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zon Par Amazon Park is managed and maintained by the City of Eugene Parks and Open Space Division. ~n recent Years, the City has become more proactive n its protection and management of natural areas t[~roughout the City, including AmazOn Park, Although many oppoi:tunities for future natural are~ enhancement exist in Amazon Park, the following projects have been implemented over the last seVera~ years. Implemented a successful 3,5 acre v~etland prairie restoration project as measUred by the native plant community diversity anc~ inffequency of exotic p~ants. P~a,ted o~er 150 asg t~ees a[on9 Amazon Creek to restore the dpadan forest and connect the a~h grove with the creek. plants in Hired and directed NW Youth Corp in the removal of exotic trees, blackberries an~! ivy in ash grove. Altered Amazon Creek maintenance efforts to en~pbasize natural ~e~o~rce object[,~es ~nclud~ng all°w~ng dpadan vegetatiOn t° grow, arresti ng the remova~ of sediment bars that don t ~mpede flow, and maintain[rig conveyance w~th manual hand e~forts ~nstead of heavy mach~nery~ AIt~ ~at~ai ~a ~[~ to avoid b[[d and wildlife nesting season, and enhance native seed prodUct[On. Created a water diversion channel along the community garden to ~e~u~e ~utrie~t 19a~ flowing ~nto adjacent p~aJr[e area. Hired an engineer to design a prototype ~nf[a~ed burning unit that will be used to ~[~[( pre~(Fibe~ b~ wher~ actual burns are not te~hn[ca ly or Pol[t[call~ feasible. - Renamed, w~th expertise from a local Kalapuyan woma~ and South Eugene High School Environmental Club, the wet pta[de (gawain[) and ash grove (mal[k grove) to ~nte- grate Native A~eri(a. ~[story into the park. - CoOrdinated volunteers plantin9 ~u~dreds of ~at~ve w[~d~owe~ plugs ~n wet pta]de areas to enhance native diversity,