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Accomplishments

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Enhancing Your Northwest Experience

Recreation managers provide top-quality recreation experiences in the Pacific Northwest. Every year they:

• Clean restrooms;
• Cut out trees from trails:
• Repair erosion;
• Replace old, damaged or vandalized signs;
• Repair or replace bridges;
• Fix old or install new picnic tables;
• Clear and remove encroaching brush;
• Ensure campgrounds are clean;
• Prepare cabin rentals for a season of use; and more.

Most of this work is not, and should not be, noticeable. But it still takes a lot of planning, person-power, and, of course, money.

Recreation fees increase the ability of managers to accomplish this work. Simply put, the majority -- 80-95 percent -- of proceeds from recreation fees goes right back into maintaining and improving the trails, land and facilities you use most.

Fast Facts for 2008

• In 2007, recreation fees contributed approximately $9 million to the Pacific Northwest Region. These funds came from the use of facilities or services at approximately:
• 500 Day Use Sites (covered by passes, such as the Northwest Forest Pass)
• 300 Campgrounds (excludes concessionaire-run campgrounds)
• 70 Cabin Rentals
• 20 Heritage Hikes and Expeditions
• 20 Special Recreation Permits (For wilderness, rivers, boat docks, Christmas trees, cross-country skiing, and climbing)

Who Decides

80% of the proceeds return to the forest where the pass is used.

That's easy: you do. We fund projects based on public feedback, which has told us that the priorities are:

Maintaining Restrooms

Maintaining Trails

Improving Safety and Security

How Do You Make My Dollar Go Even Farther?

A portion of proceeds are used to match grants, fund volunteer efforts, and create partnerships. Partnerships include dozens of youth organizations that provide trail and campground maintenance and help hundreds of young people understand and appreciate the forest environments. These programs add millions to the value of the funds.

How Can I Learn More?

Each year National Forests in Oregon and Washington produce a report showing the dollars collected and the projects they supported. These accomplishment reports are below.

Let Us Hear From You!

Public concerns and attitudes have been taken very seriously and have helped shape the fee program in the Pacific Northwest Region. Feel free to contact us through our on-line comment card at: www.fs.fed.us/r6/contactus/comment-card or the local forest contact identified on each Forest Accomplishment Report.

Local Forest Accomplishments

Take a look at what your Recreation Fee Revenues accomplished on your favorite Forest.