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orissrawssoraw <br /> proposals had been submitted under WREN's name. She cited grants for environmental education, <br /> educational manuals, and transportation as examples. She said staff were looking at expanding the role <br /> that WREN played in educational programs. <br /> • BLM Restoration <br /> Mr. Wold said BLM had a full time staff person that worked with The Nature Conservancy and the City of <br /> Eugene to implement habitat management actions. He said that person would help with mitigation bank <br /> projects. He said BLM was continuing its annual maintenance operations but noted that there were no new <br /> major restoration projects for the current year <br /> • Staffing <br /> No staffing report was presented. <br /> • West Eugene Parkway Update <br /> Mr. Calish said the BLM had moved from the acquisition phase to the restoration, operations, <br /> maintenance, and preservation phase. He said consultants had been hired by the Oregon Department of <br /> Transportation to study botany and wildlife in the path of the proposed west Eugene Parkway as well as <br /> how the hydrology of the wetland worked. <br /> C. The Nature Conservancy <br /> • Willow Corner Restoration <br /> Mr. Alverson said The Nature Conservancy had received grants to do butterfly restoration work in west <br /> Eugene. He said some of the work would be done on Willow Creek. <br /> • BPA Acquisition Update <br /> Mr. Alverson noted that there had been no BPA developments since the last meeting. <br /> D. Army Corps of Engineers <br /> • Fern Ridge Dam <br /> Mr. Stampe noted that Fern Ridge Dam pipeline was failing. He said the result would be that the reservoir <br /> would not be filled the next year. He acknowledged that there would be a large local impact from that <br /> action and said the Corps was looking for alternative options. He said a large amount of funding would be <br /> needed to do the necessary repair work but it was yet unclear where that funding would come from. He <br /> reiterated that it was most likely that the reservoir would not be filled in the next year. <br /> Mr. Duckett suggested said the Long Tom Watershed Council wanted to work with the ACOE to possibly <br /> get a higher flow in the original Coyote Creek bed. <br /> Mr. Gordon said Fern Ridge was important to the community and not just for wetland issues. He <br /> suggested that citing environmental issues might be a way to get some help from United Front to address <br /> repair work. <br /> MINUTES — Wetlands Executive Team May 12, 2003 Page 4 <br />