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05/05/97 MON 09 :52 FAX 5032316195 FWS -OSO a1003 <br /> • <br /> listed and candidate plants, but also conserves their diminishing wet prairie habitat. <br /> Conservation agreements are entirely voluntary and are undertaken with willing landowners and <br /> agencies. • <br /> While writing the agreement, the City of Eugene, with the assistance of the Native Plant <br /> Society, took the initiative to survey Amazon Park for Bradshaw's lomatium. After changing <br /> management, such as delaying mowing until after seeds have matured, the estimated population <br /> of flowering plants increased from 750 in 1990 to more than 10,000 in 1994. More surveys, <br /> experimental transplantation and propagation, habitat restoration, and native species management <br /> are now planned for 1997 and 1998. City workers and Native Plant Society members have been <br /> volunteering their evenings and weekends to ensure the success of conservation .measures for <br /> lomatium and other native species. The enthusiasm and cooperation of all of the involved parties <br /> are the key to the success of this conservation agreement. <br /> X X X <br /> Note to Editors: Photographs of the plant and its habitat are available upon request. <br /> • <br />