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WEST EUGENE, OREGON

WEST EUGENE, OREGON. Dedication of the Eastern Gateway and the West Eugene Wetlands Plan. Prepared By:. Brandon Burns Eugene-Springfield Metro Partnership Director Vern Theis Wetlands Coordinator - Department of Public Works Daren Pait District Manager of the Bureau of Land Management

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WEST EUGENE, OREGON

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  1. WEST EUGENE, OREGON Dedication of the Eastern Gateway and the West Eugene Wetlands Plan

  2. Prepared By: • Brandon BurnsEugene-Springfield Metro Partnership Director • Vern TheisWetlands Coordinator - Department of Public Works • Daren PaitDistrict Manager of the Bureau of Land Management • Jeremy LaneyGovernor’s Preparatory Staff • Emilie WhitmoreGovernor’s Event Coordinator

  3. Eastern Gateway

  4. History Behind the Wetlands1987-1990 • Important Dates • Monies Granted

  5. Important Dates: 1986 - Metropolitan Plan update work program developed; takes use of State Law outlining environmental protection measures 1988 - President Bush stands behind environment especially in saving the wetlands January 1988 - EPA adopts new set of guidelines for determining what classifies as ‘wetlands’ which adds 2,000 acres not already included as wetlands 1989 - Senate Bill requires inventory of wetlands Fall 1990 - Spectra Physics begins construction of Phase I History Behind the Wetlands1987-1990

  6. Monies Granted: $3,800 to the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) for inventorying and evaluating natural resources by Land Conservation and Development Commission $50,000 to the LCOG for inventory and evaluation of what areas are wetlands under defined laws by EPA $242,000 to Eugene City Council for wetland study to be used as national demonstration model by EPA History Behind the Wetlands1986-1990

  7. History Behind the Wetlands1991-1993 • Important Dates • Monies Granted • Awards Received

  8. Important Dates: March 1991 - Draft of Wetland’s Plan Released April 1992 - Survey for Endangered Species done by Oregon National Heritage Program May 1992 - Army Corps of Engineers Amazon widening study begins August 1992 - West Eugene Wetland’s Plan adopted, publicly published in December 1993 - Plan implementation begins History Behind the Wetlands1991-1993

  9. Monies Granted: $2.97 million for purchase of wetlands by Federal Land and Water Conservation $100,000 for LCOG to package program planning for demonstrations from the Environmental Protection Agency with assistance by the Oregon Congressional Delegation $1.1 million for bike path construction and stream enhancement under ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act) by Oregon Department of Transportation History Behind the Wetlands1991-1993

  10. Awards Received: Steve Gordon - Study Project Manager EPA/Environmental Law Institutes 1992 National Wetlands Protection Award Selected as Demonstration Site for the Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station City of Eugene - Oregon League of Cities Award for Excellence for West Eugene Wetland’s Plan City of Eugene and LCOG - Oregon Chapter of American Planning Association Award for Professional Achievements in Planning History Behind the Wetlands1991-1993

  11. Companies Mitigating Project:Eugene-Springfield Metro Area • Mahlon Sweet Airport • Power Administration electrical project • low income housing project • commercial development NOTE: Companies paid for 17/19 acres and for every wetland acre developed, 1 1/2 acres were enhanced or created.

  12. Benefits to Eugene-Springfield Metro Area • Introduced concept of mitigation bank • Recreational parks promote business influxes • Existing companies can expand and new companies arrive which enhance and create the wetlands

  13. Mitigation • Process of mitigation • The Mitigation Bank • Benefits of Mitigation Bank - company benefits - wetland benefits

  14. Bureau of Land Managementand the Wetlands • Land purchasing and restoration • Financing

  15. Wetlands Preservation • What are the wetlands? • Protection Measures • Improving Plant and Animal Habitats • Managing the system • Benefits of the Wetlands • A Balanced Plan

  16. Questions???

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