Oakland, OR 97462
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Gypsy Education Prog.
Vestal School
161 NE 82nd
Portland, OR 97220
Chicano Affairs Center
1326 Lawrence #6
Eugene, OR 97401
Eugene Native American
Solidarity
541 Blair
Eugene, OR 97401
Eugene Indian Center
1350 Chambers
Eugene, OR 97402
Southwest Oregon Indian
Health Project
1350 Chambers
Eugene, OR 97402
Jackson-Josephine
Indian Services Center
107 E. Main
Medford, OR 97501
National Indian Coalition
3502 Chelsea
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Portland American Indian
Center
18350 SW Tualata
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Garcia Memorial Health
Center
142 N. 11th
Cornelius, OR 97113
Mexican American Research
Center
1324 SW 21st
Portland, OR 97201
Portland Area Indian
Health Services
1220 SW 3rd
Portland, OR 97204
Image
PO Box 06072
Portland, OR 97206
Aguila
917 SW Oak
P0 Box 1081
Portland, OR 97207
Black Studies Certificate
Program - Portland State U
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
Indian Support Program
Portland State Univ.
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
Indian Education Proj.
Portland State Univ.
School of Social Work
PO Box 751, Harder House
Portland, OR 97207
Chinese Consolidated
Benevolent Assoc.
315 NW Davis
Portland, OR 97209
Japanese American
Citizen's League
327 NW Couch
Portland, OR 97209
Native American
Rehabilitation Assoc.
2063 NW Hoyt
Portland, OR 97209
Urban League
713 W. Burnside
Portland, OR 97209
Urban Indian Council
2326 NW Westover
Portland, OR 97210
The Total Home Environment/
CRIB
4815 NE 7th
Portland, OR 97211
Boost Educational
Talent Search Program
4815 NE 7th
Portland, OR 97211
Nat'l Assoc. for the
Advancement of Colored People
2752 N. Williams Ave.
Portland, OR 97212
Minority Career Ed. Proj.
Portland Public Schools
Grant High School
2245 NE 36th
Portland, OR 97212
Indian Education Act Proj.
Child Services Center
Portland Public Schools
22 0 NE Beech
Portland, OR 97212
Coranunity Coalition for
School Integration
Sabin Portlable
4013 NE 18th
Portland, OR 97212
Robert Buckskin
American Indian Movement
636 NE Beech
Portland, OR 97212
Community School
109 NE 50th
Portland, OR 97213
Youth Center
Urban Indian Council
3520 SE Yamhill
Portland, OR 97214
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Sun Spiritual Medicine
Society
11845 Lower River Road
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Siletz Tribal Area Office
150 N. 6th #250
Springfield, OR 97477
Chinook Central Office
246 West K Street
Springfield, OR 97477
Willow River Indian
Benevolent Association
PO Box 3506
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Indochinese Cultural and
Service Center
3030 SW 2nd
Portland, OR 97201
Oregon Legal Services
2328 NW Everett
Portland, OR 97210
Conmittee of Spanish-
Speaking people of Oregon
1006 SE Grand, 3rd floor
Portland, OR 97214
Jackson County Indian
Education Program
N. 608 Bartlett St.
Medford, OR 97501
Eugene-Springfield Johnson
O'Malley Program
150 N. 6th #250
Springfield, OR 97477
Douglas County Indian
Education Action Project
South Umpqua School Dist#19
PO Box 649
Myrtle Creek, OR 97457
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OREGON PUBLIC INTEREST
The Public Interest Constituency Group is the harderst of the nine
constituency areas to define. In preparing our list of organizations in this
area, we took the term public interest literally and included on our list any
organization whose primary activities seemed intended to benefit the
community at large. This has resulted in a diverse list that ranges from the
Community Skills Bank to the Portland Jaycees, and from the American Civil
Liberties Union to the Taxpayers Association of Oregon. We have included
approximately 100 organizations in this list, but that could easily be
expanded. What follows is an introduction to this constituency group and
Its environmental concerns.
For the majority of these Public Interest organizations, environmental issues
are tangential to their main concerns. For instance, the Friends Service
Committee deals with community education on local and world issues and the
Volunteer Bureau of Portland deals with community services; neither deals
directly with environmental problems. As a result, these organizations have
had little direct contact with the EPA and no knowledge of its activities.
There are, however, some Public Interest organizations which are either
concerned about EPA's activities or which are directly or indirectly affected
by them. They Include research or information sharing groups, such as the
Oregon Consumer League and the Pacific Northwest Research Center, and groups
such as food co-ops, which are concerned about the impact of EPA rulings on
their activities. These organizations are generally supportive of EPA. They
agree with EPA's restrictions on field burning, their banning of 2,4,5-T,
regulations on pull tab cans, and efforts to improve air quality.
Although at least some members of this constituency groups are supportive of
environmental protection efforts, as a group these
organizations will be very hard to reach. There is no
centralized organization that speaks for, or is in
contact with, many members of this constituency and
there is little Interconnection among members. Given
these facts, EPA efforts might be concentrated on
communicating with those members of this constituency
who clearly want to involve themselves in
environmental issues. Attempting to reach the
constituency group as a whole would require tremendous
effort* Public interest
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What follows Is an alphabetical list of those Public Interest organizations
which responded to our questionnaires. This list Is followed the profiles
themselves.
PUBLIC INTEREST
Name of Organization Page
American Friends Service Committee ... . P-3
Amity Foundation P-4
Bicycle Commuter Service P-5
Cascade Holistic Economic Consultants (CHEC) P-6
Cascadian Regional Library (CAREL) P-7
| Center for Community Mental Health P-8
| Cherry Grove Center P-9
I Clackamas County Community Development P-10
j Common Cause ....... P-l1
Community Law Project ..... P-12
Food Front P-l 3
Hoedads, Inc P-14
Hope Neighborhood Center P-l 5
Lane County Convention Center/Fairgrounds P-16
Molalla General Store P-l7
Oregon Bicycle Council P-18
Oregon Consumer League P-19
Oregon Development Disabilities P-20
Oregon Lung Association - West Central Region P-21
Pacific Northwest Research Center P-22
Pacific Organlcs P-23
Rain, Fish, and Snow P-24
Rain Umbrella, Inc P-25
The Ratepayers Union P-26
Voluntary Action Center P-27
Volunteer Bureau of Greater Portland P-28
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
ANERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTER
1817 N.E. 17tli
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 287-6605
Robert Gould
newsletter
leaflets/pamphlets
The Committee works locally on grassroots organizing and education on local
and world issues.
The primary concern of this organization is a nuclear moratorium.
Toxic Substances and Radiation.
Public Interest
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tool s
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
AMITY FOUNDATION
P.O. Box 7066
Eugene, OR 97401
(503) 484-7171
Virginia T. Bulger, Program Director
brochure mailing - quarterly (through Coalition for Community Self Reliance)
The Foundation works locally on appropriate technology research and
education. It is not a membership organization.
The environmental priority of this organization is the development of "self
reliant energy efficient lifestyle options, especially in the areas of
appropriate food-producing technologies."
Water Quality, Air Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
Public Interest
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Name of BICYCLE COMMUTER SERVICE
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
1914 S.E. Ankeny
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 233-BIKE
Wiselogle, Director
Church, Director
Lowe, Director
Responses to personal requests and questions
This organization operates on a regional level, and their main focus is to
help and encourage the use of bicycles for commuting and local trips.
Their primary concerns are clean air, lower noise levels, and reduction of
the amount of wasted materials. The group has not taken official positions
on environmental issues.
Air Quality, Solid Waste, and Noise.
Further
Contacts:
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Public Interest
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Name of
Organizat ion
CASCADE HOLISTIC ECONOMIC CONSULTANTS (CHEC)
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Public Interest
P.O. Box 3479
Eugene, OR 97403
(503) 686-4075
Randal O'Toole, Director
Andrew Kerr, President
Forest Planning (magazine)
This Organization serves on the local, state, regional, and national levels
as consultants in forestry and economics for non-profit groups.
A major concern of this organization is the use of economic analysis in
environmental decision making. They are primarily a research and educational
group and do not take positions on environmental issues. However they were
concerned about the failure of the EPA to review Oregon 208 forestry rules
before certification. CHEC believes the "rules are inadequate and (the)
process of approving them ignored scientific evidence and public input."
Water Quality and Pesticides.
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Name of CASCADIAN REGIONAL LIBRARY (CAREL)
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Area8 of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Box 1492
Eugene, OR 97440
(503) 485-0366
Brian Livingston, Director
"Cascade: Journal of the Northwest" (magazine)
Any public interest organization in the Northwest is automatically eligible
to use the services of this organization. Its main functions are
"researching and publishing information, organizing conferences, and public
events, and maintaining computerized data bases." It also have a branch in
Seattle:
CAREL - Seattle
Phil Harrison
2615 Yale Ave. E. #4
Seattle, WA 98102
(206) 323-3739
While they did not cite a specific environmental concern, this agency
testified on the Northwest Energy Bill before the House Subcommittee on Water
and Power Resources and also at the Bonnevile Power Administration EIS
hearings.
None stated.
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CENTER FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
6329 N.E. Union
Portland, OR 97211
(503) 289-1167
Pam Smith, Director
brochures
newspaper articles
The Center works on the local level to provide therapeutic service for the
mentally ill.
The quality of our air and water, radiation, and toxic substances, are the
major environmental concerns of this organization. They have not taken any
official positions on environmental issues. They do however support EPA's
study of radiation and solid waste disposal and also agree with the use of
air quality alerts.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
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CHERRY GROVE CENTER
Route 1, Box 311
Gaston, OR 97119
(503) 985-7316
John Klatt, Director
"Cherry Grove Center Newsletter" (bi-monthly)
local newspapers and radio
The Center operates on a local level with three major areas of activity: a
retreat lodge, camping and outdoor education, and an agricultural-forestry
project.
The primary concern of this organization is "helping people to become aware
of their place in the natural community—demonstrating that there are
alternative wayB of relating to the environment." They have not taken any
official stands on specific issues but attempt to increase understanding of
basic concepts of ecology. They have supported the EPA's actions in
discontinuing the use of 2,4,5-T, limiting noise levels, and increasing the
testing of drinking water. While the Center believes that the EPA is on the
right track, they would like to see the EPA operate a more timely and
complete system of public education.
Air Quality, Solid Waste, Pesticides and Drinking Water.
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Address
Contact Person
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P.O. Box 2
Maryhurst Campus
Maryhurst, OR 97036
(503) 655-8591
Gary DiCenzo, Director
Ed Reily, Environmental Officer
None stated.
This organization works on the local level "spending HUD grant funds on
projects benefiting low and moderate income persons in Clackamas County."
The primary environmental concern of the organization is "the impact of their
programs (senior centers, parks, housing, public improvements, day care,
etc.) on the environment." They do environmental impact statements on all
programs they fund. They support the EPA's new regulations which reduce the
amount of paper work.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Solid Waste, and Noise.
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COMMON CAUSE/OREGON
519 S.W. 3rd, #605
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 228-3047
Terry Miller, Director
Gail Zimmerman, President
quarterly newsletter
Common Cause works on local, state, regional and national levels "to open up
the government to public participation." The Oregon branch operates steering
committees throughout the state and has approximately 3,000 members.
The primary concern for this organization is "citizen participation in
decision making."
Radiation, Noise, and Pesticides.
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COMMUNITY LAW PROJECT
1628 S.E. Ankeny
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 233-4747
None stated.
None stated.
This is a non-profit collectively run law firm working on the local level to
"serve primarily low-income people with particular focus toward the needs of
women."
This organization feels that "(h)aving a safe and clean environment in all
respects is important." They are particularly concerned with "radiation from
nuclear wastes, power, the military, pesticides, noise pollution, air
pollution, particularly from industry, and chemical waste storage." They
have taken positions against nuclear power and the use of pesticides. They
approve EPA efforts to control airport noise and to enforce auto emission
standards. They disagree with the EPA for "allowing forests to be sprayed
with pesticides and putting people, in particular women pregnant or with
children, in danger."
Air Quality, Toxic Substances, Noise Pesticides, and Radiation.
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FOOD FRONT
2635 N.W. Thurman
Portland, OR 97210
(503) 222-5658
Ruth Frankel, President
"Food Front Newsletter"
bi-monthly membership meeting
This organization operates a local food cooperative with 200 to 400 peole
participating.
