“Sometimes To Save A River You Have To Buy It.” 

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Jim Cox is the Director of Donor Relations for Western Rivers Conservancy. WRC has been working for more than 35 years to conserve and protect lands on more than 270 rivers and streams in nine western states. The presentation will focus on how WRC purchases properties across the West to protect and conserve vital river ecosystems and to provide compatible public use and enjoyment.  Included in the program is stunning photography with updates on many of the organization’s recent projects in California and across the west, and information on new projects including the Little Sur, Trinity, Sacramento and Kern Rivers in California, McDermitt Creek in Oregon, Terryall Creek Colorado, and Racetrack Creek in Montana among others.

 

Jim's Bio

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Jim joined Western Rivers Conservancy as Director of Donor Relations in 2011. He is a past steering committee co-chair of the Nonprofit Association of Oregon and is an active member of the Northwest Planned Giving Roundtable. He is a member of numerous conservation organizations including Trout Unlimited, Flyfishers Club of Oregon, FFI, and the Native Fish Society. Jim holds a Bachelor of Theatre Degree from Willamette University and lives in Portland, Oregon. In his free time, you can find him fly fishing for trout and steelhead on is favorite western streams and occasionally sitting in as guest trumpet soloist with the Latin jazz band The Steelhead Stalkers.