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Park history
After reading the letter to the
editor complaining about the city
of Hermiston clearing the area
upstream from Riverfront Park, I
felt it would be remiss of me not
to set the record straight.
For starters, the statement that
the area had been protected from
human encroachment for at least
80 years was not true. In the early
1980s Dr. John Page was on a
Fish and Wildlife committee and
discovered they were looking for
someone to manage this seven
acre parcel. Management was
to involve the removal of inva-
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2018
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
sive species. John thought our
Boy Scout Troop 654 could han-
dle this. John arranged for some
farmer to push the brush into
piles and the scouts did the final
piling and burning. The place
looked much like it does now.
In 1982 we gave John’s son,
John Alan Page, the area to be
used for an Eagle Project in
1983. It was determined the area
could be developed into a park
and Umatilla County would
administer it. The county sup-
plied the tables, fire rings, toilets
and garbage service. The scouts
would provide assistance where
appropriate. This included peri-
odic removal of invasive plants
and the mowing of paths. This
plan continued until about 2000
when the county closed the park
due to drug problems. As a result
the property reverted back to the
Fish and Wildlife.
Several hundred Boy Scouts
last used this property and the
adjacent property of Roger
Bounds to hold a district-wide
camporee in 2002. At the time
our environmental project was
to remove the invasive trees
and pile them. That is now the
smaller piles came into exis-
tence. The bigger piles were trees
the Fish and Wildlife piled to be
burned at a later date. It never
happened.
Over the years the Park and
Rec Committee has had the par-
cel of land on their radar. Title
was obtained about 6 months
ago. Consideration for this
involves the construction of a
boat launch and good steward-
ship of the property. Several
months ago a representative of
the Oregon State Urban Forestry
Department was called in. She
concurred with the city’s plan to
remove the invasive species and
with the planting of appropriate
native plants, if available.
It was discovered that the
homeless had made extensive use
of the property and their garbage
was a problem. The city deter-
mined they would haul away
nonburnable debris and the rest
would be pushed into piles and
burned with invasive trees. This
is currently being done. The city
plans to complete the removal
and burning of the invasive trees.
They will need to prepare the
land for seeding with appropri-
ate grass and plants. As this pro-
gresses, volunteers may help
by picking up the small woody
materials found in the construc-
tion site. As things develop the
city expects to plot soft natural
paths to include trails to fishing
sites and nature viewing places.
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