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Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge
State Heritage Area Sumpter, Oregon PARK PROJECTS
The Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area in Sumpter Oregon surrounds the
Sumpter Gold Dredge with 77 acres of natural wildlife habitat, trails and streams where there was once only dredge tailings! The Sumpter Gold Dredge is one of the most popular and important tourist attraction in Baker County and attracts thousands of visitors each year. To maintain the State Park to standards that our visitors enjoy, and Oregon State requires, means daily maintenance............ Oregon Parks and Recreations Rangers work diligently to maintain the park but major restoration projects such as the State Park Trails, Interpretive Displays, and the Day Use Park were built by and depend on various work crews and many volunteers to perform needed repairs and maintenance on a regular basis. |
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We greatly appreciate the volunteer groups that come into the park to perform
maintenance and assist with new park projects! A special thanks goes to the NYCC and the OYCC for the awesome help they have provided us each Summer! Sumpter is particularly proud of our State Park entrance sign completed in the Summer of 2005! Planning future projects greatly depends on these groups! Another group we greatly depend on for help with our building projects and maintenance in the State Park is the Powder River Correctional Facility Inmates in Baker City. These inmates have worked hard to create beautiful park trails, signs, and bridge work! We invite you to come visit our State Park Heritage Area and see all the beautiful work these groups perform for us! If you, your group or organization would like to volunteer at the Sumpter Gold Dredge and State Park, just send us an email: info@friendsofthedredge.com |
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State Park Rangers organize their busy day and make plans for supervising various ongoing projects within the park for the day. |
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Workers from the Northwest Youth Conservation Corps busy in action building the foundation for the new State Park entrance sign. |
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Making progress on the sign foundation. The rocks used for the sign foundation were collected from the Sumpter Valley Dredge Tailings within the park. |
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Members of the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps work on sanding picnic tables used in the park. The OYCC work on projects within the park including grounds maintenance around the dredge, the day use park and other areas as needed. |
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Workers make final touches on the new State Park entrance sign. |
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Completed Project! Crew Members finish their work on the sign. Cleaning and sealing of the sign will be left up to park staff to finish. Folks here in Sumpter, Oregon are very pleased and proud of our new State Park Entrance Sign! |
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Powder River Inmate Photos Friends of the Sumpter Valley Dredge
P.O. Box 291 Sumpter, Oregon 97877 {541} 894-2472 |
