Parks Foundation Fund Grant History

2013

Coos Watershed Association (Charleston) – $2,500 for the Placed-Based Natural Systems Learning for At-Risk Youth pilot program

Coyote Trails School of Nature (Medford) – $1,000 for interpretive signage

Friends of the Columbia Gorge (Portland) – $2,500 for the Gorge Towns to Trails: Mt. Ulka Project

Friends of State Park (Portland) – $2,500 for the School Field Trip program, with funds restricted to scholarships for underserved schools

HawkWatch International (Salt Lake City) – $1,500 for the 2013 Bonney Butte Raptor and Citizen Science Project

Hoyt Friends Foundation (Portland) – $1,000 for Meet the Trees: Children's Brochure project

Institute for Applied Ecology (Corvallis) – $2,500 for the Student Riparian Stewards project at Jackson Frazier Wetlands

Lomakatsi Restoration Project (Ashland) – $1,500 for the Medford Bear Creek Riparian Restoration Project

North Coast Land Conservancy (Seaside) – $2,500 for the Volunteer Site Steward program

Southern Oregon Land Conservancy (Ashland) – $2,037 for the "Loving the Land Project"

Tualatin Riverkeepers (Tualatin) – $2,500 for six, one-week summer day camp sessions for youth ages 4-13

View the Future, Inc. (Yachats) – $1,000 for the Yachats Community Outreach Project

Oregon Parks Foundation Fund Grant History

Wallowa Land Trust (Joseph) – $1,500 for the Lostine-Wallowa Confluence Conservation Project

Western Rivers Conservancy (Portland) – $4,000 for the Punch Bowl Falls Project

Westwind Stewardship Group (Otis) – $500 for the Meeting Area Shelter Project

2012

Adelante Mujeres (Forest Grove) – $2,500 for the Natural Park Field Trips for the Adelante Chicas Program of Washington County

City of Mosier (Mosier) – $2,500 for interpretive signage for the Mosier Hub Viewing Platform

Coos Watershed Association (Charleston) – $2,500 for the Natural Resources Internship Program

Friends of La Grande Mainstreet (La Grande) – $1,750 for the Gangloff Park Enhancement Project

Friends of Tryon Creek State Park (Portland) – $2,500 for the Enhancing the School Field Trip Project

HawkWatch International (Salt Lake City) – $2,500 for the 2012 Bonney Butte Raptor Migration and Citizen Science Project

Heart of Oregon Corps, Inc. (Bend) – $2,500 for a partnership with the Central Oregon Youth Conservation Corps for the Improving Smith Rocks State Park Project

Institute for Applied Ecology (Corvallis) – $2,500 for the RARE partnership: Jackson-Frazier Wetland, Benton County Natural Area Proejct

Klamath Greenways Foundation (Klamath Falls) – $2,500 for the "Come Experience Link Canyon" Project

Oregon Parks Foundation Fund Grant History

North Coast Land Conservancy (Seaside) – $2,000 for the Stewardship Intern

Portland Parks and Recreation (Portland) – $2,500 for the Teen Environmental Adventures program

Southern Oregon Land Conservancy (Ashland) – $2,000 for the Vision 20/20 Project, the Adopt a Trail: Siskiyou Mt. Park Project, and the Loving the Land Project

Wallowa Land Trust (Joseph) – $2,000 for the Moraines of Wallowa Lake: Legacy of Vanishing Landscapes Project

Western Rivers Conservancy (Portland) – $5,000 for the Restoring the John Day River Project: Cottonwood Canyon State Park

2011

Benton County Natural Areas and Parks Department (Corvallis) – $2,000 for the Bald Hill/Fitton Green Trail Project

Cascade Pacific RC&D, Inc. (Tangent) – $2,500 for the Luckiamute State Natural Area Restoration Project

Friends of Buford Park & Mount Pisgah (Eugene) – $1,500 for the Volunteer Coordinator Intern for restoring rare habitats at Buford Park

Friends of the Columbia Gorge (Portland) – $2,500 for the Mosier Plateau Trail Construction

HawkWatch International (Salt Lake City) – $1,500 for the fall Raptor Migration Project at Bonney Butte Center

Hoyt Arboretum Friends Foundation (Portland) – $5,000 for the interpretive signage project

Institute for Applied Ecology (Corvallis) – $2,000 for the RARE Partnership: Jackson-Frazier Wetland and Mary's River Natural Area Habitat Enhancement Project

Oregon Parks Foundation Fund Grant History

Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center (Portland) – $2,000 for the Overnight Educational Program

Sauvie Island Center (Portland) – $1,340 for the Food, Farming and the Land Title 1 Field Trip Project

Southern Oregon Land Conservancy (Ashland) – $2,063 for the "Loving the Land" program

Think Link Discovery Center (La Grande) – $1,000 for the development of interactive environmental exhibits at the Discovery Museum

Tualatin Riverkeepers (Tualatin) – $1,500 for student internships for the Nature Summer Day Camp

View the Future, Inc. (Yachats) – $3,000 for the and the City of Yachats in support of the Yahaitc Hiking Trail/Link Project

Wallowa Land Trust (Joseph) – $2,000 for the "Into the Wallowas" Rural Outings Project

Westwind Stewardship Group (Otis) – $3,000 for the development of trail maps and interpretive signage

2010

Benton County Natural Areas and Parks Department (Corvallis) – $2,500 for the Restoration Project at Beazell Memorial Forest

Friends of the Columbia Gorge (Portland) – $2,000 for phase two of the Mosier Plateau Trail

HawkWatch International (Salt Lake City) – $2,500 for the 2010 Bonney Butte Raptor Migration Project

Institute for Applied Ecology (Corvallis) – $2,000 for the Fitton Green Natural Area Habitat Enhancement Project

Oregon Parks Foundation Fund Grant History

Lower Nehalem Community Trust (Manzanita) – $5,000 for the Rice/Reeves Natural Area Management Plan And Restoration Project

Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center (Portland) – $2,500 for the construction of a new kiosk at Jawbone Flats Entrance in the

Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition (Seal Rock) – $3,000 to expand public understanding of shoreline natural history

Southern Oregon Land Conservancy (Ashland) – $1,500 for the Loving the Land Project

The Oregon Community Foundation (Portland) – $574 for payment of fund-related expenses, including services and taxes

View the Future, Inc. (Yachats) – $1,500 for the Protect and Preserve Yachats Forest Campaign

Walama Restoration Project (Eugene) – $3,000 for the From Seed to Habitat in Fisher Butte West

Wallowa Land Trust (Joseph) – $2,500 for the "Into the Wallowas" Outings Project

Willamette Riverkeeper (Portland) – $2,500 for the Portland River Stewardship Project