State Parks Director Tim Wood effectively ended the feckless attempt by Curry County Commissioner George Rhodes to open Floras Lake SNA– one of Oregon’s state park gems–to private development. In a letter to Rhodes and other county commissioners dated September 23, Wood states flatly that “the value of this property to the state park system [...]
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Floras Lake State Natural Area Will Stay That Way!
Posted in Environment, Landscapes, Natural History, Oregon, Parks & Monuments, Western Photography, Western Travel Writing, tagged Blacklock Point OR, Curry County Commissioners, Curry County Oregon, Floras Lake Natural Area, Floras Lake Natural Area OR, OPRD Director Tim Wood, Oregon Coast Photography on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Strange Case of the Curry County Commissioners Wanting to Acquire Floras Lake State Natural Area: Part 2
Posted in Environment, Landscapes, Oregon, Parks & Monuments, tagged Blacklock Point OR, Curry County Commissioners, Curry County Oregon, New River OR BLM ACEC, Oregon Coast Photography, Oregon coastal conservation, Oregon State Park, Port Orford OR, US 101 Coastal Oregon on August 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In Part 1 (posted July 14) Stan laid out the terrain as we understand it regarding the Curry County Commission’s eyeing Floras Lake State Natural Area (FLNA) for private development. Here’s the next chapter: At the July 20th Oregon Recreation and Parks Department (ORPD) Commission meeting in Bandon, lots of concerned folks showed up, voicing [...]
The Strange Case of the Curry County Commissioners Wanting to Acquire Floras Lake State Natural Area
Posted in Environment, Landscapes, Oregon, Parks & Monuments, Western Photography, tagged Blacklock Point OR, Curry County Commissioners, Curry County Oregon, Floras Lake Natural Area, July 20 OR Parks and Rec Commission Mtg, New River OR BLM ACEC, Oregon coastal conservation, Oregon State Park, Port Orford OR on July 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Oregon has many state parks of outstanding natural beauty. But the great string of coastal parks has always been the jeweled necklace, the backbone, the historical centerpiece of the state parks system. The wave pounded headlands, silver strands of beaches, sandy coves, sand spits, sea stacked vistas— our coastline equals any. But one element is [...]
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