Plenty of whales headed our way
(Register Guard, 3/23/2012)
Whale Watching Center, Depoe Bay [PDF] (2011) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department
Whale watch week count [PDF] (biannual) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department
Entries Tagged as 'Parks & Recreation Dept.'
Whale watch week
March 27th, 2012 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Tags:whale watching·whales
National Register of Historic Places
February 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Two landmark homes in Northeast and Northwest Portland added to the National Register of Historic Places (Oregonian, 2/20/2012)
National Register of Historic Places [PDF] (2007) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department
The National Register process [PDF] (2008)
Outdoor recreation
November 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Dept. of Transportation, Parks & Recreation Dept.
Stub Stewart State Park offers cozy cabins, more travel/outdoor recreation news from regional newspapers (Oregonian, 11/28/2011)
Stub Stewart State Park [PDF] (2010) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department
Oregon coast bike route [PDF] (2004), Oregon Department of Transportation, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program
Tags:bikeways·biking·camping·Oregon Coast·recreation·state parks
Bates State Park
September 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Oregon to open new state park near John Day (Statesman Journal, 9/14/2011)
Opening near for Bates State Park (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 9/14/2011)
Bates State Park master plan [PDF] (2010) Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area
August 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
160 Reasons We Love the Mid-Valley: Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area, (Statesman Journal, 8/23/2011)
Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area master plan [PDF] (2004), Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department
Arch Cape Cannon
June 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Restoration of cannons found on Arch Cape beach reveals surprising history (Oregonian, 6/25/2011)
Recovery of Arch Cape cannon : report to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Department of State Lands regarding the discovery of two cannon at Arch Cape [PDF] (2008) Parks and Recreation Dept.
Tags:cannon·historic preservation·Shark (U.S. Schooner)·shipwreck
Heceta Head Lighthouse preservation
May 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon’s most photographed, due for a makeover, (Oregonian, 5/13/2011)
Heceta Head Lighthouse [PDF], (2009), Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department
State Capitol State Park
April 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Managing State Capitol State Park (Statesman Journal, 4/25/2011)
State Capitol State Park, general park plan [PDF] (2010) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department
Tags:State Capitol·state parks
Beverly Beach State Park
April 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Beverly Beach State Park: Where the forest meets the beach (Statesman Journal, 4/8/2011)
Beverly Beach campground [PDF] (annual) Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department
Snowy Plover habitat conservation
December 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Oregon agrees to improve nesting habitat for snowy plover (Oregonian, 12/21/10)
Plover plan aids birds, opens shore (Register Guard, 12/20/10)
Western snowy plover habitat conservation plan : frequently (and infrequently) asked questions (2010) Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Tags:endangered species·habitat protection·western snowy plover
Banks-Vernonia State Trail
November 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
State’s first rails-to-trails project to open, linking Banks and Vernonia through 21 miles of forests and fields (The Oregonian 10/28/2010)
Last segment of Banks-Vernonia State Trail opens under clear skies (Oregonian10/29/2010)
Banks-Vernonia State Trail trail guide [PDF] (2008) Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Tags:railroads·state parks·trails
Western snowy plover habitat plan
September 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, Parks & Recreation Dept., U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wildlife and Oregon parks officials agree on habitat plan for endangered western snowy plovers (The Oregonian, 9/17/10)
Habitat conservation plan for the western snowy plover [PDF] (2010)
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Tags:endangered species·habitat protection·western snowy plover
Bikeways in the Willamette Valley
September 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Area bikeways may get state nod (The Register-Guard, 9/13/10)
Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway (2009)
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Public beaches
July 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
How two leaders freed the beaches (The Register-Guard, 6/22/10)
Oregon’s coastal beaches: public use study [PDF] (1966)
Oregon State Highway Department, State Parks and Recreation Division
Tags:public beaches·recreation
Banks-Vernonia State Trail
June 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Work begins to open last segment of Banks-Vernonia State Trail (The Oregonian, 5/28/10)
Banks-Vernonia State Trail trail guide [PDF] (2008)
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
State Capitol State Park
June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Open house will focus on Capitol Park plan (Statesman Journal, 5/24/10)
State Capitol State Park draft parkwide plan [PDF] (2010)
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Tags:State Capitol·state parks
Oregon Coast trails
April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Gotta love the Oregon coast — and its parks (The Seattle Times, 4/12/2010)
Oregon Coast trail maps (2009)
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Tags:maps·Oregon Coast·parks·trails
Yurts
February 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Yurts cozy up wild Oregon coast (Chicago Tribune, 1/31/10)
Yurts, cabins & tepees: carefree camping [PDF] (2008)
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Whale migration
December 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
Whales migrate along coast (Statesman Journal, 12/24/09)
Whale Watching Center, Depoe Bay [PDF] (2007)
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Tags:whale watching·whales
Columbia River Trail
August 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Parks & Recreation Dept.
A big day for Oregon icons: New Columbia River Trail segment opens; Astoria Column reopens (The Oregonian, 8/15/09)
Columbia River Gorge state parks and Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail [PDF] (2007)
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Tags:Columbia River·trails
