Madrone Wall (Oregon) Update- August 2006

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This September, the Clackamas County Parks Advisory Board (PAB) will be reviewing the potential insertion of the Madrone Wall into the current fiscal year's park master planning process.  If this is successful, park development planning will commence this year rather than waiting for another few years before it can be placed into a future five year plan.  Recall that at the 31 January Board of Commissioners study session, the County Commissioners unanimously accepted all PAB recommendations which included not selling the the site for a private quarry or housing development, putting it into the master planning process for a park, and to keep it posted "No Trespassing" until the park is opened.  The Access Fund and Madrone Wall Preservation Committee will be providing input at the September PAB meeting to assist the process of re-establishing recreation access, including rock climbing, and creating a new park for all to enjoy.  In the meantime, the MWPC is pursuing various grant opportunities to help offset start-up and operational costs for creating this new park.  Expenses include costs for new on-site parking, minimal bathroom facility, educational kiosk signage and map, rubbish removal, and trailbuilding.  Closer to the site's opening there will be a need for volunteer help to improve the decaying trails, constructing new trails, and pulling invasive plants.  In the meantime, please respect the County's "No Trespassing" wishes.

 

 

 

Thanks for all of the support!

 

Kellie Rice

Access Fund-Oregon

Madrone Wall Preservation Committee