Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council
$50,000

This project restores 30 acres of rural oak woodland habitat on Creswell Butte, an iconic, permanently conserved 74-acre natural area in the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed, south of Creswell. Creswell Butte itself is seen from the I-5 corridor & is within Creswell’s viewscape. This proposed work is a key step toward creating safe access to the butte for restoration, recreation, trail development & fire prevention. Creswell Butte was gifted as a viewshed conservation easement to McKenzie River Trust in the 2000s after being slated for home building in the 1990s. Requested funds will support building a safe access road & 30 acres of restoration & fuels reduction work. Once planned work is complete, the road will be used by maintenance personnel & opened to the public for walking & hiking.