Public input is being accepted on Crater Lake National Park’s long-awaited trail management plan.
Comments on the plan, which could add up to more than 20 miles of new trails to the park, are being taken through Oct. 21. A public meeting to discuss the plan is set for Wednesday, Oct. 13, from 6-7:30 p.m. Because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the meeting will be virtual.
kAm“(6 H@F=5 =:<6 E@ 962C J@FC E9@F89ED @? E96 2=E6C?2E:G6D AC6D6?E65 :? E96 A=2?[ E96 2?2=JD:D @7 E96:C :>A24ED 2?5 2?J @E96C 4@?46C?D J@F >:89E 92G6[” D2:5 %@> v:3?6J[ AC@;64E >2?286C 7@C E96 }2E:@?2= !2C< $6CG:46’D s6?G6C $6CG:46 r6?E6C :? s6?G6C[ r@=@]k^Am
kAm%96 A=2??:?8 AC@46DD 3682? D6G6C2= J62CD 28@ H:E9 2 8@2= @7 56G6=@A:?8 2 4@>AC696?D:G6 EC2:=D A=2? E92E 42? 36 :>A=6>6?E65 @G6C E96 ?6IE ad J62CD] !F3=:4 >66E:?8D H6C6 96=5 2E D6G6C2= =@42E:@?D[ :?4=F5:?8 z=2>2E9 u2==D] |2CD92 |4r236[ rC2E6C {2<6’D AF3=:4 :?7@C>2E:@? @77:46C[ D2:5 4@>>6?ED 7C@> E9@D6 D6DD:@?D H6C6 :?4@CA@C2E65 H:E9 A=2?D 4@?D:56C65 3J A2C< DE277 2?5 A=2??6CD 2E E96 s6?G6C @77:46]k^Am
kAm“(6 H2?E65 E@ 86E :?AFE 7C@> DE277 2?5 E96 AF3=:4 E@ 56E6C>:?6 H9:49 :562D 2C6 762D:3=6 2?5 H9:49 2C6 ?@E[” |4r236 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 5C27E A=2? :?4=F56D E9C66 2=E6C?2E:G6D] %96 Q?@ 24E:@? 2=E6C?2E:G6Q H@F=5 >2<6 ?@ 492?86D :? E96 A2C<’D 6I:DE:?8 EC2:= ?6EH@C<[ H9:49 4@G6CD hd >:=6D @7 DF>>6C 2?5 H:?E6C EC2:=D[ :?4=F5:?8 ?62C=J bd >:=6D @7 E96 !24:7:4 rC6DE %C2:=]k^Am
kAmp=E6C?2E:G6 `[ E96 }!$’D AC676CC65 2=E6C?2E:G6[ H@F=5 255 23@FE a_ >:=6D @7 ?6H DF>>6C EC2:=D 2?5 >2<6 492?86D E@ 23@FE h >:=6D @7 6I:DE:?8 EC2:=D] p44@C5:?8 E@ E96 A=2?[ :>A=6>6?E:?8 E96 AC676CC65 2=E6C?2E:G6 H@F=5 5:DA6CD6 G:D:E@CD E@ 2C62D H96C6 76H EC2:=D 4FCC6?E=J 6I:DE 2?5 H@F=5 “C6=:6G6 D@>6 @7 E96 G:D:E@C 4C@H5:?8 2=@?8 #:> sC:G6 5FC:?8 E96 DF>>6C >@?E9D] }6H EC2:=D H@F=5 2=D@ 36 25565 2E E96 =@H6C 6=6G2E:@?D @7 E96 A2C< E@ :>AC@G6 J62C\C@F?5 G:D:E@C 2446DD E@ 2C62D E92E C646:G6 =6DD D?@H72==]”k^Am
kAmp=E6C?2E:G6 a H@F=5 255 2=>@DE ab >:=6D @7 DF>>6C EC2:=D[ =2C86=J :? E96 62DE6C? 2C62 @7 E96 A2C< 2?5 282:? >@G6 E96 7@4FD 2H2J 7C@> 962G:=J\FD65 #:> sC:G6]k^Am
kAmp== 2=E6C?2E:G6D :?4=F56 >2C<:?8 E96 6I:DE:?8 `]b\>:=6 {25J @7 E96 (@@5D %C2:= 7@C H:?E6C D?@HD9@6:?8[ H2=<:?8[ D<::?8 2?5 5@8 H2=<:?8] p55:E:@?2==J[ E96 A2C<’D }@CE9 t?EC2?46 #@25[ H96C6 D?@H>@3:=:?8[ D<::?8 2?5 9:<:?8 2C6 4FCC6?E=J 2==@H65[ 6IA2?565 FD6D H@F=5 A6C>:E A6ED[ 5@8 D=655:?8[ D<:;@C:?8 2?5 D?@H 3:<6D] p DF>>6C EC2:=[ 2 ?6H BF2CE6C\>:=6 r96GC@? %C2:= H@F=5 4@??64E 6I:DE:?8 6>A=@J66 2C62D 2?5 36 @A6? 7@C 9:<:?8 2?5 5@8 H2=<:?8]k^Am
