Located close to a major metropolitan area, this project has been well accepted by the pubic and local communities. Oregon This project focuses on Terwilliger Hot Springs, an area with a long history of serious crime and an unsavory character. Success is measured in reduction of behavior problems, reduction of law enforcement infractions, and reduction in use levels. Families are once again returning to the hot springs. They are winning praises from the local community for their efforts.
Success here is measured by the multiple partnerships that the project has engendered.
Here, fee revenues are being used as a portion of funding along with resources from other entities to perform a number of interpretive and resource protection projects and to improve maintenance efforts. Because of the fee demonstration program, the Forest has partnerships with the Denver Botanic Gardens, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, Colorado Division of Wildlife, several foundations, and other entities. At inception, this project charged a general access fee for parking to recreate anywhere on the national forest. After much work with local and Congressional leaders there, the project is now charging fees at designated day use areas, most of which see considerable use. Since the change, problems have greatly diminished and the program is gaining broad acceptance.