t~, <br /> - <br /> i, <br /> t• 1g~2001 <br /> <br /> . and Ceremony °n Sep <br /> Cotes °f Engineers P'w e opening remarks• orps for bcnge <br /> nth <br /> or the & m~ the C b sld <br /> Speaking p°~nts f master of cerem°ny .like to the ed side y , ed an <br /> willbe hri, we wool wetland staff The project pTOth E~ <br /> Gordon <br /> 1• gteve behalf of theBwestEugene ationpr°lect• associated vn <br /> M s reStor her their skills tractOYS' <br /> oily (gLM) _e District. BL ecosystem ~ to hauling con <br /> fu di5t~bed <br /> 2• Sulia or 4 Eugen ent this ws tO restoring <br /> to the lem ce Cre with prlva fo~,ard <br /> roject fully. imP alntenan s along ans of look <br /> this p success oad M • e crew ~ as .a me o S a»d <br /> COrps to orest R t Thes . mer e C ~ <br /> ,the pity for the F enhancenlen • lien this sum nership with th <br /> d <br /> opporm of soil ear <br /> d restoration ~ bic y j <br /> ands • . on. We enjoy °m pact <br /> wetlan $4,000 al condlti _ ~ <br /> moved °ver ore natur ether. : ~ t <br /> ds to a m ortunities to `NOrk tog _ TNC has 1 <br /> .Netlan ership• <br /> ° many more °pp brought,to the .part ette V alley <br /> t s has with W iliam <br /> what the Corp , A We are <br /> a Teciate wledge.associated ow and love today• and <br /> TNC)_ We pp a body °f kno• .valley we ~ rairies <br /> or Russ ( the , .restore these wet p <br /> 3 • Cathy to develop the E <br /> working nificance in shapingn this desire to <br /> actively TNC now o~s~over 400 acres to <br /> been d their historical sigd City have shared rairies which serve <br /> prairies an s an future projects' natural wet p <br /> leased that the Core together on best remaining. We hope there are more of <br /> very p and to working e of the d beyond.. <br /> we look f <br /> orw basin which includes-som ~est Eugene. an in1plement with our W est Eugene <br /> Creek efforts here in <br /> Willow d we will be thereto assist and { <br /> as a model f <br /> or restoration <br /> ro ects to come an y '~'4~ i <br /> these p dJ artners. ~ artner and Took forward to more <br /> Wetlan p s as a federal p in adding the rj creation <br /> City) - We value the Core flexibility <br /> Thank you fOr y°ur hall the yea ~ of planning: And <br /> or Torrey ( rO ect happen throng <br /> 4' May ro ect opp°xtunities. the p J <br /> restoration p J akong to resent this awazdto Colonel Randall Butler an µIk <br /> nl onent and perseverance in nl <br /> co p artnership, we WOUId like p i <br /> Corps of Engineers. <br /> on behalf of the p , i~ i <br /> the Portland District USArmy u Mayor Torrey- On be11f of the Portland District <br /> t3', <br /> Thank Yo artnershiand especially the Ci E of <br /> dall Butler (Cotes) " ene Wetlands p <br /> 5. Colonel Ran est Eug anon Secti X13 5 Restoration Project. <br /> thank you to the W <br /> l would like to say as the local sponsor for the Lower ~ . leased to' the f nal wave of <br /> d we are: p . <br /> Eugene for serving Working on this since reClate the Oppo~u' <br /> 1993 ari to work wlfh the C, <br /> er. We also app <br /> Our staff have been <br /> =restoration implemented t1~1s sumni Ub11G tD ~11 a E • ii ~ Ij <br /> to add recreational features to the project to allow the p .y ~^Jate the ~ <br /> and environmental benefits of this project. We lookforward to future~~ors , pe~spaCe ~ R <br /> and hope that this will be a long term relationship. Wltht~~~. 4 ~ . . <br /> 1 <br /> ~ 4 <br /> I~ <br /> <br />