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For Council Newsletter: <br />RIPARIAN ZONE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT <br />Guidelines used by Maintenance Division staff for management of vegetation in <br />areas of City responsibility along the Willamette River are contained in the <br />"Willamette Greenway Management Proposal" published January 1985. It is a <br />document developed by a special study committee that was appointed by the <br />Joint Parks and Recreation Commission. The Parks and Recreation Plan adopted <br />by City Council specified that this study be made of the riparian zone of the <br />Willamette River. The proposal was not specifically adopted by City Council. <br />The document addresses a variety of vegetation management issues including <br />desirable vegetation, undesirable vegetation, visual access zones, wildlife <br />habitat zones and physical access zones. <br />Public opinion regarding the management of the vegetation along the river is <br />extremely varied. Some people would like us to do more extensive clearing <br />along the river area and bike path areas for safety purposes. Other members <br />of the public would like to see us perform no vegetation management at all. <br />The "Willamette Greenway Management Proposal" calls for practices somewhere <br />in between the two extremes. <br />A copy of the "Willamette Greenway Management Proposal" has been placed in the <br />Council Library for your reference in case you want additional detail. <br />If you have additional questions, please contact Dick Morgan or Bob Hammitt at <br />687 -5220. <br />