TualatinSWCD: Dean's priorities

I am running for re-election to the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District board in November 2026. Having worked with conservation districts in five states for over 40 years, I greatly admire these unique institutions that started when President Franklin Roosevelt sought ways to address the devastating consequences of soil erosion and the Great Depression in the 1930s.

Most of my work (over 30 years) has focused on conservation efforts in Washington County and northwest Oregon.

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Services

Listen

Dean will listen to farmers, foresters, urban residents, community groups, and youth to hear their concerns and their ideas.

Key resource concerns

Critical issues: adapting to climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, protecting the Tualatin River from pollution, conserving water, ensuring richly diverse pollinator and songbird habitat, and maintaining the viability of family farms and forests.

Help rural AND urban residents

The Tualatin SWCD has staff and programs tailored to both urban and rural residents.

It's important to help ALL residents of Washington County conserve resources.

Diversity

Let's explore ways ANY student with an interest in natural resources can learn about conservation, and develop job skills that translate into good full-time jobs. Also, the SWCD should actively recruit people from historically underserved communities to participate in planning District programs and to consider running for the Board.