We are joined by Meta Loftsgaarden who shares her experience leveraging public funding with private donations to make the world a better place. In addition to the amazing work Meta does right now with the Mount Hood National Forest, the work that Meta did previously with the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board is a great example of why partnerships between public and private investors is essential to ensure resources stay in the community.
Episode Highlights:
- The nuts and bolts of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
- The key opportunities to give effective grants in partnership with public agencies.
- How donors can leverage public funding.
Meta Loftsgaarden Bio:
Meta Loftsgaarden has been Forest Supervisor for the Mt. Hood National Forest since October 2021. Her career experience includes numerous leadership positions supporting local economies, communities, and science-based restoration and conservation. Before joining the Forest Service, Loftsgaarden was Executive Director for a state agency - the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB). This unique agency invested $150 million per biennium in native fish and wildlife habitat and water quality projects throughout Oregon. She was also Governor Brown's lead for the state's 100-Year Water Vision. Loftsgaarden previously worked for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service on partnership and policy issues including farmland protection, working forestland easements, and strategic conservation. In Montana, she promoted economic and natural resource policies as the head of the state’s agriculture Marketing and Business Development Bureau and as the Governor’s deputy communications director. Loftsgaarden has a Master of Public Administration from Portland State University and a Bachelor of Science from Montana State University.
Links referenced in this interview
Mount Hood National Forest - https://www.fs.usda.gov/mthood
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) https://www.oregon.gov/oweb/pages/index.aspx
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