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Goal 3: Viewshed Protection <br /> Work to preserve the visual quality of the ridgeline area. <br /> Recommended Actions and Strategies: <br /> A. Work cooperatively with area homebuilders and woodlot owners to limit the negative visual <br /> impacts of tree cutting on highly visible slopes, especially along the ridge tops. <br /> B. Work cooperatively with area homebuilders and landowners to avoid siting structures <br /> immediately on the ridge tops if possible. Structure located on the crest of a hill or ridge top <br /> tend to be highly visible for long distances. <br /> Urban -Rural Transition <br /> Goal 1: Farm and Forest Land Management <br /> Work to maintain the quality and long -term viability of farm and forest lands in the ridgeline area. Farm <br /> and forest lands in active production make up a significant portion of the ridgeline area and provide <br /> significant habitat, water quality, visual quality, and economic value to the rural portions of the ridgeline <br /> area. <br /> Recommended Actions and Strategies: <br /> A. Provide assistance to farmers and woodlot owners in the ridgeline area to help implement <br /> management techniques that benefit water quality, habitat, and visual quality. Numerous <br /> federal, state, and local programs are in place to provide some level of assistance in this area <br /> (Appendix -A). <br /> B. Focus farm and forest land conservation efforts on larger blocks of properties that that tend to <br /> be viable for long -term production (avoid fragmentation of important farm and forest lands). <br /> C. Identify opportunities to co- locate recreational uses with farm and forest lands in ways that could <br /> generate revenue for participating landowners. <br /> D. Implement forest demonstration projects (on public, land trust, or private lands) as a way to test <br /> and showcase management approaches. Demonstration projects should be well documented <br /> and monitored for success so they can be studied and the results clearly articulated to land <br /> managers, property owners, elected officials, and the public. <br /> E. Utilize farm and forest lands an educational resource for area schools. <br /> Goal 2: Wildfire Management <br /> Work to reduce the risk of damaging wildfires in the ridgeline area. The heavily vegetated landscape, <br /> steep slopes, and the transition of urban to rural landscapes, all contribute to the potential risk of <br /> wildfire in the ridgeline area. <br /> Recommended Actions and Strategies: <br /> A. Support implementation of the Lane County Community Wildfire Protection Plan to minimize the <br /> risk of uncontrolled wildfire occurring in the ridgeline area, particularly in the rural -urban fringe. <br /> The plan calls for the identification of priority areas for reduction of fuel Toads and coordinating <br /> with homeowners to reduce the ignitability of structures. <br /> B. Assess public and land trust lands for wildfire hazards and manage the vegetation to help <br /> reduce risk of wildfire spreading to adjacent properties. Management plans for each public or <br /> land trust property should include an assessment on wildfire hazards and a strategy for reducing <br /> those hazards where they exist. <br /> C. Design and site trails in a way that increases the ability of agencies to manage land for fire <br /> safety and access for emergency responders. <br /> 12 <br />