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YAKIMA, Wash. -- Elizabeth "Betsy" Bloomfield has been named executive director of the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy, a nonprofit that promotes conservation of open spaces from Yakima to the Cascade foothills.
Bloomfield, 56, most recently worked for 10 years as The Nature Conservancy's forest director for Eastern Washington in Yakima.
A Seattle native -- "I hope no one holds that against me" -- Bloomfield was an engineering technician with Alaska Airlines before returning to graduate school at Central Washington University in the mid-1990s. There, she earned a master of science in natural resource management.
She has also worked for the Chelan County Conservation District and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. In those jobs, she did stream restoration and conservation easement projects with orchardists.
"I have a background of working with private landowners and the agricultural community to achieve our mutual goals and I think that's going to serve us well," Bloomfield said.
She officially starts Dec. 14.
As part of a strategic plan that began in 2008, two board members, Barb Smith Gilbert and Cecelia Vogt, have been working as a part-time staff team, preparing the organization for a full-time professional executive director.
Gilbert said Bloomfield is a good fit for the organization, which has an annual budget of under $100,000.
"She's had great experience in conservancy work and has a lot of great connections around state and nation," Gilbert said. "And it's wonderful that she's already part of the Yakima community."
The Cowiche Canyon Conservancy has a number of ongoing projects, from trail development to the restoration of native species at the 1,800-acre Snow Mountain Ranch, which was purchased in 2005.
* For more information visit www.cowichecanyon.org or call 509-248-5065.
Membership drive
? When: Dec. 8
? Time: 5-7 p.m.
? Where: Gilbert Cellars
? Annual dues for an individual membership are $35
? Please RSVP to info@cowichecanyon.org or 509-248-5065
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