At our 2022 Gala on November 11th, the Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument presented Suzi and Bob Given with a dramatic photograph of their property, taken from the top of Hobart Buff. The photograph is a 10-photomerged panorama taken by Al Case, photographer and SOU faculty, and fabulously printed to archival standards by Tom Glassman of Medford.
The photograph came with the following framed inscription: “We Honor Your Support, Inspiration, and Vision of the Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and Your Efforts to Protect and Increase Awareness of the Monument’s Biological Diversity, Landscape, and Cultural History”.
The Friends Board of Directors also announced that it has named all of its outreach programs in Suzi’s honor. From now on they will be called THE SUZI GIVEN COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, which will include: Youth Summer Camps, Summer Interpretative Ranger Programs, Inspiring Connections Lectures, Hike & Learns, and the Sunday Hiking Series. This will include our collaborations with SOU’s Environmental Education Program, Environmental Science & Policy Program, and Native American Studies.
There are few people that have done as much as Suzi and Bob to support the Monument and the Friends of the Monument. Besides their support for our mission to inform, educate and support the protection of the Monument, Suzi and Bob have supported and funded both land acquisitions and conservation easements in and around the Monument, environmental education programs with the Friends of the Monument, and many other programs in our community and elsewhere.
Both of them are leaders in the Green Springs Community. Bob has been instrumental in his work with the Green Springs Rural Volunteer Fire Department; the fire station is literally named after him. Suzi was one of the original members of the Friends of the Monument back in 2001 and for most of the time since she has been on our Board of Directors. Suzi also has been a strong community advocate and has been a large part of the leadership of the Friends of the Green Springs nonprofit group for many years.
Thank you Suzi and Bob for all you do!
