Hello everyone my name is Heath Croghan, I grew up in Elgin, Oregon, and graduated from Elgin High School. I spent a lot of time farming and ranching on our family ranch a few miles North of Elgin growing up. I'm an avid outdoorsman, including camping, and snowmobiling. I earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources with a focus in Fish and Wildlife Ecology from Oregon State University Cascades located in Bend, Oregon. I spent 3 years attending COCC (Central Oregon Community College), also located in Bend, before transferring to OSU Cascades for my final two years of college.  

 

Heath will manage all district grants and coordinate with landowners on site visits, technical assistance and monitoring reports.  Do you have a potential water quality/quantity improvement project on your place?  Give him a call at 541-519-8235 or email swcdheath@gmail.com 

 

 

My name is Mark Church and I am a Project Coordinator for the Baker County Soil and Water Conservation Districts. I recently graduated from Eastern Oregon University with a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Sciences. While at Eastern Oregon University I competed on the Track and Field team. I grew up on a small farm in western Idaho where we raised beef cattle and various crops. I have lived here in Eastern Oregon for the last four years and I am excited to be able to give back to the community and help our agricultural producers. 

 

Mark will be taking care of all water sampling, field notes and data collection/entry for the districts’ ongoing water quality monitoring projects, including two Strategic Implementation Areas; the Lower Powder SIA, and the Burnt River SIA, as well as the Baker County MST-DNA Monitoring Project. 541-519-9682 or swcdmark@gmail.com