Sand Lake Dunes
3/18/08 Update:
The owner of the property, Frank
& Joyce Bastasch, have been advocating for a golf course
& destination resort development.
They filed a Measure 37 claim
for the property, alleging that the best use of
the land is a golf course and
hotel/condominiums.
Their claim, in front of the Tillamook County
Board of Commissioners, was denied by a 2-1 vote.
Click here to read FLOW's
comments on the Measure 37 claim filed for Sand Lake.
Click on these links to view
(in Adobe PDF)
the Measure
37 claim and
supplemental information filed by the Claimant.
Stay tuned for more news!
Click here to view a spectacular movie of the natural diversity and beauty of Sand Lake Estuary and Dunes (56k Windows Media).
For a 300k Windows Media version click here.
Click here for a 56k or 300k Real Player version.
Many thanks to professional film producer Ron Bourke of Tierra Del Mar.
How to get there: Tierra Del Mar is located just north of Pacific City and Cape Kiwanda State Park on Sandlake Road.
From Tillamook, take Highway 101 south and turn right on Sandlake Road. Follow Sandlake Road west and then south to Tierra Del Mar. Turn right on Bilyeu Avenue to the Community Hall.
If you are coming from the south, take Highway 101 north and turn left on Brooten Rd. (west) towards Pacific City. Drive into Pacific City and turn left at a 4-way stop. Drive over the bridge and turn right on Sandlake Rd. and stay on this road to Tierra Del Mar.
Click here for a map to Tierra Del Mar.
The area is home to threatened and endangered species and Sand Lake is one of only two major estuaries designated as a “natural” estuary by the State of Oregon. The Sand Lake Estuary and Dunes is situated near Whalen Island, Cape Kiwanda and Cape Lookout State Parks and Siuslaw National Forest lands.
Please e-mail FLOW to learn more about the Sand Lake proposal...
Click here to view pictures of the beautiful and threatened Sand Lake Estuary and Dunes.
Click here for a link to an aerial photograph of the site.
