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CRITFC wins SOLV
Citizenship Award Commission
honored for its role in preserving "this treasure called Oregon"
Portland, Oregon
- On November 8th
the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission's hard work and dedication
towards protecting and restoring salmon in the Columbia River Basin
was recognized by SOLV at its 14th annual Citizenship Awards Banquet
at the Portland Art Museum. CRITFC received the Community Group award.
The SOLV Citizenship Awards & Banquet was established in 1994
by SOLV and Bank of America as a unique way of recognizing volunteers
from across the state for their work to keep Oregon a treasure and
are having a positive impact in their communities. They embody the
spirit of volunteerism and community participation which is at the
heart of SOLV's philosophy.
SOLV is a non-profit organization that brings together government
agencies, businesses and individual volunteers in programs and projects
to enhance the livability of Oregon. Created in 1969 by Governor
Tom McCall and other community leaders, they recognized the need
for community action in addressing growing problems in the ever-growing
state. SOLV's overarching goal is to work to preserve this treasure
called Oregon.
Click the video below to watch the CRITFC acceptance speech.
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About CRITFC
The Portland-based Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission is
the technical support and coordinating agency for fishery management
policies of the Columbia River Basin's four treaty tribes: the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes
and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the Nez Perce Tribe.
CRITFC, formed in 1977, employs biologists, other scientists, public
information specialists, policy analysts and administrators who work
in fisheries research and analyses, advocacy, planning and coordination,
harvest control and law enforcement.
