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right. Most were dedicated to agricultural use; as urban areas grow and over agricultural lands with senior water rights, in many cases the water the farming activity used was much greater than the residential, commercial, or industrial use would be. Projections were done for normal and wet water years, and under each scenario the number of stream miles that run dry got larger. He said that the examination did not take into account water quality. Ms. Behm asked what was being done with this research. Dr. Hulse said that the information produced by the consortium had been incorporated into the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. The conservation and restoration opportunities map he had shared was the centerpiece of the Willamette Chapter of the plan. He believed the most influence the work had was in providing a set of spatially explicit priorities that had been vetted publicly and scientifi- cally for groups like watershed councils that lacked the capacity to do that type of work. 6. Guest Presentation — Stephanie Schroeder Ms. Schroeder, Program Director for the Walama Restoration Project, provided a slide presentation on the organization's Whilamut Natural Area upland restoration project. She emphasized the educational element of the restoration project and recognized the partnership provided by the City of Eugene. She thanked Mr. Taylor for his support. Ms. Schroeder asked the CPC to consider partnering with Walama as well. Mr. Sonnichsen commended the project. Ms. Behm asked if camas was being planted. Ms. Schroeder said yes, and shared a list of species being planted and copies of the organization's newsletters with the CPC. 7. Reports on Subcommittees a. Outreach Ms. Behm said the American Institute of Architects (AIA) was looking at land use development issues along the Willamette River from Springfield to the Eugene Water & Electric Board site. She had met with Eric Gunderson of the AIA, who had indicated a workshop on the topic would occur on February 2 in the Atrium at 5:30 p.m. She said the CPC would have a table at the event, and members were invited to participate. Ms. Behm said that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) had assembled a citizen advisory group for the new I -5 bridge and she, Mr. Sonnichsen, Mr. Taylor, and Ms. French were participating. She would also participate on the Project Development Team that the citizen committee was advising. She said that support for the park was strong but she would continue to advocate for the CPC's priorities. Ms. Behm asked the CPC to consider temporary shielded lights that went off at 11 p.m. for the bicycle path detour made necessary by the bridge project because of the unsafe conditions that MINUTES — Citizen Planning Committee of the January 11, 2007 Page 3 Whilamut Natural Area