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Supporting Public Land Acquisition

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Major Creek, a likely Lewis and Clark campsite, was purchased into public ownership by the US Forest Service in 2003.
Major Creek, a likely Lewis and Clark campsite, was purchased into public ownership by the US Forest Service in 2003.
Since 1986, more than 37,000 acres have been purchased into public ownership by the U.S. Forest Service and other agencies to benefit the Columbia Gorge.


Twenty five years ago, public land east of Hood River was virtually non-existent. Since the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act passed by Congress in 1986, more than $50 million has been appropriated to purchase some 37,000 acres in the Columbia Gorge into public ownership.

This land acquistion includes parcels in the western Gorge in areas such as Cape Horn, Franz Lake, and Table Mountain. East of Hood River, landscapes on both sides of the river, at Catherine Creek, Tom McCall Point, Memaloose Hills, the Historic Columbia River Highway between Hood River and Mosier, and Burdoin Mountain that were formerly private property are open to the public today because of public land acquisition.

For two decades, Friends of the Columbia Gorge has lobbied Congress to support public land acquisition. With our lobbyist (former Senator Slade Gorton (R-WA)), Friends has helped secure $3.5 million over the last three years and $1 million is in the President's budget for 2006.

What you can do

Write your congressional delegation and urge them to advocate for adequate funding that will support public land acquisition in the Columbia Gorge.

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