The Food Front bylaws state their purpose and their primary
concern..."..foods with a minimum of environmentally unsound packaging..to be
an example of re-use and recycling practices. To make
available...information on environmental improvement." They have not taken
official positions on environmental issues.
Solid Waste, Toxic Substances, and Pesticides.
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HOEDADS, INC.
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
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P.O. Box 10107
Eugene, OR 97440
(503) 485-2424
Greg Nagte, President
newsletters - weekly and quarterly
This organization contracts forestry work throughout the Western States for
the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. They have 250 active
workers.
This organization has been extremely concerned about and taken positions
against the use of herbicides. They are involved in funding research into
alternatives to herbicides. Consequently they approve of the EPA ban on
2,4,5-Tand agree with the EPA's attitude towards the use of herbicides in
general.
Toxic Substances and Pesticides.
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HOPE NEIGHBORHOOD CO-OP, INC.
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizat ional
Information
Environmental
Concerns
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Areas of
Interest
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Contacts:
P.O. Box 723
Forest Grove, OR 97116
(503) 357-5016
Robert Grott, Co-manager
"Hope Co-op News" (newsletter)
This organization operates a retail grocery co-op on the local level. They
have 700 families that participate.
"We support biologically appropriate agriculture and are opposed to excessive
chemicals in food or in the environment." They unofficially support most
environmental issues and endorse issues relative to farming.
Toxic Substances and Pesticides.
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Interest
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Contacts:
LANE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER/FAIRGROUNDS
796 W. 13th
Eugene, OR 97402
(503) 687-4292
Steve McCulloch, Manager
newsletter
convention solicitation letters
This organization is a community and regional convention center, supported
by Lane County taxpayers.
Its primary concern is the maintenance of clean streets, ground, and air. It
does not take official positions on environmental issues.
Air Quality and Solid Waste.
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Contacts:
MOLALLA GENERAL STORE (FOOD CO-OP)
100 Shaver Street
Molalla, OR 97038
(503) 829-2377
Amy Williams, Manager
Millie Whitaker, Chairperson of Board
monthly membership meetings
This is a natural food co-op operating on a local level with 7 5 members-
It focuses on "providing wholesome, organically grown foods at no profit."
The primary concern of this organization is providing organically grown
products. They have not taken positions on environmental issues to date.
Toxic Substances and Pesticides.
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OREGON BICYCLE COUNCIL
147 5 Evergreen Ave.
Salem OR 97301
John Sangster, President
"Legicycle" (newsletter)
This organization operates on a state level with approximately 40 members
representing cycling clubs and public officials. Its main focus is on
bicycling education and bicycling legislation.
The prime concern of this organization is promotion of the bicycle as an
energy efficient means of transportation.
Air Quality.
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Contacts:
OREGON CONSUMER LEAGUE
519 S.W. 3rd, Room 412
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 227-3882
Dr. Ralph Smith, President
quarterly newsletter
The League is a state-wide organization designed to protect the consumer in
the market place using education, legislation, and research. There are
approximately 300 individuals and 15 organizations that belong to the League.
There are plans for two branch offices, one to be located in Eugene and one
in Salem.
The environmental issues the League is concerned with are: "recycling,
efficient gasoline usage, use of ethanol (gasohol), and efficient heating
methods." Its members have come out in support of recycling garbage, the use
of gasohol and oppose the use of plastic non-recyclable mill jugs. They
support the EPA's experiment with a four day work week in Seattle and also
approve of the air pollution control standards and the proposal that
municipal water supplies publish the sodium content of the water they supply
to the public.
None stated.
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OREGON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADVOCACY CENTER
Address
Contact Person
Communi cation
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
621 S.W. Morrison, Rm. 519
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 243-2081 or 1-800-452-1694
Steve Brischetts, Director
annual report
The Center works on the state level to "protect and advocate for the rights
of disabled persons."
The primary environmental concern of this organization is that the
environment be safe and healthy. It has not taken official positions on
environmental issues but has dealt with cases that arose from pesticide
poisoning.
Air Quality, Toxic Substances, Noise and Pesticides.
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Concerns
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Contacts:
OREGON LUNC ASSOCIATION - WEST CENTRAL REGION
1262 Lawrence, Suite 7
Eugene, OR 97401
(503) 342-3329
June Ann Konker
"Lung and Short of It" (newsletter)
"Breath Lines" (annual report)
This organization operates on the local level to provide health education.
It has other offices in Salem, Medford, and Portland.
The Association is primarily concerned with health. It has taken a position
in support of providing information about the health effects of volcanic ash
fallout. It agrees with the EPA's position on field burning.
Air Quality, Toxic Substances, and Pesticides.
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Concerns
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Further
Contacts:
PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH CENTER
P.O. Box 3708
Eugene, OR 97403
(503) 686-5125
None stated.
special reports i.e. Zirconium Hazards and Nuclear Profits
The Center, operating on a regional level, does research on corporations and
political issues of the Northwest. It has 10 members.
This is not specifically an environmental organization. However, its members
have taken official positions opposing zinconium production in Oregon,
uranium mining on native lands, and spraying of herbicides. They supported
the EPA in putting a hold on herbicide spraying in the Alsea area.
Radiation and Pesticides.
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PACIFIC ORGANICS
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
5155 S.W. Childs Road
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
(503) 620-2532
Betty Pope
"Milk and Honey Newsletter"
Pacific Organics works locally on energy education through "...hands-on
projects and workshops in organic gardening, beekeeping, solar, woodstoves,
etc." Their participants vary from workshop to workshop.
The emphasis of this organization is on public education in energy
basics.."..so that intelligent decisions can be made in the political and
personal areas of individual's lives." They are against pesticide abuse in
food production and support greater control of bee-susceptible spray programs
and the publication of "Common Sense Pest Control". They approve of the
EPA's attempt to hold the line against the use of DDT and 2,4,5-T. They
object to the EPA's "inability to withstand pressure from petro-chemical
industry and private businesses when profit clearly is motivating their anti-
environment positions."
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
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Contacts:
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Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Radiation, Pesticides, and
Drinking Water.
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RAIN, FISH AND SNOW
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
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3312 N.E. 13th
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 284-7116
Kim McDodge, President
word of mouth
This is a food and ecopoetics club involving 30 households in north and
northeast Portland.
I This organization is concerned with "less polluted food" and a "less polluted
environment." They buy local organic food, and oppose dependence on oil and
j chemicals. They agree with the EPA in "any stoppage of raw chemical
j use...slowing down of over-industrialization...slowing dependence on external
I greed in use of electricity by slowing Trojan." They disagree with the EPA's
lack of support of biological waste control at Cannon Beach and for keeping
their offices too hot.
Solid Waste, Water Quality, and Drinking Water.
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Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Concerns
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
RAIN UMBRELLA, INC
2270 N.W. Irving
Portland, OR 97210
(503) 227-5110
Carlotta Collette, President
Rain: Journal of Appropriate Technology
The magazine is distributed to about 2400 subscribers nationwide. It is
concerned with appropriate technology, community self-reliance, and alterna-
tive energy sources.
They are interested in all aspects of the social and physical environment.
Radiation.
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Contact Person
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Tools
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Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
THE RATEPAYERS UNION
P.O. Box 14244
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 287-8918
None stated.
or
238 N.E. Oregon
Portland OR 97232
(503) 231-9911
"The Ratepayers Union News" (newsletter)
The Union is active on the state and local level and has approximately 500
members. Public Power is the primary focus of this organization. Its
members also oppose nuclear power and promote alternative renewable resources
through education and political action.
Safely produced energy for workers and consumers is this organization's top
environmental priority. They have opposed the Northwest Power Bill, the
Pebble Springs nuclear plant and rate hikes.
Radiation and Pesticides.
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Communication
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Organizational
Information
Envi ronmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
VOLUNTARY ACTION CENTER
1430 Pearl Street
Eugene, OR 97401
(503) 342-4451
Nancy Hayward
"Coordinator" (newsletter)
weekly newspaper column
The Center works on the local level to recruit and refer volunteers for other
non-profit and private agencies. They have another office located in
Springfield:
Voluntary Action Center
Suzanne Mittenthal
765 N. A Street
Springfield, OR 97477
(503) 747-5399
This organization is interested in the environment only as it relates to
volunteer employment.
Air Quality, Toxic Substances, Pesticides, Radiation and Drinking Water.
Further
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Contact Person
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Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental i
Concerns j
i
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
VOLUNTEER BUREAU OF GREATER PORTLAND
718 West Burnside
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 222-1355
Phyllis Proppe, Executive Director
"Volunteer" (newsletter)
"Skillsbook Memo" (newsletter)
This organization operates on the local level as a clearinghouse for
volunteer service. Among those who have participated through this agency's
services are approximately 500 Retired Senior Volunteers who are members of
the Multnomah County RSVP program. There are agencies similar to this one,
but independent of it, located in Eugene, Salem, Medford, and Hood River.
The Bureau does not take positions on environmental issues.
None stated.
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CROSS REFERENCE
The Organizations listed below place themselves in the Public Interest
Constituency. Their profiles can be found under the constituency
groups as indicated.
Organization
Profile Listed Under
Oregon State University Extension Service
Extension Hall #101, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR 97371
Agriculture
Oregon Wheat Growers League
P.O. Box 400, Pendleton, OR 97801
Agriculture
Home Owners Warranty Corporation
3140 N.E. Broadway, Portland, OR 97232
Business
Industrial Forestry Association
225 S.W. Broadway //400, Portland, OR 97205
Business
Center for Environmental Action
School of Architecture and Allied Arts,
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403
Environment
Central Cascades Conservation Council
P.O. Box 731, Salem, OR 97308
Environment
Defenders of Wildlife
P.O. Box 4491, Medford, OR 97501
Earthday/Sun Day '80
P.O. Box 188, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Environment
Environment
Eco-Activist Recycling Center
1655 S. Layfette, Albany, OR 97321
Environment
Eco-Alliance
P.O. Box 101, Corvallis, OR 97330
Environment
Eugene Future Power Committee
P.O. Box 5274, Eugene, OR 97405
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Forelaws on Board
19142 S. Bakers Ferry Road, Boring, OR 97009
Help Earth Live Permanently Recycling Group
P.O. Box 301, Dallas, OR 97338
North Fork John Day Wilderness Council
Box 9, Prairie City, OR 97869
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
Box 375, Eugene, OR 97440
Portland Recycling
1801 N.W. Irving, Portland, OR 97209
Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism, Inc.
718 W. Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
The Survival Center
Suite 1, EMU, University of Oregon,
Eugene, OR 97403
Eugene Indian Center
1350 Chambers Street, Eugene, OR 97402
Portland American Indian Center
18350 S.W. Tualata, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Southwest Oregon Indian Health Center, Inc.
1350 Chambers, Eugene, OR 97402
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, Inc.
85 N. 12th Avenue, Cornelius, OR 97113
Collins View Neighborhood Association
9940 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd. Portland, OR 97219
Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood Association
4605 S.E. Center Street, Portland, OR 97206
Downtown Community Association
1111 S.W. 10th, Rm 425, Portland, OR 97205
Envi ronment
Environment
Environment
Environment
Envi ronmental
Environmental
Environment
Minority
Minority
Minority
Minority
Urban
Urban
Urban
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Humboldt Neighborhood Association
5765 N. Williams Avenue, Portland, OR 97217
League of Oregon Cities
P.O. Box 928, Salem, OR 97232
Neighborhoods West/Northwest
817 N.W. 23rd, Portland, OR 97209
Northwest Service Center
1819 N.W. Everett Street Portland OR 97209
Santa Clara Advisory Organization
3715 River Road, Eugene, OR 97404
Southeast Uplift Advisory Board
5224 S.E. Foster Road, Portland, OR 97206
Southwest Neighborhood Information, Inc.
