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the Hutt Center.
<br /> The project is being led by Kirkegaard Associates of Chicago,an internationally recognized leader in the field of concert hall
<br /> acoustics. Other members of the design team include Auerbach and Associates of San Francisco,theatre consultants;
<br /> :oustic Control Systems of the Netherlands,suppliers of the electronic system; M.R. Richards,structural engineer;Warner
<br /> ..ngineering,electrical engineer; and Gerald McDonnell &Associates PC, architectural services and project management.
<br /> For further information, please contact Rich Scheeland, Cultural Services Division Manager, at
<br /> 682-5133.
<br /> Volunteer Efforts Aimed at Restoring Views from Skinner Butte
<br /> In October,City of Eugene Parks and Open Space Division staff,in conjunction with volunteers from the Eugene Rotary
<br /> Club,will spend a day restoring views and habitat on Skinner Butte. Work will focus on restoring the native upland prairie
<br /> habitat and views from the eastern viewpoints of the butte by removing non-native trees and planting smaller, native trees. If
<br /> time permits,club volunteers are also hoping to restore views from the western viewpoint near the historic"Big E,"placed on
<br /> the butte in 1915, by selectively removing brush and several trees in that area. Since 1996,the Eugene Rotary Club has
<br /> sponsored several significant volunteer rehabilitation and beautification projects on Skinner Butte, including the Veteran's
<br /> Memorial overlook and flag.
<br /> Recent rehabilitation efforts have been guided by the Skinner Butte Park Master Plan, adopted this year following 18 months
<br /> of research and extensive public involvement. The plan calls for restoration and long-term preservation of popular,
<br /> historically significant views from the summit of Skinner Butte. Originally, Skinner Butte was largely covered with open
<br /> grasslands that offered views in almost every direction. Since settlers first arrived in Eugene over 150 years ago, however,
<br /> large trees have grown on the butte and are now beginning to block some of the last remaining views. Public input gathered
<br /> showed that views from Skinner Butte are very important for the identity of the community, but that a balanced approach
<br /> should be taken to restore and protect them.The plan outlines a unique, objective strategy for documenting views and
<br /> setting clear guidelines for restoration while protecting forested areas.
<br /> The plan also calls for the protection and restoration of native upland prairie habitat,which once covered nearly all of
<br /> Rinner Butte. Native prairie is now a highly endangered habitat type in the Willamette Valley,with less than one percent of
<br /> the original habitat remaining. On Skinner Butte, most upland prairie has been lost to the encroachment of forest and
<br /> invasive plant species, like Himalayan blackberry. Since the few,small areas of prairie habitat remaining on the butte are
<br /> precisely the areas where views are still present,the objectives of view restoration and habitat restoration can be combined.
<br /> To see a complete version of the Skinner Butte Park Master Plan,visit
<br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us/PW/PARKS/SBP/sbpmplan.htm. For more information about this effort, contact Parks and Open
<br /> Space Planner Robin Hostick at 682-4800.
<br /> "Salmon Migrating Through Eugene"is Theme for Parade Entry
<br /> A whimsical school of salmon, in brilliant colors of blue, salmon and silver,will be conveying some important messages as
<br /> they"swim"their way through the Eugene Celebration parade route this Saturday morning. The parade entry theme,
<br /> "salmon migrating though Eugene,"will remind citizens that salmon do migrate through and live in the Willamette River
<br /> during several stages in their life cycle and that pollutants in stormwater runoff pose a serious threat to salmon and their
<br /> habitat. For information about solutions to stormwater pollution,contact Kathy Eva, Public Information Specialist for the
<br /> Stormwater Management Program, at 682-2739. To learn more about the City's efforts to protect salmon and their habitat,
<br /> call Neil Bjorklund, Senior Planner with the Planning and Development Department, at 682-5507, or visit
<br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us/Salmon.
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