Marine Board Considers OYCC Grant Requests

The Oregon State Marine Board will meet via phone conference at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 4, to consider a series of challenge grants to help fund at-risk youth projects at motorized boating facilities around the state. The program is managed by the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps.

OYCC has been an active partner with the Marine Board for 12 years. Through the program, youths learn skills constructing a variety of boating access facilities. They also receive training in water and boating safety. They have completed dozens of projects across Oregon waterways.

To participate in the phone conference, visit the Marine Board headquarters at 435 Commercial St. NE, #400 in Salem. Call (503) 378-8587 for more information.

Marine Board staff is recommending approval of $58,903 for six projects. Projects include:

• Crook County - Crook County Parks & Recreation District and State Parks: General maintenance and repair at Prineville and Ochoco reservoirs.
• Deschutes County - Deschutes National Forest: Boarding float construction and maintenance at East and Paulina lakes and Wickiup Reservoir.
• Douglas County - Phoenix School: Picnic area construction at Ben Irving Reservoir, repair floats at Cooper Creek.
• Grant County - Grant County Training and Employment Consortium: Float repairs, bank stabilization and other maintenance at Magone and Unity lakes, Adopt-A-River clean-up project on John Day River.
• Lane County - Looking Glass Youth Services: Float renovation, site maintenance, clean up.
• Wallowa County - Wallowa County Training and Employment Consortium: Wallowa Lake boating facility repairs, repair work at Dug Bar, clean-up at Hells Canyon boating facilities.