7780 S.W. Capitol Highway, Portland OR 97219
Wilson Park Neighborhood Association
6803 S.W. 15th Ave., Portland, OR 97219
American Association of University Women
6429 S.W. 36th Ave., Portland, OR 97221
Domestic Violence Intervention Center
Clackamas Community College,
19600 Mulalla Avenue, Oregon City, OR 97045
Focus on Women - Clackamas Community College
19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, OR 97045
Portland Women's Forum
2803 S.E. Main Street, Portland, OR 97214
Parent Teacher's Association, Portland Council
5634 S.E. Rural, Portland, OR 97206
Student Resource Center, Lane Community College
4000 E. 30th, Eugene, OR 97405
Urban
Urban
Urban
Urban
Urban
Urban
Urban
Urban
Women
Women
Women
Women
Youth
Youth
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Young Men's Christian Association Youth
2831 Barbur, Portland, OR 97201
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Radio Emergency Assisted
Citizens Teams (REACT)
PO Box 52-7
Aloha, OR 97007
Mid-Willamette Valley
Community Action Aqency
1515 State St.
Salem, OR 97301
Cascadian Regional
Library
PO Box 1492
Eugene, OR 97401
Tri-County New Politics
2315 South Shore Rd.
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Oregon Jaycees
2410 Turner Rd. SE
Salem, OR 97302
Community Skills Bank
340 S. Pioneer
Ashland, OR 97520
Dexter Action Committee
PO Box 65
Dexter, OR 97431
People First
PO Box 12642
Salem, OR 97309
Proutist Youth Federation
244 7 Riverview St.
Eugene, OR 97403
Science for the People
Leif Running
3123 NE 14th
Portland OR 97212
American Civil Liberties
Union
128 W. 9th
Corvallis, OR 97330
Cascade Holistic
Economic Consultants
PO Box 34 79
Eugene, OR 97403
Oregonians for Respon-
sible State Government
255 Church NE
Salem, OR 97301
Canary Community Corp.
Canary Trading Post
Westlake, OR 97439
Junior League of Eugene
2839 Willamette
Eugene, OR 97405
Referral Center
680 Church NE
Salem, OR 97301
Volunteer Unlimited
33 N. Central
Medford. OR 97501
Eugene Amnesty Int'l
3585 Glen Oak Road Dr.
Eugene, OR 97405
Voluntary Action Center
of Salem Area
455 Ferry SE
Salem, OR 97301
Oregon Public Defenders
Association
99 W. 10th
Eugene, OR 97401
Eugene Senior Lobby
1130 W. 25th
Eugene, OR 97405
Public Affairs Council
1696 State
Salem, OR 97301
Volunteer Action Center
1134 Ferry St.
Eugene, OR 97401
New American Movement
c/o Paul Harrison
400 E. 32nd
Eugene, OR 97405
Mid-Willamette Valley
Training Corporation
975 D St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Fair Share (Grants Pass)
1131 NE 10th
Grants Pass, OR 97526
McKenzie River Gathering
4 54 Willamette
Eugene, OR 97401
American Civil
Liberties Union
534 SW 3rd
Portland, OR 97204
Upper McKenzie Community
Center
54745 McKenzie River Dr.
Blue River, OR 97413
Self Help Unlimited
P0 Box 1001
Ashland, OR 97520
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Rotary Club
309 SW Broadway
Portland OR 97205
La Leche League
2005 NE 55th
Portland OR 97213
The Divorce Clinic
1832 NE Broadway
Portland OR 97232
Community Action Prog,
c/o Rick Sterry
PO Sox 555
Brookings, OR 97415
New American Movement
c/o Rhys Scholes
1118 SE 20th
Portland OR 97214
Fair Share (East County)
14500 SE Powell
Portland OR 97236
Clackamas County Human
Resources Advisory
Commi ttee
825 Portland Ave.
Gladstone, OR 97207
United Way of Oregon
718 W. Burnside
Portland OR 97209
Oregon Coalition for
Nat*l Health Security
519 SW 3rd
Portland OR 97204
Institute for Public
Affairs Research
516 SE Morrison
Portland OR 97214
Fair Share
1338 3rd St #3
Salem, OR 97304
League of Oregon Cities
1201 Court St. NE
Salem, OR 97308
Volfcnteer Bureau
718 W. Burnside
Portland OR 97209
Portland Tenants Union
834 SE Ash
Portland OR 97214
Oregonians for
Utility Reform
PO Box 12763
Salem, OR 97309
The Commentator
3525 NE 13th
Portland OR 97212
Cerro Gordo Center for
Creative Community
Cerro Gordo Ranch
Cottage Grove, OR 974 2^
Association of
Oregon Counties
PO Box 12729
Salem, OR 97309
Ratepayer's Union
3125 NE Schuyler
Portland OR 97212
Save Our Liveable
Downtown
1414 NE Hancock #1
Portland OR 97212
American Friends
Service Committee
1817 NE 17th
Portland OR 97212
Deadwood General
Assembly
c/o Pappas Star Rt.
Deadwood, OR 97430
Public Power Coalition
1313 SE 12th
Portland OR 97214
Oregon Fair Share
2926 N. Williams
Portland OR 97227
Benton County Council
of Social Agencies
c/o Sunflower House
128 SW 9th St.
Corvallis, OR 97330
American Civil Liberties
Union
c/o Sunflower House
128 SW 9th
Corvallis, OR 97330
Amity Foundation
PO Box 7066
Eugene, OR 97401
Oregon Fair Share
10 N. Central, room 3
Medford, OR 97501
Public Power Information
Center
238 NE Oregon
Portland OR 97232
Oregonians for
Utility Reform
PO Box 3677
Eugene, OR 97403
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Consumers Food Council
Rt. 1 Box 84 2
Beaverton OR 97005
Better Business Bureau
4 30 SW Morrison
Portland OR 97204
Deadwood Valley
Community Group
c/o Glen Hoveman
Deadwood, OR 974 30
OR State Committee for
Progress through Law
PO Box 4 29
Oregon City, OR 97045
Common Cause
Dekum Bldg. room 605
519 SW 3rd
Portland OR 97204
Institute for
Community Studies
Univ. of Oregon
Eugene, OR. 97403
Junior League of Portland
222 SW Harrison
Portland OR 97201
Legal Aid Services
900 Board of Trade Bldg
310 SW 4th
Portland OR 97204
Taxpayers Assoc. of OR
1104 Loyalty Bldg
Portland OR 97204
Jewish Federation
of Portland
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland OR 97201
Community Education
Center
Univ. of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
Portland Town Council
320 SW Stark #506
Portland OR 97204
Consumer Power League
1730 SW West Point Circlr
Portland OR 97201
Metropolitan Human
Relations Commission
4 30 SW Morrison
Portland OR 97204
Oregon Fair Share
519 SW 3rd, suite 409
Portland OR 97204
Legislative Commission
Ecumenical Ministries
of Oregon
0245 SW Bancroft
Portland OR 97201
Pacific NW Research
Center
PO Box 3708
Eugene, OR 97403
Multnomah County
Medical Society
2188 SW Park Place
Portland OR 97205
Medical Assoc. of OR
5210 SW Corbett
Portland OR 97201
City Club of Portland
730 SW 1st
Portland OR 97204
OSPIRG State Offiee
918 SW Yamhill
Portland OR 97205
Reed College Students
Against the Draft
Box 363
Reed College
Portland OR 97202
Portland Jaycees
824 SW 5th
Portland OR 97204
Oregon Developmental
Disabilities Center
621 SW Morrison #519
Portland OR 97205
Oregon Non-Profit
Organizations
519 SW 3rd
Portland OR 97204
Accountants for the
^b^colQterest
Portland OR 97204
Oregon Consumer League
519 SW 3rd, room 412
Portland OR 97204
Willamette Valley
Immigration Project
519 SW 3rd #418
Portland OR 97204
Oregon Lung Assoc.
1020 SW Taylor
Portland OR 97205
Upper Willamette
Economic Development
Corporation
PO Box 956
Oakridge, OR 97463
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Fair Share
532 C St.
Springfield, OR 97477
Nutrition Program
Food Front
2635 NW Thurman
Portland, OR 97210
Countryside Community
Stone-Nutrition Program
P0 Box 174
Boring, OR 97009
Nutrition Program
Phood Klub NE
3312 NE 13th
Portland, OR 97212
Nutrition Program
Molalla General Store
123 S. Molalla Ave.
Molalla, OR 97038
Nutrition Information Ctr.
239 SE 13th
Portland, OR 97214
Nutrition Program
Food For Thought
106 Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
Clergy and Laity Concerned
215 SE 9th
Portland, OR 97214
Hope Neighborhood Coop
2017 21st Ave.
PO Box 723
Forest Grove, OR 97116
Nutrition Program
Vital Vittles
1635 SE Tualatin Valley Hwy.
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Nutrition Program
Good Neighbor Foods
175 SE 2nd
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Nutrition Program
People's Food Store
3029 SE 21st
Portland, OR 97202
Nutrition Program
NW Portland Farmers Mkt.
526 NW 21st
Portland, OR 97209
Food Bank
713 W. Buraside
Portland, OR 97209
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OREGON URBAN
There are approximately 160 organizations on out list of Urban Groups in
Oregon. By far the majority of these are neighborhood associations from the
major cities of Portland, Eugene, and Salem. Also included are community
action councils, community centers, and those few organizations that study
urban problems. What follows is a summary of the problems facing these
neighborhoods and an overview of their environmental concerns.
Over the last few years urban groups have become an active element in
Oregon's political and social scene. There are some such groups in Eugene
and Saleme but the largest and greatest number of them are located in
Portland. Some neighborhood associations are over 10 years old, and
observers believe that the significance of these organizations will continue
to grow.
Part of this growth is attributable to the large percentage of Oregonians
living in urban areas. More important is the fact that these groups and
associations provide citizens with avenues for meaningful participation in
the life of their city. Many national problems evoke a feeling of
helplessness, but neighborhood associations, by successfully dealing with
local problems, have demonstrated to people that they can effect their
immediate environment. This may explain the optimism present in many of
Oregon's neighborhoods. Over 3/4 of Portland's residents expect their
neighborhood to either be a better place to live or to at least stay the same
over the next five years.
Neighborhood associations and urban groups in Oregon differ in two major
respects from their counterparts on the East Coast. First, they deal with
problems of a lesser magnitude than those existing in the older Eastern
cities. Second, Eastern neighborhood groups are often
faced with resistance from government officials and
have to fight systems of entrenched power to get their
problems solved. Oregon groups, on the other hand, do
not face those kind of deeply rooted obstacles. Their
emphasis is on cooperating with government officials
to improve their neighborhood or city environment.
Each neighborhood and city in Oregon has its own
priorities. The most commonly mentioned ones are
street paving, lighting, parks, planning, and traffic.
In the past, neighborhood associations have been
largely reactive in dealing with these problems. Now,
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as they grow more aware of the interrelated nature of many of the problems
they face, some are initiating positive plans of action to deal with these
problems.
One criticism of neighborhood associations is that their scope is too narrow
and that they act only for their own interests which may be to the detriment
of the city as a whole. Whether this is a valid criticism or not, it is true
that these groups are primarily local In scope. Consequently, while many of
the groups express concern for the environment, these concerns mainly relate
to the environment of their immediate area. Most of these organizations are
not in touch with EPA actions or regulations. This was evident in the
questionnaire we collected.
Of the urban organizations that responded to our questionnaire, only one has
been In contact with the EPA and only two could comment on EPA actions with
which they agreed or disagreed. Typical was the response of the Southeast
Uplift Advisory Board which conceded to having only "limited knowledge of EPA
actions." However, despite this limited awareness of EPA, many of these
organizations expressed strong concerns about environmental problems. The
issues of land use, sewers, air and noise pollution, and energy use received
a considerable emphasis in their questionnaire responses.
Although urban organizations are concerned about environmental protection at
least in their neighborhoods, it may be difficult for EPA to communicate with
these groups effectively. This is because, at this time, there is no
umbrella organization which represents the many different urban groups in the
state. Therefore, EPA would have the difficult task of trying to reach these
groups individually. What might prove more effective would be to contact
these groups when an EPA ruling or hearing might effect their community.
This approach would limit the number of groups to contact to a more
manageable number and would Increase the likelihood that they would want to
be Involved.
What follows in an alphabetical list of those urban organizations which
responded to our questionnaire. It is followed by the profiles themselves.
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OREGON URBAN
Name of Organization Page
Buckman Community Association U-4
Collins View Neighborhood Association U-5
Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood Association. .... U-6
Downtown Community Association U-7
Friendly Area Neighbors U-8
Humboldt Neighborhood Association U-9
League of Oregon Cities. U-10
Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency. . . . U-ll
Neighborhood Economic Development
Corporation (NEDCO) U-12
Neighborhoods West/Northwest .. U-13
North Portland Citizens Committee U-14
Northwest Neighborhood Federal Credit Union U-15
Northwest Service Center, Inc U-16
Santa Clara Advisory Organization U-17
Southeast Uplift Advisory Board, Inc U-18
Southeast Neighborhood Information, Inc. U-19
Whiteaker Community Council U-20
Wilson Park Neighborhood Association ........ U-21
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
BUCKMAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
321 S.E. 14th Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 232-0322
Nancy Waddell, Chairperson
"Buckman Voice" (Newsletter)
personal network by blocks
This Association is open to anyone who lives, works or has a continuing
interest in the Buckman area. It focusses on neighborhood issues: "land use,
traffic, economic development, etc."
