Oregon Grants Awarded
2006
Frenches Dome Slope Stabilization and Belay Platform Construction, Oregon (2006)
The Forest Service was awarded a grant to help pay for a slope stabilization and belay platform construction project at a popular climbing destination near Mt. Hood. Heavy use at this site has resulted in erosion and vegetation loss at the base of the rock and outlying areas. The project will involve the construction of rock retaining walls, a trail on the northeast side of the formation that will direct use, and revegetation in areas that are no longer in the travel zone.
Youtlkut Pillars Restoration, Oregon, Oregon (2006)
The Forest Service was awarded a grant to help pay for a toilet construction project at a popular climbing destination in the Umpqua National Forest. Because the pillars are so easily accessed by road, this area has a history over the past 25 years of attracting large climbing groups such as local Search & Rescue, Boy Scouts, ROTC, and the local Job Corps Center. Heavy use at this site has resulted in erosion and vegetation loss at the base of the rock and outlying areas and the need for an outhouse facility.
2005
French's Dome, Oregon (2005)
The Forest Service was awarded a grant to help pay for a slope stabilization and belay platform construction project at a popular climbing destination near Mt. Hood. Heavy use at this site has resulted in erosion and vegetation loss at the base of the rock and outlying areas. The project will involve the construction of rock retaining walls, a trail on the northeast side of the formation that will direct use, and revegetation in areas that are no longer in the travel zone.
Madrone Wall, Oregon (2005)
The Madrone Wall Preservation Committee was awarded a grant for ongoing public outreach work in the effort to protect Madrone Wall. The group is working to reopen the site to public access and lobbying to get the site permanently protected as a park or open space property. Madrone Wall has been closed since 1997.