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Within this study area, numerous recovery efforts for Lomatium bradshawii and other rare prairie species are in progress or are planned. These include the following agencies or projects: • West Eugene Wetlands Plan. This is a multiple objective land use and conservation plan that identifies and addresses a number of community goals, including wetland protection, establishment of a wetland mitigation bank, and through the wetland mitigation bank, restoration of degraded wetlands to provide mitigation bank credits. Most existing wetlands with rare plants are designated for protection under the WEWP, and Congress has appropriated money from the Land and Water Conservation fund for acquisition of privately owned wetlands from willing sellers. BLM has been administering this acquisition program, and through this role now has management authority over a number of sites with rare prairie species. • Willow Creek Natural Area. This site, owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy, is located within west Eugene and supports healthy populations of all six rare native prairie species covered under this conservation strategy. Active management of native prairie habitats is occurring at Willow Creek, and monitoring that has been ongoing since 1986 provides an extensive data base on the effects of prairie management. TNC is working in partnership with the Bonneville Power Administration, with funding from BPA's wildlife mitigation program. The management goals for Willow Creek are described in the Willow Creek Wildlife Mitigation Project Final Environmental Assessment (BPA, 1995). / Fern Ridge Reservoir. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) owns and manages lands around the margin of Fern Ridge Reservoir that contain populations of rare native prairie species. Much of the native prairie habitat is contained within the Fern Ridge Research Natural Area (RNA), which has three units, the Fisher Butte, Royal Amazon, and Rose Prairie units. Extensive research and management activities have been conducted on the RNA's, including use of prescribed fire. Rare native prairie species also occur outside the RNA's, and in some cases on Corps lands that are leased to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) for wildlife habitat management. ■ City of Eugene. The city owns several parcels within the study area that contain populations of rare native prairie species. At least one of these sites is a city park (Amazon Park), while other sites are wetlands or are associated with Amazon Creek and the Amazon Diversion Channel. Active management to maintain native prairie habitats are occurring on some city -owned parcels. • BLM Long Tom ACEC. This parcel of land is a BLM scattered tract located along the Long Tom River downstream from Fern Ridge dam. It has been managed for its rare prairie species with prescribed fire and selective removal of woody plants. Efforts are underway to purchase adjacent lands from willing sellers to augment the L. bradshawii population and protect additional wetland habitats. 2