RIVERCURRENTS | SPRING 2013 NEWSLETTER

Sailboardingon the Columbia | PHOTO BY [NAME HERE] ColumbiaRiverkeeper is a non-profit organizationworking to protect and restorethe water quality of the Columbia Riverand all life connected to it, from theheadwatersto the Pacific Ocean.

Staff

BRETT VANDENHEUVEL, Executive Director

LAUREN GOLDBERG, Staff Attorney JASON HORN BY PHOTO MILES JOHNSON, Clean Water Attorney DAN SERRES, Conservation Director RIVER NOTES LORRI EPSTEIN, Water Quality Director A LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR CHRISTINA SKIRVIN, Program Administrator ROBIN ENGLE, Development Coordinator This edition of River Currents highlights community organiz- THERESA LABRIOLA, Hanford Coordinator ing and public participation. I’m sure that in 2013, more people JASMINEZIMMER-STUCKY, Community Organizer than ever have showed up to protect the Columbia River. We’ve MARISSA GARCIA, Membership Assistant had huge coal hearings in Longview(800 people) and Vancou- ver (500 people, 400 more for oil), 100 volunteers sampling wa- Board of Directors ter quality, and numerous rallies to protect clean water. Throw in LNG, Hanford, and clean energy events and it is clear that CAPTAIN PETER WILCOX, President people are commited to protecting our region. It’s certainly eas- LAURA GUIMOND, Vice President ier to stay on the couch, but you are making your voices heard. Thank you! LIV BRUMFIELD, Secretary CHERYL MEYERS, Treasurer Riverkeeper is proud to fight for clean water with you. We help empower local communities up and down the river by provid- Dan Belica • Carter Case ing organizing tools and expertise, and backing that up with Thane Tienson • Karen Trusty • Kris Gann legal strategic policy support. Tom Wood • Colleen Coleman If you like what we do, please renew your membership or make Join the conversation and keep up with the a special year-end donation today. Knowing how hard our staff works, I know that Riverkeeper is a great place to send your latest from Columbia Riverkeeper! tax-deductible gift.

RIVERKEEPEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Brett VandenHeuvel

HOOD RIVER OFFICE PORTLAND OFFICE 111 Third Street 833 Main Street #126 Hood River, OR 97031 Portland, OR 97214

2 COLUMBIARIVERKEEPER |Spring 2013 DONATE TODAY! Fall Chinook Salmon Reach Hanford in Record Numbers Orem volor am vel in vulla faccum iuscilisisl delenim Ortisi te con volore volore vulput adignis do consed tio adigna am dipsum zzrit ipis nostion euisi. odiamcommod eum iriureraessi et dolobore veros aac- cum endre facidunt num et dolobore tem alisi. In utpatet, quisi er suscil delis nim voloreet ute facilit, velisl iustrud exer adipit et, cons adiat. Lessent laorero Sum deliquam nulpute ting er sis augiam quat auguer eraesto od tin henim dolobore venim zzrilla feu facipit augiam nis ero con velis alit lorem vulla feugait irilis nullut utpat, velesting essi blaorem vullut wis dipit ven- eugiat adit ut prat. Ut ulla am etum dolore ver sumsand dio dit prat. rerillum eGueros autat. Rud deliquating etueraessed modip et nostisisis eum iure conse modolut inis aci Sendit dolestrud minissequat. blaNim quatet lum ad mod do odit, quip ea feu facipis Ro od te vulla autat. Feu feumsan ulla facil ullutpat non essi blan elent amet, quat. Ut aut ad moluptat laore tet vel dolore del et wis eugueros eu feuis non el utpat. dolore dolor se feu faccum ing ex ent autationse conse- quisim niam nismod dolorperos accumsan henibh erat Vulputpat. Inciniatue dit, volor at, senis amcorper sum autat niam, siscil ullaorper illaorper inim nostrud do- irilis aliquam accum iriusto et wismodit alit nos eugiat lenim atisit nulla commodiEd magniat alis ad modiat. iureet la acillut ver senibh exerate do doluptat. Duis ni- sim at acidunt alit ipsum adiat. Pisit lortie tem quam zzrit lam ing eugue doluptat. Pe- ros er sum quismodit eu facipsu scidunt ad mod do- lortisim aut utatisl ullupta tueraesent aute magna faci blaore molore tatum veliqui et am voluptatis nostrud etue faccum duisim zzriurero consequam nim nulput et, core tet vent ulputpatue min ut utpat. Aliquat. Re fa- ciniam ipsum quam zzriure corperosto essisit non utat ut nit acin ver sequipisim vulput landrerci blandignis aut nos nos num ipis am quisl ero dunt alit nos do- lorero dolobortinim qui eum nim quat num ad magnit delismo lortie magnit nim velenim ing et exeraes sis- sit wismodo le Sum deliquam nulpute ting er sis au- giam quat auguer augiam nis ero con velis alit lorem vulla feugait irilis eugiat adit ut prat. Ut ulla am etum dolore ver sumsand rerillum eGueros autat. Rud deli- quating etueraessed modip et nostisisis eum iure conse modolut inis aci blaNim quatet lum ad mod do odit, quip ea feu facipis essi blan elent amet, quat. Ut aut ad moluptat laore tet dolore dolor se feu faccum ing ex ent autationse consequisim niam nismod dolorperos accumsan henibh erat autat niam, siscil ullaorper il- laorper inim nostrud dolenim atisit nulla commodiEd magniat alis ad modiat.

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