OHA Bend Chapter members Rex Parks (left) and John Bambe (right) accept OHA’s Chapter of the Year Award from OHA Field Director Bryan Cook at the Chapter Leadership Summit on July 26. Bend Chapter volunteers logged more than 1,665 hours of habitat-related work last year.
OHA recognized outstanding volunteer efforts with the announcement of statewide annual awards at the OHA Chapter Summit on July 26. Chapters, state board members and staff nominate deserving individuals, and then vote from the nominees on the ballot. See the writeup for each award in the September-October Oregon Hunter, also online at: https://oregonhunters.org/publications
MEMBER OF THE YEAR – WILDLIFE:
Mitch Coultus, Pioneer Chapter
MEMBER OF THE YEAR – ORGANIZATIONAL:
Brian Andrews, Pioneer Chapter
LANDOWNER OF THE YEAR – CITIZEN: David Sill
LANDOWNER OF THE YEAR – CORPORATE:
Cascade Timber Consulting, Inc. (CTC), Agent for Hill Timber Limited Partnership
YOUTH MEMBER OF THE YEAR:
Cooper Sorenson, Pioneer Chapter
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS:
- Bill Beckley, Bend Chapter
- JR Lorimor, Bend Chapter
- Haley Fetzer, Mid-Columbia Chapter
- Randy Haflich, Columbia County Chapter
- Duane & Peggy Johnson, Pioneer Chapter
CHAPTER OF THE YEAR: Bend Chapter