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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 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.
Current OPRD Cooperative Association Partners
Friends of Bates State Park
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Jackie Rapp, President
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P.O. Box 115
Prairie City OR 97869
(541) 820-3642
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Friends of Cape Blanco
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Milt Nelson, Executive Director
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P.O. Box 1178
Port Orford, OR 97465
(541) 332-9002
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Friends of Cape Meares
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Alicia Knowlton, President
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P.O. Box 262
Netarts, OR 97143
(503) 842-5270
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Friends of Historic Champoeg
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Greg Leo, President
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8239 Champoeg Rd. NE
St. Paul, OR 97137
(503) 678-1649
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The Friends of Collier Memorial Park Logging Museum
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Craig Dittman, President
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P.O. Box 285
Chiloquin, OR 97624
(541) 783-2387
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Friends of Old Fort Stevens
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Diane Forst, President
Mike Forst, Store Manager
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33168 Patriott Way
Warrenton, OR 97146
(503) 861-2000
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Friends of Golden
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Susan Bush, President
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P O Box 1562
Grants Pass, OR 97528
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Friends of Kam Wah Chung
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Jeanne Day, President
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P.O. Box 663
John Day, OR 97845
(541) 575-2721
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Point Orford Heritage Society
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Rick Francona, President
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P.O. Box 1132
Port Orford, OR 97465
(541) 332-2352
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Friends of Silver Falls
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OB Bergin, President
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c/o Friends of Silver Falls
20024 Silver Falls Hwy. SE
Sublimity, OR 97385
(503) 932-9865
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Friends of Shore Acres
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David Bridgem, President
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P.O. Box 1172
Coos Bay, OR 97420
(541) 888-3778
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Friends of Stub Stewart State Park and Banks Vernonia Rails to Trails
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Ron Johnson, President
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24600 NW Bacona Road
Banks, OR 97106
(503) 693-9096
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Friends of the Sumpter Dredge
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Marlene Bork, President Nancy Myers, Store Manager
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P.O. Box 291
Sumpter, OR 97877
(541) 894-2472
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Friends of Thompson´s Mills
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Brooks Cavin, President
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6610 Grandview
Corvallis, OR 97330
(541) 752-1266
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The Friends of Tryon Creek State Park
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Stephanie Wagner, Exec. Director
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c/o Tryon Creek Park
11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd.
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 636-4398
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Friends of Vista House
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Louise Yarbrough, Exec. Director
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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
(Yaquina Bay and Yaquina Head)
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Doug Wills, President
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P.O. Box 410
Newport, OR 97365
(541) 574-3129
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