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(e) Predominantly ownerships contiguous to other lands utilized for commercial forest or commercial farm uses. (d) Accessed by arterial roads or roads intended primarily for forest management. (e) Primarily under commercial forest management. (2) Impacted Forest Land (F-2/RCP) zone characteristics: [ (a) Predominantly ownerships developed by. with residences or non- forest uses. (b) Predominantly ownerships 80 acres or less in size. (c) Ownerships generally contiguous to tracts containing less than 80 acres and residences and/or adjacent to developed or committed areas for which an exception has been taken in the Metro Plan. (d) Provided with a level of public facilities and services, and roads intended primarily for direct services to rural residences. Ril)arian Corridors, Wetlands, and Wildlife Habitat (Goal 5) Findings 2d. lnYentories of vegetation, wildlife, rind wildlife habitats resulted in the identification of several significant areas. Water, wetlands, and areas ~f-4i-ver-se-vegetmion are the most productive wildlife habitats within the metmpolitmu area. Over half of the significant wgetation and wildlife areas identified in the inventories are in public ownership. 246. Literature searchData fi'om the Oregon Natural Heritage Pro,am (acquired in 2000) and interviews with specialists resulted in the identification of sites with species o ['concern, _or__endangered and threatened (as recognized on existing and proposed state and federal lists) plant and wildlife species whose normal or historic range includes the metropolitan area. Without additional comprehensive field studies (including field work), it ir, not possible to determine the actual existence and location of many of those species. ;347. Natural resources may be identified within the metropolitan area after acknowledgment of the Metro Plan. Statewide Planning Goal 5 requires that these resources, if determined to be significant, be subject to a conflict resolution process. 8. Lane Coun .ty, Springfield, and Eugene jointly completed the Goal 5 requirements for riparian corridors for the area between the UGB and the Plan Boundary. The inventory consisted of data from the Oregon Department of Forestry. stream classification maps, Exhibit B: Proposed amendments to Chapter III-C, Environmental Resources Element, Page 12 of 25 of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Plan (Metro Plan).