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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:9.6pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For Immediate Release Date: June 15, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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State Report Highlights Non-Motorized Boating <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In 2014, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the State Marine Board partnered in a first-of-its-kind survey to Oregonians who participate
in non-motorized recreational boating on pubic waterways. The goal was to better understand current boating patterns and future needs from this rapidly growing sector in boating. Non-motorized boats include various watercraft that rely on paddles or oars
for propulsion, including drift and row boating, canoeing, kayaking, white water rafting, and standup paddle boarding.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The survey included questions about use characteristics, boating locations, sought after experiences, and preferences, priorities, as well as
cost drivers such as fees and how those fees are spent. Oregon State University was contracted to conduct the survey and analyzed the results, in conjunction with analyzing the data gathered from a 2011 survey for the 2013-2017 Oregon Statewide Comprehensive
Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) as it related to non-motorized boating. Survey respondents were also asked questions about Oregon’s Scenic Waterways, existing water trails and future development.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Highlights from the report include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Most survey respondents indicated strong support for the Oregon Scenic Waterways program with the three most popular suggestions for scenic waterway additions being the Crooked River,
McKenzie River, and Willamette River.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">With respect to facilities and services, public access and online information were rated most important.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Across potential management actions, support was greatest for restricting development along shores (apparently due to concern that development would reduce access), followed by "pack
in, pack out" requirements, more public access points, and more water-accessible campsites.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Across various boating issues, car safety and increased access were rated as most important.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">The majority of boaters were supportive or neutral with respect to an increased annual fee, but a significant minority opposed such a program.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">The SCORP 2011 survey data, adjusted for removal of tubing and floating, indicate 4.4 million annual boater user days, which generated $114 million in expenditures across the state.
In turn, this expenditure supported 1,084 jobs, $34 million in labor income, and was associated with another $54 million in value added spending. When out-of-state visitors are included, the estimated amounts increase to 1,258 jobs, $39 million in labor income,
and $63 million in value added spending.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Survey results will help land and facility access managers better understand the needs of non-motorized boaters and will be used to help guide
both state agencies in distributing grants to federal, state, and local government agencies who maintain and develop recreational boating opportunities.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in;line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">To view the entire report, visit
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/paddlecraft/NMStudies/OSU_Boater_Survey_Rpt27May2015.pdf">
http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/paddlecraft/NMStudies/OSU_Boater_Survey_Rpt27May2015.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rachel Graham<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Policy and Environmental Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon State Marine Board<o:p></o:p></p>
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