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| Recreation Plans, Research Reports, Planning Guides and Programs |
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In addition to managing the State Park System, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) has a broader responsibility to encourage coordination among all governmental agencies providing outdoor recreation areas and facilities in Oregon. OPRD acknowledges the adoption of Measure 66 by Oregon voters in 1999, which provided the Department the financial stability necessary to conduct long-term planning. This section of the OPRD planning website includes a variety of long-term plans, research reports, and programs intending to enhance the outdoor recreation opportunities available to all Oregonians.
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| Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Planning (SCORP) |
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To remain qualify for stateside Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), each state must prepare a Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) every five years. In Oregon, the plan functions not only to guide the LWCF program, but also provides guidance for other OPRD administered grant programs including the Local Grant, County Opportunity Grant, Recreational Trails, and All-Terrain Vehicle Programs. It also provides recommendations to the Oregon State Park System operations, administration, planning, development, and recreation programs. Finally, the plan provides guidance to federal, state, and local units of government, as well as the private sector, in delivering quality outdoor recreational opportunities to Oregonians and out-of-state visitors.
This site includes information for three Oregon SCORP planning efforts. Please click the appropriate link to access information for these planning efforts:
Planning for the 2013-2017 Oregon SCORP
Plan is currently in development.
Oregon’s current SCORP Plan: 2008-2012 Oregon SCORP
“Outdoor Recreation in Oregon: The Changing Face of the Future”
The current Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) for Oregon was completed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) and accepted by the National Park Service (NPS) in January 2008.
The following is a brief description of the plan:
Outdoor Recreation in Oregon: The Changing Face of the Future constitutes Oregon’s basic five-year plan for outdoor recreation. The purpose of the plan is to provide guidance for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) program and information and recommendations to guide federal, state, and local units of government, as well as the private sector, in making policy and planning decisions. The plan also provides guidance for other OPRD-administered grant programs and recommendations to the Oregon State Park System operations, administration, planning, development, and recreation programs. Each state is required to develop a SCORP to be eligible for matching grants from the LWCF grant program.
In this plan, OPRD has taken a proactive approach to addressing a limited number of important demographic and social changes facing outdoor recreation providers in Oregon including a rapidly aging population, fewer youth learning outdoor skills, an increasingly diverse population, and physical inactivity within the population. The planning process included a series of studies designed to provide outdoor recreation managers and planners across Oregon with usable knowledge to proactively address key statewide demographic and social changes including:
- a statewide mail survey of “baby boomers” and “pre-boomers” and a separate analysis of factors affecting relocation to and within Oregon associated with the baby boomer and pre-boomer populations;
- a statewide survey of Oregon youth and their parents;
- a series of youth focus group interviews designed to explore the opinions and thoughts directly from youth;
- a statewide mail survey of Oregon ’s Hispanic and Asian populations;
- a series of focus group interviews designed to explore the opinions and thoughts of Oregon’s Hispanic, Asian and African-American populations;
- a statewide study testing the hypothesis that people in Oregon with ready access to outdoor recreation opportunities are healthier than people residing in areas without access to such resources; and
- a demographic analysis identifying high-priority counties and cities in Oregon associated with each of the four demographic and social changes.
The plan includes separate chapters for each of the four demographic and social changes. These chapters include an issue introduction, a description of how the issue will affect recreation providers, a review of current literature related to the issue, a summary of key SCORP research findings, and a set of key planning recommendations for assisting recreation providers across the state to proactively address the issue.
And finally, the appendices include population estimates and projection tables for Oregon counties and selected communities for specific demographic characteristics such as age, race/ethnicity, and health status. This information will help to strategically focus resources and efforts toward specific areas of the state where these issues are most relevant.
2003-2007 Oregon SCORP
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| Research Reports |
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Through the years, OPRD has completed a number of research efforts intending to provide outdoor recreation managers across the state with usable information for making more informed decisions. All research has been conducted based on sound social science methods. Many of the research projects were conducted as part of SCORP planning. As a result, reports are categorized below by planning efforts. To access the reports click on the links provided.
2008-2012 Oregon SCORP Plan:
- Outdoor Recreation and an Aging Oregon Population
- Boomer and Pre-Boomer Migration To and Within Oregon
- Encouraging Youth Outdoor Recreation in Oregon
- Youth Focus Group Interview Report
- Outdoor Recreation Amongst Oregon’s Hispanic and Asian Populations
- Diversity Focus Group Report
- Health and Recreation Linkages in Oregon
- Oregon Demographic and Social Trend Analysis
2003-2007 Oregon SCORP Plan:
- 2001 Oregon Statewide Outdoor Recreation Resource/ Facility Inventory Bulletin
- 2002 Oregon Outdoor Recreation Survey
Oregon Trails 2005-2014: A Statewide Action Plan:
Willamette Greenway Parklands Strategy Report:
Ocean Shore Management Plan
Oregon State Park Visitor Surveys:
All-Terrain Vehicle Management Studies:
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| Planning Guides |
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Evidence of sound park and recreation planning is a critical factor considered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in evaluating requests for the grant funding available annually to units of local government for the acquisition of public open space and development of recreational facilities. Regional planning commissions or local planning departments, planning consultants, faculty at local educational institutions and others may be able to help you develop a plan. These guides are not intended to replace professional planning expertise that may be obtained by your community. The information and material in these guides can either supplement such assistance or provide enough guidance to enable a local agency to develop a basic plan where such expertise is not available. To access the guides click on the links provided.
A Guide to Oregon Community Park and Recreation Planning
Creating Connections: The Oregon Recreational Trails How-To Manual
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| Rx Play |
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Two critical issues addressed in the 2008-2012 Oregon SCORP were fewer Oregon youth learning outdoor skills and Oregon’s physical activity crisis. Planning recommendations for these issues included the design and implementation of recreational programs to encourage focused effort to address specific issues by recreation providers across Oregon. Following the completion of the plan, OPRD planners have worked with recreation providers, recreation consultants, cooperative partners, and key stakeholders towards program implementation. Click on the following links to access information about these exciting programs.
A childhood obesity prevention program that combines clinician-based physical activity counseling and prescription with referral to physical activity programs offered by local park and recreation departments.
Rx Play
A childhood obesity prevention program that combines clinician-based physical activity counseling and prescription with referral to physical activity programs offered by local park and recreation departments. To learn more about Rx Play, click on the following links:
Portland Rx Play Pilot Study
2011 Rx Play Program Rollout
Portland Rx Play Medical Administrative Materials
Portland Rx Play Park and Recreation Administrative Materials
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| Stepping Stones |
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Stepping Stones: Natural Play Areas to Reconnect Oregon's Youth with Nature
To learn how to design and build for Natural Play Areas to better connect youth with nature, click here on the following link:
http://naturalplay.wordpress.com/resources
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