Amanda Trail

https://youtu.be/NKt_JPGurSw From May 21, 2022: The speakers from the Bridge Dedication. The video plays for about 40 min. See the separate slide show "A Tale of Three Bridges" for photos of the old and new bridges as well as scenes from the dedication itself. Speakers include: Lisa … [Read more...] about Video & Photos of Amanda Trail Suspension Bridge Dedication and of the Tales of the Three Amanda Trail Bridges

View the Future Receives Grant from Three Rivers Foundation for the new Amanda Suspension Bridge. Several board members of View the Future traveled to Florence on February 21, 2019, to accept a generous grant of $10,000 form the Three Rivers Foundation.  Three Rivers Foundation is the … [Read more...] about Grant Received from Three Rivers Foundation for Amanda Suspension Bridge

As the prior announcement states, VtF received $10,000 from the Three Rivers Foundation. Additional progress has been made in that OPRD and the contracted engineering firm was able to rework the plans to allow the south-side of the bridge to terminate on the Kittel property, and not on Siuslaw … [Read more...] about Update – Amanda Trails Suspension Bridge Project

View the Future’s mission includes cultural preservation and education of the public about historical truths. Toward that end, VtF took on a two-part project, “Local First Nation Historical Signs.”  Part one has been completed with the installation of five signs on Yachats trails commemorating the … [Read more...] about Local First Nation Historical Signs Project: Part Two The Amanda Gathering Area signs

“The mission of View the Future is to preserve, protect, and enhance the natural environment, promoting collaborative actions for scientific, educational, recreational, cultural, and economic goals for the benefit of the Yachats community and its future generations.” Siuslaw National Forest Rangers … [Read more...] about Educating the Community

The Mission of View the Future includes support of recreation. To that end, the budget includes a “restricted fund” for trails and our activities include writing grant applications for trail development in the Yachats area. One grant VtF received recently was for the replacement of the Amanda Bridge … [Read more...] about Amanda Bridge Replacement Project 2018

March 29, 2018 View the Future has created a living memorial for one of our esteemed board members, Charlie Bartsch, who died January 17th, 2018.   Charlie was a national leader in the environmental movement. View the Future board members and Yachats Trails Committee crew members partnered with … [Read more...] about A Living Memorial for Board Member Charlie Bartsch