DEC1696M Page 4 <br /> e. Work on upland connections (Oak Hill, upper Willow Creek ridgeline) (possibility of <br /> conservation easements? Look into this.) <br /> TNC Acquisition plans: Have 325 acres now - looking at future acquisition on parcel by parcel <br /> basis - small parcels around current ownership, plus a donation in 1 to 4 years ( ?). Need to <br /> reexamine site design again. Steve suggested possibility of using BPA line as a recreational <br /> connection. <br /> Some Mitigation Bank issues <br /> One problem is that the city has 3 different people at DSL telling them what to do. <br /> The Bank doesn't have a strategy figured out on how to do all the monitoring that needs to be <br /> done. <br /> Overlap between WEWP Annual Report and Bank Annual Report <br /> The wetheads discussed Aster Publishing Company needs and the 5 acre rule (DSL's rule). The <br /> Corps does not have this same 5 acre rule. Deborah should hear from Glenn this week as to <br /> whether 5 acre rule will apply to bank or not. At issue is whether to allow private mitigation on <br /> public land. This discussion was to be continued at Thursday's wetheads meeting. <br /> The potential usefulness of GPS for mitigation work as money saver was raised. <br />