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OREGON WETLANDS-MARCH 2002 Federal funding aids West Eugene Wetlands Partnership e West Eugene Wetlands Eugene Wetlands Partnership,a group with funding from the Oregon Water- Partnership will have another of federal, state,local, and private shed Enhancement Board. The two $2.5 million to put into land partners that has protected more than properties include extensive riparian acquisition this year. 2,500 acres of wetlands over the past habitat along Coyote Creek and more Part of the funding-$1.5 million decade. than 400 acres of cropland that will for the U.S.Bureau of Land Manage- Originally focused primarily on eventually be restored to seasonal ment-was the latest allocation in a urban wetlands, the partnership has wetlands. decade of congressional funding for expanded its efforts in recent years to The Coyote Creek properties are the West Eugene Wetlands Project. the larger wetland system that extends just upstream from the Oregon Depart- The city of Eugene secured the rest of downstream to Fern Ridge Lake, a ment of Fish and Wildlife's Fern Ridge the money through a nationwide Corps of Engineers reservoir five miles ; -Wildlife Area,which encompasses competitive grant program. west of Eugene. more than 5,100 acres around the The$1 million award from the The Bureau of Land Management reservoir. The area is one of the most North American Wetlands Conserva- has provided the bulk of the money important in the Willamette Valley_for tion Act grant program will help fund over the years for land purchases in migrating and wintering waterfowl and 'The Nature Conservancy's purchase west Eugene,but the agency has other migratory birds. of a 310-acre parcel along Coyote nearly completed its planned acquisi- The other two properties proposed Creek south of Fern Ridge Lake and tions. Partners say they hope to get for acquisition with the federal grant the city's purchase of two properties one more year of congressional funds are located along Amazon Creek totaling 73 acres in the Amazon Creek funding in 2004,but they are already in West Eugene and are adjacent to a system in West Eugene. The Bureau pursuing other state and federal 400-acre wetland restoration project of Land Management will use its funding sources for work in the Long - undertaken by the city and the U.S. funds to acquire additional wetland Tom River system. Army Corps of Engineers. properties in West Eugene. The Coyote Creek tract targeted Contact Scott Duckett, City of- The Bureau of Land Management, for purchase under the federal grant is Eugene, 1820 Roosevelt Blvd.,Eugene OR the city of Eugene,and The Nature adjacent to a 240-acre parcel recently 97402;541-682-4842; Conservancy are part of the West acquired by The Nature Conservancy scott.duckett(4ci.eugene.or.us AROUND THE STATE THE WESTERN RIVERS a 'T- ,� z ONE OF THE MOST ENHANCEMENT BOARD HAD APPROVED MORE CONSERVANCY s ' 1°"` `g IMPORTANT WATERFOWL THAN$750,000 IN STATE COST—SHARE FOR THE , tom . _ , HABITATS IN THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS,WHICH WOULD HAVE PURCHASED 240 ACRES e OF FLOODPLAIN HABITAT ^ V.1",,, WILLAMETTE VALLEY.THE COVERED 2,340 ACRES. ONE PROJECT ON THE WILLAMETTE STUDY AREA INCLUDES INVOLVING 385 ACRES IS GOING FORWARD,AND RIVER LAST FALL AND _ MORE THAN 700 ACRES OF ONE OR MORE OF THE OTHERS MAY STILL BE TRANSFERRED THE THE HISTORIC LAKEBED AND REVIVED IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER.A LOCAL PROPERTY TO THE THE FLOODPLAIN OF THE COUPLE IS PURCHASING ONE OF THE PROPERTIES OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TUALATIN RIVER WITH PLANS TO RESTORE WETLANDS AS PART OF PARKS AND RECREATION. j DOWNSTREAM TOWARD A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR SUSTAINABLE THE PROPERTY, 10 MILES I FOREST GROVE.■ RANCHING STRATEGIES IN THE UPPER KLAMATH NORTH OF ALBANY NEAR BASIN.■ AN AMBITIOUS PACKAGE OF LUCKIAMUTE LANDING, PROJECTS IN THE SPRAGUE THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION INCLUDES ONE OF THE RIVER VALLEY COLLAPSED SERVICE APPROVED ITS FIRST LARGE RIPARIAN BEST"GALLERY FOREST" LAST FALL WHEN THREE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT UNDER THE WETLANDS STANDS OF BOTTOMLAND Sprague River oxbow FOUR LANDOWNERS WHO RESERVE PROGRAM IN OREGON,A 900—ACRE HARDWOODS IN THE HAD APPLIED FOR THE PROJECT ALONG DREWS CREEK,A TRIBUTARY OF WILLAMETTE VALLEY.■ FEDERAL WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM OPTED GOOSE LAKE IN LAKE COUNTY. THE AGENCY THE U.S.FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE HAS NOT TO ACCEPT EASEMENT OFFERS FROM THE ALSO OKAYED MORE THAN 1,350 ACRES ALONG BEGUN PLANNING FOR A POSSIBLE NEW U.S. NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION THE LITTLE SILVIES RIVER IN HARNEY COUNTY WILDLIFE REFUGE AT WAPATO LAKE IN SERVICE. THE OREGON WATERSHED FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAM. WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY, HISTORICALLY 4