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Newsletter of the West Eugene Wetlands Partnership Page 7 MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS SOON TO BE RELEASED West Eugene Wetlands - From Crisis to Opportunity: A West Eugene Wetlands Plan Mitigation Manual — pro - Case Study— documents the west Eugene wetland plan- vides details of how mitigation for the 288 acres of ning process. A limited number of copies are available wetland identified for future urban uses will be ad- at the Lane Council of Governments for no charge. ministered, managed, and maintained so there is a no Call 687 -4283. net loss" of wetland resources. Affected property own- _ ers will find the manual helpful because it clearly spells• Involving Citizens from Begi to End with the West out mitigation requirements and options for meeting Eugene Wetlands Plan — documents the West Eugene the requirements. The manual will also be useful to _ Wetlands Plan citizen involvement process. Available engineers, wetland ecologists, landscape architects, soil at the Lane Council of Governments at no charge while scientists, biologists, and other professionals engaged supplies last. Call 687 -4283. in mitigation design and improvement projects. Addi- tionally, the manual will benefit local wetland manag- Countywide Soils Information Map — provides up -to- ers responsible for planning, designing, constructing, date information on soil types throughout Lane and maintaining mitigation projects. A draft version County, except for the Willamette and Umpqua na- of the manual currently is being reviewed by federal tional forests. Produced through a cooperative effort and state regulatory and resource agencies. When the between the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, the Bu- review is completed, a final version will be published reau of Land Management, the City of Eugene, Lane and made available for purchase by the public. County, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Lane Council of Governments, the project started Comprehensive Stornnuater Al ntaQemeut Plan — has been in July 1992 and took about a year to complete. Each adopted by the Eugene City Council to address four agency has a complete copy of the data compatible primary program areas: flood control, water quality, with its geographic information system. The new in- natural resources (when related to stormwater convey - formation will help identify and map wetland soils. ante and water quality), and operations and mainte- For more information, contact the Lane Council of nance. The goal of the stormwater plan is to manage Governments at 683 -4283. each of the program areas so they are coordinated and consistent throughout the plan while meeting the re- West Eugene Wetland Inventory— is the updated inven- quirements of federal law, the needs of the commu- tory, including approximately 163 acres of newly iden- nity, and the multiple objectives of the plan. Copies of tified wetland and 129 acres of potential wetland. the final plan are scheduled to be available in July 1994. Copies of the final report and photocopies of maps To request a copy of the plan or for more information are available for a small copying fee at the Eugene Plan- about the City of Eugene's stormwater program, call ning Department, 687 -5481. 465-2739.1's May is American Wetland Month — . n . American Wetland Month will be celebrated during May, and - --,--- p 1 . x , " ; a variety of activities will be held in the local area this spring to „, ,� : max increase public awareness of the importance of wetland re- .v � .�,� sources. ,, Here are opportunities to learn more about our wetland areas: e - - , °A _ _ • APRIL 28 - Tour of west Eugene wetlands and a talk on "Comprehensive Wetland Planning,” as part of the American Public Works Association Spring Conference in Eugene. • MAY 8 - A birdwalk from Stewart Pond, sponsored by Partners in Flight. Call 683 -6413. • MAY 14 - Willow Creek Natural Area Clean Up, sponsored by The Nature Conservancy. Call 687 -5586. • MAY 19 - Clean Water Day at Alton Baker Park, sponsored by Eugene Public Works Department and its partners in clean water. Call 465 -2739. • JUNE 1 - Wetland tour for members of National Society of Wetland Scientists. • JUNE 4 - Amazon Appreciation Day, sponsored by Friends of Amazon Creek. Call 485 - 5611.