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Panel urges continued funding for Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund to support drought and aquatic resilience
Summary
House Bill 2984 would appropriate $1.5 million to the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund (OCRF) to support water-related projects; ODFW and conservation groups described past project successes and urged continued funding to sustain drought response, habitat restoration and monitoring.
The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2984, which would appropriate $1,500,000 from the general fund to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for deposit into the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund (OCRF).
Why it matters: Witnesses said OCRF is positioned to fund science, monitoring and on-the-ground projects that address drought, wildfire and aquatic habitat resilience and that previous small appropriations were leveraged into larger projects and partnerships.
Jessica Watson, acting Habitat Division Administrator at ODFW, said the OCRF was created by the…
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