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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 16 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.
Friends of Stub Stewart State Park
and Banks Vernonia Rails to Trails
Ron Johnson, President
24600 NW Bacona Road
Banks, OR 97106
(503) 693-9096
Friends of Cape Blanco
Milt Nelson, President
P.O. Box 1178
Port Orford, OR 97465
(541) 332-9002
Friends of Cape Meares
Alicia Knowlton, President
P.O. Box 262
Netarts, OR 97143
(503) 842-5270
Friends of Historic Champoeg
Greg Leo, President
8239 Champoeg Rd. NE
St. Paul, OR 97137
(503) 678-1649
The Friends of Collier Memorial Park Logging Museum
Craig Dittman, President
P.O. Box 285
Chiloquin, OR 97624
(541) 783-2387
Friends of Old Fort Stevens
Ron Kinsley, President
Mike Forst, Store Manager
33168 Patriott Way
Warrenton, OR 97146
(503) 861-2000
Friends of Golden
Susan Bush, President
Friends of Golden
P O Box 1562
Grants Pass, OR 97528
Friends of Kam Wah Chung
Karen Barntish, President
P.O. Box 663
John Day, OR 97845
(541) 575-2721
Point Orford Heritage Society
Barbara Breuer, President
P.O. Box 1132
Port Orford, OR 97465
(541) 332-2352
Friends of Silver Falls
OB Bergin, President
c/o Friends of Silver Falls
20024 Silver Falls Hwy. SE
Sublimity, OR 97385
(503) 932-9865
Friends of Shore Acres
Lou Kolkhorst, President
P.O. Box 1172
Coos Bay, OR 97420
(541) 888-3778
Friends of the Sumpter Dredge
Marlene Bork, President
Nancy Myers, Store Manager
P.O. Box 291
Sumpter, OR 97877
(541) 894-2472
Friends of Thompson´s Mills
Martin Thompson, President
6610 Grandview
Corvallis, OR 97330
(541) 752-1266
The Friends of Tryon Creek State Park
Stephanie Wagner, Exec. Director
c/o Tryon Creek Park
11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 636-4398
Friends of Vista House
Louise Yarbrough, Exec. Director
Robert Woody, President
c/o Friends of Vista House
P.O. Box 204
Corbett, OR 97019
(503) 695-3471
Friends of Yaquina Lighthouses
(Yaquina Bay and Yaquina Head)
Jane Maines, Exec. Director
P.O. Box 410
Newport, OR 97365
(541) 574-3129
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