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<br /> st <br /> Position Paper: <br /> The City of Eugene, Public Works Department's role in the West <br /> Eugene Wetlands Environmental Education Effort <br /> Reviewed by: Les Lyle, Acting Co-Public Works Director <br /> Jeff Lankston, Acting Co-Public Works Director <br /> Therese Walch, Water Resources Manager <br /> Tim Rhay, Parks Maintenance Manager <br /> Prepared by: Scott Duckett, Wetlands Manager, September 8, 2000 <br /> Contents: <br /> Section I: Introduction <br /> Section II: History and Background <br /> Section III: Recent Events & Current Status <br /> Section IV: Current Vision <br /> Section V: Example of other efforts <br /> Section VI: Review of Public Works Internal Discussions <br /> Section VII: Benefits to the Department <br /> Section VIII: Alternatives for Public Works' role. <br /> Section IX: Appendices <br /> Section I: Introduction <br /> This paper seeks to provide direction for;the City of Eugene Public Works Department for <br /> involvement with new opportunities n~the,, West Eugene Wetlands Program. There are three <br /> broad topic areas to consider: ~ _r <br /> 1.) The new non-profit„WREN, as a funding mechanism for acquisition, restoration, <br /> long term maintenance, and education /volunteers; <br /> 2.) Development of education and volunteer activities that assist in restoration and <br /> operations of the wetlands; and, <br /> 3.) An education center that includes support facilities for the wetlands program. <br /> Current efforts to create anon-prof t organization that may provide for the long term <br /> maintenance of the wetlands, as well as additional resources for restoration and acquisition. , <br /> develop curriculum materials, and build an education center are growing and the number of <br /> participating organizations and individuals is increasing rapidly. There appears to be a role for <br /> the Public Works Department through the West Eugene Wetlands Partnership and this is the <br /> focus of this position paper. <br /> <br />