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West Eugene Wetlands — Briefing to State Director <br />11/30/09 <br />Decisions and Direction <br />1. Do not pursue National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) status. <br />2. Pursue local designation (not congressionally designated) of an Outstanding Natural Area for <br />Threatened and Endangered Species Management attributes. Area of Critical Environmental <br />Concern may be a more appropriate designation. Research and recommend the most <br />appropriate designation. <br />3. Do not pursue BLM funding for, or management of, an Environmental Education Center. <br />4. BLM will retain ownership of the acquired lands within the West Eugene Wetlands. <br />5. Explore opportunities to co- manage the West Eugene Wetlands with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife <br />Service. <br />6. Explore the opportunity to prepare a coordinated Resource Management Plan for the entire <br />West Eugene Wetlands (not just BLM ownership). Involve all willing partners. <br />7. Prepare a business plan for the West Eugene Wetlands that outlines funding levels. <br />8. Scope out the cost of a collaborative Resource Management Plan. <br />