Friends,
With excitement, here are links related to our activity on the SDS Lumber Company sale. I'll write a longer message to go with the January 2021 minutes, to be sent shortly. I want to share something about how this movie came to be.
Here is our nine-minute no-budget film UPROOTED, Made by a volunteer high school student, it was shown March 14 on Zoom to an audience of 185+ and is now on YouTube.
Second, a link to the FWSR website to find information about the upcoming sale. I hope you will post a comment about the movie. We know that SDS management and many other are reading those comments. We need lots of comments, so do your part. https://friendsofthewhitesalmon.org/2021/02/pending-sds-land-sale/
Good health to you and to the river,
Pat Arnold
(December 2020) Minutes
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Friends of the White Salmon River
Held on December 10, 2020
Via Zoom Conference
No. 870 7481 5091
The following directors were present:
John Abercrombie, Patricia Arnold, David Berger, Pat Connolly, Lisa Hamerlynck, Bill Weiler
The following directors were absent:
April Agranoff, Jeremy Bisson, Jim Hulbert, Kate Willsen
The following guests were present:
David Powell, Michelina Roth, Joel Roth
Call to Order
Pat Arnold called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM and introduced the guests in attendance.
Approval of Minutes On motion made, seconded, and carried, the board approved the November 12, 2020 minutes.
Financial Report The board reviewed the bank statement. On motion made, seconded, and carried, the Board authorized up to $250 for purchase of an additional copy of QuickBooks to be used to shift bookkeeping away from Pat.
Program on Cultural Resources Presenter David Powell, retired. Served as archaeologist on Yakama Nation staff for nearly 30 years. Cultural resources sustain and perpetuate a particular culture. Cultural resources are different from archaeological resources and historic resources, in that cultural resources include land and waterways. Protection for all of these resources is low, in practice. David and board member Bill Weiler also discussed the Timber, Fish, and Wildlife agreement, made in 1986 and intended to provide protection to cultural resources, fish, and wildlife as part of on-going timber harvest. It does not appear to have been well-implemented.
Committee Reports Actions taken since last meeting: Lower White Salmon Coalition: Pat A. provided an update. Fish Research: Pat A. and Pat C. briefed the group Klickitat Clean-up: David B. and Bill W. have been active in this effort. Board Handbook: Under development by K. Willsen. The removal of the Castle: Shea Aisha Hill comment: Adventure Scientist monitoring: John A. is continuing to pull samples and work on this. Skeele logging: Lisa H. reports recent work by contractor to control erosion and tree loss. Under Canvas: We are still waiting for County release of revised SEPA determination. Shoreline Master Program: We are still waiting for YN appeal of SEPA to be decided.
Special Orders
Movement on response to pending SDS sale. No motion made. We will work with Joel Roth, local high school student, and Story Gorge on a short film to be finished in January.
Unfinished Business Drafting comments on the proposed Critical Areas Ordinance.
New Business On motion made, seconded, and carried, FWSR will sign on to the Futurewise campaign, Washington Can’t Wait, to bring about revisions of the Growth Management Act to address climate change, housing affordability, and environmental justice. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ea8WtdT689Pc1b1o2FQCO2LOb5vK0nHm
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 AM
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