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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2008
CONTACT: Ted Venker, 1-800-201-FISH
CCA Adds Advocacy Expertise in the Pacific Northwest
PACIFIC NORTHWEST - Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) is pleased to announce that Heath Heikkila has joined its advocacy team to provide strategic guidance and counsel to CCA chapters in Washington and Oregon. He joins a veteran CCA national advocacy team that includes Robert G. Hayes, general counsel, Richen Brame, Atlantic States Fisheries Director, Dr. Russell Nelson, Gulf Fisheries Consultant, and Matt Paxton, federal lobbyist.
"The combination of spectacular membership growth and a highly successful inaugural banquet season has allowed us to achieve yet another milestone in our development: the hiring of Heath Heikkila as the Pacific States Fisheries Director," said Angela Hult, chairman of the CCA Regional Government Relations Committee. "Throughout his career, Heath has worked on some of the toughest fisheries management issues the region has to offer and has maintained good working relationships within the Northwest Congressional delegation, agency staff, and state and local elected officials. His insight and guidance will be tremendous assets for CCA."
In 2004, Heikkila joined the Washington, D.C. office of Ball Janik LLP, a Portland-based law and government relations firm. During his time with Ball Janik, he represented several Pacific Northwest clients on natural resource, environmental and public land matters before the Congress and the Executive Branch.
"This hire is a logical and critical next step for CCA in the region," said Gary Loomis, chairman of CCA in the Northwest. "More than 6,000 conservationists joined the Washington and Oregon chapters in their first year of existence. The first CCA banquets held in the region this year were a success by every measure. Heath's knowledge and experience are a perfect complement to the enthusiasm of our grassroots network here."
Prior to joining Ball Janik, Heikkila served as a policy advisor at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration where he focused on endangered salmon recovery efforts on the West Coast. With 27 stocks of salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a wide range of public land management, hydroelectric energy, irrigation and transportation activities in the Pacific Northwest and California were subject to agency consultation and review. He had direct involvement in legislative, public affairs and policy development aspects of agency recovery efforts.
"CCA has always prided itself on the strength of its advocacy team, and we are a stronger organization with the addition of Heath Heikkila to that team," said David Cummins, president of CCA. "There is a lot of work to do in the Pacific Northwest, and CCA PNW is gearing up for the challenge."
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In 2004, Heikkila joined the Washington, D.C. office of Ball Janik LLP, a Portland-based law and government relations firm. During his time with Ball Janik, he represented several Pacific Northwest clients on natural resource, environmental and public land matters before the Congress and the Executive Branch.
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Washington, DC - In a step in the right direction, the National Marine and Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced today that it would review its hatchery fish policy and refrain from appealing a federal judge’s recent Oregon coastal coho salmon ruling. U.S. District Judge Michael R. Hogan ruled this summer in Alsea Valley Alliance vs. Evans that NMFS erred by not including hatchery-bred salmon in determining Endangered Species Act (ESA) listings. Consequently, NMFS announced today that it would review its policy on 20 other ESA listings that include hatchery-bred salmon.
Members of Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE) in both Oregon and Washington have rallied to show that real people support and demand the use of common-sense science and did not want to see the Court’s decision appealed. In a little more than one week, a joint effort by CSE and Oregonians in Action (OIA) produced over 1,400 activist emails into the Bush Administration and thousands of calls into regional NMFS offices.
Heath Heikkila, of Washington Citizens for a Sound Economy, issued the following statement:
"NMFS made the right decision to let this common sense ruling stand. All over the Northwest more and more salmon are returning to spawn, yet there are still more than two-dozen salmon breeds listed as endangered. Washington CSE will continue to be organized and vocal on this issue, ensuring the government makes the soundest decision possible. Extreme environmentalists from all over the country - from as far away as Delaware – have pressured the Bush Administration to appeal this decision. That’s why we are ensuring that the administration continues to hear from citizens who have been careful stewards of Northwest land for generations.
"We will continue to mount grassroots campaigns in both states to ensure that all returning fish are counted and property rights are respected. I applaud NMFS for answering our calls for using common sense when balancing the needs of people, fish, and our environment."
