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<br /> 10/27/03 MON 18:36 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN I~Jj002 <br /> NEWS RELEASE - TNC AWARD <br /> PAGE 2 <br /> October 27, 2003 <br /> Comprehensive West Eugene Wetlands Plan in 1992. His efforts, in conjunction with he <br /> partnership, have yielded mute than $35 million dollars in public and private funds an resulted <br /> in the restoration and protection of more than 2,500 acres of habitat in west Eugene, nGuding <br /> globally imperiled Willamette Valley wet prairie. <br /> The West Eugene Wetlands Partnership is a collaboration between the City o Eugene; <br /> U.S. Bureau of Land Management; The Nature Conservancy; U.S. Army Corps of En insets; <br /> Oregon Youth Conservation Corps; U.S. Fish ~ Wildlife Service; McKenzie River Tru t; and <br /> Willamette Resources and Educational Network (WREN). Since 1995, the partnershi has <br /> acquired and restored wetlands in west Eugene, creating open space recreational an <br /> educational opportunities for the residents of Eugene and contributing to improved n ural <br /> habitat and water quality. It has one of the most successful track records of any simil r program <br /> in the region and is considered a national model for innovative and collaborative wetl nds <br /> management. <br /> For more information about the award or The Nature Conservancy, call (503) 30-1221 <br /> or visit www.nature.org. For more information about the West Eugene Wetlands Part ership, <br /> call 682-4888. ~I <br /> i <br /> i <br /> i <br /> ''I <br /> ~I <br /> <br />