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ON ' on H~ it~t Sc~ ~ ~,t~ ~ zon Re u atzons . •~W Conserv~t t . 3 THEIR. SURVIVAL IS IN OUR' HANDS The City. of Eugene is hosting three public why is this important? Conservation of salmon habitat is important to our ~'neetZngS tO prOVi~e iYlfOrYf2GltiO?Z O2Z the environment and our economy. Declining salmonpopulations are an indication that the health of our rivers and streams is City S e~OrtS tO p~"OteGt habitat fOr2lJilG~ declining. To survive, wild salmon need healthy habitats'for each'. oftheir life stages: juvenile, migrating smolt, adult, and spawn- Sal??2O~2 and ~0 gather feedback f1"On2~p~'O~- ng adult.. Salmon, especially juvenile salmon, are frnurdinthe :Willamette River, and in sweral local tributary streams, ir~chrding ert~1.OZUnerS and intereSteGl Git22"enS. Spring Creek, Delta Ponds, Patterson Slough, the (?,anoe Canal arld the lo~~er portion of Augusta (;reeh.`These waterti~~a}~s provide Meeting #1: Tuesday,~April 27, 4:30 to 7p.m•, feeding ~tr~d hiding places for juvenile salmon herding do«~n- .:Campbell Senior Center, 155 High Street; Euger~.~ stream toward the ocean. All of these salmon-hearing water~~ays , are part of Eugene's adopted Goal!? (natural resorn . ~ nrventory. Meeting #2: Wednesday, May 12~, 4:~0 to 7 ~.rn., As p~irt of the Goal S process, staff GVill likeh• he re~amn~en~ling Madison Middle School, 875 WilkesDri~~e, l:u~ene some Find of land use regulations to protect these valuable h~rbitat_areas. A ke~~ question to be discussed at, the upcoming Meeting #3: Thursday, May 20, 4j0 to 7p.m., salmon meetings rs: ~Shoz~ld t{~e Citt-~ nppCl~ the s~ry~le ~ener•cll Cal Young Middle School, 2555 Gilliam load, Rugene ' prvtection jsre~st~rc~s us~~rl ifr the Goul ~ ocess, nr; sE~oz~lrt there Fie ~t~'rlitioya~rl pr°oteclioja especi«ll~y~o~ sulr~ro~z~ h~rF~it~zt~ Multiple meetingshave beenscheduled.to accommodate varying If you own property along the Willamette River or schedulesb£ interested parties. The agenda £or all three meetings is one of its primary local tributaries, decisions on a the same. A brief presentationwill be made at~5:00 p.m andti:rrn ' salmonprotection strategy.,:naw could lead to new p.m..at each meeting, but you may drop In .ar atnt true tcriio 1 i i~'~c regulations on your property later on. Regulations are open meetings. Freeparking is a~~ail~thle at each site. not tieing developed at this tune; onh~ the general sti ategy is being discussed. 'phis is an opportunit}~ for interested citizens to learn What~S the pnrpOSe Qf th6s6 meetingS? about and provide feedback on the strateg~r long before ne~~t The Eugene City Council passed a resolutiarl Ili 20QO regulations are actually proposed. drectingCity staff~to "work proactively to support the recovery of For more inlorniatiou, or to submit co~zlr~rents about the spring Chinook salmon populations; ' ~Followrng this direction, salmon strategies online; visit o~ir «•eb site at the City hasevaluated its own programs ~~nd practices and hers ~~~titi'ci.eu~;ene.tir.us/salmurt. implemented: a number of strategies to support recovery of wild salmon populations. In addition, the City is considering whether or not to recommend a regulatory strategy,: which could affect property next tosalmon-bearing streams and rivers... Before a recommendation is made, the City.Councilaskedstaff to involve For MoreInformation: the community in exploring possible strategies to conserve Contact Neil Bjorklund, Senior Planner salmon Habitat. These meetings are an opportunity for you to 99 West IOth Avenue, Eugene, Oregon 97401 { learn about wildsalmon; salmon habitat and about a possible 541-682-5507 regulatory strategy for salmon habitat protection and to give your neil.bjorklund@ci.eugene.or.us input to the City before decisions are made..