MidCoast Watersheds Council community meeting

Poaching in Oregon

MidCoast Watersheds Council’s April Community Meeting

WHAT:
Join the MidCoast Watersheds Council for a presentation by Yvonne Shaw and Sr. Trooper
Graves to learn about how poaching impacts fish, bird and other wildlife populations in Oregon
for our April Community Meeting!
Community members can join either in-person at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center OR
online via Zoom by registering at the link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mSFYlNWXRQi1lthUzstmTw
To learn more about the event, visit our website:
https://www.midcoastwatersheds.org/events/2026/april
WHEN:
Thursday, April 2, 2026
6:30 PM – 8 PM
WHERE:
Pacific Maritime Heritage Center
333 SE Bay Blvd., Newport, OR 97365

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:
Poaching impacts fish, bird and other wildlife populations in Oregon. Senior Trooper Quinten
Graves of the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division and Yvonne Shaw, Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife, will share case stories, successful interventions, and penalties
related to wildlife crimes. Did you know you can get a cash reward or hunter preference points if
your poaching report leads to an arrest or citation? Learn how to recognize and report poaching,
and to be proactive in protecting Oregon’s natural resources!
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Yvonne Shaw coordinates the Protect Oregon’s Wildlife- Turn In Poachers campaign for the
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Yvonne has directed public education campaigns
across the U.S. and in New Zealand. A native Oregonian, she completed a BS at OSU and an
MPA at PSU. Her grandfather was a commercial fisherman, who taught her to fish, clam and
crab in Newport. Oregon’s coastal communities are near and dear to her heart.
Quinten Graves is a Senior Trooper with the Oregon State Police, assigned to the Newport Fish
and Wildlife Team. He has been employed by OSP for just under 9 years. After two years
assigned to patrol in Klamath Falls, he transferred to Newport. Initially assigned to the Marine
Fisheries Team, Sr. Trooper Graves is now assigned to general Fish and Wildlife. Because his
position is partially funded by the Oregon Plan, he is assigned to environmental cases such as
Fill & Removal, Water pollution, etc. Outside of that, his days are spent enforcing hunting and
angling regulations and protecting Oregon’s vast natural resources.