The heart of the Conservation Plan is its commitment.
Commitments only have meaning if they are sincere as proven over time by faithful conduct.
I hope, for our sake and for our children's sake, that society will live up to this pledge. We, the people of Oregon, promise to do our best to understand and respect the needs of salmon, and to make meaningful commitments in the way we conduct our lives, in the hope that salmon and people will survive and flourish, together long into the future. Now the real work begins. The Oregon Plan represents the work of many people who dedicated them- selves to this effort. Jim Martin led the effort as project manager and Jay Nicholas served as the principal writer and plan coordinator.