Special Section: Rural Living Handbook

Contributors to this Publication

  • Randy White - District Manager, Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District •
  • Charlie Boyer - District Director, Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District
  • Lin Bernhardt - Natural Resource Coordinator, Jackson County
  • Ken Schiff – Layout & Final Editor, www.guiguy.com
  • Phil VanBuskirk -Staff Chair and Superintendent, Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center
  • Robin Shaw - Final Layout of Cover, Quality Printing
  • Nancy Graber – Compilation, Rural Living Handbook
  • Dan O’Connell – Editor, Rural Living Handbook
  • Nicola Giardina - USDA, Natural Resource Conservation Service
  • Bob Budesa – Noxious Weeds Coordinator, Medford District, Bureau of Land Management
  • Teresa Von – District Protection Planner, Oregon Department of Forestry
  • Tim Stevenson – Former Water Quality Planner, Oregon Department of Agriculture
  • Chris Anderson – Livestock Water Quality Specialist, Oregon Department of Agriculture
  • John Ramsey – Rural Landowner, Jackson County, Oregon
  • Ed Vaughn – Associate Director, Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District
  • Marty Main, Consulting Forester
  • Craig Tuss - Field Supervisor, United States Fish and Wildlife
  • Vicki Arthur - Assistant Public Affairs Officer, Bureau of Land Management
  • Paul Korbulic - Roads and Parks Director, Jackson County Roads and Parks
  • Brad Hicks - President and CEO, The Chamber of Medford/Jackson County

Thanks to Kittas County Washington for allowing us to use their Rural Living Handbook as a guide and format.

Photography by Mike Dickinson, Charlie Boyer, Nicola Giardina, and Randy White

Note

While every attempt has been made to correctly paraphrase and/or quote laws, codes, and regulations, if any discrepancy between this handbook and the official wording should arise, the official wording should prevail.

Jackson SWCD prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Jackson SWCD is an equal opportunity employer.