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SEPTEMBER 22�29, 2021
CULTURE & HERITAGE
CELEBRATING THE HISTORY
OF EASTERN OREGON
Follow land trust
map to fi nd ‘The
Oregon I Am’
Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts unveils new map
with 81 Oregon places the public can explore
Go! staff
T
he Coalition of Oregon Land
Trusts has released a new
map to help Oregonians con-
nect with more outdoor spaces.
The map highlighs 81 locations
throughout the state that any-
one can visit, all of them made
possible in part by Oregon’s
system of nonprofi t land trusts.
The PDF-format map is available
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“The Coalition of Oregon
Land Trusts has 30 members
— nonprofi ts covering every
corner of Oregon,” said Kelley
Beamer, COLT executive direc-
tor. “Many of their properties,
or properties they’ve helped
conserve, have been open to
the public for years. But only
now have they been compiled in
one place and all of them visible
on one map. This is your go-to
resource to discover a new fam-
ily favorite picnic spot, or walk,
or riverside hangout. And it’s an
invitation for everyone living in
Oregon to step outside and to
safely connect to each other
and the wonder of our lands.”
The project’s title is “The
Oregon I Am,” a play on the word
“Oregonian.” It is a collaborative
project to celebrate Oregon land
and communities and to invite
more people to enjoy them.
Some of the properties on
the map are owned by land
trusts, and some are currently
owned by public agencies,
which acquired them from land
trusts. All of the locations on
COLT/Contributed image
the map are open to all and are,
in some way, supported by land
trusts. This new list of 81 places
you can visit thanks to land
trusts roughly compares, in size,
to Oregon’s State Park system.
Not all 81 sites are open year-
round, and some have rules
to protect wildlife and native
plants. Before planning a visit,
check with the highlighted or-
ganization for details by clicking
on the map location. You will be
directed to information specifi c
to the place you want to visit —
including when the property is
open and how to get there.
Oregonians are also invited to
share what about Oregon is spe-
cial to them by posting to social
media with #oregoniam and
share their answer to this ques-
tion: What is your Oregon? Is it a
place, idea, person, or memory?
“The Oregon I am is ….”
The project is also work-
ing on a fi lm. Oregonians are
invited to submit an audio
record sharing their story of
“The Oregon I Am.” Learn more
at https://oregonlandtrusts.
org/theoregoniam/share-your-
story/.
In December, COLT will re-
lease a fi lm titled “The Oregon
I Am.”