New Wolf Depredation Compensation & Finance Assistance Committee
Deschutes County is accepting applications from community members who are interested in serving on its new Wolf Depredation Compensation and Finance Assistance Committee. The committee is intended to focus on preventing and reducing conflict related to the presence of wolves.
This year, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife declared an area of known wolf activity in Deschutes County.
This new committee will make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners on grant applications to the State’s Wolf Depredation Compensation and Financial Assistance Grant Program. This grant program complements and supports Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Wolf Conservation and Management Plan by working to proactively minimize wolf-livestock conflict and assist livestock producers experiencing wolf-related livestock losses.
Applications for the County’s Wolf Depredation Compensation and Finance Assistance Committee are being accepted from community members who own or manage livestock and from community members who are supporters of wolf conservation or coexistence with wolves. Four new positions are available.
Once established, the committee will recommend funding for prevention and non-lethal deterrence of wolf-livestock conflict and recommend compensation for wolf-related livestock loss.
At a later date, the County will recruit for business representatives who are interested in serving on this new committee.
Interested candidates are encouraged to visit deschutes.org/jobs to learn more and to apply. A letter of interest is required. Applications will be accepted until Friday, December 2, 2022.
Fair Board Openings
Deschutes County residents are invited to apply to serve on the Deschutes County Fair Board.
The Fair Board oversees operations of the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, a 320-acre event site located in Redmond. The Expo Center offers 200,000 square feet of flexible indoor event space, four livestock arenas, five barns, a full-service RV park and more.
Fair Board members are appointed to three-year terms and are not paid for their time. They attend twelve meetings each year. Meetings are usually held on the second Thursday of each month at 3 p.m.
The Board of County Commissioners is seeking to achieve broad geographic representation among fair board members. Residents from all areas of Deschutes County are encouraged to apply.
Applications will be accepted until Sunday, December 4. To apply, please click here. Appointees will serve terms that begin in January.
For more information, please contact Deschutes Fair & Expo Center Director Geoff Hinds at 541-548-2711.
