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LEWIS & CLARK BICENTENNIAL PROJECT |
Project Name:
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Prescott Beach Recreational Center |
Location of Project:
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Columbia County, Oregon |
Lead Sponsor:
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Organization Name |
Columbia County |
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Contact Name/Title |
Anthony Hyde, Commissioner |
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Address/State/ZIP |
Columbia County Courthouse |
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97051 |
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Phone/Fax/e-mail |
503-397-4322 |
503-397-7243 |
[email protected] | ||
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Website |
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Other Sponsors:
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Portland General Electric (PGE) and Oregon State Parks & Recreation Department
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Project Description:
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This Park and its Conference Center will fill a major gap as the only full-service park along the Columbia River between Portland and Fort Stevens. The facility will include a visitor's center, conference/training center with guest cabins, boat launch, campsites, and day-use facilities. In addition it will be an ideal place to learn about Lewis & Clark. The Park offers many of the natural features that Lewis & Clark witnessed. The area, forested by native trees, provides habitat for nearly 200 species of wildlife, including native salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon in the Columbia River. This project will be important for visitors as they "re-live" the Lewis & Clark expedition during and after the bicentennial. |
Project Budget:
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Total: |
$2,000,000 |
Funded to Date: |
$0 |
Support:
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Portland General Electric and Oregon Parks & Recreation Department are working directly with the Columbia County to turn the site into a State Park. Local citizens, Columbia County Economic Development Council, Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District and Columbia County Parks Department all support the project. |
Project Status:
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PGE, Oregon State Parks and Columbia County are working on the transfer of ownership from PGE to Oregon State Parks. |
Coding:
Primary Category: _ R/H X P/T _ I _ CD _ C/N _ ED _ E _ O
Type: _ Fed _ State X Local _ Tribal _ Multi-Agency _ Private _ Pub/Priv _ Other
Status: X Proposed _ Underway _ Finished
Priority Ranking: within State/Tribe/Agency: # ____ out of ____.
Other Comments:
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Prescott Beach sits between the two major routes used by visitors accessing Lewis & Clark sites: US 30 (the main traffic route between Portland and Clatsop County) and the Columbia River (the actual Lewis & Clark Trail). |