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Natural Resources <br />17 FTE <br />• Plans, analyzes, obtains permits for, and implements waterway, wetland, ridgeline, rare plant <br />habitat, and other natural resource area restoration and maintenance projects <br />• Facilitates acquisition of new wetland sites with partner agencies in the West Eugene Wetlands <br />Partnership, and coordinates with the Parks and Open Space Planning Section on natural area <br />acquisition along the Ridgeline and Willamette River <br />• Analyzes and coordinates with internal staff regarding division compliance with: the NPDES <br />Stormwater Permit; local, state and federal wetland regulations; Endangered Species Act; and <br />National Environmental Policy Act <br />• Coordinates natural resource programs in support of Memoranda of Understanding with several <br />federal, state, and local partners <br />• Oversees regional native plant materials program <br />• Manages and restores partner -owned land under contract <br />• Manages the West Eugene Wetland Mitigation Bank by restoring wetlands and ensuring financial <br />sustainability <br />• Coordinates wetlands technical /policy development for the department <br />• Enhances habitat for endangered and rare species <br />• Manages all lands in the Ridgeline Park and maintains the Ridgeline Trail <br />• Maintains 603 acres of rough mowing <br />• Maintains 39 miles of major stormwater channels <br />•Maintains 16.79 miles of dirt or gravel hiking trails <br />• Manages dispersed natural areas throughout the City's parks and open space system <br />• Provides technical and field support to all capital funded natural resource projects <br />• Ensures flow capacity in numerous miles of minor ditches <br />• Conducts maintenance inspections and compliance enforcement for private development water <br />quality facilities <br />• Seeks and manages significant non -City funding, including grants and partner provided funds <br />Park Operations – Park Operations Manager – 1 FTE <br />Landscape, Medians, and Hendricks Park —15.55 FTE <br />• Maintains 202 median sites located throughout the City, consisting of 15.44 acres of landscaped <br />ornamentals and native shrub beds and 6.26 acres of paved surfaces <br />• Maintains 85 acres of gardens and forest habitat at Hendricks Park and Washburne Park <br />• Maintains 24 acres of landscaped ornamentals and native shrub beds located in parks, community <br />centers, and other public facilities <br />• Maintains 35.6 acres of paved surfaces located in parks, community centers, and other public <br />facilities <br />• Cleans and maintains 2 restrooms in Hendricks Park <br />• Manages 6 community gardens with 303 plots <br />Turf, Irrigation, Sportsfields and Owen Rose Garden -18.25 FTE <br />• Maintains 8 acres at Owen Rose Garden <br />• Maintains 299 acres of finish mowing <br />• Maintains 169 miles of irrigation pipe with 25,174 irrigation heads <br />/- kaintains 41 athletic fields <br />• aintains 12 miles of bark jogging or walking trails <br />