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4 <br />Located on the southwest side of Hendrix Park the course acts like a sponge collecting all <br />the runoff from the surrounding hills. This makes the course virtually unplayable through <br />several months of the winter. Several streams flow into the boundaries of the course; currently <br />they are diverted into a network of conduit pipes and flow underground to the city's sewer <br />system. This has led to an increase in wet conditions at the course. Water which doesn't mare it <br />into the pipe before it gets diverted underground has no way to make it into the stream channel, <br />like in a natural system. On many parts of the course there is nowhere for the water to go, instead <br />it pools up as it saturates the ground. <br />We propose sections of the stream be brought back above ground and restored to a more <br />natural setting. This would allow increased drainage in some of the wettest areas on the course; <br />allow land to be taken out of the maintained part of the golf course and restored it to a native <br />woodland/prairie stream environment; it would decrease the need for irrigation, fossil fuels, <br />pesticide, herbicide, and fertilizers. <br />It would also be a great thing to do for our neighbors and community at large. Hendrix <br />Park is home to an abundance of wildlife, people often take walks through the park as a chance <br />to be in nature while still within the city limits. By bringing the sieams back to the surface it <br />would allow Laurelwood to be part of the natural wildlife corridor that exists in the south hills of <br />Eugene. <br />Part 11: Current Problems <br />• Course drainage issues leading to lack of playability: <br />Currently the course is known for being a mud pit during the winter months. <br />Sitting in a low lying area runoff from the surrounding hills flows down and settles on the <br />fairways, approaches and greens of Laurelwood. This not only leads to poor sales on <br />