Notice of Intent To Adjust the Boundary of the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

Samenvatting

Notice is hereby given that the Division of State Lands, of the State of Oregon, intends to make minor adjustments to the boundary of the South Slough National Estuarine Research (SSNERR) in Coos Bay, Oregon. The need for the boundary adjustments stems from the July, 1991 discovery that a landowner adjacent to the SSNERR had encroached on approximately three and one half acres owned by the Reserve. The landowner has agreed to transfer to SSNERR property adjacent to the Reserve. In exchange, the SSNERR will grant to the landowner the encroached-upon land. In addition, The Division of State Lands is also granting tidelands to the SSNERR to ensure that there is no net loss of property within the SSNERR, either in terms of market or ecological value of lands. These actions were designed to resolve the encroachment issue in a manner that will protect the natural integrity of the Reserve, while enabling the landowner to retain access to, and use of, the roads, structures, and utilities he developed on Reserve property. The delineation of the property that will be removed from the boundary of the SSNERR and granted to the encroaching land owner is identified as follows: