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Pioneer History Camp: Sept. 13-21
Barlow Ranger District and citizen volunteers will sponsor the annual Pioneer History Camp from September 13 through 21 at White River Station Campground. The site of the 1840s era pioneer camp is located on the east side of Mt. Hood along the historic Barlow Road, the last overland segment of the Oregon Trail. Interpreters dressed as pioneers will explain or demonstrate cooking methods and other techniques used by pioneers in everyday life. Admission to the camp is free and the camp will be open to the public daily from 9 am to 4 pm.
Link to News Release |
Portland
Water Bureau
and
Mt. Hood National Forest Host Bull Run Working Group Meeting,
September 16, 2008
Link
to More Information
Link
to Bull Run Watershed Management Unit Agreement |
Festival of the
Forest
The annual Festival
of the Forest is taking place Saturday and Sunday, September
13 and 14 from noon to 6 at Wildwood Recreation Area. Bring
the whole family for food, music, arts and crafts, games,
prizes, educational activities and more! Meet a Forest Ranger
and a firefighter. Take your picture with Smokey Bear. See
you there!
Link
to poster |
Wonders of Wildflowers
Elizabeth Howley,
Horticulture Instructor at Clackamas Community College will
give talks on the sub-alpine ecosystem surrounding Timberline
Lodge in August and Septmember. A nature hike follows
the presentation. Link
to poster.
For more information on these and other events,click
on "Calendar of Events", located on the left of
this home page. |
Olallie
Lake Resort Closed for 2008 Season
The Olallie Lake
Resort will remain closed for the entire 2008 season due to
needed repairs to cabins, store, and other resort facilities.
Campgrounds in the
Olallie Lake vicinity are planned to be open during the summer
of 2008. However as of June 30, 2008 access to the Olallie
Lake area is still impassable due to deep snow on the road.
The snow is not anticipated to melt out until mid July, 2008
at the earliest. Please contact the Clackamas River
Ranger District office for current information. |
Good Things Happening
in the Sandy River Basin
Many opportunities
to become involved in habitat restoration projects exit.
Click on the link below for more information.
On October 19, 2007,
Marmot Dam, the largest dam ever to be removed in Oregon,
was dismantled allowing the Sandy River to be free flowing
for the first time in nearly 100 years.
In 2008, the Little
Sandy Dam will also be removed, improving access to over 100
miles of salmon and steelhead habitat on the Mt. Hood National
Forest.
On December 17,
2007, the City of Portland and the Mt. Hood National Forest
signed the new Bull Run Watershed Management Unit Agreement.
This Agreement now serves as a partnership guide for the long
term stewardship of the Bull Run, the source of Portland's
drinking water.
Link to more
information |
Recreation Facility
Analysis
Proposed
5-Year Program of Work
The
Mt. Hood National Forest is proposing future management of
developed recreation sites (campgrounds, picnic areas, trailheads)
through a process called “Recreation
Facility Analysis.” The Forest
completed an evaluation and ranking of its 169 developed recreation
sites using established national criteria. We are proposing
a 5-year
Program of Work to bring the Forest 's recreation
infrastructure into alignment with the forest
recreation niche and the resources available
to operate and maintain it to standard. The Program
of Work lists specific proposed actions for each site. Link
to Map of Recreation Niche Settings
You
are invited to review the proposed Program of Work.
If you have comments or questions, please contact Malcolm
Hamilton, Recreation Program Manager, at 503-668-1792 or mhhamilton@fs.fed.us
. Your input is vital to the completion of the
final Program of Work. We welcome your comments and
suggestions. Please submit your comments and suggestions
no later than June 13, 2008.
The
national site ranking criteria used in Recreation Facility
Analysis include:
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Conformance
to the forest recreation program niche and amount of recreation
use
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Financial
efficiency
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Environmental
and community sustainability
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Operational
and contractual agreements
How
closely the Forest adheres to the final Program of Work will
depend upon available funding and resources, as well as public
involvement and partnerships to enhance the recreation program.
Link
to Forest News Release
Link
to Forest Recreation Facility Analysis page
Link
to National Recreation Facility Analysis page
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Off-Highway
Vehicle Travel Management Plan
The
Mt. Hood National Forest will prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement to document and disclose the potential environmental
effects of establishing and designating a system of roads,
trails and areas for off-highway vehicles (OHV). The Proposed
Action will change OHV access through much of the Forest in
order to meet the intent of the Travel Management rule of
November, 2005.
Link
to Off-Highway Vehicle Travel Management Plan |
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