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Recreation
The Gorge provides a rich variety of recreation opportunities. Some recreation sites are easily accessible, well developed, and likely to be crowded; others are more remote and much less often visited.
The most popular form of...
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issues and Concerns
skiing" (Povey, Keillor, Pruett, Whyte, 1988). The Gorge's winds have received national and international acclaim. Povey estimates that 30 percent of the Gorge's boardsailors travel at least 1,000 miles to sail in the Gorge....
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Table 2:6. Mapped Inventories Used in Analysis of Recreation
Type of Inventory
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum
Existing Recreation Sites
Existing Recreation Trail;
Geologic Hazards
Roads, Rivers, Lakes
Slope Aspect...
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Recreation Inventories and Studies
Recreation Overview
This negotiation requires a lengthy process of consultation between the tribes and the Army Corps of Engineers. The Forest Service and Commission have no direct role in this process, but...
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Table 2:7. Scenic Area Facility Distribution
West
(Sandy River to
Viento Ridge)
2 State parks
11 Campgrounds, 237+ units 13 Picnic areas
7 Trails
5 Boat launches, 5 lanes
3 Windsurfing sites
18 State parks (5 undeveloped) 10...
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Table 2:8.
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum
Setting Characterization
Primitive
Area is characterized by essentially unmodified natural environment of fairly large size. Interaction between users is very low and evidence of other users is...
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The spectacular rise of windsurfing triggered several studies of boardsailing in the Gorge. The State of Oregon commissioned the Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Study (Oregon State Parks and Windsurfing Committee, 1986). The following year saw the...
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Suitability Analysis
With this analysis, the demand for additional recreation opportunities is well documented. However, the Scenic Area Act requires development to be consistent with the protection and enhancement of the scenic, cultural, and...
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Land Use Designations
4. Land use suitability: to protect residential and agricultural areas.
This analysis identified constraints which limit the recreation suitability of certain areas. If the land had no significant slope, geology, land...
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Figure 2:3. Landuse Designation Matrix.
F (H,M) F (L) Ag (E) Ag (S) R (H,M) R (L)
F (H,M) F F Ag F F F
F (L) F Ag Ag R F/R
Ag (E) Ag Ag Ag Ag
Ag (S) Ag Ag/R Ag
R (H, M) R R
R (L) R
F(H,M) = High, moderate Forest suitability.
F...
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The resulting composite suitability map was compared with the resource maps which indicate the sensitive areas for the scenic, cultural, and natural resources. This comparison was done for both GMAs and SMAs in a joint effort between the...
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resources could be adversely affected by development, the open space designation was applied. An open space designation requires that the character of the land not be altered, ensuring that identified sensitive resources will be protected. Low...
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Recreation Intensity Zones
These areas would specify higher intensity recreation and would not be available for other uses.
The following land use designations were applied in the SMAs:
• Forest, Federal and Non-Federal
•...
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Table 2.9. Typical Characteristics of Recreation Intensity Zones
Maximum Acreage that can be developed (% of a section)
Maximum Parking
Area Size (number of vehicles:
Campsite limitations
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4
10% 25% 40% 50%...
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Preliminary Management Direction
recreation users, and where open space was the original designation but the resources could be protected through management guidelines, the higher intensity was retained and the designation changed to public...
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As the goals and policies took shape, the effects on management of individual areas were considered. For some areas, the land use designations or recreation intensity zones were adjusted, The next chapter details the proposed designations and...
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CHAPTER 3:
Special Management Area
Management Direction
Overview
This chapter contains the management direction which is the central element of the management plan for the Special Management Areas (SMAs). The management plan contains land...
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analysis and project design will be carried out under the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.
Where counties do not have the jurisdiction or authority under state laws for regulating certain land uses or practices, the...
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Table 3:1. Draft Land Use Designation Summary
LAND USE ACRES
Agricultural Crop Land 3,205
Agricultural Range Land 5,941
Total Agricultural Land 9,146
Federal Forest Land 10,382
Non-Federal Forest Land 27,495
Total Forest Land 37,877...
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Goal I:
Land Use Guidelines
3. Determine that the proposal complies with the guidelines in this chapter for the land use designation, and the recreation intensity zone if applicable.
4. Conduct scenic, cultural, and natural resource...
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conditions described for allowable uses in agricultural or forest land designations. Sanitary landfills are not an allowable use in the SMAs.
2. Permits for new developments must be for allowable uses described for the specific land use...
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Agricultural Lands
The SMAs contain relatively little agricultural land. The west and central portions of the Gorge are primarily steep, rocky, and covered with forests, and therefore not suitable for agricultural use. The two SMAs at the east...
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Agricultural Land Designation
Designation Acres
Agricultural-Crop Land 3,205
Agricultural-Range Land 5,941
TOTAL AGRICULTURAL LAND 9,146
Goal I:
Policies:
Land Use Guidelines
Protect and manage agricultural lands in the Special...
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2. New dwellings shall not be permitted on parcels of less than 40 contiguous acres. Where a dwelling is permitted, it shall meet the guidelines provided for residential uses.
3. For a dwelling on less than 80 acres, an agricultural management...
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