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suitable for the site. It should be noted that not all public interests and opinions from the outreach <br /> efforts are reflected in the consensus option. Considering all planning information, the preferred <br /> management direction for Rasor Park is believed to be a logical, defensible conclusion and <br /> reflects the key sensibilities of the neighborhood. <br /> Because open, savanna-prairie habitat is so rare in the southern Willamette Valley, the <br /> restoration approach was favored over forest habitat restoration for the open area of the park. <br /> Outlined in Table 5 are three options that were evaluated, ranging from the low end of <br /> maintaining "status quo" of mostly native trees and a few native shrubs and wildflowers, to the <br /> high end of "cleaning the slate" and creating a complete upland savanna-prairie on the site. <br /> Because there are no known examples of complete savanna-prairie restoration and trial attempts <br /> farther north in the Valley have not be very successful, the best option is believed to be the <br /> compromise or "nudge" option involving enhancement of the existing, primarily non-native <br /> herbaceous vegetation by augmenting with native species. This option is considered a less risky <br /> approach and more practical. <br /> Table 5. Range of options for savanna-prairie restoration in Rasor Park <br /> How should historically native prairie-~uvanna die reslared in t3xe ~ark~ <br /> 1. Low end Z. Middle 3. High end <br /> Maintain status quo of mostly native "Nudge." Continue introduction of a "Clean the slate:' Retain native trees <br /> trees, a few native shrubs, a very few few more scattered native trees and and most shrubs on site. Temporarily <br /> native wildflowers (nearly all planted in patches of shrubs, and continue remove some shrubs and native <br /> the last couple of years by Friends introduction of native perennial perennials that have been introduced, <br /> group.) Consider keeping much or wildflowers. Most non-native and store in City's native plant nursery. <br /> open area mown for multi-use park grassy/weedy areas would remain Prepaze soil (plow? disc? mulch?) and <br /> activities. dominated by non-native grasses, but re-seed with alI native mix, dominated <br /> some native perennial forbs (such as by grasses (Roemer's fescue, California <br /> showy milkweed, rosy checkermallow, oatgrass, etc.), with some perennial <br /> mule's ears, etc., or combinations of forbs mixed. <br /> these) may become dominant in large <br /> patches. A portion could be mown for <br /> multi-use park activities. <br /> 5.2 Vision Statement <br /> The draft vision statement for Rasor Park represents a lofty image of the park, indirect response <br /> to the issues, findings of fact, and consideration of management options. The vision statement <br /> becomes the cornerstone for the plan's policy framework. <br /> I~ <br /> J Rasor Park Master Plan 18 City of Eugene, Parks Planning <br /> <br /> i <br /> <br />