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FIFTEEN YEARS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2003-2018
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2003 Vision Map (Habitat, Trails, Gateways, Community Buffers)3
Formalized Under 2010
Statement of Partnership (SOP)
Original Partners:Partners Added After 2010:
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Accomplishments Since 2003
•Acres of land protected: 6,241
•Acres of habitat restored: 6,736
•Total number of plants planted: 2,021,243
•Stream miles opened for fish passage: 59
•Miles of trail or path built or reconstructed: 29
Wild Iris Ridge Trail Heron Slough West Eugene Wetlands
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Implementing the Vision In Eugene6
Delta Ponds
•Leveraging funding
•Recreational access for all
•Harnessing the power of volunteers!
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Wild Iris Ridge
•Partnering for habitat restoration and
wildfire risk reduction
•Ridgeline trail access in Southwest Eugene
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Golden Gardens •Public safety/access/habitat restoration
•Grant through partners to enhance habitat for western
pond turtles
•Future development
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Catastrophic Wildfire Risk Reduction
in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)
Suzanne Arlie Park
•Applied funding from BLM for wildfire risk reduction, habitat, access
•Master Planning (add’l public meetings this fall and winter)
•R2R Field Operations Group (FOG)
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Ecological Burning
•Conducted for over 30 years, fire adapted ecosystems
•Partnership planned for up to 900 acres—none burned
•Under LRAPA (annual) and Eugene Burn Ban Exemption (every 5 years)
•Coordination and participation of E-S Fire Dept. and other regional fire personnel
•Short URL to info page: eugene-or.gov/prescribedfire
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The future of Rivers to Ridges
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