The major environmental concerns of this organization are the impact of
transportation, the use of wood stoves vs. fireplaces, and baseboard heating.
They have taken positions on issues related to utilities.
None stated.
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Name of
Organization
COLLINS VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSSOCIATION
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
9940 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 246-2403
Charles S. Tauman, Chairperson
"Collins View Neighborhood Association Newsletter"
There are about 1,000 households within the neighborhood boundaries. Its
focus is on the "neighborhood environment."
The Association's major concerns are "preserving neighborhood liveability and
open space." Its members have taken positions on zoning and planning
actions.
Air Quality, Solid Waste, Noise, and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
CRESTON - KENILWORTH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Concerns:
4605 S.E. Center St.
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 774-5784
D.A. Cordi - Co-Director
Ed Marihart - Co-Director
"Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood Association Newsletter"
This Association operates on the local level and is primarily interested in
neighborhood improvement and safety.
The major concerns of this organization are "eliminating crime, clean up of
all areas, and dog control." They have taken a position on Neighborwatch.
They support EPA efforts at recycling, cleaning up neighborhoods, and working
for co-operation from the Dog Control Department.
Noise.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
1111 S.W. 10th, Rm. 425
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 241-9070
Jessica Richman, President
"Downtown Community Association Newsletter"
Public Service Announcements
news stories
Meeting notification in Sunday Paper
The Association represents the 7,000 people who live in the Downtown Portland
area. It is active primarily on a local basis.
Their main environmental concerns are the enforcement of the Downtown parking
and circulation policy. They do take positions on environmental issues and
are supportive of the Clean Air Act of 1970.
Air Quality, Noise, Drinking Water, Toxic Substances, and Pesticides.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Concerns:
FRIENDLY AREA NEIGHBORS
840 West 22nd
Eugene, OR 97405
Dave Northway, Coordinator
"Friendly Area Neighbors" (newsletter)
"FANFARE" (newsletter)
This organization operates on the local level and currently mails to about
300 people. They are interested primarily in neighborhood issues such as
land use planning, transportation, senior citizens, and education.
The major concern of this organization is "neighborhood liveability —
reduction/elimination of air and noise pollution, no nukes, development of
alternative energy resources, open space preservation, energy conservation,
and housing rehabilitation." They supported a large percentage of the metro
transportation plan being used for bus/bike/pedestrial planning. They agree
with EPA's suspension of the use of dioxin.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
and Radiation.
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Name of
Organization
HUMBOLDT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
5765 N. Williams Ave.
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 289-2712
Madeline Nosbush, President
newsletter
flyers
Operating on a local level, this organization focuses on improving the
neighborhood. They particularly seek to encourage cooperating between
business members and service organizations in their community.
The primary concern of this organization is solid waste. They have not yet
begun to take official positions on environmental issues.
Solid Waste.
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Name of
Organization
LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Concern
Further
Contacts:
P.O. Box 928
Salem, Oregon 97232
(503) 588-6466
Stephen C. Bauer, Executive Director
Michael B. Huston, Environmental Director
newsletter
Approximately 235 Oregon cities are members of this organization. They
operate on the state and local level to further the needs and Interests of
the cities.
While no specific environmental concern was cited, this organization takes
positions on all major environmental issues of interest to cities. They have
disagreed with the EPA's deferral of sewer grant funding.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Solid Waste, Noise, and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tool 8
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Area8 of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
MID-WILLAMETTE VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY
1515 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 585-6232
Chad McClelland, Director
local press
"MWVCAA's principal and continuing goal is advocacy and assistance to and
through individuals, families, public organizations and communities, to
improve the stability and quality of life for the poor, low-income and
minorities. The Agency's programs and services are designed to encourage and
assist these persons to gain and use those abilities that are productive to
their own well-being." This agency operates on the local level, and has
branch offices in Stayton, Mt. Angel, Woodburn, Silverton, Independence, and
Dallas.
"This Agency's concerns are directed to the relationship between human and
social potentials and the basis in environmental quality for the improvement
of quality of life for the poor..." This Agency "...provides assistance to
rural communities in the development of adequate basic facilities for
domestic water and sewage disposal. Advocacy and development assistance in
construction of adequate facilities is an integral function of this program.
The Agency also sponsors and supports programs of community gardening, food
gleaning, nutrition advocacy and public health."
None stated.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (NEDCO)
341 Van Buren
Eugene, OR 97402
(503) 343-7712
Jim McCoy, Director
"Whiteaker News" (newsletter)
outreach workers and community volunteers
This organization is interested in community economic development. It has
approximately 6,000 members who are residents of the Whiteaker Neighborhood
of Eugene.
The primary environmental concerns of this organization are reduction in
urban noise and ensuring the safety of their residents. They have opposed
increases in traffic on residential streets and supported recycling, research
on the economic feasibility of recycling strategies, and research on a
variety of energy conservation issues.
Noise.
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Name of
Organization
NEIGHBORHOODS WEST/NORTHWEST
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
817 N.W. 23rd
Portland, OR 97210
(503) 223-3331
Geri Ethen, Neighborhood Coordinator
"The Neighbor" and irregularly mailed newsletters
telephone and neighborhood networking
This organization works on the local level and helps to coordinate the
efforts of 6 neighborhood associations in Northwest and inner Southwest
Portland. Each association has its own members. Their focus in on
"(C)itizen participation in all areas that affect the liveability of a
neighborhood and city."
Each neighborhood association has their own priorities, but none has taken a
position on environmental issues within the past year. The respondent to
this questionnaire expressed concern over the recent ash cleanup.
Air Quality and Noise.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
NORTH PORTLAND CITIZENS COMMITTEE
7508 N. Hereford
Portland, OR 97203
(503) 248-4524
Steve Roso
"Neighbors North" (newsletter)
Neighbors North office under contract with City of Porltand
This organization operates on local, state, and regional levels and is open
to all who live, work, play or own a business in North Portland. Its primary
focus is on citizen involvement and participation on matters affecting North
Portland.
The Committee does take positions on environmental issues and for more
information on these they should be contacted.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
527 N.W. 21st Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 224-0837
Marcia Ruff
"Credit Union Newsletter"
There are "800 residents and/or workers within the boundaries of the North
West District Assoc., Portland." Their primary focus in on neighborhood
economic development.
"Our area of greatest potential impact is in loans to members and we have
structured our loan policy to support alternative energy projects, high
miles-per gallon automobiles, and whatever else we can affect." They have
not taken official positions yet, but they envision themselves taking
positions on Issues of urban environment and economic development. They do
not know enough about specific EPA actions to comment on them.
Air Quality, Solid Waste, Toxic Substances, and Noise.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
NORTHWEST SERVICE CENTER, INC. (NWSC)
1819 N.W. Everett St.
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 228-6972
Anthony L. Oliveri, Director
Robert Leeb, President
"Northwest Service Center Newsletter"
annual meeting
public service announcements
neighborhood papers and other community newsletter
The Center's focus is "(t)o provide community controlled space for social
service agencies and community groups, and to foster cooperation among groups
working for the good of neighborhoods in Portland."
The primary environmental concern of the Center are: "reuse of existing
building stock, conservation and use of local energy sources and planning for
reduction of the need for private automobiles." They have not taken any
official positions on environmental issues but will consider them on a case-
by-case basis. The Center agrees with the EPA in the regulation of pull tab
cans and in studying 2,4-D. They disagree with the EPA's auto mileage
figures.
EPA Program Air Quality and Noise.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Concerns
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
SANTA CLARA ADVISORY ORGANIZATION
3715 River Road
Eugene, OR 97404
(503) 688-1076 or (503) 689-2112
J. Harry Whitson, President
"Eugene Register Guard" (newsletter)
"Valley River News" (newspaper)
local radio stations
local hand-outs
This is a community advisory board responsible to Lane County Commissioners.
It has 9 members who represent the 27,000 residents of the Santa Clara Area.
"Ourorganization is vehemently opposed to having the City of Eugene impose
sewers on this communty through annexation when the last four sub-surface
water studies have proven no pollution from our method of waste disposal."
Air Quality and Water Quality.
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Name of
Organizat ion
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
SOUTHEAST UPLIFT ADVISORY BOARD, INC.
5224 S.E. Foster Road
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 777-5846
Robert Olds, Staff Coordinator
Grover Sparkman, Chairman
"S.U.N.N." (area wide newsletter)
several neighborhood newsletter
This organization operates on a local level and has as its members 20
neighborhood associations and members at large who want membership on the
Board apart from a neighborhood association. They are primarily interested
in neighborhood associations and areas of public interest.
"Land use is an important function of the Board. This involves reviewing
requests for zone changes, revocable permits and conditional use permitsand
providing the city with recommendations from neighborhood residents." By
virtue of these fuctions, the Board must necessarily take positions on
environmental issues. As an example, they did not support a recycling center
because thelocation was considered "bad." "The Board has not considered
environmental issues beyond land use, but would If requested."
EPA Program Noise.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Concerns:
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
SOUTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION, INC.
7780 S.W. Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 248-4592
Richard Logan, Chairperson
"Southwest Neighborhood Information, Inc." (newsletter)
neighborhood newsletters; phone; meetings;
Portland newspapers; cable TV
This organization operates on the local level and membership is open to
anyone who lives or works in the Southwest area of Portland. Their mailing
list is 4500 people and eleven South West Neighborhood Associations
participate in the organization. Their emphasis on citizen participation in
city government and preservng neighborhood liveability.
The primary concern of this organization is neighborhood liveability,
including transportation, traffic, and land use. Priorities depend on the
particular neighborhood. It is a non-political, non-policy making
organization and serves mainly as an educational resource providing
communication channels and resources for the various neighborhood
associations.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Solid Waste, and Noise.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Informat ion
Environmental
Concerns
WHITEAKER COMMUNITY COUNCIL
21 N. Grand
Eugene, OR 97402
(503) 687-3556
Alan Garten, President
"Whiteaker News" (newsletter)
public service announcements
flyers
notes home with grade schoolers
This organization operates on the local level and has approximately 150
active members out of the 6,500 who live in the neighborhood. Their primary
interests are civic issues, neighborhood development, and economic
development.
The Council is concerned with "appropriate technology — recycling, energy
conservation and renewable resources (especially solar application to modern
urban life style)." They helped the City of Eugene undertake a major study
on energy use for potential goal setting and code requirements in land use
planning and construction.
EPA Program Air Quality, Solid Waste, and Noise.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
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Name of
Organization
WILSON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
6803 S.W. 15th Ave.
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 256-0492
Tom Questad, President
"Southwest Neighbor Information" (newsletter)
special reports
This Association operates on a local level. Its primary interest is
maintaining the liveability of the neighborhood.
The major concerns of this organization are: "space for homes, types of
building permitted, conditions of air, water, sewers, streets, schools,
sidewalks, recreation facilities, etc." They take official positions on
these types of issues. They do not feel that the government takes a strong
enough position on noise by cars, trucks and motorcycles. The respondent to
the questionnaire stated that "(T)he horrible condition of many water and
sewage systems In the state where people vacation is depressing. We have a
storm sewer problem in our neighborhood which we would like to improve but we
have had to fight hard to simply stay even on the problem."
Air Quality, Water Quality, Solid Waste, Noise, and Radiation.
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CROSS REFERENCE
The Organizations listed below place themselves in the Urban
Constituency. Their profiles can be found under the constituency
groups as indicated.
