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• r o.NT OF Tye <br /> , y am <br /> United States Department of the Interior <br /> 1' 9 FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE <br /> Oregon State Office <br /> 2600 S.E. 98th Avenue, Suite 100 <br /> Portland, Oregon 97266 <br /> (503) 231 -6179 FAX: (503) 231 -6195 <br /> December 11, 1996 <br /> In reply refer to: 1- 7 -97 -TA -068 <br /> X -ref: 1- 7 -96 -TA -149 <br /> 1- 7 -95 -TA -135 <br /> Linda Norris <br /> City Manager <br /> c/o Johnny Medlin <br /> City of Eugene, Public Works <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. <br /> Eugene, OR 97402 <br /> Subject: Conservation Agreement <br /> Dear Ms. Norris: <br /> Enclosed is a copy of the Conservation Agreement for Lomatium bradshawii (Bradshaw's <br /> lomatium) and It's Habitat along Amazon Creek, Eugene, Oregon. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br /> Service (Service), City of Eugene (City), Oregon Department of Agriculture, and Emerald <br /> Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon (NPSO) have collaboratively developed this plan <br /> to address the needs to the endangered plant, Bradshaw's lomatium, in Amazon Park and other <br /> city lands along Amazon Creek south of 19th Avenue. <br /> This effort was initiated in February 1995 after habitat for the plant was inadvertently damaged <br /> during construction work on park lighting. After meeting with city staff and NPSO <br /> representatives, we all agreed to attempt to develop a voluntary conservation agreement to <br /> prevent such problems in the future and to ensure consistent, productive management of the plant <br /> population in Amazon Park. Not only will this agreement provide assistance in the recovery of <br /> Bradshaw's lomatium, but it outlines a framework to improve native grasslands within the Upper <br /> Amazon Basin. <br /> Some activities have already been completed by the City and NPSO in support of the agreement. <br /> In the spring of 199, surveys were conducted, and over 10,000 flowering Bradshaw's lomatium <br /> plants were found within Amazon Park. Previous surveys had indicated that only 750 flowering <br /> plants occurred within the park. <br /> 9 7 •0 0 4 0 1 printed on unbleached recycled paper <br />