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Oregon Solutions is facilitating collaborative projects in conjunction with the top environmental priority of Governor Kulongoski. The Governor's Plan for The Willamette River Legacy focuses on cleaning and restoring the Willamette River, from the headwaters east of Eugene to the mouth of the river as it enters the Columbia. The Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Resource Center will have many benefits to Oregonians, including improving the health of the Willamette River.
This project will create an opportunity for Oregon growers to voluntarily make changes in their practices for greater stewardship. By collaborating with public and private partners using the Oregon Solutions process, the Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Resource Center will be a comprehensive and practical tool for growers to help farmers adapt stewardship practices that will benefit water quality, water temperature and fish and wildlife habitat of the Willamette River.
"Oregon Solutions is what good governance is all about. OSARC will help Oregon businesses reach the standards that allow them to compete in the global marketplace."--Bill Bradbury, Oregon Secretary of State
"I'm pleased Oregon Solutions was able to bring such a diverse group together to make OSARC happen. We look forward to working with them on other projects in the future."--Katy Coba, Director Oregon Department of Agriculture
"With mounting market pressure from global competition, we believe the information that will be available through OSARC will help Oregon farmers continue to meet those challenges on the farm and in the marketplace."--Thayne Dutson, project convener and Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at OSU
- OSARC Declaration of Cooperation February 16, 2006
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- Capital Press, Sustainable Resource Center nearer a reality, 7 March 2006, by Mitch Lies [pdf]
- Capital Press, Norpac and Sustainability, by Mitch Lies [doc]
- Governor's Fund for the Environment Grant for OSARC April 19, 2006 [link]
- Current OSARC General Information July 31, 2006 [pdf]
- Convener: Thayne Dutson, Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University
- Oregon Solutions Project Manager: Peter Bloome
- Oregon Solutions Staff: Kim Travis
 Bill Bradbury addresses the crowd..  Thayne Dutson addresses the crowd..  Rick Jacobson offers his welcome..
 Signing the agreement..  Katy Coba speaking with farmers..
 The OSARC team gathered together..  Thayne Dutson and OSARC team members.. |
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