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CI~'APT.E'IZ ONE <br /> OBJECTIVES AND HIGHLIGH"lS <br /> <br /> Plan Objecli~~es <br /> <br /> There were four major objectives of the West Eugene Wetlands Special Area Study (WEWSAS): <br /> 1. To use the~best information to help the community understand the choices available; <br /> 2. To find a balance between environmental protection and sound urban development which <br /> meets state and federal laws and regulations; <br /> 3. To provide opportunities for involvement of all interested segments of the community in Plan <br /> development; and <br /> 4. To turn a perceived "wetlands problem" into a "wetlands opportunity" for tl;e c:orntnunity. <br /> Plan Hi~lzli~ ftls <br /> As suggested in the Preface and the above objectives, this Plan addresses ~~etlands and economic <br /> development as critical parts of a healthy, livable community. While the plan contains more detailed <br /> goals, policies, and recommended actions, the thrust of the Plan can be understood by reviewing the <br /> following highlights, Plan Recommendations (Map 3) and the Wetlands Conceptual Plan Map (Map 4). <br /> Protection and Restoration of a Wetland and Waterway System <br /> To implement existing federal and state wetland law and policy, the Plan recommends protection of the <br /> remaining valuable wetlands. Sites with rare plants are proposed for protection. Almost all of the sites <br /> with remnants of the wet prairie grasslands with other important natural values are recommended for <br /> protection within the west Eugene wetlands study area. Existing wetlands will be enhanced and areas <br /> restored where wetlands once existed. These areas and additional areas along stream courses will be used <br /> to form a connected wetland system creating gr~enways along Amazon Creek, Willow Creek, the A <br /> Channel (old Amazon Creek), and the A-3 Channel. This system will provide open space and scenic <br /> values in the west Eugene region. Screening techniques will be used to protect wetlands from the effects <br /> of adjacent land uses. <br /> Protection of Natural Diversity <br /> By protecting a variety of wetlands, establishing protective buffers, creating and enhancing a variety of <br /> wetland types, managing them as a connected system, and ti.nldng them together, the community can <br /> enhance the natural diversity of west Eugene, an area which was neglected too often in the past: In the <br /> future, it will be rich in natural and cultural diversity. <br /> • <br /> Page 2 - A~pcndix A <br /> MOA For \Vcst tiugcnc Wetlands Mitigation Banking Program <br /> <br />