Apr 23, 1996

McCormick & Schmick's Harborside

Rich Winkler has been named general manager of Harborside, McCormick & Schmick's newest restaurant set to open May 6 in the AGC Building on Lake Union. Winkler most recently held the position of operations manager at McCormick's Fish House in Denver. Prior to that he was Rock Bottom Brewery in Boulder, Colorado. Katy Mathews has also joined the staff in the catering sales department.

Reno Air begins Fairbanks service

Reno Air extended its route system northward in April with the start-up of Anchorage to Fairbanks service. Flights to Anchorage are from Seattle. Fairbanks is the 17th city on Reno Air's route system.

The Environment on the Net Conference

SEATTLE -- The first-ever Environment on the Net Conference will take place May 9 and 10 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in downtown Seattle. Because the Internet has become such an important tool for the environmental industry, the conference will provide a forum for exchanging ideas and exploring new opportunities for Internet use. Topics to be discussed at the conference include: environmental research on the Internet; environmental marketing using the World Wide Web; online transactions related to the environment; and Internet educational, training and employment resources. Speakers at the conference will include: Michael Schrage of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab; Chuck Clarke, regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency; Internet pioneer Terry Gray of the University of Washington; and Robert S. Butner, senior staff scientist with Battelle Seattle Research Center. The cost to attend the conference is $495 a person or $445 a person if two or more people register from the same firm. A limited number of scholarships are available. For information on how to register, call 1-800-854-8009 or (206) 621-1938.

PTI adds four new staff members

BELLEVUE -- PTI Environmental Services in Bellevue has added four new members to its staff. Mark A. Bryant is PTI's new senior engineer. Bryant has 22 years of engineering experience in Seattle, Anchorage and Denver. He will be responsible for project management, remedial investigations, feasibility studies and the evaluation of remedial measures. Dr. Carol L. Stein is the new senior geochemist at PTI. A Harvard graduate with 23 years of experience in the field, Stein specializes in aqueous geochemistry. She formerly worked as a research assistant professor at the University of Washington's School of Oceanography and as a project leader for Sandia National Laboratories' geochemistry division. Dr. Michael Moore is PTI's new senior toxicologist. Moore earned his doctorate at Texas A&M University and worked as a staff scientist in the university's toxicology department. He specializes in assessing toxicological mechanisms and bio-assays for estrogenic and antiestrogenic chemicals. Susan I. Williams has joined PTI as senior human resources administrator. Williams is a certified senior professional in human resources with 10 years of experience. She formerly worked as a human resources manager at ICOM America, Inc. in Bellevue.

Washington Toxics Coalition conference set

SEATTLE -- "Chemical Exposure and Disease: Is Our Environment Making Us Sick?" will be the theme of a daylong conference Saturday sponsored by the Washington Toxics Coalition. The conference will take place at the University of Washington's Kane Hall. The featured speaker will be Dr. Jannette Sherman, author of Chemical Exposure and Disease: Diagnostic and Investigative Techniques. Randolph Gordon, an attorney representing Boeing workers who became ill after exposure to toxic phenolic resins, also will speak at the conference. The conference is being co-sponsored by the Northwest Center for Occupational Safety and Health at the University of Washington. For more information, call Liz Moses or Jason Everett at (206) 632-1545.

Recycling conference and trade show planned

WENATCHEE -- "20/20 Vision: Creating Recycling's Future" will be the theme of the Washington State Recycling Association's 16th Annual Conference and Trade Show May 12-15 at the Wenatchee Center in Wenatchee. The four-day event will feature training sessions, workshops, tours, exhibits, entertainment and recycling awards. The keynote speaker will be Lynn Scarlett of the Reason Foundation. More than 400 people are expected to attend the conference and trade show. For information on how to register, call the Washington State Recycling Association at (360) 352-8737.

Comment period extended on spotted owl rule

OLYMPIA -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has extended the comment period on its draft environmental alternatives analysis of the proposed "4(d) rule" for the northern spotted owl. The deadline for submitting written comments has been changed from April 8 to June 3. The draft environmental alternatives analysis was prepared in conjunction with a proposed special rule on the northern spotted owl issued under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act. The proposed 4(d) rule is designed to ease restrictions on the taking of spotted owls imposed on private, tribal and other non-federal forest lands in Washington and California. The draft environmental alternatives analysis, including all maps, tables, charts and graphs, is available on the DFW web site or by calling (503) 326-6218. The state of Washington's proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement are available from the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Forest Practices Division, P.O. Box 47012, Olympia, WA 98504-7012. Comments should be submitted to the Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 N.E. 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97232-4181.

Franklin County gets $216,302 Ecology grant

OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Ecology has awarded a $216,302 grant to Franklin County for a coordinated program of waste management activities. The grant will cover some costs of expanding the county's solid waste reduction and recycling program; the purchase of a 1,000-gallon, double-walled tank; a special truck for collecting used oil; and the continuation of the county's household hazardous waste collection and disposal program. The grant also will assist the county in educating the public about household waste reduction and in updating the county's hazardous waste management plan.

Volunteers remove 642,520 pounds of debris

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Metal plates for making counterfeit $20 bills, a sunken raft, two sleeper sofas and a camper trailer were among the 642,520 pounds of debris removed from the Oregon countryside on Saturday by SOLV-IT volunteers. About 2,500 volunteers turned out for the annual spring cleanup sponsored by Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism. Jack McGowan, executive director, said it illustrates the true spirit of volunteerism in Oregon. The volunteers targeted 74 sites in the Portland area. Included in the debris was 2,937 cubic yards of woody debris, 1,366 tires and 43,370 pounds of scrap metal. "Because of the floods, the amount of debris, especially woody debris, was up significantly," McGowan said. Abandoned cars and appliances also were found. A huge Dumpster filled with Styrofoam was found on Sauvie Island. A garden composter was found in Abernethy Creek. SOLV-IT is the largest single-day cleanup effort of its kind, McGowan said. Over the past six years, the annual cleanup has collected more than 2.3 million pounds of garbage and litter in the Portland area.