A GREAT WAVE RISING
Solutions for Columbia and Snake River Salmon
in the Age of Global Warming
March 27, 2008

Jim Martin, Chief of Fisheries for state of Oregon (retired) and former salmon advisor to Gov. Kitzhaber, current conservation director at BCI (503)704-9651

Jim Martin, who served a 30-year career with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, was Chief of Fisheries for six years and served for three years as Salmon Advisor to Governor John Kitzhaber.   

Martin led the team that developed the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds, a state conservation plan to address endangered species and clean water issues in Oregon.Martin now works as Conservation Director for the Berkley Conservation Institute, a branch of Pure Fishing, one of the world’s largest fishing tackle companies and an industry leader in conservation advocacy.  Martin has a Bachelors Degree in Wildlife and Masters Degree in Fisheries from Oregon State University. Martin holds a courtesy appointment at OSU, where he teaches natural resource problem solving in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.

He also is a board member for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, a science advisor for the Doris Duke Foundation and the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association.  In 2005, Martin was inducted into the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, Wisconsin. 

Patricia Glick, Senior Global Warming Specialist, National Wildlife Federation (NWF). (206) 285-8707, ext. 104

Patricia Glick, an economist and global warming expert, has been dedicated to the issue of climate change for more than 16 years, the last ten for the National Wildlife Federation where she develops policy solutions. 

Before joining NWF, Glick served two years as a Senior Fellow for the Sierra Club in Washington, D.C., where she worked with the Club’s Global Warming and Energy Program to study the economic and social costs of climate change around the world. She has also conducted policy-related analysis of U.S. energy markets for The Alliance to Save Energy and worked as a transportation and energy economist for the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Glick received an M.S. degree in economics from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and a B.A. from Sweet Briar College in Virginia. 

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