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Goal 5: Create a safe, accessible, and attractive park environment. <br /> Issues: Public safety and fire protection are neighborhood concerns. <br /> Visibility and exposure along the bikepath and in the park must be addressed. <br /> Over-design, built facilities, and use of appropriate materials are concerns. <br /> The park should be accessible to both the disabled and metro community. <br /> 5.5 Management Policies <br /> These draft policies for Rasor Park provide direction for implementing the broad management <br /> goals of the master plan. <br /> Natural Resource Management <br /> Restoring the savanna-prairie and riparian forest is a key management priority, to achieve <br /> biological richness and native diversity within this open space node on the Willamette River. <br /> Active and diligent management will be required, demonstrating and testing ecosystem <br /> management practices to restore, rehabilitate, and enhance the park and rivers edge, including <br /> control of invasive vegetation. Routine monitoring and assessment will be required to achieve <br /> management goals. Opportunities for public education and interpretation will be actively <br /> promoted to tell the story of the park's natural history, restoration management programs and <br /> practices, and the city's clean water and salmon restoration programs. Physical and visual access <br /> will be provided to the river with appropriate interpretive displays and information. <br /> Recreation and Park Use <br /> Desired park uses are low-impact, passive recreation activities that are compatible with a natural <br /> park setting and are river-dependent. Rasor Park will emphasize activities such as walking, <br /> biking, nature enjoyment and appreciation, and multiple uses to include flying kites, frizbee, <br /> picnicking, and exercising and playing with dogs (on-leash). These activities will be <br /> accommodated by an all-weather circulation system to accommodate persons with disabilities, <br /> allocating a portion of the park for mowed grass, and creating a small place for community <br /> gatherings such as school groups. Large, community events are not compatible with the park <br /> vision and purpose. <br /> Edge Protection <br /> Monitoring and protecting the park/urban edge will be essential to maintain integrity of the park <br /> and prevent encroachment. If key properties cannot be acquired, every effort will be made to <br /> assure that development proposals are compatible with the park. To help protect park values, <br /> adjacent intensive uses will be screened and buffered. <br /> Safety and Security <br /> Emphasis will be placed on providing a safe and secure park environment, with special attention <br /> to preserving good visibility and exposure throughout the site and along the bikepath. <br /> Restoration strategies and actions will include a palette of trees, shrubs and forbs that makes <br /> <br /> i <br /> Rasor Park Master Plan 21 City of Eugene, Parks Planning <br /> <br />