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<br /> 05/24/04 MON 17:50 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN ft3j002 <br /> 2004 West Eugene Wetlands Partnership Appreciation Awards <br /> Ho9ted by the l~etlartd Executive Team <br /> Friday, May 28, 2004 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> 5~ Street Public Market <br /> Award Recipients <br /> University of Oregon Institute for App4ed Ecology <br /> The Institute for Applied Ecology`s mission is to provide a service to public and private agencies <br /> and individuals by developing and communicating information on ecosystems, species, and effective <br /> management strategies and by conducting research, monitoring, and experiments. The Institute has <br /> been actively engaged with research and monitoring in the West Eugene Wetlands since it formed in <br /> 2000, and its findings are helping shape current management of the wetlands. For example, the <br /> Institute has developed seed germination and plant propagation methods for rare plants, initiated <br /> field studies to test the effectiveness of direct seeding and plug transplants, and conducted fallow-up <br /> ' monitoring to determine effective site preparation strategies and optimal micro-sites for planting. So <br /> far, the Institute has worked on the following rare plants in the West Eugene Wetlands: Aster curter <br /> (White-topped aster), Erigeron decrrmbenr (Willamette daisy), Horkelia congerta (Shaggy Horkelia), <br /> . Lomatium bradrhawii (Bradshaw's Lomatium), and L,r~pirrrrr .rulphunrrr ssp. kincaidii (Kincaid's lupine). <br /> Throughout the Institute's involvement in the West Eugene Wetlands, Executive Director Dr..Tom <br /> Kaye has worked collaboratively with wetlands program staff to identify meaningful scientific <br /> approaches to our real-world management issues. Because of this collaborative effort, the wetlands <br /> program has gained tremendous knowledge on how to manage our important botanical resources. <br /> Esther Stutzman <br /> Esther Stutzman, a local Kalapuyan storyteller and educator, has worked to prevent the loss of the <br /> I{alapuyan language and culture, the original language spoken in the Eugene area by native tribes. <br /> When the West Eugene Wetlands Partnership sought to rename wetland sites in west Eugene to <br /> better reflect the character of the land, Stutzman donated freely and generously of her time and <br /> expertise to help name several key wetland areas. As a result of her contributions, the Kalapuyan <br /> heritage will be permanently imprinted on the lands shaped by these people in times past. We are <br /> grateful to Stutzman for helping us honor this cultural and environmental heritage. <br /> Some of the site names adopted include Gudu-kut (goo-do-coot), which refers to the native chorus <br /> frog found singing throughout the site in spring; Tsal-luk Wah (sal-look-wah), which means "river of <br /> grass" and refers to the core area of the wetlands where Amazon Creek flows past fields of tufted <br /> hairgrass past the wetland office and several walking and bicycle paths; and Tsanchiifin Walk (san- <br /> chief-in), which refers to the original tribal group of Kalapuyans who inhabited this area. <br /> <br />