Alliance for Recreation and Natural Areas

AFRANA's mission is to facilitate community-supported projects to enhance recreation and connect people to their natural and cultural heritage, in Benton County Oregon and the surrounding areas.

Visit our calendar & events pages, to stay in touch with what we are doing, or to register for upcoming events, and read more about our organization, our partners & sponsors, and our mission & goals. See our contributions page to learn about how you can help.

Jackson-Frazier Wetland - Boardwalk Project

Benton County Natural Areas, Parks & Events, AFRANA, partners, and volunteers continue the effort to replace the boardwalk. The new boardwalk will follow roughly the same footprint as the existing structure We have been able to complete the environmental and permitting work. Together we have already raised over $1.2 million in state funding and private donations.

The boardwalk continues to deteriorate which makes finding further funding a priority. We continue to work with Congressional, State, and local partners to secure the remaining funding to complete this priority project. We are requesting federal funding to help meet the rising costs of construction.

Help Replace the Boardwalk

If you would like to see the reconstruction of the boardwalk move forward, please reach out to the Benton County Commissioners and Congressional Representatives and let them know. Even a quick phone call to let them know how important this resource is to our community is helpful. Contact information follows below.

You can also read more about our work at the AFRANA Jackson-Frazier program page or make a donation at the Jackson-Frazier program fund. The community came together to build the boardwalk. We need to come together again to replace it.

The Honorable Ron Wyden

United States Senate

221 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510

541-962-7691

The Honorable Jeff Merkley

United States Senate

531 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510

503-200-5518

The Honorable Val Hoyle

United States House of Representatives

1620 Longworth House Office Building, Washington DC 20515

541-465-6732