Oregon Conservation Partnership
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Environmental Restoration Fund Webinar
June 30 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Register today for our webinar on June 30th from 11am-12pm. Join COLT and guest speaker Nicole Maness, OWEB’s Environmental Restoration Program Manager, to learn more about the Environmental Restoration Fund and Council.
Nicole will cover the background and purpose of the Fund, the work of the Council in 2025, and how the conservation community can stay engaged as the Fund is developed.
Background: In 2022, Oregon secured a historic $698 million settlement against Monsanto for harm caused by the company’s polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) chemicals.
In 2024, Governor Kotek signed Senate Bill 1561 into law, creating Oregon’s Environmental Restoration Fund (OERF), which will use the proceeds of the settlement to fund projects and purposes that impact Oregon’s environment and its communities that have been harmed. As part of the Fund, the legislature established the Oregon Environmental Restoration Council (OERC) to ensure a responsible and restorative distribution of funds.