The Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission was created by the State Legislature in 1989 to establish policies, adopt rules necessary to execute the duties of the Department, set fees, acquire property, promote the state´s outdoor recreation policy, and appoint the OPRD Director. Commissioners serve four-year terms. They are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the State Senate.

Congressional District 1
Davis Moriuchi , Commission Chair
Term expires May 31, 2014
 
Congressional District 2
Brad Chalfant
Term expires November 2016  
 
Congressional District 3
Jay Graves, Vice-chair
Term expires June 2015
 

Congressional District 4 
Cal Mukumoto 
Term expires September 2016

Congressional District 5 
Wendy Veliz Buck

Term expires April 2017 

East of the Cascades
Sharon Rudi
Term expires December 2013
 

West of the Coast Range
Robin Risley
Term expires March 2017    
 
OPRD Director
Tim Wood
OPRD
725 Summer Street NE, Suite C
Salem, OR 97301
Email: tim.wood@state.or.us
(503) 986-0718
Fax: (503) 986-0796

Commission Assistant
Vanessa R DeMoe
OPRD
725 Summer Street NE, Suite C
Salem, OR  97301
Email: vanessa.demoe@state.or.us
Phone: (503) 986-0719
Fax: (503) 986-0796

 
 

2013 Meeting Dates and Locations 
 

·         January 30             Oregon City  

·         May 8                    Baker City

·         July 17                  Coos Bay  

·         September 25        Condon            

·         November 20         Corvallis

 

May Meeting Agenda

May Meeting Packet

 

If you would like to be placed on the Interested Parties email list to receive alerts when meeting information is posted to our web site email Vanessa DeMoe, Commission Assistant, at vanessa.demoe@state.or.us 

Minutes from meetings of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission are posted to this website following their approval by the Commission (at the next regularly scheduled meeting). For commission questions, please contact Vanessa DeMoe, Commission Assistant, at (503) 986-0719 orvanessa.demoe@state.or.us 
  
2013

January   

2012

November

August

June

April
January  
  
2011 
November 
September 
July  
May  
March  
January 
  
2010 
November  
September   
July  
May 
March  
February 
January 
  
2009 
November 
September 17  
September 29  
July 16  
May 21  
April 2  
January 29  
  
2008 
December 4   
September 18  
July 17 
May 8  
March 13 
January 17 
  
2007 
November 29 
September 20 
August 7 
July 12 
May 10 
March 8 
January 11 
  
2006 
November 9 
September 28 
August 17 
June 8  
April 13 
March 2 
January 18 

2005 
December 8 
October 27 
September 22 
August 4 
June 2 
April 21 
March 10 
January 27 

2004 
December 16 
October 28 
September 2 
August 5 

Two unrelated outside groups have asked the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission to discuss possible future property exchanges that could affect two different state park properties on the south coast. No decisions have been made, and as of today, the Commission has not scheduled any action or vote on either idea. You can read corrrespodence from Oregon citizens and nonprofit groups, as well as past media coverage, online: 

• Floras Lake State Natural Area
• Bandon State Natural Area 

  
If you have questions, would like to comment or simply want more information, send us an email.  ​