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Deschutes Trails Coalition closes stewardship grants, county OKs $17,248 to keep paid trail crew working
Summary
The Deschutes Trails Coalition reported completion of nine stewardship projects funded from a $600,000 transient lodging grant; the county approved use of $17,248 in unspent grant funds to support the Coalition's paid trail crew amid a funding gap.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously May 21 to allow the Deschutes Trails Coalition to use $17,248 of remaining stewardship grant funds to support its paid trail crew.
At a board presentation, Jana Johnson, executive director of the Deschutes Trails Coalition, told commissioners the coalition had completed nine projects funded through a 2022 transient lodging grant. The work included trail improvements, accessible trail design and volunteer stewardship programs. “We were intended to be sort of a value‑added resource to the Forest Service trail crew, but they currently don’t have one, and that's unlikely to change in…
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