Klamath County Natural Resource Advisory Council members

Klamath Falls Herald and News

April 11, 2008

Page A4

   All members are appointed by the Klamath County Board of Commissioners:   

Andréa Rabe, chairwoman:

Represents water users from the upper portion of the Klamath Basin . She is a board member of the Resource Conservancy, a group that represents off-Project irrigators involved in water adjudication and has been critical of the proposed agreement. She also was one of 10 irrigators who signed a letter sent to the Klamath County Board of Commissioners that called for reopening water negotiations. 
  
Bob Flowers:

Represents mining and quarry interests on the council. His family has been in the Basin for generations and is involved in farming. The family also operates a quarry just outside Midland . He participated in the meeting via teleconference phone. 
 
Craig Ditman:

Represents forest and timber products on the council and was the lead forester for Jeld-Wen. 
   
Glenn Barrett:

Represents other irrigators in the lower portion of the county on the council. He’s also a member of the water user advocacy group, Water for Life, and the Klamath Cattlemen’s Association. Both organizations are critical of the agreement. He signed a letter to county commissioners that called for reopening negotiations.    

Karl Scronce:

Represents farming and ranching interests on the council. An off-Project irrigator, he has voiced concerns about the agreement and signed a letter to commissioners that called for reopening negotiations.   

Ken Rykbost:

The council’s education representative. He formerly worked for Klamath County Oregon State University Extension office. He was not present at Thursday night’s meeting.    

Tracey Liskey:

Represents the county’s nursery industry. His family owns and manages Liskey Farms on Lower Klamath Lake . He signed the letter to commissioners that called for reopening negotiations.   

Vince Belleci:

The council’s wildlife, recreation and tourism representative. A retired county employee, he lives in Sprague River and has a background in hunting and wildlife issues. 
 
Bill Ransom:

Represents land development and planning on the council. A land developer, he has a background in agriculture and is executive director of the Bucket Brigade, the irrigator advocacy group that formed in the wake of the 2001 water crisis. 
   
Don Rajnus:

Rajnus is the council’s hydrology representative. The Poe Valley irrigator signed the letter to the commissioners that called for reopening water negotiations.

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