Organization
Oregon State University Extension Service
Extension Hall #101, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR 97371
Musicians' Mutual Association, Local 99
325 N.E. 20th, Portland, OR 97232
Black Studies Department, Portland State University
P.O. Box 751, Portland State University,
Portland, OR 97207
Portland American Indian Center
18350 S.W. Tualata, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Southwest Oregon Indian Health Program
1350 Chambers, Eugene, OR 97402
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
85 N. 12th Avenue, Cornelius, OR 97113
Center for Community Mental Health
6329 N.E. Union, Portland, OR 97211
Clackamas County Community Development
P.O. Box 2, Maryhurst Campus, Maryhurst, OR 97306
The Ratepayers Union
P.O. Box 14244, Portland, OR 97214
American Association of University Women
6249 S.W. 36th Avenue, Portland, OR 97221
National Council of Jewish Women,
Portland Oregon Section
3030 S.W. 2nd, Portland, OR 97201
Profile Listed Under
Agriculture
Labor
Minority
Minority
Minority
Minority
Public Interest
Public Interest
Public Interest
Women
Women
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Camp Fire Girls, Portland Area Council Youth
718 W. Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
Young Men's Christian Association Youth
2831 S.W. Barbur, Portland, OR 97201
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Burnside Community Council
c/o Delilah Slawson
321 NW Couch
Portland,OR 97209
Neighborhoods West - NW
c/o Geri Ethen
817 NW 23rd
Portland, OR 97219
NW District Association
c/o Mary Boyle
3443 NE Thurman
Portland, OR 97210
Linnton Community Assoc.
c/o Richard Gitschlag
2090 NW Verda-Vista Terr.
Portland, OR 97210
Sabin Community Assoc.
c/o Russell Smith
4234 NE 18th
Portland, OR 97211
Vernon Neighborhood Assoc
c/o John Hills
5715 NE 125h
Portland, OR 97211
Woodlawn Improvement
Association
c/o Terry Graham
705 NE Stafford
Portland, OR 97211
NE Coalition of Neighborhoods
c/o Ed Leek
5323 NE Mailory
Portland, OR 97211
Grant Park Neighborhood
Assoc.
c/o Jim Baker
3250 NE U.S. Grant Place
Portland, OR 97212
Eliot Neighborhood
Development Assoc.
c/o Jack Miller
515 NE Brazee
Portland, OR 97212
Boise Citizens
Improvement Association
c/o Charles Hagens
2843 NE Union
Portland, OR 97212
Hillside Neighborhood
Association
c/o Roger Paul
2826 NW Fairfax Terrace
Portland, OR 97210
Arlington Heights
Neighborhood Assoc
c/o Betsy Huber
817 NW 23rd
Portland, OR 97210
Concordia Community Assoc
c/o Bob Nelson
5827 NE 28th
Portland, OR 97211
East Columbia Neighborhood
Association
c/o Martha Johnston
9509 NE 13th
Portland, OR 97211
Albina Action Center
c/o Jerry Rodgers
4128 NE Union
Portland, OR 97211
Portland Development Commission
NE Office
c/o Marion Scott
34 NE Killingsworth
Portland, OR 97211
Northeast Office
c/o Edna Robertson
4815 NE 7th
Portland, OR I. 97211
Irvington Community
Association
c/o Brad Riordan
2347 NE 8th
Portland, OR 97212
King Improvement Assoc
c/o Anna Madden
4815 NE 7th
Portland, OR 97211
Piedmont Neighborhood
Association
c/o Kathy Glankler
6324 NE Garfield
Portlaiad, OR 97211
Hollywood Neighborhood
Association
c/o Bob Ueland
1741 NE 38th
Portland, OR 97212
Portland, Development Commission
Union Ave
c/o Thomas Kennedy
4008 NE Union
Portland, OR 97212
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Neighbors of Estacada in
Action Together (NEAT)
155 NW Broadway
PO Box 642
Estacada, OR 97023
Clackamas County Housing
and Community Development
PO Box 2
Marylhurst, OR 97036
Center for Urban Education
0245 SW Bancroft
Portland, OR 97201
Community Dynamics NW
3341 SE 31st Ave
Portland, OR 97202
Portland Adventist
Community Services
6611 SE Powell
Portland, OR 97206
Kendall Community Center
8800 SE 80th
Portland, OR 97206
Community Education Program
Clackamas Community College
19600 S Molalla Ave
Oregon City, OR 97045
Clackamas County Community
Planning Organizations
County Ext. Service
256 Warner-Milne Rd.
Oregon City, OR 97045
Washington County
Community Action Org.
546 Baseline E
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Sellwood Community Center
1436 SE Spokane
Portland, OR 97202
North Community Action Council
6965 N Fessenden
Portland, OR 97203
Neighbors North Office
of Neighborhood Associations
7508 N Hereford
Portland, OR 97203
Multnomah County Community
Action Agency
4420 SE 64th
Portland, OR 97206
Center for Urban Studies
Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
Clackamas County Community
Action Agency
825 Portland Ave
Gladstone, OR 97207
Welfare Hotline
276 E Main
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Washington County Community
Planning Organizations
County Ext. Service
1448 Tualatin Valley Hwy
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Neighborhood House
3030 SW 2nd
Portland, OR 97201
Community Inforamtion Center
113 SW Front
Portland, OR 97204
Consultants for the Community
c/o Wade Myers
Office Neighborhood Assoc.
1220 SW 5th
Portland, OR 97204
Welfare Hotline
310 SW 4th, 9th floor
Portland, OR 97204
Urban Affairs School
Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
NW ServicesCenter
1819 NW Everett
Portland, OR 97209
Bumside Community Council
321 NW Couch
Portland, OR 97209
Metropolitan Service Dist.
University Center Bldg
527 SW Hall
Portland, OR 97201
Dowtown Community Association
1111 Sw 10th
Portland, OR 97205
Tri-County Community Council
718 W. Burnside
Portland, OR 97209
KGW Neighborfair
1501 SW Jefferson
Portland, OR 97201
Southeast Uplift
5224 SE Foster
Portland, OR 97206
Friendly House
2617 NW Savier
Portland, OR 97210
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Portland Alliance of
Neighborhoods
2155 NW Glisan
Portland, OR 97210
Neighbors Against Rape
3534 SE Main
Portland, OR 97214
Community Development
555 Liberty SE
Salem, OR 97301
NW Neighborhood
Federal Credit Union
527 NW 21st Ave
Portland, OR 97210
PACT
3534 SE Main
Portland, OR 97214
Neighborhood Planning
Community Development
555 Liberty SE, Room 305
Salem, OR 97301
NW District Association
817 NW 23rd
Portland, OR 97210
Community Design Center
723 SE Grand
Portland, OR 97214
South Central Association
of Neighborhoods
410 Fawk Ave SE
Salem, OR 97302
Neighbors West/Northwest
Office Neighborhood Assoc.
817 NW 23rd
Portland, OR 97210
NW Housing, Inc.
817 NW 23rd
Portland, OR 97210
NE Neighborhood Office
Office Neighborhood Assoc
4815 NE 7th
Portland, OR 97211
King Neighborhood Facility
4815 NE 7th
Portland, OR 97211
Center for Community
Mental Health
6329 NE Union
Portland, OR 97211
Portland Tenants Union
834 SE Ash
Portland, OR 97214
SW Neighborhood Office
Portland, Neighborhood
Assoc Office
7780 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Mittleman Jewish
Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Citizens for Better Transit
c/o Ray Polani
2717 SW Spring Garden Rd
Portland, OR 97219
Neighborhood Councils
City Hall
10722 SE Main St
Milwaukie, OR 97222
Eastern Oregon Community
Development Council
PO Box 1006
La Grande, OR 97850
Healy Heights Residential
Association
c/o Tom Prideaux
4406 SW Council Crest
Portland, OR 97201
Corbett-Terwilliger/Lair
Hill Planning Committee
c/o Rod Lewis
3303 SW Kelly
Portland, OR 97201
Goose Hollow Foothills
League
c/o Robert Martin
3232 1st Nat'l Bank Tower
Portland, OR 97201
Homestead Neighborhood Assoc.
c/o Rich Davidson
3333 SW Veterans Hospital Rd.
Portland, OR 97201
Albina Action Center
707 NE Knott
Portland, OR 97212
Labor's Community
Service Agency
915 NE Davis
Portland, OR 97232
Lair Hill District
Advisory Council
c/o Catherine Taylor
124 SW Meade
Portland, OR 97201
Portland Involvement Corps
1135 SE Salmon
Portland, OR 97214
Tenants Union
3000 Market NE, Suite 416
Salem, OR 97301
Terwilliger Community League
c/o Dick Springer
6425 SW Corbett #5
Portland, OR 97201
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Westwood Hills Addition
c/o John Jackson
3140 SW Evergreeen Lane
Portland, OR 97201
Eastmoreland Neighborhood
Association
c/o Gary Lingberg
7351 SE 35th
Portland, OR 97202
Reed Neighborhood Association
c/o Les Oliver
5201 Se 33rd
Portland, OR 97202
Sellsood-Moreland
Improvement League
c/o Cahterine Sohm
7212 SE 17th
Portland, OR 97202
Woodstock Neighborhood
Association
c/o Steve Wright
5326 SE 40th
Portland, OR 97202
Neighbors North
c/o Jerry Mounce
7508 N. Hereford
Portland, OR 97203
Portland Development
Commission North Office
c/1 George Lund
7302 N Richmond
Portland, OR 97203
North Community Action
Council
c/o Thelma Wilder
6965 N Fessenden
Portland, OR 97023
Dowtown Community
Association
1111 SW 10th #425
Portland, OR 97205
Oregon Fair Share Admini-
strative Headquarters
c/o Kim Clerc
519 SW 3rd #409
Portland, OR 97204
Southeast Uplift Office
c/o Bob Olds
5224 SE Foster
Portland, OR 97206
Portland Development Commission
c/o Kathy Zimmerly
5224 SE Foster
Portland, ORi 97206
South Tabor Neighborhood
Association
c/1 Elsie & Delmar Johnson
2810 SE 71st
Portland, OR 97206
Mt. Scott-Arleta Neighborhood
Association
c/o Joyce Holmes
5124 SE 63rd
Portland, OR 97206
Foster-Powell Neighborhood
Association
c/o Doris Tait
3829 SE 76th
Portland, OR 97206
Errol Heights
Improvement Association
c/o John Teel
8203 SE 66th
Portland, OR 97206
Cre ston-Kenilwo rth
Neighborhood Association
c/o Don Cordi
4605 SE Center
Portland, OR 97206
Southwest Hills
Residential League
c/o David Glivinski
PO Box 3992
Portland, OR 97208
SE Urban Renewal Endeavor
6640 SE Buckingham Dr
Gladstone, OR 97027
Greentree Community Assoc.
4747 Sunnyview Rd. NE
Salem, OR 97303
East Skinners Butte
Friends and Neighbors
c/o David & Martha Filler
235 E. 3rd Ave.
Eugene, OR 97401
Crest Drive Neighborhood Assoc
c/o Shawn Boles
PO Box 5036
Eugene, OR 97401
Eugene Downtown Association
72 W. Broadway
Eugene, OR 97401
Active Bethel Citizens
c/o Arden Munkers
2401 Dewey
Eugene, OR 97402
Lane County Community
Civic Center
1330 Madison
Eugene, OR 97402
River Road Community Org.
