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APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO
CITY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
Please type or print answers to the following questions and submit to the City Recorder at City Hall,
20 E Main Street, or email christeb&ashland.onus. If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact the City Recorder at 488-5307. Attach additional sheets if necessary.
Name- Cara Winthrop Cruickshank
Requesting to serve on: Conservation Commission, the Tree Commission, and/or the Bee City Committee
Address- 1193 Ashland Mine Rd.
Occupation- Environmental Consultant, (Outreach and Education), and non-profit business owner since
2003.
Phone: Home/work- 541-973-3716
Email-carawcruickshank@gmail.com
1. Education Background
What schools have you attended?
St. Marks Academy for high school, The Evergreen State College, and Antioch University, Seattle.
What degrees do you hold?
Master of Arts in Environment & Community
Bachelor of Arts in Whole Systems Health
What additional training or education have you had that would apply to this position?
I've taken, the `Watershed Restorations Institute's stormwater training', an `EPA Pollution Prevention'
training; `Landscaping with Natives' and `Making Meetings Work' trainings, many workshops in
communications, several conflict resolution trainings, and one in Mediation.
2. Related Experience
What prior work experience have you had that would help you if you were appointed to this
position?
In 2003 I co-founded a 501 (c)(3) non-profit business called EcoSolutions, and the City of Bainbridge Island
was our first funder. From 2004-'08 in WA. State we were the Natural Resources Consultants for City,
where we coordinated Island-wide education & outreach for the Phase 2 Stormwater Permit, developing and
implementing educational programs for diverse local audiences and schools. I temporarily worked as the
Educational Outreach Coordinator for the Kitsap County Dept. of Natural Resources, where I wrote grants
and assisted in coordinating and implementing environmental events such as the Salmon Tours and the
Watershed Academy. I designed and implemented demonstration rain gardens and bio-swales for the City's
education, and taught the building community about that and other Low Impact Development methods. For 4
years I was also the Vice President of the Bainbridge Island Watershed Council, which worked very closely
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with the City Water Quality Coordinator in the Public Works Division. We coordinated outreach programs,
managed communications and budgets for stream restoration, water quality monitoring, stormwater runoff
prevention, and also did salmon restoration projects with the public. On my own in 2006, I developed a
pollution mitigation program with grants from City, County, State, and Federal agencies, to farm oysters as
bio-filters, while educating the public about reducing nutrient pollution from their septic systems and
backyards. I worked closely with, and was partially funded by the City Planning Department for that project,
along with grants from National, State, County and Tribal agencies. We made the front page of the Seattle
newspaper, and recruited over 100 volunteers of all ages. Many school students helped me, and I brought the
oysters to all 6 schools on the Island as part of my science education program. I moved here, and worked for
a year at Blue Sky as an outreach associate talking with homeowners about renewable energy options,
because climate change and energy conservation are 2 issues that I really care about. I also worked with
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now, as a volunteer and as an educational consultant for a school program.
I've helped Our Family Farms with outreach and canvassing, and now am re-starting EcoSolutions down
here in Southern Oregon. It will be the fiscal sponsor for the Pollinator Project Rogue Valley, and I will be
writing other grants for funding a few different projects as well.
Do you feel it would be advantageous for you to have further training in this field, such as
attending conferences or seminars?
Yes. Furthering one's education in any endeavor is usually helpful, because the world of conservation is an
ever-changing one. Informed citizens & professionals need to stay current in all kinds of issues that affect us
locally, and sometimes there are just the right conferences or seminars that can help a person or a group
move forward in a shared understanding of an issue. Sometimes members within a group can train up the
other members about something if he or she has the right qualifications and a decent presentation. Otherwise
outside trainings and conferences can help bring a people up to speed on issues of local concern.
3. Interests
Why are you applying for this position?
