Community acts locally and globally for environment
By Jacqueline Woge
Emerald Reporter
While largo environmental groups
such as Greenpeace are suffering budget
losses and have to turn their magazines
into newsletters, prominent local envi
ronmental groups are growing
Reasons for their success are numer
ous
Hecky Riley, fund raiser for the North
west Coalition for Alternatives to Pesti
cides, said NCAP's income has contin
ued to rise modestly during the Iasi few
years
"Crant income is down a little, hut
overall, we're hanging in there." she
said.
Riley said large groups roly on direct
mail solicitation, hut NCAP gains its sup
port locally. She said when people have
less money to donate, they prefer to give
It where they can see fungible results.
NCAP's continued viability may also
he explained by the experiences of other
local groups
Dianne Alves, fund raiser for the Ore
gon Rivers (Council,Tsald ORC is also fi
nancially stable.
"We have programs that we don't
seem to have trouble getting funds fur."
she said, "such as our river restoration
programs."
Wetland Issues used to receive a lot of
attention. Alves said Now with the
drought in California and idea of export
ing Oregon and Idaho water, rivers have
received a lot of attention, stie said This
attention on rivers and fish has made
ORC's throe rlvor restoration programs
more "marketable" with the private
granting agencies that give ORC most of
its money
A small portion of ORC's budget
comes from direct-mail solicitation
However, as with national organizations,
this fund-raising method is not working
as well as In the past. Alves said this
drop may be because such solicitations
are aimed at people who are not familiar
with the organization
ORC is not the only environmental or
ganization aided by media coverage
Sally Cross, fund raiser for Oregon
Natural Resources Council, a statewide
group with offices in Kugene, Portland
and Bend, said she believes people con
tinue to donate to local groups because
environmental issues are so close to
home and so mud, in the news
"Reading uboul people In the paper
gives you credibility," she said "if you
cali people and they say, 'Who are you
with?' they're less likely to give to you."
Wendell Wood's work for ONRC’s Ku
gene office on issues surrounding the IV
ciflc: yew tree has raised media attention
and contributions, she said The yew is
noted for its potential cancer-curing
properties
highly percent to H5 percent of
ONRC's budget comes from individual
contributions Fifteen percent to 20 per
cent comes from private foundations
Cross adds other factors to the list of
reasons why major local environmental
groups are hiring well
"People in Oregon are more optimistic
fHow that we have a new
administration that,
hopefully, wBI be more
environmentally pro
active, we should take
advantage of the
opportunity,’
— Enn Bonner,
AFSEEE staff member
about Ihoir financial status." Cross said.
"California is hitting unemployment
rates it hasn't soon since tho Depression.
Oregon hasn't boon hit as much Califor
nia and Washington have boon hit by de
fense cuts, while Oregon has never had a
defense industry.”
A lot of contributions are tied to edu
cation, Cross said. ONRC receives more
contributions for its ancient forest and
river programs than for its High Desert
Act and other Eastern Oregon programs
because it has been working on the issue
for more than 10 years.
Also, people respond to issues they
identify with, Cross said.
"We're uncompromising protectors of
the environment, have been doing it for
20 years, and people respect that." she
said.
The Association of Forest Service Em
ployees for Environmental Ethics, a
thrne-and-a-half-year-old national group
based in Eugene, tan attest to the impor
tance of respoct.
"It isn't normal for people to give to a
young group." said AFSEEE staff mem
ber Erin Bonner "But we've had very
tangible wins in our short existence."
As a result, AFSEEE's budget has more
than doubled each year. AFSEE provides
support for U.S. Forest Service employ
ees who speak out against agency mis
deeds. monitors improvement of degrad
ed sites, organizes Forest Service em
ployees and conducts regional speaking
tours.
Bonner said AFSEEE has also grown
because it is unique — government em
ployees holding their own agency ac
countable for its actions.
Bonner said it is important for people
to support environmental groups now
more than ever.
"Now that we have a new administra
tion that, hopefully, will be more envi
ronmentally pro-actlvo. we should take
advantage of the opportunity," she said.
"Who knows what will happen in four
years."
The Native Forest Council, another Eu
gene-based national environmental
group, points out another reason that
may explain the success of local groups
— no confusion.
"We have a single issue — to protect
and rostore America's forost environ
ment,” said executive director Tim
Hermach. "We do nothing but education
and outreach. We have nothing to com
promise by not trying to bo something to
everyone."
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Annual smokeout
The American Cancer Society Is urging smok
er* lo take pari in this year's "Croat American
Smokeout," today as the first step in permanently
ending the habit.
1110 annual oven! is designed to show |>noplo
that if they can give up smoking for 24 hours,
they can quit for gcxxf ACS reports (hat tobacco
use is the single greatest cause of prematura death
in the United States, und lung cancer is the num
ber one cause of death from cancer.
Locally, volunteers at McKon/.lu-Wlllamolte
Hospital have teamed up with Albertson's grocery
stores to help "quitter* " Smokers can trade In a
pack of cigarettes for a slice of a turkey submarine
sandwich as a reward for going "cold turkey."
Albertson's stores on Coburg Road in Eugene
and at the extrner of 5Hth und Main Street in
Springfield are participating
Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene is offering the
opportunity to win a Thanksgiving turkoy to
smokers witling to quit for a day.
Professor to speak on election
The director of Labor Education and Research
at the University will be the featured speaker to
day at a luncheon meeting sponsored hy the
i.eague of Women Voters
Margaret ) Hallock will speak on "Lessons of
the Election for Oregon" at the Black Angus res
taurant Salad buffet starts at 11:45 am, and the
program will run from 1215 to 1:15 p.m
Hullock has worked as a member of Gov. Barba
ra Roberts' staff for tax reform Her presentation
will emphasize the effects that voters' choices
will have on the state', finance system, work
fort*, development and educational reform
The program is free. Lunch is available for
$7.50.
I POLICE BEAT
The following incidents
were reported to the Univer
sity Office of Public Safety
and the Eugene police de
partment from Nov. 11-18
• A burglary at a building
on the 2700 block of Colum
bia Street was reported on
Nov. 11. The four items tak
en were a weed eater, a chain
saw, a bushwacker and a
blower. The items were val
ued at S850.
• A burglary at the the
University music building,
061 E. 18th Ave., was report
ed on Nov. 11. A saxophone
valued at S2.005 was report
ed missing. The suspects
gained entrance to the build
ing after hours and cut a
lock off a locker to get the
instrument. There was no
sign of forced entry on the
exterior doors to the build
ing. A similar incident was
reported two weeks ago.
• A burglary at the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon fraternity was
reported Nov. 12. The bur
glary occurred late at night
after the residents had gone
to bed in the sleeping porch.
A stereo, two speakers, a
compact disc player, 54 CUs.
a watch, a drill, four shirts, a
television and assorted other
electronics equipment were
taken from two separate
rooms. The total value of the
Items was $3,040
• A University student
was arrested for assault on
Nov. 12. The student is sus
pected of punching another
student at the Public Enemy
concert at the EMU Ball
room Nov. 6.
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