124 Hansen Lane
Eugene, OR 97402
Whitaker Community Council
21 N. Grand
Eugene, OR 97402
Whitaker Economic Development
21 N. Grand
Eugene, OR 97402
Edison/Eastside Community
1328 E. 22nd
Eugene, OR 97403
Fairmount Neighbors
c/o Dan Goldrich
2262 Birch
Eugene, OR 97403
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SE Urban Renewal Endeavor
6640 SE Buckingham Dr.
Gladstone, OR 97027
Edison/Eastside Community
1328 E. 22nd
Eugene, OR 97403
Lane Community Action
502 Whitaker
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Greentree Community
Association
4747 Sunnyview Rd. NE
Salem, OR 97303
East Skinners Butte Friends
and Neighbors
c/o David & Martha Filler
235 E 3rd Ave
Eugene, OR 97401
Crest Drive Neighborhood
Association
c/o Shawn Boles
PO Box 5036
Eugene, OR 97401
Eugene Downtown Assoc
72 W Broadway
Eugene, OR 97401
Active Bethel Citizens
c/o Arden Munkers
2401 Dewey
Eugene, OR 97402
Lane County Community
Civic Center
1330 Madison
Eugene, OR 97402
River Road Community
Organization
124 Hansen Lane
Eugene, OR 97402
Whitaker Community Council
21 N. Grand
Eugene, OR 97402
Whitaker Economic Development
21 N Grand
Eugene, OR 97402
Fairmont Neighbors
c/o Dan Goldrich
2262 Birch
Eugene, OR 97403
South University Neighborhood
Association
c/o Vic Hansen
1328 E. 22nd Ave
Eugene, OR 97403
Santa Clara Community
Organization
c/o Patty Clement
160 Echo Lane
Eugene, OR 97404
Friendly Area Neighbors
c/o Jon Silverman
471% W 25th
Eugene, OR 97405
Spencer Creek Planning and
Zoning Conmittee
29141 Spencer Creek Rd
Eugene, OR 97405
Hawkins Highland Neighborhood
Organization
1074 Broadview
Eugene, OR 97405
Oak Hills Homeowners
Association
2061 Dogwood
Eugene, OR 97405
Spencer Butte Improvement
Association
84487 Murdock Rd
Eugene, OR 97405
South Hills Neighborhood
Association
c/o Hubert Paul
4390 Pearl St.
Eugene, OR 97405
Citizens for Progressive
Springfield City Gov't
348 G St
Springfield, OR 97477
Thurston Citizens Group
1342% N 66th
Springfield, OR 97477
Takilma Community Assoc
9335 Takilma Rd
Cave Junction, OR 97523
Arnold Creek Neighborhood
Association
c/o Gilbert Broderick
11140 SW Lancaster
Portland, OR 97219
Ash Creek Neighborhood
Association
c/o Liz Haide
4145 SW Primrose
Portland, OR 97219
Collins View
Neighborhood Association
c/o Charles S. Tauman
9940 SW Terwilliger
Portland, OR 97219
Bridlemile-Robert Gray
Neighborhood Association
c/o Bill Holman
4308 SW Admiral Ct.
Portland, OR 97221
Sylvan Neighborhood Assoc
c/o Nathan Cogan
1639 SW Skyline
Portland, OR 97221
Upper Highland Neighborhood
Association
c/o John McCaffery
4616 SW Fairview Blvd
Portland, OR 97221
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Vermont Community Assoc
Hayhurst Neigh. Area
c/o John O'Brien
5820 SW Shattuck
Portland, OR 97221
Forest Park Neighborhood
Association
c/o Todd Norvell
6720 NW Skyline Blvd
Portland, OR 97229
Kerns Neighborhood Assoc
c/o Carl Carter
406 NE 24th
Portland, OR 97232
Sullivan's Gulch
Neighborhood Association
c/o Kathleen Todd
2229 NE Clackamas
Portland, OR 97232
Lents Concerned Citizens
c/o Craig Bauske
8801 SE Foster
Portland, OR 97266
Lents Surge Planning Committee
c/o Bob Stacey
6540 SE 85th
Portland, OR 97266
Alameda Neighborhood
Association
c/o Nancy Engdahl
3926 NE 32nd
Portland, OR 97212
C.E.N.T.E.R.
c/o Darrell Smith
135 NE 55th
Portland, OR 97213
Laurelhurst Neighborhood
Association
c/o Helen Bakkensen
4211 NE Hazel fern Pi
Portland, OR 97213
Montavilla Comnunity
Association
c/o Ivan Correll
7821 NE Everett
Portland, OR 97213
Rose City Park Citizens
Association
c/o Diane Huntin
2430 NE 61st
Portland, OR 97213
P.A.C.T.
c/o Jim McConnell
3534 SE Main
Portland, OR 97214
Inner Southeast Neighborhood
Coalition
c/o Ed Lyle
314 SE 13th
Portland, OR 97214
Sunnyside Neighborhood
Association
c/o Frank Hart
3205 SE Taylor
Portland, OR 97214
Hosford-Abernethy
Neighborhood Development
c/o Mel Replogle
1721 SE Maple
Portland, OR 97214
Buckman Community Association
c/o Dennis Gilman
1421 SE Pine
Portland, OR 97214
Mt. Tabor Neighborhood
Association
c/o Bill Allen
1704 SE 51st
Portland, OR 97215
Richmond Neighborhood
Association
c/o Dwight Long
2020 SE 42nd
Portland, OR 97215
Southeast Uplife
Advisory Board, Inc.
c/o Dwight Long
2020 SE 42nd
Portland, OR 97215
Humboldt Neighborhood
Improvement Organization
c/o Madeline Nosbush
5765 N Williams 97217
Jackson Community Assoc
c/o Dell Taylor
3641 SW Evelyn
Portland, OR 97219
South Burlingame
Neighborhood Association
c/o Dennis Nordstrom
8100 SW 9th
Portland, OR 97219
Vermont Community Assoc
c/o Richard Logan
7340 SW 26th
Portland, OR 97219
Vermont Community Assoc
Maplewood Neigh. Area
c/o Larry Mills
7749 SW 51st
Portland, OR 97219
Vermont Community Assoc.
Multnomah Neigh. Area
c/o William Beebe
8334 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Vermont Community Assoc
Wilson Park Neigh. Area
c/o Tom Questad
6803 SW 15th
Portland, OR 97219
SW Neighborhood Info. Inc.
c/o Dell Taylor
7780 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
Southwest Neighborhoods
c/o Joy Strieker
7780 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
NW Industrial Neigh. Assoc
c/o Bruce Harmon
FMC Corporation
4700 NW Front
Portland, OR 97208
Lower Albina Council
c/o Steve Murawski
Coast Marine Construction
PO Box 4506
Portland, OR 97203
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WOMEN
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OREGON WOMEN
We have identified 75 organizations in Oregon whose membership is composed
primarily of women or which focus on women's issues and problems. This
introduction to the Women's Constituency will look at the diversity of the
organizations involved, their environmental concerns, and the difficulties
involved in communicating with such a diverse constituency.
Out of Oregon's total population of 2,396,100, slightly more than half -
i 1,226,000 - are women. They represent 40.2% of the state's labor force. Out
| of an estimated 907,000 households in Oregon, 338,000 are single-head
households, many of which are headed by women. Few generalizations can
accurately be made about women in Oregon. Women's organizations represent a
wide spectrum of values, ideas, and interests; interpretations of the
problems, issues, and futures faced by women vary greatly.
Given this diversity, women's organizations can be divided into two very
general categories: those that are primarily concerned with women's problems
and issues, and those that have some other focus. The first category
includes women's resource centers, women's rights organizations, and
consciousness-raising groups. The concerns and interests of these
organizations are perhaps best represented by the Governor's Commission on
Women, established in 1964. It has worked to promote social, legal,
political, and economic equality for women and speaks for many of the
moderate and liberal women's groups in the state.
In the second category of women's organizations are groups, such as
professional organizations and the League of Women Voters, whose primary
emphasis are on education and community service. Unlike those in the first
category, these groups have no central theme or
overall coordinating body and so have little, if any,
ongoing contact with each other.
Those women's groups that responded to our
questionnaire had little direct knowledge of EPA and
its activities. In fact only two out of 10 could
comment on EPA actions with which they agreed or
disagreed. However, most of these groups did express
concern about environmental problems and a desire to
learn more about them. Those which commented about
EPA were concerned with toxic chemicals and supported Women
the banning of 2,4,5-T. Those not familiar with EPA
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did express support for environmental protection in general terms, such as
the need for careful urban planning and the maintenance of a safe, healthy
environment.
Although women's organizations are generally supportive of environmental
protection, they will be hard to reach. Aside from the Governor's Commission
on Women, there is simply no group that is at all representative of the wide
| variety of women's organizations. Therefore, given EPA's limited time and
j resources, efforts to reach this constituency group might best be focused on
I such easily identifiable and potentially active organizations as the AAUW or
j the League of Women Voters. Attempts to reach the wide diversity of smaller
women's groups would require a great deal of effort.
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| What follows is a list of women's organizations that responded to our
j questionnaire. It, in turn, is followed by the profiles themselves.
Women
W-2
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WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS
Name of Organization Page
American Association of University Women W-4
Domestic Violence Intervention Center W-5
Focus on Women Program
(Clackamas Community College) w-6
Keep Listening Wilderness Trips for Women W-7
National Council of Jewish Women,
Portland, Oregon Section W-8
National Organization for Women,
Portland Chapter W-9
Portland Women's Forum W-10
Portland Women's Health Chapter W-ll
Shelter — Domestic Violence Resource Center .... W-12
Women in Appropriate Technology W-13
Women
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
6429 S.W. 36th Ave.
Portland, OR 97221
(503) 244-3672
Helen Sims, Executive Secretary
Margaret Day, President
newsletter
Graduate Woman (national magazine)
There are nearly 4,000 members throughout Oregon and 450 members in the
Portland Branch. Members must have a bachelor's degree to join. This
chapter operates on a local level with a primary focus on education. There
are 46 other branches in the state. Their main office is:
Oregon State Division, AAUW
Claudia Gray
1755 SW 89th
Portland, OR 97225
Environmental
Concerns
"Our emphasis is on managing resources for tomorrow and we implement this at
local, regional, and national levels." They have appeared before the
Portland City Council on comprehensive planning, and they conduct programs on
energy and other issues.
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
and Drinking Water.
Women
W-4
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION CENTER (DVIC)
Clackamas Community College
19600 S. Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503) 657-8400, ext. 404
Joy Feigum, Director
community education component
The Center works on a regional level to aid victims of domestic violence.
They have 7 members on their Board of Directors.
None stated.
Air Quality, Toxic Substances, and Drinking Water.
Women
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
FOCUS ON WOMEN PROGRAM (CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
19600 S. Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, Oregon 97045
(503) 657-8400 ext. 209
Carol Layden, Coordinator
j "The Community" (magazine)
press releases to area newspapers
, annual report
¦ radio and tv talk shows
i This Program is active on the local, state, and regional levels with an
I emphasis on the local level. They have a 40 member steering committee
i composed of instructors, faculty, and community people. The program seeks to
I offer "...enrichment, growth, and knowledge to women of all ages so that they
! might reach for their potential both personally and as they interact with
others." To this end, they present a series of seminars attended by about 50
i women.
j
I FOCUS has not addressed environmental issues as a group but is considering
j doing it in the future.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
Further
Contacts:
Women
W-6
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
KEEP LISTENING WILDERNESS TRIPS FOR WOMEN
P.O. Box 446
Sandy, OR 97055
(503) 239-6896
Julie Porter, Director
brochure, twice yearly
This organization operates on a regional level to provide environmental
education for women. They have 40 members who are outdoor oriented women.
"Wilderness education is our focus — teaching women about the importance of
preserving it and using it wisely." They do not take official positions on
environmental issues.
Air Quality and Water Quality.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Women
W-7
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN - PORTLAND, OREGON SECTION
3030 S.W. 2nd
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 222-5006
Amy Tanne, President
"National Council of Jewish Women Bulletin" (local)
"National Council of Jewish Women Journal" (national)
i
! The Council operates on the local, state, regional and national levels.
There are 750 members locally and approximately 100,000 members nationally.
It is a "...volunteer social service organization dedicated to advancing
human welfare and the democratic way of life - through coordinated prograns
of education, service, advocacy, and social action."
I
They do take positions on environmental Issues and have run educational
forums on energy, the environment, and conservation.
| Air Quality, Solid Waste, Radiation, Water Quality, Noise, Drinking Water,
I Toxic Substances, Pesticides.
Further
Contacts:
Women
W-8
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communicat ion
Tools
Organizational
Information
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, PORTLAND CHAPTER
Box 843
Portland, OR 97207
(503) 235-2549
Peggy Norman, President
"NOW NEWS" (newsletter - local)
newsletter - state
NOW works on the state and local levels. They have approximately 150 members
in Portland and 1100 members statewide. They are a civil rights organization
focussing on issues like the Equal Rights Amendment, reproductive freedom,
equal education and employment opportunities, media reform, elimination of
violence, and social justice. They have chapters in Rogue Valley, Klamath
Falls, Grants Pass, Corvallis, Salem, Eugene, and Mid-Columbia Gorge. They
also have a state office:
Oregon State NOW
Diane Gruber, President
3214 N.E. 44th
Portland, OR 97213
(503) 287-0301
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
with the EPA on
Portland NOW's primary environmental concerns are preservation of the
wilderness and of natural resources, alternative energy sources, and public
safety. They have opposed nuclear power locally, on the state level, and
nationally. They have taken a "stand locally on the Public Utility District
for Portland and the Wilderness Bill." They agree
restriction of 2,4,5-D but disagree with the EPA on
"the lack of speedy action on radiation, pesticides,
and toxic substances scandals."
Toxic Substances', Pesticides, and Radiation.
Women
W-9
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
PORTLAND WOMEN'S FORUM
2803 S.E. Main St.
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 232-9984
Mrs. W. T. Pearce
j None stated.
