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<br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />June 26, 2014 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />NEW GRANT-FUNDED WEBSITE HIGHLIGHTS WETLAND PRAIRIE RESTORATION TECHNIQUES <br />EUGENE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN POLICY REVIEW <br />RECREATION DIVISION’S SUMMER CAMPS BEGIN <br />DOWNTOWN EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO REDUCE SUNDAY HOURS <br />ROAD REPAIR PROJECTS IN FULL SWING <br /> <br />SAVE MONEY AND TIME: DISCOVER THE INFO HUB AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />New Grant-Funded Website Highlights Wetland Prairie Restoration Techniques <br />A new website represents the capstone to a 10-year U.S. Environmental Protection Agency- (EPA) funded project <br />undertaken by Parks and Open Space staff. Wetland Prairie Restoration: An Online Resource is a comprehensive <br />introduction to the history and ecology <br />of wetland prairies in the Willamette <br />Valley and overview of the restoration <br />process. The new webpage, which is <br />hosted on the Cascadia Prairie Oak <br />Partnership website, was created by <br />students in the University of Oregon’s <br />Environmental Leadership Program. <br /> <br />The online resource is based on the <br />soon-to-be-completed Practical <br />Guidelines for Wetland Prairie <br />Restoration in the Willamette Valley, <br />Oregon, which distills 10 years of <br />research and lessons learned in the <br />Willamette Valley region. The <br />restoration guide was developed by the <br />City of Eugene, Lane Council of <br />Governments, and the Institute for <br />Applied Ecology to share how-to <br />recommendations with wetland <br />restoration practitioners and promote <br />effective wetland conservation. <br /> <br />In addition to the website and guide, Parks and Open Space staff, along with partners at the Institute for Applied Ecology <br />and Jeff Krueger Environments, hosted a workshop to train over 90 wetland experts in wetland prairie restoration <br />techniques using the City’s Coyote Prairie as a demonstration site. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency generously <br />provided funding to support this 10-year project through multiple Wetland Program Development Grants to the City and <br />its partners. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Natural Areas Restoration Supervisor Trevor Taylor at trevor.h.taylor@ci.eugene.or.us or <br />541-682-4888. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />June 26, 2014 <br />