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TRACT S Grants for sustainable forestry. The Na- tional Commission on Science for Sustain- able Forestry (202 / 530 -5810, ncssf.org) is soliciting proposals for 10 grants up to $250,000 each for research on the relation- ship between biodiversity and forest management. The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Packard Foundation and National Forest Foundation are funding the commission, which launched the five -year, $7.5 million project in January. It aims to improve the scientific basis for the development, implementation and evalua- tion of sustainable forestry practices in the United States. The commission is conducted under the auspices of the National Council for Science and the Environment (202 / 530- 5810, NCSEonline.org), a nonprofit group working to improve the science behind envi- ronmental decision - making. "Our number one charge is to conduct the highest priority, objective, non - advocacy research on biodiversity and sustainable forestry that is most relevant to improving management practices in the next five years," said John Gordon, commission chair and former pro- fessor at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. COMMON GROUND VOL. 13 NO. 1 JANUARY —MARCH 2uur- Backers of Oregon's model growth manage- ment law await a critical state Supreme Court decision regarding the legality of a property rights measure that, if put into place, could decimate the 28- year -old law. Measure 7, approved by voters in November 2000, requires that landowners get paid for any drop in land value stemming from most state or local regulations. The state of Oregon estimated the measure could cost $5.4 billion a year, equivalent to the state's annual gen- eral fund budget. A trial court judge invali- dated the measure in February 2001 on constitutional grounds, and the state Su- preme Court heard arguments on appeal in September. A decision is expected as early as February. The growth management law requires 241 Oregon cities to draw urban growth boundaries to rein in development and limits 25.5 million acres to farm and for- est use. By one estimate, farmers and forest land owners have received $3.5 billion since 1973 in compensation through property tax reductions. Their land is taxed at a special as- sessment rate that is much lower than even farm use value, let alone development value. No matter what the high court decides, vot- ers will likely revisit the issue this fall. Oregon's Measure 7 requires that landowners get paid for any drop in land value stemming from most state or local regulations. The Conservation Fund would like to thank the following recent contributors to the COMMON GROUND Research Fund: David H. Ackerman Michael Alexander Cynthia Andrews Candace Ashmun Henry Baker Jr. Barbara Bedford & Charles Geisler Carole Bell Matthew Bender Robert Bennett Jr. Kenneth Berlin John Bethell Jerry Bley Bruce Watson Boyd Winifred Brand Don Bronkema Barbara Brown Hamilton Brown & Martha Worthington Andrew Cadot John Carlock David Carrington Ronald & Pamela Castle Marian Chertow James Clarke Charles Conklin Jr. Walter Cook Lane Coulston William Cowles Charles Creighton Edmund Cronin Jr. Barbara Dean Frank Dinovo Kathleen Donaghue Frederick Dorrell Judith Doty Dumke Steve Durrant George Edwards Jean Taylor Federico William Flournoy Jr. Henrietta Forcanser Mike Fotos & Claudia Lindsey Eve Fout David Fox Christine Freitag Grenville Garside Elizabeth Garst William Ginsberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert Glennon More than 160 donors gave $8,045 to the COMMON GROUND Research Fund in 2001. If you would like to make a gift, please do. Send your check c/o The Conservation Fund,, 1800 N. Kent St., Suite 1120, Arlington, VA 22209 -2156. Scott Gongaware Christopher Graham Mr. & Mrs. Henry Gray Arlene Grubbs Otto Gutenson Guy Hager Steven Hamburg Samuel Hamill, Jr. Doreen Hamilton Clifford J. Harrison, Jr. Marjorie Hart Scot Heath James Henry Alix Hopkins Robert Houck Shelley Hughes Lynne Hull Donald Hunsaker Frederic Jandrey Karen Jescavage- Bernard Elizabeth Kaeding Michael Keathley Dorothy Keough Karen Kerner Charles & Anita King David Kinnamon Douglas Knudson Josephine Kohn Karen Kress Mike Kruse Berthe Ladd Ney Landrum W. Michael Lane Bob Langsenkamp Jr. George Lauff Elizabeth Lewis Barbara Lipscomb orie Loucks Carolyn Lowe Cyrus Lyle Jr. Donald Mansius Catherine McCracken Peggy McNeill Sara & Ned Meekins Geary Mizuno Robert Morey Letitia Morris Francis Moul Mark Myers Darby & Geraldine Nelson Duncan Patten Harrison Payne John & Mary Pelton Bruce Pendery Nina Ratrie Peyton Richard Pritzlaff Thomas Pytel Ala Reid Robert Reid Jr. Ellen Reneke Kenneth Ribbeck Eugene Roark G.A. Robinson III Mike Roeder Edwin Scott Rosenbaum Michael Russell Darla Sather Mary Savala John Scott Jr. Michael Seeland John Simpson Sandra Smith Elizabeth Stanek Marion Stoddart Marjory Swope Evelyn Tapani - Rosenthal James Taylor Elizabeth Tilbury- Marquard Jules Tileston Edward Voss Ann Wait Richard Watkins Georgia Welles Gary Werner Kris Wernstedt Meg & David West C. David White Andrew & Stephanie Wilbur Edith Wilhelm Howard Williams Frank Wolff Mark Wyckoff Jan Zimmerman 3