Hells Bells

January, 2017

We're 50 years old!!

2017 marks Hells Canyon Preservation Council's 50th year working for Hells Canyon and the incredible region that surrounds it!

Thank you for being a part of our past, present, and future. Your support and solidarity makes our work possible. The waters, grasslands, forests, and animals of this national treasure would be different (and not for the better) without YOU supporting their health and future.

We've been doing hard work as an organization to envision our next 50 years, understanding how we, as the only locally-based conservation group in the area, can best leverage our energies to make the biggest impact on the Greater Hells Canyon Region. This includes some exciting updates to our strategic plan, a new capital campaign, and a rebranding that includes a new website and refresh on our name and logo. We'll be unveiling these updates piece by piece throughout the year, so keep your eyes peeled, and tell your friends!

Photo of Spring Flowers in the Canyon by Rob Koopman

You're Invited! 50th Anniversary Celebration:

The Next Fifty Years

To celebrate our 50 years of conservation successes and fundraise for the next 50 years, we're holding a grand event in Portland!

Saturday, May 20, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

Oregon Zoo Conservation Hall

Social hour, dinner, live auction, and fundraiser

Featured speaker Kim Stafford

Seating is limited to 130--save your seat before they run out!

Platinum Sponsor: Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic

Gold Sponsor: OARS

Gold Sponsor: Vernier Technologies

For sponsorship information, email Kirsten.

Public Lands Giveaway Looms

Congress has laid the groundwork to give away and sell millions of acres of your public lands, including National Parks. These lands are the American people's heritage, generate hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue for the country each year, and employ over 6.1 million Americans.

Read more here and here.

Now there is a bill introduced to "dispose of" over 3 million acres. Call your representative and let them know you oppose H.R. 621!

As always, HCPC is committed to advocating for our public lands in the Greater Hells Canyon Region, and that they are managed sustainably for a healthy future for ALL living beings. Please support us in our work.

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Tax Receipts Are Out

Tax receipts for all tax-deductible donations made in 2016 were sent to the printer last week, and are winging their way to you through the mail now (if they haven't already arrived at your door). Thank you for making our important conservation work in the Greater Hells Canyon Region possible!

If you have any questions about your receipt or donations, or need a PDF copy, please email Kirsten.

Thank you EarthShare Oregon for supporting us through your workplace giving campaigns! Learn how to donate a portion of your wages to Oregon causes here.

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HCPC works to protect and restore an extraordinarily diverse and beautiful wild area and its native inhabitants in the Northwest. Your support makes our work possible. Thank you!

~ Darilyn Parry Brown, Executive Director

Interesting Bits

Want to see some cool timelapse satellite imagery of bodies of water over 30 years? Look no further.
We need more trees on this planet! We really do. And here's another cool moving graphic, this time tracking CO2 in the atmosphere over a year. The data is from NASA, the article National Geographic.
A wall between Mexico and the U.S. not only would impede wildlife connectivity, it would also "release as much as 1.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, according to Christoph Meinrenken, an associate research scientist at Columbia University’s Earth Institute."

HCPC Seeking Legal Intern for Summer 2017!

HCPC is seeking a legal intern for the summer of 2017. Our legal intern will support the work of our Conservation Director in defending intact and old growth forests, protecting undeveloped wildlands, reducing the motorized transportation network, and improving grazing practices on public lands in the Greater Hells Canyon Region.

Learn More

HCPC Seeking New Board and Advisory Board Members

We are seeking energetic and talented members for our Board of Directors.

Energy, talent, and commitment are the most important considerations.

If you are interested and would like more information, or want to recommend someone else, please contact Executive Director Darilyn Parry Brown.

Sponsor of the Month:

Thank you to The Burning Foundation for supporting our Wild Connections work!

HCPC Wishlist:

We're always looking for a few things. Your donation is tax deductible, and helps us save time and money. Thank you!

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