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There will be a tree planting event coordinated by Friends of Trees at the Delta on Saturday, February 7th.  It’s always good to have regular users of the Delta involved so we hope you can participate. For more information, please click here for Friends of Trees and find the Sandy River Delta event on their calendar. We hope to see you there. (please scroll down for more details)    Sandy River Delta Plant

It’s Tax time, and you can help our volunteers The “Friends of the Sandy River Delta” is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of volunteers and users of the Delta working to keep the Delta usable clean, and safe for all users. We manage the dog-waste cans, pick up litter, and maintain the trails in the area. This last year, we were successful in cleaning a tremendous amount of trash from the illegal campsites al

As users are already aware, a portion of the Meadow Trail looping to the Eastern section of the Delta has been detoured since August to accommodate a wetlands restoration project. The excavation and grading work intended to restore natural water incursion into this area is now complete, and the trail detour is now removed. The trail is intended to be restored to it’s original location, with the exception of a s

Friends of Trees will be leading another tree planting event at the Delta this upcoming Saturday (November 8th) scheduled from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.  They are anticipating the possibility of 100 volunteers so we will be parking those involved with the event near the corral to save room for regular visitors. If you are interested in volunteering, please visit the Friends of Trees site Event Calendar for November 8th for

We are looking for some new volunteers to help with our trash can duties at the Delta. If you are a regular visitor, and can manage approximately once a month to visit the Delta and help empty the trash cans, and haul the bags to the dumpster, we would love your help. One of our intrepid regulars can no longer keep the commitment, which leaves us shy of what we’d like, and makes the job tougher for the remainin

The main gate at the Delta will begin to be managed starting the evening of October 10th.  The exit lane will remain open, but is controlled by a tire spike strip to prevent entry. Open hours for the Delta (a designated day-use area) will now be as follows: October 1 – November 2:  6:00 am – 8:00 pm November 3 – March 8:    6:00 am – 6:00 pm March 9 – May 31:              6:00 am –

Regular users to the Delta may have noticed a gate at the entrance, and a tire strip in the exit lane.  This has been installed years ago with the intent of managing day-use hours at the Delta. The Forest Service will be contracting with State Parks to manage opening closing of the gate.  The gate will only close the inbound lane and the tire strips will prevent entrance while the gate is closed, but will allow exit

    As visitors may have seen, the trail detour has been set up for the work restoring the Eastern Wetlands at the Delta. Those visiting during the week, please be aware of equipment and trucks, particularly in the work area. The general schedule for the work will be as follows: Week 1:                        August 25th-August 29th Put signs about the project at the kiosks and on the Meadow Trail Put up si

Work on a wetland restoration project will be beginning the week of August 25th.  This work is being done in an area called the Horseshoe Wetlands which abuts the eastern portion of the Meadow Trail. Some of the work will encroach on a short section of the trail.  It will involve excavation, and transporting some of the fill to another adjacent location within the work area.  This work will involve heavy earthmoving