Organizations Filed Purposes:
ENSURING THE GORGE REMAINS A VIBRANT, LIVING PLACE WONDROUS, WILD, AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL IS AT THE CORE OF WHAT WE DO. FRIENDS OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE WORKS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND STEWARD THE COLUMBIA GORGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
CONSERVATION ADVOCACY & LEGAL PROGRAMS - FRIENDS WORKS TO PROTECT THE SCENIC AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE GORGE BY PROTECTING THE AIR QUALITY, LIMITING SPRAWL, AND PROTECTING FOREST AND FARMLANDS. AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT TO FRIENDS SUCCESS HAS BEEN THE ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY BUILD A DIVERSE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND MOBILIZE THOUSANDS OF DEDICATED FRIENDS ACTIVISTS AND ALLIES ACROSS THE REGION.WHEN GORGE RESOURCES ARE THREATENED BY UNLAWFUL DECISIONS AND VIOLATIONS, FRIENDS EXERCISES ITS RIGHT TO IMPLEMENT SOPHISTICATED LEGAL STRATEGIES AND CUTTING-EDGE PUBLIC EDUCATION TOOLS TO PROTECT GORGE RESOURCES AND KEEP WATCH ON RECKLESS LAND DEVELOPMENT.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS - A LARGE CROSS SECTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT IS CRITICAL TO PRESERVE THE COLUMBIA GORGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE, FRIENDS SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR KEY CONSERVATION INITIATIVES, EXPOSE LOCAL YOUTH TO THE GORGES WONDERS, AND ILLUSTRATE THE GORGES SIGNIFICANCE AS AN ICON OF THE PACIFIC NW AND NATIONAL TREASURE.
PUBLIC LAND STEWARDSHIP - A PROGRAM LAUNCHED AFTER THE EAGLE CREEK FIRE TO ASSIST COMMUNITY PARTNERS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, AND ADVOCATE FOR THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS NEEDED TO REBUILD TRAILS AND AID THE FORESTS NATURAL REGENERATION. FRIENDS HAS HELPED STEWARD GORGE LANDS AND HAVE ORGANIZED HUNDREDS OF WORK PARTIES ACROSS THE GORGE TO REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES AND REPLANT NATIVE VEGETATION IN CONCERT WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAND MANAGERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kevin Gorman | Executive Dir. | 26 | $117,864 |
| Cynthia Winter | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Sara Quist | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Mia Prickett | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Platt | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Carrie Nobles | Director | 2 | $0 |
| John Nelson | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Annie Munch | Director | 4 | $0 |
| Patty Mizutani | Director | 3 | $0 |
| David Michalek | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jenette Lovejoy | Director | 2 | $0 |
| John Harrison | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Don Friedman | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Pleschette Fontenet | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Gwen Farnham | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Joe Campbell | Director | 2 | $0 |
| John Baugher | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Geoff Carr | SEC/TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Buck Parker | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Greg Delwiche | CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
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