kAmp4E:@?D 4@?D:56C65 3FE “5:D>:DD65[” :?4=F56 4=@D:?8 t2DE #:> sC:G6 E@ >@E@C G69:4=6Dj 4=@D:?8 @?6 =2?6 @7 t2DE #:> sC:G6 E@ G69:4=6D 2?5 4@?G6CE:?8 :E E@ 2 >F=E:FD6 EC2:=j 6IA2?5:?8 E96 FD6 @7 D?@H>@3:=6D[ >@F?E2:? 3:<6D 2?5 @E96C >6492?:K65 2?5 >@E@C:K65 EC2?D:E :?E@ 324<4@F?ECJ 2C62Dj 56G6=@A:?8 2 D64@?5 EC2:= 2446DD E@ E96 =2<6j 255:?8 EC2:=D @? 2?5 2C@F?5 {=2@ #@4<j 2?5 56G6=@A:?8 EC2:=D ?62C r2D4256 $AC:?8D]k^Am
kAm%96 A=2? 2=D@ :?4=F56D 4@DE 6DE:>2E6D E92E :?4=F56 3C62<5@H?D 7@C 6249 EC2:=] %96 E@E2= 4@?DECF4E:@? 4@DE 7@C p=E6C?2E:G6 ` :D 6DE:>2E65 2E Sg]d >:==:@? H:E9 2? 255:E:@?2= S`ed[___ :? 2??F2= @A6C2E:@? 2?5 >2:?E6?2?46 4@DED] %96 4@DED 7@C p=E6C?2E:G6 a 2C6 6DE:>2E65 2E Sc]a >:==:@? 7@C 4@?DECF4E:@? 2?5 Sch[___ 7@C @?8@:?8 @A6C2E:@? 2?5 >2:?E6?2?46]k^Am
kAmpD ?@E65 :? E96 %|p[ “E96C6 :D ?@ 8F2C2?E66 E92E E96 24E:@?D AC@A@D65 :? E9:D A=2? H@F=5 36 7F?565] %96 A2C< H:== 4@?E:?F6 E@ =@@< 7@C 4C62E:G6 2?5 5:G6CD6 7F?5:?8 @AA@CEF?:E:6D … qF586E C6DEC:4E:@?D[ C6BF:C6>6?ED 7@C 255:E:@?2= 52E2 @C C68F=2E@CJ 4@>A=:2?46[ 2?5 4@>A6E:?8 ?2E:@?2= A2C< DJDE6> AC:@C:E:6D >2J AC6G6?E :>A=6>6?E2E:@? @7 D@>6 24E:@?D]”k^Am
kAm!2C< @77:4:2=D AC6G:@FD=J 6>A92D:K65 E96 %|! :D :?E6?565 E@ 6DE23=:D9 2? @FE=:?6 7@C A@DD:3=J 56G6=@A:?8 7FEFC6 EC2:=D 2?5 D2:5 ?@ AC:@C:E:6D 92G6 366? D6E @? H9:49 EC2:=D >:89E 36 25565]k^Am
kAm%96 %|p 2=D@ ?@E6D E92E DFCG6JD :?5:42E6 E92E D=:89E=J >@C6 E92? E9:C5 @7 A2C< G:D:E@CD[ bf A6C46?E[ 9:<65 5FC:?8 E96:C G:D:E]k^Am
kAm%96 A=2? ?@E6D A2C< @77:4:2=D 2C6 4@?D:56C:?8 4=@D:?8 E96 r=66EH@@5 r@G6 %C2:=[ E96 A2C<’D >@DE FD65 EC2:= 2?5 @?6 E92E AC@G:56D E96 @?=J 2446DD E@ E96 =2<6[ 7@C @?6 @C >@C6 DF>>6C D62D@?D :? E96 ?6IE 76H J62CD] p 4=@DFC6 :D ?66565[ A2C< @77:4:2=D D2J[ 7@C 6IE6?D:G6 C6A2:CD[ :?4=F5:?8 EC2:= C64@?DECF4E:@?[ C@4< D42=:?8[ :?DE2==2E:@? @7 2 ?6H 3@2E 5@4< 2?5 @E96C FA8C256D] %96 EC2:= H2D 4=@D65 62C=:6C E9:D J62C 3642FD6 @7 D276EJ 4@?46C?D 2?5 EC2:=H@C<k^Am
kAmp? @?=:?6 Q$E@CJ|2AQ :D 2G2:=23=6 E@ AC@G:56 2? @G6CG:6H @7 E96 5C27E A=2? 2?5 E96 4@CC6DA@?5:?8 >2AD 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^8@]FD2]8@G^I|hH$Qm9EEADi^^8@]FD2]8@G^I|hH$k^2m[ 2?5 E96 4@>A=6E6 5C27E A=2? 42? 36 7@F?5 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^8@]FD2]8@G^I|)a(Qm9EEADi^^8@]FD2]8@G^I|)a(k^2m]k^Am
kAmr@>>6?ED 42? 36 DF3>:EE65 @?=:?6 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^8@]FD2]8@G^I|)a(Qm9EEADi^^8@]FD2]8@G^I|)a(k^2m [ @C 3J >2:= E@i %@> v:3?6J[ !C@;64E |2?286C[ s6?G6C $6CG:46 r6?E6C U?52D9j !=2??:?8[`afhd (6DE p=2>652 !<HJ[ {2<6H@@5[ r~ g_aagk^Am
kAm!6@A=6 H:E9 BF6DE:@?D C682C5:?8 E96 AC@;64E @C @A6? 4@>>6?E A6C:@5 42? 4@?E24E %@> v:3?6J 2E b_b\heh\acfh @C G:2 6\>2:= 2E 6\>2:= FD] u@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE rC2E6C {2<6 }2E:@?2= !2C< 42== dc`\dhc\b___ @C G:D:E E96 A2C< D:E6D @? u2463@@< @C x?DE28C2>[ @C E96 A2C< H63D:E6 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]?AD]8@G^4C=2QmHHH]?AD]8@G^4C=2k^2m]k^Am