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The primary goal of the project is to restore the creek to a more "natural" state, creating a relatively <br /> self maintaining system. This would include the reconfiguration of the banks and the reintroduction <br /> of native aquatic and riparian plant communities which would provide the most appropriate habitat <br /> for local wildlife. Other goals are to provide a much needed educational and recreational resource, <br /> to improve the creek's water quality and maintain its flood control capacity, to link existing park <br /> areas, to improve the visual quality of the neighborhood and its streetscape and to create a shared <br /> sense of place and stewardship within the neighborhood. <br /> A conceptual plan was developed by a landscape architecture graduate student in 1990 to address <br /> these goals and has since been adopted and refined by a non - profit organization called the Upper <br /> Amazon Steering Comm This committee has presented the proposal to numerous citizens <br /> groups and will finalize the conceptual plan in 1993 based on the comments of citizens, city officials <br /> and the steering committee members. In 1992, the City of Eugene Public Works Department <br /> contracted with the consulting firm of Woodward -Clyde to conduct a hydrologic analysis of the <br /> concept plan which determined that the flood capacity of the creek would not be negatively impacted <br /> if the plan were implemented. The plan has the support of several city council members and the <br /> steering committee has compiled a mailing list of the names of over 200 interested citizens. The city <br /> has contracted with the Lane Council of Governments to provide coordination support for the <br /> citizen's steering committee. <br /> `, a '.":,',,.,,'"":a,,;":7 a ' € g '� ate. <br /> Ewa M � �� � Z -� �, � r� <br /> „z g �` -*Ale'''. , l "�� mo t s� ,� � <br /> * '°` •. :" % ue ' /' ' � � j .' 'I <br /> - 4 .t . ,,,, , ,',,,' i :,,,,, -N '12'' ,- ''''. 4.' • :I ' ' '''' -' ;: '": : ''' t,,, . ,,.., -, fi li <br /> €� ' R • <br /> *. t 7 - , / v *. - 11% ' r . r <br /> 1 <br /> k € 4 - <br /> r+w++rw a a******* .ra s w aver a aim* ; w....e°...w. e. w s.+. �,.�. �.+. <br /> Conceptual Plan includes reconfiguration of the channel, reintroduction of the native plant <br /> communities, and a bike and pedestrian trail linking park areas. <br /> 15 <br />