Does the CCA also consider that all hatchery fish should also be "counted as wild fish"? If not, why would they hire a person who has supported that position recently? To me, it sure sounds like a conflict of interests if he does!
It looks like this person can be bought and paid for by anyone with the bucks to do so.
Is the CCA going to hire "Mr. Jones"... next?
This guy must have more "grass roots" then a hay field
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It appears Heikkila is influential. Might as well buy that influence to work for fish instead of against them. Just don't let the guy sit next to your wife or girlfriend at dinner.
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Hey Bob, how many people signed up to help you at the Chehalis school meeting in March of 07. Ive been told you know a tremendous amount about the cowlitz. Too bad you keep CHUMMING for CCA members on various websites. I dont know why it matters where the help or the money comes. The cowlitz is very important to a lot of people, even if they dont belong to your group or FOC. I have to wonder what kind of road block you would throw up, if the board members did decide to defend the cowlitz.
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Hey Bob, how many people signed up to help you at the Chehalis school meeting in March of 07.
Sign up to help me....do what????
I was asked to come to that meeting by the sport fishing guides Association to bring the sport fishers "up-to speed" on the Cowlitz fisheries and to discusss genetic studies on the Cowlitz. I didn' ask anyone to "join", I just gave them the information that I know about the Cowlitz.
It was your dear friend Gary Loomis that asked people to sign to "sign up"! 
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Well, they were looking for leadership and they found it.
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Ya...RIGHT 
They were looking for your dollars...and they FOUND IT! 
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Don't you have a TV set?
Didn't you watch 60 minutes last night? If the 60 minutes was right, it's not the commercal boys that's your problem now...it's the dam damns! CCA and Gary also know about that 500 million wasted each year and that's why they are here!
They want a piece of the 500 million... Da!
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Oh, its the money. I dont suppose you remember the national board voted unanimously to split their non profit-refund and seeded washington and oregon with 90k, before we had our first official board meeting. It averages two dollars per member going back to the state chapters. So for 23 I bought a magazine, a lawyer and two lobbyists. What would I get if I joined your favorite organization?
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Cowlitzfisherman said:
Don't you have a TV set?
Didn't you watch 60 minutes last night? If the 60 minutes was right, it's not the commercal boys that's your problem now...it's the dam damns! CCA and Gary also know about that 500 million wasted each year and that's why they are here!
They want a piece of the 500 million... Da!
Oh God! One Canadian cow slipped thru and you ate it. Man, Im so sorry to hear about that. First case of Mad cow in the US. Bummer.
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Keep it civil fella's. We can debate much better with barbless hooks.
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Oh, its the money. I dont suppose you remember the national board voted unanimously to split their non profit-refund and seeded washington and oregon with 90k, before we had our first official board meeting.
Now that was really, really funny! How could ANYONE remember that when the CCA does everything in secrecy? Where was a sport fisher to read that at until it was already a done deal? That action would likely also triggered a "change in its by-laws"...right?
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It averages two dollars per member going back to the state chapters. So for 23 I bought a magazine, a lawyer and two lobbyists. What would I get if I joined your favorite organization?
Try this one on for size...the truth!
Oh, and remember that Gary told the "National" that he personally would guarantee them (National)that he would get at least one thousand members to join....even if he had to pay their membership fees himself!
And that my friend is also a fact
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Ya, and they said no, they dont do it that way. They wanted physical members or they werent coming up here. Gary spent about 3 months and signed up a thousand people, most of which were in PSA. The officer were up here in September CF. I talked to all of them, we all did.
I understand some people cant keep a secret. Im very happy with the model. I gave up asking you to join a long time ago, we all have.
You can laugh all you want. It doesnt change a thing and wont. Weve come a long way in 15 months, without your help.
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People for the most part are not dumb. They can, and do read between the lines most of the time. Sometimes it just takes a few of us to help them read between the confusing lines that are being put out to the sport fisher these days. To date, your replies to my facts, have not been very good or informative to support your position. Your loyalties to your cause are good, but you really do need to do your homework a tad bit better. The CCA has some good points and it also has more then its fair share of bad points too.
