Our mission

Save Helvetia is a coalition of neighbors, friends, and concerned citizens who are working to preserve Helvetia and its neighboring agricultural lands north of Highway 26.

We have two major goals:

1. To have all of the land in the Reserves Study Area north of Highway 26 designated as RURAL reserves.
2. To encourage cities to accommodate population growth by maximizing infill and efficiently using land already inside city borders.

We also believe that Washington County is requesting far too much Urban Reserve land, which affects all agricultural areas in the county.  We therefore support preserving agricultural and resource land elsewhere in the county via Rural Reserves designations.  However, our group's focus is on the greater Helvetia area north of Highway 26.

Save Helvetia has formed a Steering Committee to coordinate its actions.  The following persons are members of our Steering Committee:

• Allen Amabisca (Treasurer)
• Cherry Amabisca – (503) 647-5334
• Robert and Patricia Bailey
• Brian and Sharon Beinlich – (503) 647-2163
• Elizabeth Furse
• Faun Hosey
• Lyn Jacobs, La Finquita del Buho
• James Just, Pumpkin Ridge Gardens
• Greg Mecklem and Diana Yates, Pacific Crest Alpacas
• Linda Peters
• John Platt, Helvetia Winery
• Steve and Mishelle Radtke, Abundant Harvest Produce

If you would like to know more about our group, please contact us.  We also invite you to join our online discussion group.