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12f07f2006 11:48 5416867808 EUGENE FAX PAGE 02f02 <br /> C~~~' ~.SJ ~s~ <br /> z re on ~E~.,v~ <br /> o Department of .Agriculture <br /> ~ 635 Ca itol Street NE <br /> P <br /> 'xheodore R. ICuloxtSpski, Governor Salexn,OR 97301-2532 <br /> SEC ~ Zoos <br /> ,A,prii 26, 2006 ' ~ _ <br /> ~ ~ 4 <br /> d.' F <br /> y ~d <br /> 4~S'. <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl St. Roozxx 105 <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> <br /> . The Oregon Departrrient of Agriculture's (ODA) missioz-z includes protecting Oregon's agricultural, <br /> horticultural, forestry, and other natural resources lxozxz invasive pests. As part of this mission, ODA <br /> conducts annual statewide surveys for pests such. as the gypsy moth, Japanese beetle, Asiazz lvz~ghorned <br /> . beetle, and otl7,ex potentially damaging invasive pests. All cities arad towns statewide maybe surveyed. <br /> each year ox only certain high-risk areas, coxrzmodities, recreation. areas, etc. The surveys include <br /> pkacing insect traps in or near pkant hosts, nrzaking visual observations, and/or cokkecting saxaples. <br /> Survey sites will be on eowoty-owned or controlled property, such as rights-off way along roads, or city <br /> parks and facilities. We axe asking your perxnissiozz to conduct such surveys as needed in Eugene. We <br /> appreciate your cooperation in this endeavor because interagency cooperation is essential for the <br /> success of ODA's early detection pxvgra~nns. <br /> We are asking that you sign az~d return this notice (by zTZaik ox fax) to grazit us permission to conduct <br /> our surveys within your city this year and in future years, Azt extended permission will avoid the <br /> necessity of obtainixzg doeuzxzexated permission each year our seasonal Suryey pxogxaxxks axe initiated. <br /> 'These surveys be~,e~t the people of Oregon because they provide a means for early detection of exotic <br /> axxd potentially hazzxzi'ul invasive pests. 'phe xrzajoxity of these survey and detection pragraz~ts begaxz by <br /> late-,A,pxil each year, so documented exxnission from ou before that time won <br /> p ld be hel ful. <br /> y Xoux <br /> cooperation in this effort to keep invasive species out of Oregon would be greatly appreciated. If you <br /> have any questions, please contact xne. <br /> Approval is hereby granted to Oregon Departzxzent o~,A.grieulture to conduct surveys for invasive <br /> species witlzix~, Eugezae. <br /> eyes no <br /> "D~?, r; s -ra.~ t o r axlagex Date <br /> or Respozzsxb e Party <br /> Kathleen J.R. Johnson, Ph,la, ~ oFF'~:ce <br /> Oxegoxx T~epartzxxexzt of Agriculture <br /> Plant Division, Insect Pest Prevention and ~anageznezxt Section ; a,,,a„ k e t„er t ~ py, ~ <br /> 635 Capitok St. ~TB . ~ <br /> Saleixi,OR9730I t«o CJ; tt~ttte.s~,,~c. (Z,t.~~ t3 <br /> 503-986-4662 1^AX: 503-986-4786 Pl,; 5~F E -GS9.-$~q3 <br /> ~Y,, <br /> <br />