NEWS RELEASE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
BUILDING STRONG®
Release No: 14-021
For Immediate Release:
March 31, 2014
Contact:
Scott Clemans, 503-808-4513
scott.f.clemans@usace.army.mil
CORPS PERMANENTLY CLOSES ROADSIDE CAMPING
AT GREEN PETER RESERVOIR
PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is permanently closing roadside
camping at Green Peter Reservoir northeast of Sweet Home, Ore.
Crews will start work Tuesday erecting signs and barriers and removing fire rings and other
dispersed camping amenities on Corps land along Quartzville Road to Milepost 17.2, just
beyond Trout Creek.
The Corps is addressing natural resource damage and public safety concerns related to
dispersed camping in the area known as the Quartzville Corridor. Dispersed camping is
frequently associated with vandalized trees, barren and hardened soil, and garbage dumps and
other sanitation issues. Vehicles, boat trailers and other camping equipment often encroach
upon the roadway.
“By shifting camping activity to designated recreation areas, we will improve the quality and
safety of recreation at Green Peter Reservoir,” said Tami Schroeder, Willamette Valley Projects
park manager.
This work is part of the first phase of the 2011 Green Peter Reservoir Recreation Plan
developed by the Corps and Linn County Parks to improve recreation and environmental
conditions in the area and ensure compliance with Corps regulations.
Future improvements include constructing or expanding developed recreational facilities at
Whitcomb Creek Park, Moose Creek Park and Trout Creek Campground; upgrading boat
access at Billings Park on the south side of the dam; and creating designated boat-in campsites
with cabins and yurts. To read the entire Green Peter Reservoir Recreation Plan, go to
http://www.linnparks.com/pages/generalinfo/parkplanning.html.
The Corps’ final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for implementing
the first phase of this plan is available with this news release at
http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/NewsReleases.aspx.
“We are very excited about working with Linn County Parks to develop additional recreation
opportunities at Green Peter,” said Schroeder. “This area has so much potential, and we are
happy to make some positive changes.”
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2-2-2 CORPS PERMANENTLY CLOSES ROADSIDE CAMPING AT GREEN PETER RESERVOIR
Green Peter Dam and Reservoir is one of 13 dam and reservoir projects operated by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers in the Willamette Basin. Each dam contributes to a water resource
plan designed to provide flood damage reduction, power generation, irrigation, water quality
improvement, fish and wildlife habitat, recreation and navigation on the Willamette River and
many of its tributaries. For more information, visit
http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Locations/WillametteValley.aspx.
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