The island, 15 miles southwest of Tillamook and home to 180acres of forest and five salmon species, has been purchased by theTrust for Public Land. The nonprofit purchased the property for$2.8 million from sisters Kathleen Shaw of Beaverton and KarenDerungs of Tillamook.
The deal took two years to put together. Everyone involvedthought the November 1998 passage of Measure 66 – it earmarked 15percent of lottery revenue for parks and salmon aid – would providethe cash to buy the island.
Instead, the Department of Parks and Recreation dumped most ofthe $43 million into its general fund, forcing the Trust to rustleup half the island's cost. The trust eventually received $500,000from the Federal Highway Administration and $900,000 from theOregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
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