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i U <br /> EUGENE Public Works <br /> Maintenance <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Boulevard <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br /> (541) 682-4800 <br /> January 28, 1999 <br /> Dr. Rhoda Love <br /> Native Plant Society of Oregon <br /> 393 Ful Vue Drive <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97405 <br /> Dear Dr. Love: <br /> I received and shared your letter dated 1/22/99 with other staff involved with the management of <br /> the Lomatium Conservation Easement in Amazon Park. We remain committed to the <br /> management of the area as described in conservation agreement. Our plans specific to your <br /> current interest at this point include: <br /> 1. Examining the area immediately around the bench that was installed last spring to determine <br /> if any Lomatium are near enough to be damaged by foot traffic associated with accessing the <br /> bench. <br /> 2. We will work toward creating new Lomatium habitat in the area where a nearby mound was <br /> removed several years ago. It is our opinion that such an area could be habitat for 500 - 1000 <br /> plants if the higher densities found elsewhere in the park can be replicated here. We judge this <br /> action to fall under the first of the eight City responsibilities listed in the Agreement, and to be in <br /> the spirit of working toward a downlisting of the plant.. <br /> 3. We support your proposed efforts to work with School District 4 -J on the conflict with the <br /> plants on their property near 19t Avenue. Feel free to call us if you or 4 -J staff think our input <br /> could contribute to a resolution of the problem at that site. <br /> We look forward to resurveying the area next year and expect to contract with NPSO members <br /> for that work. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> John Etter, Parks Planning <br /> Public Works Maintenance <br /> cc: 4ohnny Medlin, Maintenance Planning Manager <br /> Tim Rhay, Parks Maintenance Manager (AIC) <br /> Laura Todd, U.S. Fish and Wildlife (Portland) <br /> Tom Kaye, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture <br />