!
i The Forum is active in the state and local levels and has approximately 200
j members. Its focus is "the beautification and preservation of the Columbia
; i River Gorge."
i!
ij They are concerned about new industries coming into the gorge, and with
j | anything that would be a detriment to the gorge area. They do take official
; positions on issues that pertain to the Columbia River Gorge and are
I' presently working on many of those issues in conjuction with the Columbia
j. River Gorge Commission.
| Air Quality, and Solid Waste.
Women
w-io
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Name of
Organization
PORTLAND WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
6510 S.W. Foster
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 777-7044
None stated.
newspapers
public service announcements
public speaking engagements
The Center works on the local, state and regional levels to provide "complete
well-women gynecological health care."
The primary environmental concern of the Center is "(t)o have an environment
free of toxic drugs and chemicals." They have taken a position against
nuclear power.
Toxic Substances and Radiation.
Women
W-ll
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental !
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
SHELTER « DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER
P.O. Box 494
Hillsboro, OR 97123
(503) 640-5352 or emergency (503) 640-1171
Sarah White, Director
community education presentations, agency training, newspaper articles, radio
ads.
The Center works on the local level to provide shelter, advocacy and
counseling for victims of domestic violence.
The major environmental concern of this Center is developing a healthy
environment which will minimize emotional stress. They take no official
stand on policy regarding environmental issues.
None stated.
Women
W-12
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
WOMEN IN APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
3065 N.E. Garden Ave.
Corvallis, OR 97330
(503) 754-6626
Kathy Liberatore, Environmental Officer
letters, telephone, word of mouth
This organization operates on the local level and has 10 members. They are
involved primarily in educating themselves and in "industrial arts skills
development."
The major concerns of this organization are recycling, and the use of
renewable energy sources such as solar power. They have taken no official
positions on environmental issues but they believe that more money should be
invested into research of renewable energy resources. They agree with EPA
efforts on the "Safe Drinking Water Act" and on banning the use of 2,4,5-T.
They disagree with the EPA on the Clean Lakes Program and believe that it is
a useless waste of human energy to catagorize the lakes.
Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, and Pesticides.
Further Contacts:
Women
W-13
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Women
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Women
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Women
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CROSS REFERENCE
The Organizations listed below place themselves in the Women
Constituency. Their profiles can be found under the constituency
groups as indicated.
Organization Profile Listed Under
Oregon State University Extension Service Agriculture
Extension Hall #101, Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97371
Eugene Indian Center
1350 Chambers Street, Eugene, OR 97402
Indochinese Cultural and Service Center
3030 S.W. 2nd, Portland, OR 97201
Portland American Indian Center
18350 S.W. Tualata, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, Inc.
85 N. 12th Avenue, Cornelius, OR 97113
Community Law Project
1628 S.E. Ankeny, Portland, OR 97214
Downtown Community Association
1111 S.W. 10th Ave., Rm 425, Portland, OR 97205
Camp Fire Girls, Portland Area Council Youth
718 W. Burnside, Portland, OR 97209
Student Resource Center, Lane Community College Youth
4000 E. 30th, Eugene, OR 97405
Minority
Minority
Minority
Minority
Public Interest
Urban
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Women's Resource Fund
c/o Andy Wiselogle
Rt. 2 Box 1192
Beaverton, OR 97005
Oregon Women's League
c/o Harriet Beers
5868 SW Menlo Dr.
Beaverton, OR 97005
Oregon Women in Educ.
Administration
c/o Paulie Brading
Montclair Elem. School
Beaverton School Dist.
Box 200 Beaverton, OR 97005
Daughters of the American
Revolution
c/o Mrs. Robert L. Chais
17125 SE SE 82nd Dr. #3
Clackamas, OR 97015
Choices Unlimited
Mt. Hood Consnunity College
26000 SE Stark
Gresham, OR 97030
Focus on Women
Clackamas Community College
19600 S. Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
Women's Wilderness
Institute Northwest
PO Box 446
Sandy, OR 97055
Women's Resource Center
276 E. Main
PO Box 494
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Women's Rights Coalition
4295 SW Melville
Portland, OR 97201
Women Employed
c/o Cheryl Renton
1300 SW 6th
Portland, OR 97201
Nat'l Council of Jewish
Women
Neighborhood House
3030 SW 2nd
Portland, OR 97201
Junior League
c/o Marilyn Pamplin
222 SW Harrison St.
Portland, OR 97201
Federally Employed Women
PO Box 2942
Portland, OR 97201
Coalition of Labor Union
Women
4515 SW Corbett
Portland, OR 97201
American Association of
University Women
4050 SE Gladstone #16
Portland, OR 97202
Portland Women's Health
Center
4160 SE Division
Portland, OR 97202
Portland Chinese Women's
Club
c/o Mrs. James Louie
2063 SE Ladd
Portland, OR 97202
Oregon Coalition
Against Domestic Violence
3214 SE Holgate
Portland, OR 97202
Oregon Assoc. of Colored
Women's Clubs
c/o Betty Thompson
2433 NE 8th
Portland, OR 97202
League of Women Voters
519 SW 3rd
610 Dekum Building
Portland, OR 97204
Portland Women's Crisis Line
522 SW 5th, 6th Floor
Portland, OR 97204
Women's Rights Project
Amer. Civil Liberties Un.
534 SW 3rd, Room 601
Portland, OR 97204
Flexible Ways to Work
1111 Sw 10th
Portland, OR 97205
American Society of Women
Accountants
c/o Susan Schandel
3516 SE Raymond
Portland, OR 97202
YWCA Women's Resource
Center
768 State St.
Salem, OR 97301
Salem Women's Home and
Shelter
360 14th NE
Salem, OR 97303
Linn Benton Assoc. for
Prevention of Domestic
Violence
850 SW 35th
Corvallis, OR 97330
Women's Symposium
ASUO Executive Suite 4
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97401
Women's Referral Resource
Center
EMU Suite 1
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
Ashland Women's Health
Collective
295 E. Main #14
Ashland, OR 97520
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Women's Crisis
Support Team
835 NE A St. #209
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Parting, Inc.
1915 NE Everett
Portland, OR 97232
Portland Women's ^orum
c/o Mrs. Harry Stephens
1220 SW Morrison #427
Portland, OR 97205
Community Law Project
1628 SE Ankeny
Portland, OR 97214
Nat'l Assoc. of Women in
Construction
c/o Louise ILessig
1024 NE Davis
Portland, OR 97232
Women's Resource Center
c/o YWCA
1111 SW 10th
Portland, OR 97205
Women's Law Caucus
Northwestern Law School
10015 SW Terwilliger
Portland, OR 97219
Nat'l Abortion Rights
Action League
PO Box 40472
Portalnd, OR 97240
YWCA
c/o Joanne Barry
1111 SW 10th
Portland, OR 97205
Portland Community College
Women's Studies
12000 SW 49th
Portland, OR 97219
Lewis and Clark Women's
Caucus/Lewis & Clark Coll.
Box 174
Portland, OR 97219
American Business
Women's Association
c/o Jean E. Cook
7164 SW Laview Dr.
Portland, OR 97219
League of Women Voters
1520 Laurel Hts. Drive
Albany, OR 97321
Nat'l Organization for
Women
2120 NW Harrison
Corvallis, OR 97330
Center for Women's Studies
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
Executive Women Int'1
c/o Donna Renner
Standard Insurance Co.
P0 Box 711
Portland, OR 97207
Institute for Managerial
and Professional Women
Dr. Alice Armstrong
PO Box 93
Portland, OR 97207
Legal Advocacy for
Women Fund
c/o Normandie A. Hand
P0 Box 1143
Portland, OR 97207
Insurance Women of Portland
c/o Eva Veazie
2035 SW 58th
Portland, OR 97221
Women's Press
PO Box 562
Eugene, OR 97400
Nat'l Organization for Women
PO Box 843
Portland, OR 97207
Progressive Business
Women's Club
c/o Beatrice Haynes
11412 SW Royal Villa Dr.
Tigard, OR 97223
League of Women Voters
1062 Woodside Dr.
Eugene, OR 97402
Women1s Int'1 League
for Peace and Freedom
PO Box 1186
Portland, OR 97207
West Hills Women's Clinic
9155 SW Barnes Rd.
Portland, OR 97225
Battered Women's Project
19600 S. Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97405
Women's Studies Program
Portland State University
P0 Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
Oregon Women's
Political Caucus
PO Box 5842
Portland, OR 97228
Older Women's Network
3512 Coyote Creek Rd.
Wolf Creek, OR 97497
Lumber Jills
c/o Cheri Luke
Int'l Paper Co.
PO Box 3448
Portland, OR 97208
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Women in Communications
PO Box 3924
Portland, OR 97208
Oregon Feminist Federal
Credit Union
PO Box 14033
Portland, OR 97214
Radical Women
506 NE Alberta
Portland, OR 97211
Men's Resource Center
3534 SE Main
Portland, OR 97214
Albina Women's League
8 NE Killingsworth
Portland, OR 97211
Portland Business and
Professional Women's Club
5331 NE 38th
Portland, OR 97211
Portland Federation of
Women's Organizations
c/o Mrs. Aldridge Johnson
3203 NE 13th
Portland, OR 97212
Portland Assoc. of
Women Business Owners
c/o Patricia Frost
2336 NE 30th
Portland, OR 97212
DES Action
c/o Peg Beckwith
PO Box 12092
Portland, OR 97212
Wi-Yan Indian
Women's Club
PO Box 14864
Portland, OR 97214
Technical Assistance
for Conminity Services
1903 SE Ankeny
Portland, OR 97214
Socialist-Feminist
Coordinating Committee
New American Movement
1118 SE 20th
Portland, OR 97214
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OREGON YOUTH
We have identified approximately 70 Youth Organizations in Oregon. In
addition to these, there are a myriad of church youth programs which are
simply not compiled in any centralized listing and which seem too small and
transitory to be effectively reached by the EPA. What follows is a brief
summary of youth organizations in the state, a look at some of the concerns
of young people, and a listing of their environmental concerns.
The Youth Organizations in Oregon can be divided into two categories: those
designed to provide services such as counseling or job training and those
traditional youth groups such as the YMCA, YWCA, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts
which involve young people in various activities. Total numbers of young
people involved in these organizations are hard to come by, and obtaining an
overall view of the concerns of young people is even more difficult.
Some idea of the attitudes of young people in Oregon can be gleaned from the
"1980 Report on the Opinions and Experiences of Oregon Youth" published by
the Governor's Commission on Youth. It was compiled from questionnaires sent
to junior and senior high schools throughout the state and is considered to
be the most representative survey available. According to this survey,
economic issues such as inflation, unemployment and, on a more individual
level, preparing for a career are the top concerns of young people. Second
were such international issues as national defense, the Iranian crisis,
nuclear war, and relations with Russia. Environmental conditions were listed
as a problem facing the state of Oregon as was the depletion of the state's
timber resources, but these environmental concerns are clearly outweighed by
worries about the national economy and personal job security.
The 10 responses that we received from Youth
Organizations reflect a lack of specific knowledge
about the EPA and its activities. None of these
organizations has ever contacted EPA nor could any of
them list any EPA actions with which they agreed or
disagreed. However, several respondents like the
Columbia River Girl Scout Council emphasized that
their "program has strived to instill a sense of
appreciation and responsibility for our environment."
Thus, many of the traditional youth organizations
believe in environmental protection even if they are
unfamiliar with the specifics of EPA's activities.
Youth
Y-l
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Reaching youth groups poses a challenge. The Governor's Commission on Youth
which is the most centralized youth organization is primarily an information
gathering rather than information disseminating agency. In the absence of a
central youth organization, the EPA will have to contact youth groups
individually and to educate them on environmental issues relevant to them.
This will require a great deal of time and effort.
What follows is an index of the youth organizations that responded to our
questionnaire. It is followed by the profiles themselves.
OREGON YOUTH
Name of Organization Page
Boy Scouts of America, Columbia Pacific Council Y-3
Camp Fire Girls, Portland Area Council Y-4
Girl Scouts of America, Columbia River Council Y-5
Metropolitan Youth Commission of Portland
and Multnomah County Y-6
Mount Hood Community College Head Start Y-7
Multnomah County CETA Youth Program Y-8
Parent Teachers Association, Portland Council Y-9
Student Resource Center - Lane Community College Y-10
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
of Portland Y-ll
Youth Progress Association Y-12
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, COLUMBIA PACIFIC COUNCIL
2145 S.W. Front Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97201
(503) 226-3423
Alwyn A. Hughes, Scout Executive
None stated.
