The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD)invites the public to three open house meetings about the draft concept plan for the Salmonberry Corridor. The draft for developing the Corridor will be presented at the open houses, and community members are encouraged to share their comments. The concept plan is a long-term comprehensive plan to guide resource management and recreational uses along the corridor. Meeting details: Tillamook – Sept. 23, 2014, 6-7:30 p.m., Port of Tillamook Bay, Officer’s Mess Hall, 6823 Officer’s Row. Banks – Sept. 24, 2014, 6-7:30 p.m., Banks Fire Hall, 300 Main Street; Portland – Sept. 25, 2014, 6-7:30 p.m., Metro Regional Center, Room 370, 600 Grand Ave. The Corridor is a proposed 86-mile, rail trail that runs from Tillamook to Banks. The route includes the Port of Tillamook Bay Railway, which closed in 2007 after massive storm damage. All together, the Salmonberry Corridor could connect eight cities and two counties, linking the Oregon coast to the interior Willamette Valley through spectacular and rugged Oregon scenery. For more information about the meeting or about the Salmonberry Corridor Concept Plan, please contact Rocky Houston, State Trails Coordinator, at (503) 986-0750 or rocky.houston@oregon.gov