[VIDEOS] 2020 Annual Meeting Highlights

[VIDEOS] 2020 Annual Meeting Highlights

SOLC held its Annual Meeting over Zoom on June 17, 2020. We’re thrilled to have celebrated our many years of success with you!

Enjoy presentations from Executive Director Cathy Dombi, Conservation Project Manager Paul Belson, Stewardship Director Kristi Mergenthaler, and Education Program Manager Tara Laidlaw.

Topics include:

  • Big exciting projects

  • Conserved properties

  • Rogue River Preserve

  • Education initiatives

Executive Director Cathy Dombi reflects on her time at SOLC and on the importance of conservation in these challenging times.

Conservation Project Manager Paul Belson shares updates on conservation projects in 2019, including three completed projects that together protected over 1,000 acres; five new projects that will protect another 800 acres; and an outreach initiative to connect with landowners in the Upper Bear Creek Watershed.

Stewardship Director Kristi Mergenthaler shares highlights from SOLC's portfolio of conserved lands and the work we do to steward them, including monitoring visits, research initiatives, work parties, education and outreach, and much more.

Education Program Manager Tara Laidlaw shares an overview of the in-person and digital education initiatives she is developing to help SOLC reach new audiences and inspire the next generation of land stewards.