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used to evaluate actions relative to the Plan (preface, page x)." Policy 3.8 "Establish, maintain and protect physical and hydrologic linkages between protected wetlands and adjacent transitional and upland wildlife habitat and natural areas." As discussed above under Goal 3.7, restoration of wetlands within the southeast field and protection of wetlands within the southwest field would maintain an effective linkage between the oak savanna uplands to the west and the Willow Creek Natural Area to the east. We find that the proposed designation of the southeast field for Restoration, with the proposed designation of Protection for the southwest meadow, provides a linkage that is consistent with Policy 3.8. Policy 3.9 "Protect and enhance the quality, functions and values of natural and human-made waterways that are interconnected with wetlands." The Hyundai site has human-made hydrologic features that are interconnected with wetlands in the southwest meadow, in the southeast field and in the Willow Creek Natural Area to the east. We conclude that Protection of the southwest field, Restoration of wetlands within the southeast field, and enhancement of the east-west ditch would protect the quality, functions and values of these waterways. Therefore, wee conclude that the wetlands designations for the site are consistent with Policy 3.9. Policy 4.1 "Mitigation efforts shall help to reestablish a connected system of wetlands, waterways and upland resources." The Restoration designation is aimed at identifying lands where mitigation can be successfully conducted and where doing so will greatly benefit the overall wetland system. Restoration of wetlands within the southeast field would allow reestablishment of wet prairie where it historically existed adjacent to existing remnant wet prairie habitat. We conclude that the designation of the southeast field for Restoration is consistent with Policy 4.1. Policy 4.3 "Mitigation efforts shall concentrate on restoring wetland type, habitat, functions and values that represent the historic ecological landscape of the Amazon Creek basin. " Most of the historic wetlands on the valley floor of the Willamette River valley were wet prairie wetlands. These seasonally wet prairies comprised approximately 400,000 acres in the valley. Designating the southeast field for Restoration and the southwest field for Protection would enhance the chances of restoration of the wet prairie habitat on the site, where existing wet prairie provides a natural seed bank. We conclude that designation of the southeast field for Restoration is consistent with Policy 4.3. The following sections address the remaining Eugene Code approval criteria for refinement plan amendments. Hyundai Site Ordinance, Exhibit C (Refinement Plan Amendment Findings) Page 26