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Mariposa Woodland Oak Habitat Enhancement Project <br /> Spencer Butte Site <br /> This area was selected because it represents one of the higher quality oak savanna areas remaining, it is <br /> accessible, lends itself well to educational outreach, and is a good representative example of the kind <br /> of habitat and management issues that we are facing in similar areas elsewhere. Additionally, there is <br /> an opportunity to complement the work already being undertaken by an adjacent property owner who <br /> has expressed interest in cooperating. Appendix 1 includes aerial photos comparing the site in 1940 <br /> and 2004. The photos show clearly that conifer encroachment into this community is significant. <br /> This site is located about 500 yards up the trail from the Willamette /52 °d parking lot along Willamette <br /> Street. The entire project area spans 5 acres. Figure 1 shows is exemplary of the site conditions with a <br /> few large and many small oaks with significant recruitment of Douglas -fir occurring. <br /> i • 41#4,1195 <br /> • <br /> F id's <br /> • <br /> Figure 1: Photopoint showing young conifers encroaching into oak community <br /> Janet Reeves, the neighbor to the west, hired Integrated Resource Management (IGR), a silviculture <br /> company managed by Darrin Stringer, to thin oaks and conifers from her property. She hoped to <br /> reduce the fire danger and to enhance conditions for the remnant oak savanna community on her <br /> property. At that time, IGR approached the City to see if we were interested in complementing Janet <br /> Reeve's project on our side of the property line. <br /> 4 <br />