40-Mile Loop

needed land along the corridor.
+ Advocacy of government funding for purchase and construction of trails.
+ Development of public access to the trail.
+ Help in forming local advocacy groups for management and use of parks. The 40-Mile Loop Land Trust brings together the park planning activities of 13 local jurisdictions, including:

Multnomah County
City of Portland
Oregon State Parks Division
Port of Portland
Corps of Engineers
State & Federal Fish and Game Agencies
Public Drainage Districts
Cities of Gresham and Troutdale

The cooperative venture has proven to be cost effective. As governmental budgets make reductions to parks programs, the work of a private, non-profit group such as the Land Trust in coordinating the various agencies and initiating land acquisitions saves the agencies time and money.