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G -4. Improve existing natural resource areas by providing resources <br />to improve habitat and eliminate invasive species. Strategies <br />could include partnerships, volunteer coordination, as well as <br />financial resources and maintenance staff time. <br />G -5. Develop effective natural resource management plans for <br />significant natural areas, such as oak habitat, riparian areas, <br />and native prairies, to identify management priorities and to <br />guide acquisition, development, and restoration decisions. <br />G -6. Establish and meet park maintenance standards. <br />G -7. Continue emphasizing public safety and security in the design <br />and operations of City parks, natural areas, and facilities. <br />G -8. Design parks with maintenance in mind and with the <br />involvement of maintenance staff. Incorporate labor- saving <br />elements, such as mow strips, in park design. <br />G -9. Continue to install computer controlled irrigation systems to <br />save water and increase water efficiency. These should be <br />phased in to parks with substandard irrigation systems and <br />used in new construction with permanent irrigation. <br />G -10. Evaluate the need for mowed and irrigated turf when <br />designing new parks or renovating existing ones to efficiently <br />utilize maintenance resources. <br />G -11. Retain, replace, and introduce native plants wherever <br />appropriate. <br />G -12. Increase cross - training of staff and provide staff career <br />development opportunities. <br />G -13. Implement maintenance techniques that maintain and <br />enhance natural resources and minimize disturbance to <br />natural vegetation and critical wildlife habitats. <br />G -14. Use sustainable best management practices for parks <br />maintenance and provide for staff development in these <br />areas. <br />G -15. Continue to emphasize integrated pest management (IPM) <br />techniques and encourage staff development in IPM <br />techniques. <br />G -16. Implement stormwater best management practices to assist in <br />meeting State and Federal water - quality standards and <br />Endangered Species Act requirements. <br />G -17. Continue facilitating and encouraging the formation of adopt - <br />a -park groups for each park and facility. <br />CHAPTER IV <br />and encouraging the <br />formation of adopt -a- <br />park groups for each <br />park and facility <br />City of Eugene PROS Comprehensive Plon 49 <br />Continue facilitating <br />