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Letters in the Editor's Mailbag -The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA Page 1 of 5 <br /> www.registerguard.com I ©The Register-Guard,Eugene,Oregon <br /> November 26, 2003 <br /> Letters in the Editor's Mailbag <br /> The Register-Guard welcomes letters on topics of general <br /> interest. Our length limit is 250 words; all letters are subject to <br /> condensation. Writers are limited to one letter per calendar <br /> month. Because of the volume of mail, not all letters can be <br /> printed. Letters must be signed with the writer's full name. An <br /> address and daytime telephone number are needed for <br /> verification purposes; this information will not be published or <br /> released. <br /> Mail letters to: <br /> Mailbag, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440-2188 <br /> Fax: 338-2828 <br /> E-mail: rgletters(hguardnet.com <br /> Amazon Park overdeveloped <br /> Large amounts of resources have been expended to restore the <br /> West Eugene wetlands and Amazon Creek, yet the city parks <br /> t department is harming the Amazon's upstream water quality. <br /> ice, The city should protect the open land in the Amazon Park. The <br /> city should commit park bond money to collaborate with the <br /> Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Land Management <br /> for creek restoration throughout Amazon Park. <br /> In addition, oak woodlands are currently under threat and are <br /> listed as one of the most endangered ecosystem types in need <br /> of re-establishment. Oaks could easily be planted in and around <br /> the park to beautify the area and accomplish an important <br /> ecological task. These efforts will go a long way in providing <br /> accessible natural areas. <br /> In order to create viable habitat for herons or beavers, areas <br /> must be planted and nurtured with proper buffer zones <br /> between high-impact usage (ball fields) and more low-impact <br /> (walking, jogging) use by humans. Amazon Park is <br /> overdeveloped in its core acreage and has become a citywide <br /> sacrifice zone for developed recreation throughout the city. <br /> More centrally located areas should be developed in the future <br /> for citywide recreation. <br /> Further development in Amazon will require drainage of <br /> important waters and more encroachment on natural areas. <br /> Moreover, polluted surface runoff will increase. Additional <br /> development is antithetical to the commitment to restoring <br /> Amazon Creek. <br /> http://www.registerguard.com/cgi-bin/printStory.py?name=ed.letters.Wednesday.1126&date=... 12/1/03 <br />