1. I'm applying because I have a pretty long record of being involved in City issues concerning conservation,
and I'm excited about the possibility of contributing to this community now. (My parents modeled civic duty
to me, and we all enjoy it.) As a homeowner now, the City of Ashland and its staff have impressed with their
energy audits, and have been stellar in giving us rebates as we installed energy efficient appliances. I was an
active member of SOCAN for a year, helping on the education committee, and with also worked for a
different regional power company in their Blue Sky program promoting renewable energy, so I'm very
interested in power resource decisions, especially as they pertain to renewable resources. My partner is a
solar energy and hot water system installer, so I've learned how reasonable it would be here in southern
Oregon to utilize solar power more than we currently are. Also, the small bit of hydroelectric power Ashland
creates is something to be proud of, and I'd like to help towards helping educate our citizens even further
then we are now about electrical efficiency and easy conservation measures at home or work.
2. Living here during a drought has made me very aware of the water conservation issue. It's something that
could be affecting us for years to come, if the locally projected climate change data is at all close to accurate.
Climate change is not my main issue, (you have Marni for that). However, with a water quality background,
I'd say that managing our precious water resources is a very major interest, and one that I've been learning
about for the several years. The city of Ashland, and we citizens have done a great job already with the water
issue, and the lawn removal project is a good example of the kind of programs that we may need more of. I
practice water conservation at home with drip irrigation, reducing water use in the house, and planting with
drought tolerant plants. We're planning to put in a gray water system this summer, and roof water catchment
is another plan for our home. It's also something I wonder about as another possible City focus for water
conservation. Since I enjoy advocating for these conservation issues with many people in this community,
it's another reason that I'm highly interested in being on the Conservation Commission.
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4. Availability
Are you available to attend special meetings, in addition to the regularly scheduled meetings? Do
you prefer day or evening meetings? I prefer evening, because I still work, and am re-starting my
environmental non-profit business. But one morning could work, as well as occasional weekends.
5. Additional Information
How long have you lived in this community?
3.5 years. My partner and I bought an 1883 farmhouse in 2013. He lives here part time, because he still owns
a medical clinic in CA.
Please use the space below to summarize any additional qualifications you have for this position:
• I received the 2004 Kitsap County Earth Day Award for Outstanding Achievement in Household
Hazardous Waste Reduction, and was also recognized in 2006 as a recipient of the Island "Who's Who"
award of successful citizens giving back to their community
• For nearly 2 years, I volunteered on a Citizens Committee to update our Critical Areas Ordinance, which
was quite a challenge, and taught me a great deal about working with local municipalities. Then later, I
was part of the City, but State-driven process of updating our Shoreline Master Program, which was even
harder because of the property-rights activists that organized in opposition to the State mandate.
• I spearheaded a bridge-building process with the conservative group, organizing meetings with a trained
facilitator to help us communicate towards some common ground. It went well and helped to turn down
the heat between the two sides, but then the property rights folks stopped attending, and so it was over.
• I've joined Rogue Conversations (with Jeff Golden), which essentially has the same mission as above.
We're the right and left of Jackson County, with everything in between, meeting to discuss and
understand our difference, and also find issues which we agree on. In a year and a half, we've found a
surprising amount of over-lap. This could be a very important process for any community with
complicated conservation or natural resource issues, because it brings diverse citizens and/or
stakeholders together in a safe space that can then foster productive dialogue.
Very few communities are doing this kind of bridge building, and Ashland has a diverse array of people
moving here that are not very civically involved. There might be ways to bring in more people if we framed
it differently. Most conservation issues encompass a diversity of perspectives, and good conservation
programs like Ashland's, include that diversity in order for programs to be implemented more effectively.
Learning as I go, I'm reasonably certain that I could bring some useful contributions to the City's
Conservation Commission, and would be happy to do so.
Thank you for considering me.
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City of Ashland
20 E. Main Street
Ashland, OR 97520
Dear Barbara,
I am a recent resident of Ashland having moved here in early February
from El Dorado County, California. Following my attendance of the recent
Tree Commission meeting it occurred to me that this group might consider
another member on the commission. My background of experience might
qualify me for membership. Following is a list of my experience:
1. BS in forest management from OSU, 1957
2. Thirty two years with USFS in a variety of forest management
activities
3. Seven years as Forest Silviculturist, Stanislaus Forest
4. Thirteen years as manager of USFS Placerville Nursery
5. Thirteen years as Master Gardener, University of California
Cooperative Extension
I would be honored to be accepted as a member of the Ashland Tree
Commission and appreciate your consideration.
Respectively,
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Bill Scheuner
163 Granite Street
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 708-0608