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Recreation Accomplishments - Your dollars at work.
Every year the Forest Service collects recreation fees for a variety of facilities and services. These revenues are retained locally by each national forest to operate and maintain campgrounds, trails, visitor centers and more. Besides routine operation and maintenance, forests chip away at major projects to reduce back log maintenance. The Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest Region is proud of their accomplishments and would like to share them with you.
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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.
Who Decides
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.
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Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area |
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Colville National Forest |
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Deschutes National Forest |
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Fremont-Winema National Forests |
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
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Malheur National Forest |
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Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest |
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Mt. Hood National Forest |
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Ochoco National Forest |
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Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forest's |
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Olympic National Forest |
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Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest |
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Siuslaw National Forest |
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Umatilla National Forest |
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Umpqua National Forest |
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Wallow-Whitman National Forest |
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Willamette National Forest |
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