People want to see results, and not just talk about what they want to do or see. When the CCA finally gets to whatever position they finally take, they may be worth supporting. But to this date, they are miles away from being there at this time.
If you think that I am a pain to the CCA . . . .just wait tell the big boys and there money step up to the plate.
To date, [they] haven't for good reason even had to worry about that issue.
The CCA and you need to consider my flack as nothing more then "diaper training" compared to what you will be facing soon. The legal crap between the two states along with the Treaties, ESA, and "both states" Rules/laws, and compacts will tie your group hands into knots for....
I am surprised that your own local legal people haven't told you the same...or did they?
Maybe that's half of your guy's problems! To date, I have never heard a single word from any local legal guys in either state saying that you have a legal case to stand on.
Maybe you can point out to us where that was EVER DONE at? Maybe your dream lies in the federal courts, but it appears that they are nothing more then just "dreams".
I wish you all luck. . . because you will likely need all that you can get!
If you depend on the federal people or courts to get to wherever you are going. . . good LUCK!
Let history be your guide. They (Fed) are the ones who got you to where we are now! That is also afact!!
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The feds are the ones that can fix it too... hence the most important reason to support cca. We will accomplish little at state levels and need to be able to make changes at federal levels.
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Is the taste of the bait worth the sting of the hook??
Definitely.
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Matry
How can the fed's "fit it"?
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Manage harvest, habitat and special interest impacts... now wasn't that simple
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Marty
How do the fed's manage "special interests"? Or how do they "manage special impacts" on none listed fish in mixed stocks and areas?
Simple?
How do the fed's manage fish that are not listed in state waters?
Simple?
Do you think that the Fed's are the answer to our states problems and there fisheries?
Simple?
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Cowlitzfisherman, your previous statement is an example of the mentality that has gotten our fisheries in the state they are.
"The legal crap between the two states along with the Treaties, ESA, and "both states" Rules/laws, and compacts will tie your group hands into knots for...." There are actually 5 states that have a huge stake in this fight as well as 2 Canadian Provences. You folks from Oregon and Washington keep leaving out the place that produces 50% of the Columbia River smolts. California produces (or used to produce) a ton of fish as well. Alaska makes (and harvests a bunch of fish). B.C. does as well, and believe it or not) N.W.T. are also stakeholders. If everyone broadened their vision a little, and started WORKING TOGETHER INSTEAD OF DRIVING WEDGEES, we might all get some progress.
I'm a CCA member, and I believe dams are the number 1 issue MY fish face. I can tell you that I will push Dam removal as a major CCA agenda item. We will see whare we go. We as sportsfishermen need to put forth a concerted effort to work together to fix ALL our problems.
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Cowlitzfisherman, since the states have proven they can't manage their own fisheries, maybe the Feds should step in and handle it.
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I can tell you that I will push Dam removal as a major CCA agenda item.
read this following link and then come back and tell me that this heath guy will push for dam removal,
click here
then read this link to see who the northwest river partners are,
http://www.nwriverpartners.org/current_reflections.htm
now tell me if you think the CCA is going to do anything in the way of removing any dams
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I said I would push it as an agenda issue. I don't know what those other people think, or who pays them. I don't care. I will push for dam removal. We'll see how well "grassroots works". I have some support.
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Boater, I guess we will see how bad CCA wants an Idaho State Chapter... 
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boater there's a Federal judge who doesn't answer to the persuasion of the NWRiverpartners. What the CCA chooses do do or not to do in regards to the lower Snake dams isn't really going to matter very much in the end. It would be nice though for the CCA to at least make a public statement calling for the removal of those dams. You're tilting at wind mills boater and CFM. 
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If anyone cared to step back and take a hard look at the battlefield they would recognize that the Snake River dams are going to live or die in a Federal court room and there isn't really much point at this time in adding anything more than public support to the side for taking them out. What would paying for one more or a dozen lawyers add to the eventual outcome? Nothing...it would be a waste of effort better spent elsewhere. So where to direct those efforts?
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