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<br /> 06/06/05 MON 20:02 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN X004 <br /> National Wetlands Award <br /> Page 2 <br /> June 6, 2005 <br /> Partnership, a collaboration between the City of Eugene, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Army <br /> Corps of Engineers, Oregon Youth Conservation Corps, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish & Wildlife <br /> Service, McKenzie River Trust, and Willamette Resources 8~ Educational Network. Established in 1995, the <br /> program has one of the most successful track records of any similar program In the region and is <br /> considered a national model for innovative and collaborative wetlands management. <br /> The National Wetlands Awards program has honored exceptional individuals who have <br /> demonstrated extraordinary effort, innovation and excellence in wetland conservation, research or education <br /> since 1989. The program Is co-sponsored by The Environmental Law Institute, U.S. Environmental <br /> Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Forest Service, USDA Natural Resources <br /> Conservation Service, Federal Highway Administration, and NOAH Fisheries. <br /> For more infonttation about the about the wetlands awards, call (202) 939-3860 or visit <br /> wetlandsawards~eli.org. For more information about Catherine Macdonald or The Nature Conservancy, <br /> call (503) 230-1221 or visit www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/oregon. For more <br /> information about the West Eugene Wetlands Partnership, call 682-4888 or visit <br /> www. a. eugene.or/oarks/wetlands. <br /> <br />