ESTACADA, Ore. – Bonnie Lure State Recreation Area will be closed to the public June 25-27 while crews airlift logs into Eagle Creek. The logs will be placed in the creek via helicopter, as part of a fish habitat restoration project led by Clackamas River Basin Council. The logs will be staged in Bonnie Lure’s parking lot throughout the week leading up to the closure. Parking space will be limited. Visitors may see or hear large trucks carrying the trees and are reminded to be careful around the logs and vehicles. Bonnie Lure State Recreation Area is near the confluence of Eagle Creek and the Clackamas River, making it an important habitat area for salmon and steelhead. Human development along both waterways has diminished fish habitats over several decades; both fish are listed as “threatened” under the federal Endangered Species Act. The newly placed logs, together with other riparian restoration work, should jumpstart fish habitat recovery. Vegetation restoration in the area will continue for several years. Learn more about Bonnie Lure State Recreation Area on the state parks website, stateparks.oregon.gov. More information about the Clackamas River Council is on their website, clackamasriver.org.
