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Cooperative Associations Background
Cooperating Associations, also known as "Friends Groups" are private 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations formed by citizens to provide and support the educational and interpretive services of the park. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has entered into formal agreements with the associations under ORS 390.143.
These organizations rely heavily on volunteer support in all areas of operation. Friends support state parks by operating museums and interpretive stores and providing additional educational programs at the park. Friends help support these projects by raising funds for park projects and historical renovations and building new park facilities. The groups' nonprofit status allow them to sell memberships, write grants, receive qualified donations and receive donated materials.
There are 14 state park Cooperating Associations (friends groups) associated with an individual park location. For more information on the group's volunteer opportunities and current projects, you may contact the group directly, visit the website or contact Tammy Baumann, Volunteer Coordinator at 503-986-0751.
Current OPRD Cooperative Association Partners
Cape Blanco Heritage Society*
Supporting Cape Blanco and Port Orford Heads State Parks
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P.O. Box 1132
Port Orford, OR 97465
(541) 332-2352
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Supporting Bates State Park
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P.O. Box 115
Prairie City OR 97869
(541) 820-3642
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P.O. Box 262
Netarts, OR 97143
(503) 842-5270
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Friends of Collier Memorial Park Logging Museum*
Supporting Collier Memorial State Park
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P.O. Box 285
Chiloquin, OR 97624
(541) 783-2387
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Friends of Historic Champoeg*
Supporting Champoeg State Heritage Area
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8239 Champoeg Rd. NE
St. Paul, OR 97137
(503) 678-1649
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Friends of Honeyman Memorial State Park
Supporting Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park
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c/o Friends of Honeyman
84505 Highway 101 S
Florence, OR 97439
(541) 997-3641 |
Friends of Kam Wah Chung*
Supporting Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site |
P.O. Box 663
John Day, OR 97845
(541) 575-2721
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Friends of Old Fort Stevens*
Supporting Fort Stevens State Park |
33168 Patriott Way
Warrenton, OR 97146
(503) 861-2000
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Friends of Shore Acres*
Supporting Shore Acres State Park |
P.O. Box 1172
Coos Bay, OR 97420
(541) 888-3778
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Friends of Silver Falls*
Supporting Silver Falls State Park |
c/o Friends of Silver Falls
20024 Silver Falls Hwy. SE
Sublimity, OR 97385
(503) 873-8735
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Friends of Stub Stewart State Park and Banks Vernonia Rails to Trails*
Supporting Stub Stewart State Park and Banks Vernonia State Trail
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24600 NW Bacona Road
Banks, OR 97106
(503) 693-9096
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Friends of the Sumpter Dredge*
Supporting the Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area
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P.O. Box 291
Sumpter, OR 97877
(541) 894-2472
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Friends of Tryon Creek State Park*
Supporting Tryon Creek State Park
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c/o Friends of Tryon Creek
11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 636-4398
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Friends of Vista House*
Supporting Crown Point State Scenic Corridor
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c/o Friends of Vista House
P.O. Box 204
Corbett, OR 97019
(503) 695-3471
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Friends of Yaquina Lighthouses*
Supporting Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site
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P.O. Box 410
Newport, OR 97365
(541) 574-3129
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* Interpretive Store operation at park
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