PARTNERS
The project represents a high level of cooperation among agencies
Numerous federal, state and local agencies also are involved, with the National Parks Service and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department taking the lead in project coordination.
Other government organizations involved include:
Oregon companies donate services as part of project team
Companies volunteering time as part of the project team include:
Detailed description of donated professional services:
Conkling Fiskum & McCormick, Inc. (CFM)
CFM provided project communications support in the form of media relations, crisis communications counseling and website development and management.
David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA)
DEA provided project management services, landscape and trail design, as well as the necessary surveying and environmental permitting needs for the trail. In addition, DEA designed the 165-foot Sunset Lake Bridge.
Geotechnical Resources, Inc. (GRI)
GRI donated geotechnical engineering expertise and consulting services for the trail, specifically for the foundation support on the trail’s three largest bridges, the parking lot at Sunset Beach, as well as spot consultations for drainage issues along the trail.
KPFF Consulting Engineers (KPFF)
KPFF designed the East Neacoxie Lake Bridge – a 50-foot span crossing one of the waterways west of U.S. Highway 101.
OBEC Consulting Engineers (OBEC)
OBEC provided site survey and bridge and abutment design services for the Skipanon River Bridge just east of U.S. Highway 101.
Parametrix
Parametrix provided wetlands delineation and assessment services for the project, identifying the best route for the trail as it crosses wetland areas through its varied terrain.
Spencer B. Gross, Inc.
Spencer B. Gross donated topographic mapping, aerial photography and photogramatry surveying services for the project, giving the design team the necessary bird’s-eye view of the entire trail.
Vigil Agrimis, Inc.
Vigil Agrimis provided erosion control planning services and permitting for trail sections spanning the overlook at Clatsop Ridge to the bridges crossings waterways on Clatsop Plains.
W&H Pacific
W&H Pacific donated trailhead design services for Sunset Beach. Included in that work were landscape architecture and civil engineering, as well as structural design services for the parking lot, turnaround, visitors’ plaza and restroom. Plans provided included the grading and roadway geometry plans, as well as the boardwalk and observation deck designs at Sunset Beach.
Walker Macy
Walker Macy provided engineering services for the realignment of Perkins Road and the Clatsop Ridge Overlook design.
U.S. military
Various units of the Oregon National Guard, U.S. Army Reserves, U.S. Marine Reserves and the U.S. Coast Guard contributed considerable resources to construct the trail. Please see story.
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