This is one of six independent councils operating in Oregon. Each one is
geared to the area In which it is located and focus on character development,
personal fitness, and citizenship training. Approximately 32,000 young
people and 10,000 adults participate in the activities within this Council's
jurisdiction.
Part of this Council's approach to citizenship training is teaching young
people to respect and care for a healthy environment. They do not take
official positions on environmental Issues.
None stated.
Youth
Y-3
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
CAMP FIRE GIRLS, PORTLAND AREA COUNCIL
718 W. Burnside
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 224-7800
Virginia Denton, Executive Director
"Smoke Signal" (newsletter - delivered 10 times yearly)
limited annual report
This Council operates on the local level. Approximately 8,000 young people
and 2,000 adults participate in its activities. It is a "(s)ocial
development and character building program for youth."
"A concern for and protection of the environment has always been a component
in the program for youth. Our council has not taken an official position on
any environmental 'issue'. Unofficially, as mentioned above, 'conservation'
has always been a part of the youth program."
Air Quality, Water Quality, and Drinking Water.
Youth
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA, COLUMBIA RIVER COUNCIL
4747 S.W. Kelly
Portland, OR 97227
(503) 224-6560
Grace Raymore, Director
Vera Rohrberg, President
"The Current" (monthly newsletter)
This Council operates on the local level with about 7443 members. It
provides "an informal program of fun and learning, helping to instill a value
system in girls from 6 to 17."
"From the beginning of Girl Scouting, the program has strived to instill a
sense of appreciation and responsibility for our environment. This would
include all aspects which help to keep our world a beautiful and healthful
place." This Council has not taken any official positions on environmental
issues.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
METROPOLITAN YOUTH COMMISSION OF PORTLAND AND MULTNOMAH COUNTY
319 S.W. Washington , Suite 907
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 248-4005
Alice K. Simpson, Executive Director
"Synthesis" (quarterly update for City/County Youth Policy Development)
The Commission operates on the local level with a 13 member Board of
Commissioners. They also have a 30 member Youth Advisory Council (YAC) with
representatives from high schools throughout Multnomah County. The purpose
of this organization is to "(P)rovide direction to youth service programs
through policy and legislative development/evaluation."
"We have not dealt with youth and the natural environment other than working
on policies to increase recreational use of the Willamette River for young
people i.e. Park Bureau programming." They have not taken any positions on
environmental issues.
Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Radiation and Noise.
Further
Contacts:
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Name of
Organization
MOUNT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE HEAD START
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
10100 N.E. Prescott
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 256-3436
Linda Crum, Director
Millsie Odisio, Environmental Officer
"Headstart Newsletter"
This organization operates on the local level and serves 160 families per
year. They provide a pre-school program with parent involvement to families
with A year olds and low incomes.
None stated.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
Interest
Further
Contacts:
Youth
Y-7
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communi cation
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
MULTNOMAH COUNTY CETA YOUTH PROGRAM
4110 N.E. 122nd, Suite 250
Portland, OR 97230
(503) 256-0570
Linda Huddle, Director
an in-house only newsletter
pamphlets
This Program is active on the local level focussing on youth needs in the
area of career/employment training and counseling.
The respondent to the questionnaire stated no specific concerns but felt that
the entire agency is interested in environmental quality. They support re-
cycling efforts. They are interested in environmental projects that might
provide jobs for their clients.
None stated.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, PORTLAND COUNCIL
5634 S.E. Rural
Portland, OR 97206
(503) 775-8859
Susan Murchie (Energy Chairperson)
Carol Hundeby (Chairperson, Vandalism)
"Oak Tree" (Newsletter)
"The Parent Teacher Association is made up of units throughout the United
States. Portland Council has aproximately 90 units, representing
approximately 15,000 members. Portland Council is only one of several
councils (groups of units) throughout Oregon. Oregon PTA has approximately
35,000 members in 275 units." Their function is "to promote welfare of
children and youth in all aspects of life and to be liasons between schools
and public."
"Any event, act ion, or sub ject that concerns children or youth Is looked at
by PTA," so they could take positions on environmental issues.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Noise, Drinking Water, and Pesticides.
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts
Youth
Y-9
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Name of
Organ!zation
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contacts:
STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER - LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
4000 E. 30th
Eugene, OR 97405
(503) 747-4501 ext. 2343
Darrel Smith, Director
"The Torch" (newsletter)
The Center operates "to Inform and assist students of Lane Community
College."
The major concerns of this organization are: radiation, waste products,
recycling, air and water quality, and energy conservation and alternatives.
They sponsored a Solar Power Information Week, Nuclear Power Information Week
and they have an environmental film program. They would welcome more
information from EPA on environmental issues.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communication
Tools
Organizational
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contact:
YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA)
2831 S.W. Barbur
Portland, OR 97201
(503) 223-9622
Bill Stuber, Director
Bruce Ecklund, Director
Public Relations Department
The YMCA operates locally and serves 8,000 individuals while employing 250
staff members. Their emphasis is on "health, education, physical fitness and
recreation."
The YMCA's major environmental concerns are "clean air, water, city, country,
highways, parks, and trails." They have not taken an official position on
environmental issues.
Air Quality, Water Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, Noise, Pesticides,
Radiation, and Drinking Water.
Youth
Y-ll
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Name of
Organization
Address
Contact Person
Communica tion
Tools
Organizat ional
Information
Environmental
Concerns
EPA Program
Areas of
Interest
Further
Contact:
YOUTH PROGRESS ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 14512
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 233-6121
Ken R. Smith, Director
newsletter
The Association operates on the state level with 4 group homes for hoys, 14-
18 years of age, involved in the criminal justice system.
The Association does not take positions on environmental issues.
Air Quality, Toxic Substances, Solid Waste, and Radiation.
Youth
Y-12
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CROSS REFERENCE
The Organizations listed below place themselves In the Youth
Consltuency. Their profiles can be found under the constituency groups
as indicated.
Organization
Profile Listed Under
Oregon State University Extension Service
Extension Hall #101, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR 97371
Eco-Activist Recycling Center
1655 S. Lafayette, Albany, OR 97321
Parkrose High Environmental Action Center
11717 N.E. Shaver, Portland, OR 97220
Eugene Indian Center
1350 Chambers Street, Eugene, OR 97402
Indochlnese Cultural and Service Center
3030 S.W. 2nd, Portland, OR 97201
Portland American Indian Center
18350 S.W. Tualata, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
85 N. 12th Avenue, Cornelius, OR 97113
Win-Ya, Inc.
P.O. Box 14864, Portland, OR 97214
Downtown Community Association
1111 S.W. 10th, Rm 425, Portland, OR 97205
Humboldt Community Association
5765 N. Williams Avenue, Portland, OR 97217
American Association of University Women
6429 S.W. 36th Avenue, Portland, OR 97221
Agriculture
Environment
Environment
Minority
Minority
Minority
Minority
Minority
Urban
Urban
Women
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Easter Seal Society
4343 SW Corbett
Portland, OR 97201
Assoc. for Children with
Learning Disabilities
c/o Portland State Univ.
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207
Youth Program LIFE Center
321 NE Russell
Portland, OR 97212
Problem Solvers Program
1776 SW Madison
Portland, OR 97205
Camp Fire Girls
Portland Area Council
718 W. Burnside
Portland, 0E 97209
Foster Parents Assoc.
109 NE 50th
Portland, OR 97213
Oregon Youth Care Center
Association
1611 State St.
Salem, OR 97301
Friendly House Youth Services
2617 NW Savier
Portland, OR 97210
Youth Progress Association
1314 SE Taylor
Portland, OR 97214
Cry of Love, Inc.
1410 Fairgrounds Rd. NE
Salem, OR 97303
Switchboard for Help
2303 Fairgrounds Rd. NE
Salem, OR 97303
Boys and Girls Aid Soc.
2301 NW Glisan
Portland, OR 97210
Metropolitan Family Services
2281 NW Everett
Portland, OR 97210
Urban Indian Council Youth
Program
3520 SE Yamhill
Portland, OR 97214
Harry's Mother
1734 SE 39th
Portland, OR 97214
Oregon Student Lobby
528 Cottage NE
Salem, OR 97310
Urban 4-H Center
Multnomah County Ext.
Oregon State Univ.
4815 NE 7th
Portland, OR 97211
Child Care Coordinating
Council
1110 SE Alder
Portland, OR 97214
Janus House
120 NW 8th
Corvallis, OR 97330
Highland Community Center
4815 NE 7th
Portland, OR 97211
Parent Teachers Association
c/o Sharon Young
8906 NE Hancock
Portland, OR 97220
Switchboard
454 Willamette
Eugene, OR 97401
Child Services Center
220 NE Beech
Portland, OR 97212
Headstart
Mt. Hood Community College
10100 NE Prescott
Portland, OR 97220
Youth Rights Commission
Andy Clement
777 Pearl St.
Eugene, OR 97401
Albina Single Parents
Support Service
44 NE Morris
Portland, OR 97212
Vocational Village
Portland Public Schools
5040 SE Milwaukie
Portland, OR 97222
Student Resource Center
4000 E. 30th
Eugene, OR 97405
Positive Action Center
2643 NE 33rd
Portland, OR 97212
Tigard Youth Service Center
13090 SW Pacific Hwy
Tigard, OR 97223
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Oregon Assoc. for
Talented and Gifted
PO Box 930
Beaverton, OR 97005
Boy Scouts of America
Columbia Pacific Council
2145 SW Front
Portland, OR 97201
Portland Jet Corps Ctr.
1022 SW Salmon
Portland, OH 97205
Clackamas County Youth
Network do Dian Cormett
Clacfcanas E. Serv. Dist.
Marylhurst, OR 97036
Project Care
8300 SE 15th
Portland, OS 97202
Jewish Family and Child
Services
1130 SW Morrison St.
Portland, OR 97205
Clackamas County Employment
and Training Agency
In-School Program
Marylhurst Campus
Marylhurst, OR 97036
Parent Information Network
c/o Gail Horner
22010 SW Pete Ht. Rd.
West Linn, OR 97068
Parenting Programs
Morrison Center
3355 SE Powell Blvd
Portland, OS 97202
Contact Center (Portland
Youth Advocates)
3214 SE Holgate
Portland} OR 97202
Multnomah County Cosaauaity
Action Agency
4420 SE 64th
Portland, OR 97206
Comprehensive Youth Program
2730 m Polk
Corvallis, 0U 97330
Clackamas County Youth
Commission
1085 SE 7 th
West Linn, OS 97068
Youth and Government
2831 SW Barbur Blvd.
Portland, OR 97204
Youth Service Team
220 Country Club Court
Woodburts, OR 97071
Forest Grove Youth Service
Center
1925 Pacific Ave.
Forest Grove, OR 97116
Oregon Youth Work Alliance
319 SW Washington #907
Portland, OR 97204
SW Youth Service Center
6950 Captiol Hwy
Portland, OR 97201
YKCA
2831 SW Barbur Blvd.
rirtland, OR 97201
Metropolitan Youth Commission
319 SW Washington #907
Portland, OS 97204
HE Youth Service Center
4128 BE Union
Portland, OR 97211
James W. Rosetifeld Ctr.
for Study and Treatment of
Child Abuse
U of 0 Health Sciences
3181 SW S-aia Jsckson Park
Portland, OR 97201
Girl Scout Council
Columbia River
4747 SW Kelly St.
Portland, OR 97201
Youth Program
American Red Cross
PO Box 70
4200 SW Corbett Ave.
Portland, OR 97201
Metropolitan Youth Advisory
Council
319 SW Washington #907
Portland, OR 97204
Catholic Services for
Children
813 OR. Bank Bldg.
319 SW Washington St.
Portland, OR 97204
Catholic. Youth Organization
519 SW 3rd
Portland, OR 97204
Maternal and Infant Care
Project
3528 N£ Garfield
Portland, OR 9/212
Outer East Youth Service
Center
2005 SE 82nd
Portland, OR 97206
Mid-Valley Adolescent Center
1610 Court NE
Salem. OR 97301
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Parents Cooperative Preschools
in Oregon
c/o Mary Sherwood
11700 SW Foothills Dr.
Portland, OR 97225
Lents Education Center
Lents Citizens for Youth
9207 SE Foster
Portland, OR 97226
Boys Clubs of Portland
Metro Area
9204 SE Harold
Portland, OR 97226
Multnomah County CETA
Youth Program
4110 NE 122nd Ave. #250
Portland, OR 97230
Linnton Community Center
10614 NW St. Helens Rd.
Portland, OR 97231
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