Cottage Grove and Dorena Lakes Master Plan and Integrated Environmental Assessment

The Cottage Grove and Dorena Lakes Master Plan and Integrated Environmental Assessment conceptually establishes and guides the orderly development, administration, maintenance, preservation, enhancement, and management of all natural, cultural, and recreational resources at Cottage Grove and Dorena Lakes.

About the Project

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is updating the Master Plan with integrated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment for the Coast Fork Basin in the Willamette Valley. Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment for the Coast Fork Basin in the Willamette Valley. This includes Cottage Grove and Dorena Lakes. Master Plans (MP) are required for most civil works projects and serve as the strategic land use management document that guides management and development of all project recreation, natural and cultural resources throughout the life of the project. Items covered in an MP include, but are not limited to, water, fish and wildlife, vegetation, cultural, aesthetics, interpretation/education, and recreation. USACE managed lands and waters (including those leased to others and easements) are all considered.  The goals of the Master Plan and Integrated Environmental Assessment include:

  • Identify the best management practices to respond to regional needs, resource capabilities and sustainability, and expressed public interests consistent with authorized project purposes.
  • Protect and manage project natural and cultural resources through sustainable environmental stewardship programs.
  • Identify outdoor recreation opportunities that support project purposes and public demands created by the project itself while sustaining project natural resources.
  • Recognize the particular qualities, characteristics, and potentials of the project.
  • Provide consistency and compatibility with national objectives and other state and regional goals and programs.

 

Public Meetings

Public meetings were held from November 4th-6th 2021. Please refer to the link below for the video of the recorded virtual public meeting.

Click here to watch the recording of the virtual meeting.

There will be an additional time for public comment, including public meetings, with dates to be announced once the plan is released for public review.  Stay tuned to this website for project updates and announcements about the public meetings. 

Contact Us

Contact us for questions about Parks and Recreation
Cottage Grove Lake Office
75819 Shortridge Hill Rd
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
541-942-5631

Contact us about Environmental Stewardship
Fern Ridge Lake Office
26275 Clear Lake Rd
Junction City, OR 97448
541-688-8147