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<br /> ~ i 'R <br /> it I, ~l~r~~/il/i~/Tl~~i <br /> - I ~ <br /> ~%t~%~% fir/ <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> MAY 31, 995 <br /> CONTA Deborah Evans, Eugene Wetland Coordinator, 683-6839 <br /> From Publ c Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IM DIATE RELEASE <br /> WETLAND PARTNERS BALANCE GROWTH, ENVIltONMENT <br /> Eu ene's unique wetland partnership of public and private agencies helped make possible <br /> the announ ement that Hyundai will locate a major computer chip factory on 220 acres in the <br /> Willow Cr ek area. The partnership, which includes the City of Eugene, the U.S. Bureau of Land <br /> „ Manageme t (BLM), The Nature Conservancy of Oregon, the Oregon Division of State Lands, <br /> and the U. .Army Corps of Engineers, has worked for more than four years to ensure that major <br /> j developme tin west Eugene will be compatible with the area's wetland ecosystems and with the <br /> i <br /> i <br /> goals of th adopted West Eugene Wetland Plan. <br /> " is project shows how a major development and jobs can go hand in hand with <br /> protection or valuable wetlands and wildlife habitat," said Russell Hoeflich, Oregon director for <br /> i <br /> The Natur Conservancy. <br /> i <br /> j Th Nature Conservancy of Oregon is one of three agencies to join in a partnership <br /> established in March 1994 for long-term management of the west Eugene wetland system. The <br /> i <br /> other partn rs are the City of Eugene and the BLM. Each member brings specific strengths to the <br /> team. <br /> (more) <br /> News Rele a WETLAND PARTNERSHIP <br /> ~I <br /> <br />