Michael has been a professional river guide in Idaho and Alaska and has a deep passion for clean water, environmental protection and fish habitat. Michael works for WhiteWave Foods as the Western Regional Manager and is proud to work for an organization that reflects his values of sustainability, environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Michael has lived in Vancouver and along the banks of Salmon Creek for the past 10 years with his wife and two girls ages 2 and 6. Michael is a 1990 graduate of the University of Oregon and holds an MBA from George Fox University. Michael is also an avid fly fisherman.
Rick is a semi retired business owner of a confection and snack brokerage business covering states of Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Northern Idaho. He spent the last 34 years in this sweet industry. Rick was selected in 2006 and presented the Lou Spector Candy Dish award which is the highest honor in his industry and votes received from all of his peers in the industry. Rick was also inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame in 2004 which includes him in a very elite group of about 1000 individuals inducted over the last 105 years. Rick now spends as much time as possible with his two young adult children and his wife of 35+ years. When he isn't working on a project of personal notation, he can be found on river fishing for that elusive Steelhead with a fly.
Ron is an Environmental Permitting Coordinator for Clark County Public Works. Ron has a graduate degree from WSU in Environmental Science and has over ten years of experience studying and managing Pacific Northwest streams, rivers, and lakes. For the past five years he has worked with Clark County's Clean Water Program as a scientist assessing the health of the county's waterways and watersheds. He has been an active volunteer coordinator for the County, as well as an active volunteer with watershed councils in Oregon. He is an avid fly fisherman and motorcycle enthusiast.
David graduated from the March 2006 WSU Clark County Extension Water Steward class and through mid-2008 has volunteered over 450 hours in outreach and restoration activities. David has owned and operated the local software company Mekos Corporation and has lived overlooking Salmon Creek in the Felida area since 1975. He is a citizen board member of the Vancouver Lake Watershed Partnership. David is a charter member of the Salmon Creeks Lions Club and has served on a number of computer related advisory councils over the years. And, he is passionately awaiting the return of salmon, steelhead, and sea run cutthroat trout in high numbers to Salmon Creek.
Randall has been a member of the board of directors of the Friends of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge since 2002. Randall has worked on numerous habitat restoration and enhancement projects, including ones with Fish First, Friends of the East Fork, and Clark Public Utilities. His project leadership on a habitat restoration project at Pleasant Valley Park led to him and his wife Mary Kay receiving a Certificate of Merit from the Clark County Commissioners in 2004. As part of his work at Pleasant Valley Park, Randall has mentored two Eagle Scout candidates. As a member of the Pleasant Highlands Neighborhood Association (PHNA), he is providing guidance on the environmental aspects of the Clark County Urban Growth Boundary expansion process. His involvement with PHNA has led to appointment as a member of the Clark County Habitat Conservation Ordinance stake holder's group.
Tim retired from the Forest Service with work experience in several agencies including: NASA (remote sensing), OSU Cooperative Extension Service (hydrologist), Oregon Water Resources Board (analyst), Soil and Water Conservation Districts (Associate Supervisor). Held various positions in two regions, and three national forests, including: Regional Ecosystem Management Coordinator; technical lead of Adaptive Management Area network; US Field representative to the International Model Forest Network; regional monitoring coordinator; Forest Planning Staff; and Forest Hydrologist. Most recently co-directed E-government research project with Dr. Delcambre for four years. Ph.D. in physical hyrdology, OSU. Over three dozen gray-literature papers in hydrology, planning, adaptive management and knowledge management. Original member of Forest Service's Knowledge Management Team and Collaborative Stewardship Team.
Jeff has been with the Utility for 10 years and manages the Utilities' Salmon Creek Watershed Restoration Program which has restored 15 miles of streams and planted over 700,000 trees. He has 15 years experience restoring streams in SW Washington. He is a past recipient of Vancouver-Clark Parks Evergreen Award for volunteer contributions to Parks. He has also been recognized by Clark County with it's Sammy Award for volunteer and professional contributions to salmon recovery in Clark County. He is on the Board and helped found NatureScaping 12 years ago. He also volunteers for the Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group and the regional Watershed Planning Unit. He is a 2006 graduate of Leadership Clark County.
Donna Bighouse - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Donna has been a member of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's Watershed Stewardship Team for seven years. She is a professional fish biologist with over 20 years of experience working in SW Washington on the Lower Columbia River. Donna is a member of several local watershed groups from Wahkiakum to Skamania counties, providing technical assistance and fostering partnerships with local communities, state and federal agencies, tribes, private businesses and the Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board. She is an active member of the Vancouver Bicycle Club and has lived near the headwaters of Salmon Creek for the past ten years.
Bianca Streif has lived along Salmon Creek for over 14 years. The first 12 years in the Cedars East neighborhood in Brush Prairie, currently in the Felida area overlooking the Salmon Creek Parkway on Falcon Ridge in Vancouver. Bianca has been very involved in various efforts to bring awareness to Salmon Creek including, education to students (Prairie High School), served on the Cedars Homeowners Association for many years. She is employed in Oregon and works for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Aquatic Projects Coordinator. Most of my professional experience is in the field of restoration, with specific expertise in stream ecosystems.