
November 5th, 2024 Meeting of Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund Advisory Committee
The November 5th, 2024 virtual meeting of the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund Advisory Committee covered agenda items including the review and approval of meeting minutes, updates on OCRF business items, and analysis of project proposals related to drought, wildfire, and aquatic habitat resilience in Oregon. The meeting also provided insights into the classification of projects based on conservation and recreation elements, as well as the geographic distribution of proposal submissions across various ecoregions in Oregon.
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November 5th, 2024 1:00pm 3:30pm Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund Advisory Committee Meeting Virtual Meeting Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Agenda Item 1: Review and Approve Meeting Minutes (October 1st, 2024) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Draft Motion Templates re: Minutes Draft Motion Templates re: Minutes I move to approve the October 1st, 2024 meeting minutes with the continued authority to correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. I move to approve the October 1st, 2024 meeting minutes with the addition/correction/ deletion of ____ on page ___, line ____, and continued authority to correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Agenda Item 2: OCRF Business Items Fall 2024 RFP Update 4 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Fall 2024 Call for Proposals Round 8 Closed October 29th 2024 52 complete project proposals submitted: $2,824,177 Total Requested Funds ($2,312,423 drought) $54,311 Average Request
Fall 2024 Call for Proposals Closed October 29th 2024 Does this project address any aspects of drought &/or wildfire, &/or aquatic habitat resilience for Oregon? 27% Drought Aspect Yes Drought Aspect No 73%
Fall 2024 Call for Proposals Closed October 29th 2024 Conservation vs. Recreation Classification 6% 23% 21% Conservation Conservation with a Recreation element Even mix of conservation and recreation Recreation with a conservation element Recreation 15% 35%
Fall 2024 Call for Proposals Closed October 29th 2024 Geography / Ecoregion West Cascades 12 Willamette Valley 14 Northern Basin & Range 7 Nearshore 2 Klamath Mountains 11 East Cascades 13 Columbia Plateau 5 Coast Range 6 Blue Mountains 13 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Fall 2024 Call for Proposals Closed October 29th 2024 Project Type 50 44 45 40 40 35 30 26 25 23 22 22 20 15 10 5 1 0 Monitoring Research Restoration Community Engagement Education and/or Awareness Outdoor Access Other
OCRF Fall 2024 RFP - Timeline Request for Proposals (RFP) Open August 30th, 2024 Official RFP Guidance made public (open for 60 days) Request for Proposals (RFP) Close October 29th, 2024 Technical Review Period Nov 12th to Dec 17th, 2025 OCRF Advisory Committee Review Period Dec 18th to Jan 15th, 2025 (Release in November more lead time) OCRF Advisory Committee Recommendations Feb 4th, 2025 meeting ODFW Commission Voting March 14, 2025 Release of funds following contracting process May 2025
Agenda Item 3: OCRF Communications Strategy Update 11 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
OCRF Program Updates OCRF Program Updates OCRF Communications Strategy OCRF Communications Strategy OCRF Chairs, ODFW staff, and OWF developed a Communications Planning - RFP Communications review team selected Quinn Thomas as the final candidate 2 meetings in October: Kick-off meeting: October 14th Brainstorming Discussion: October 23rd 12
Agenda Item 4: OCRF Project Presentation Vanessa Petro, Monty Gregg : "Ochoco National Forest, Beaver Distribution Monitoring" by Discover Your Forest Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Agenda Item 5: Public Comment 14 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Agenda Item 6: Break (Please be back in 5 min) 15 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Agenda Item 7: OCRF Project Presentation James Whelan, Cal Poly Humboldt: Continuing the upper Klamath Basin Juvenile Chinook Salmon Release Study Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Agenda Item 8: Boards and Commissions Overview Brandy Hemsley, Executive Appointments Advisor, Governor s Office Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Agenda Item 9: Meeting Wrap Up and Next Steps 18 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife