The new higher fees and rules are the latest step in Weyerhaeusers changing policies on public recreational use of its lands. Note that not all active permits may be shown here. Sports & recreation. The best thing to do is make reasonable efforts to prevent such actions and punish those who do without hurting the 99% of people who are doing the right thing. The Permit Area is non-exclusive so there will be other permittees in the Permit Area at any time. I can't speak for all of Oregon, but I do know that in a lot of the coast range, Wayerhauser (as well as Hancock and others, not including Starker who offers free permits for their lands here) participate in what I believe is called the habitat access program, in which forest management companies and some private landowners get paid to allow public access to a certain percentage of their lands. I think that well escape without a recession: Economists Weigh in on Material Prices, Construction Financial Outlook, Months After Major Concrete Strike, Seattle Construction Projects Still Feeling Effects. You can cancel at any time. Upload plans and documents such as the form survey. ATV/ORVs used for deer retrieval cannot be used in areas otherwise closed to the use of motor vehicles. If one existed, Weyerhaeuser probably would have already done it. I doubt there would be very many of our club members who would do that., Cowlitz County Commissioner Joe Gardner, who represents the north part of the county and lives in Toutle, called the fee system a sad situation. www.talihinacc.com Please review the UTV specifications found in the Supporting Documents section of the permit card. They have been on sale since June of 2021. Weyco to allow camping --but charge $300 per family for permit. Vail tree farm no longer has any free non motorized access, blocking rock climbers from getting to Fossil Rock (on DNR land) or Shellrock Ridge (on Weyco land). In Our View: Vancouver should enforce Airbnb regulations, Washingtons biggest ski resort plans big-dollar upgrades but the path ahead is unclear, More homes, more affordability is idea behind Clark Countys proposed housing code changes. Overall hunter success increased from 22% (2012) to 33% (2013) to 36% (2014). All Rights Reserved. In 2014, the company started a fee access program in Southwest Washington; last year, a permit cost $160 and was required for entry from August through January, with no drive-in access the rest of the year. However, Weyerhaeuser will continue to allow free walk-in access down its 3100 road to get to the states Mount St. Helens Wildlife Area in the Toutle River Valley. Bidding on a 1,266-acre parcel north of Toutle starts at $1,582. 6/1/2020: Reporting Permit Violations - Written Report Received: 06/01/2020 : 1: Recreational access permits, like the ones Weyerhaeuser is selling, make for better hunting experiences for those who can afford them. As a result, Weyerhaeuser elected to continue to charge for access in 2014, with minor changes to the program. PO Box 279, Dept KC03 since the state and land owners got on the log and trade scheme of the late 70s and 80s these timber lands owners were able to secure huge blocks of land that used to be public and school lands.these lands used to be open then they gated them to stop the vandalism and garbage dumping.