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and (b) existing forest cover. Many soils in the metropolitan area have forest growth potential. Existing forest cover consists of coniferous and deciduous hardwood forests located primarily in the hills south of Eugene and Springfield and of riparian (streamside) forests along rivers, streams, ponds, and sloughs. -145. Forest lands provide multiple values in the metropolitan area including: scenic resources; watershed and soil protection, recreational opportunities; fish and wildlife habitat; commercial timber harvest; livestock grazing; and other urban uses, such as buffering. Within the UGB, and particularly within cities, timber harvest has less value to the general public than do other values. Policies 44C.5 Metropolitan goals relating to scenic quality, water quality, vegetation and wildlife, open space, and recreational potential shall be given a higher priority than timber harvest within the UGB. -1-5.C:..~ The Oregon Forest Practices Act shall control commercial forest practices when commercial forest uses are the primary or one of two or more primary uses identified on forest lands on M',ztr~'; Platt rural lands outside the UGB. When other policies of the Metro Plan establish a greater importance for uses other than commercial forests, Lane County shall protect those other values by applying appropriate implementation measures. 40C.7 In addition to any of the above policies, these policies apply to forest lands within the :,,,: ~.~ :..; .... 1 ~, ..... 4,,,:,~ ~!gP.:.~PF!.)S!:~!~5:;::of the Metro Plan but outside the UGB: a. Conserve forest ~ .... e~:~:¢ (~::t;~:::~P,t:):~3:gg.:u::::~.::gl2~2:)n; i=~:~g:: Og~:::J~!.~?;:~:~:tj:!~:g:: 9:~: ~: r ~: ~:~::::t:~;~ :SP CCi es. as the lead in g sound and ~,ddt~fe resources and to ro~,~dc fo recreat~c hal oppo~xunmes and a~FIC U Hie ............. ~ .............. ~ ........................... ~ ........, Forest land shall include lands which are suitable for commercial forest uses in.....d~-a.~.lJ.~J:gg.:in.[ QL~:grhY lands which are Exhibit B: Proposed amendments to Chapter III-C, Environmental Resources Element, Page 7 of 25 of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Plan (Metro Plan).