Lane County Parks Master Plan 
In December 2018 the Board of County Commissioners adopted the Lane County Parks Master Plan, which is the document guiding the Parks Division for the next 20 years.  Click the following link to view the Master Plan and Appendices.

Howard Buford Recreation Area Habitat Management Plan

Also in December 2018, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the Howard Buford Recreation Area Habitat Management Plan.  This is the guiding document to restore and manage native habitats in the park over the next 15 years. Click the following link to view the Habitat Management Plan and the Executive Summary. 

Howard Buford Recreation Area Master Plan
Click the following link to view the 1994 Howard Buford Recreation Area  Master Plan. 

Howard Buford Recreation Area U of O Landscape Architecture Summit Design Studio.

This book is the compilation of student work in a University of Oregon Landscape Architecture Design Studio during Winter Quarter 2020.

Fifteen Landscape Architecture students studied the environmental and social aspects of the Mt. Pisgah summit and Howard Buford Recreation Area (HBRA) as a whole. The book contains the results of their site investigations, mapping and user interviews. The book also presents the students’ design solutions to address environmental impacts and improve visitor experience, both around the summit of Mt. Pisgah and elsewhere along the HBRA trail system.

Their common goal was explore different “what if” scenarios of how to anticipate and respond to HBRA’s growing popularity. The focus was optimizing how the implementation of the HBRA Habitat Management Plan enhances visitor experience, and how visitor infrastructure, HBRA planning, visitor programs and visitor management can support the achievement of the Habitat Management Plan.

Note that this book is not an adopted management plan. It is unlikely that designs that are included in this book will be implemented as shown here. Rather the analysis and designs serve as tools for envisioning different approaches to responding to the complex issues at the summit.

Any future improvements at the summit or elsewhere in the park will be consistent with adopted Parks planning documents, including the HBRA Habitat Management Plan, the HBRA Master Plan, and the Lane County Parks Master Plan.