Over the last several years, the Wasco County Planning Department and Citizen Advisory Group have received a lot of feedback about recreation. The needs identified by community members include: Recreational bicycle use on County Roads Balancing of recreational/natural resources Opportunities for private and public recreation should be supported by land use planning Coordinate with key … Continue reading Recreation Needs and Updates
Recreation and Illegal Access
Currently, Goal 8 (Recreation) in the Comprehensive Plan states that Wasco County Planning will "Discourage illegal recreational access through private agricultural lands." As staff explores revisions to the recreation land use planning goal, we wanted to get a sense from the public if illegal access was still an issue for property owners. Several hunting apps … Continue reading Recreation and Illegal Access
Opportunity for Comment on SCORP
While we work towards updating our Recreation policies, one of the sources of information we rely on is the Oregon Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) data and guidelines. The 2019-2023 SCORP draft is available for review and comment on the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department website: https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/PLANS/Pages/201923SCORP.aspx There is a space on the landing page … Continue reading Opportunity for Comment on SCORP