Chiloquin Visions in Progress

Chiloquin Community Builders

Drive collaborative projects that inspire hope and pride in the greater Chiloquin area.

The Chiloquin Community Builders (CCB) began in 2017 with a passionate champion and a small grassroots team of community members inspired by a Rural Tourism Studio Workshop. Although initially inspired by tourism, the group has grown into a broader-based community-building effort. In 2020, CCB became a formal program under Chiloquin Visions in Progress. The CCB primary projects (outdoor recreation, beautification, downtown revitalization, and community engagement) fit naturally as community-building activities under the CVIP program.

Our mission is to support, develop, and implement collaborative projects that connect our cultures, address community-wide priorities of safety, health, and economic wellbeing, and inspire our collective hope and pride in the greater Chiloquin area.

HIRVI Building Restoration

Secured $200,000 grant by Oregon Heritage to restore the historic HIRVI Building in downtown Chiloquin. This restoration project is a collaboration between CVIP, the City, and the building owners.

Spring Creek Kayak Launch Area

Worked with The Klamath Tribes, Collier Park, and other partners to create a new kayak/canoe launch area at Spring Creek to aid in preserving the natural beauty of the creek and its surroundings.

Green Schoolyard Project

Supported a new playground project for Chiloquin Elementary School initiated by The Klamath Tribes and The Trust for Public Land, with over a dozen partners to raise $1.4 million to build this beautiful new space.

Some of CCB's accomplishments include developing a Clean Green Chiloquin campaign with the Tribal Natural Resources Department, assisting the City of Chiloquin with several grant applications, purchasing 30 Strider bicycles and helmets, preparing and awarding a $125k grant application for Chiloquin Fire & Rescue to purchase a wildland fire fighting truck, creating and deploying a wildfire response survey.
CCB is on hold while we search for a new program coordinator. If you are interested in leading this program or volunteering, please contact Robert Cowie at [email protected].