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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 />September 10, 2015 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION AND HABITAT RESTORATION BEGINS AT WILD IRIS RIDGE <br />PARKING SUPERVISOR EARNS GREEN GARAGE ASSESSORS CERTIFICATE <br />EUGENE SPRINGFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR FIREFIGHTER GRANTS <br />BRING HOME AND GARDEN TOUR SUNDAY <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Hazardous Fuels Reduction and Habitat Restoration Begins at Wild Iris Ridge <br />Work began this week on a project to remove dense vegetation from an overstocked forest stand at Wild Iris Ridge <br />Park, a 228-acre site in the southwest hills. Once an open oak savanna, this area has become overgrown with Douglas fir <br />and invasive cherry trees. City contractors will remove a subset of these trees and <br />dense brush from a 20-acre portion of the site to improve oak habitat and reduce <br />hazardous fuels. <br /> <br />Removing dense understory and other wildfire fuels decreases the chances of wildfire <br />near a residential area and improves the ability of firefighting personnel to respond if <br />needed. The work is being funded by a Community Assistance Grant from the U.S. <br />Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded to the Parks and Open Space Division. <br />The grant is being implemented in partnership with the BLM Eugene District office <br />and the Eugene Springfield Fire Department. <br /> <br />Fuels reduction activities are consistent with the City's habitat management goals for <br />the site described in the 2008 Wild Iris Ridge Management Plan. For public safety <br />purposes, the public is asked to stay out of the restoration site while the project is <br />under way. The site will likely reopen at the end of the month. <br /> <br />Oak trees at Wild Iris Ridge <br />For more information, please contact Ecologist Emily Steel at <br />emily.c.steel@ci.eugene.or.us, or call 541-682-4874. <br /> <br />Parking Supervisor Earns Green Garage Assessors Certificate <br />City of Eugene Parking Supervisor Travis Hargitt has earned his Green Garage Assessors Certificate. Green garage <br />assessors are parking professionals trained by the Green Parking Council on the Green Garage Certification Standard <br />and the certification process. <br /> <br />The Green Garage Certificate is the world’s only rating system that defines and <br />recognizes sustainable practices in parking structure management, programming, <br />design and technology. The program strives to provide a more environmentally and <br />economically sustainable parking garage by increasing energy efficiency and <br />performance, reducing environmental impacts, efficiently managing parking spaces, <br />integrating sustainable mobility services and technologies, providing a range of <br />mobility options, and forming stronger community relationships. <br /> <br />As a certified assessor, Hargitt will be able to put his skills to use at City-owned <br />parking garages to help them be more environmentally and financially sustainable. <br />For more information, contact Jeff Petry at 541-682-5079. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />September 10, 2015 <br />