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Physical parameters (pH, DO, etc.); chemical and microbiological parameters, habitat & wildlife & people's willingness & ability to safely use • Particulate load; aquatic life, esp. Invertebrates; full ecosystem food web, including top predators; results of water quality monitoring; absence of trash • Aquatic animals, aerated water, clear, no invasive plants or destructive wild life, looks natural • Visible garbage, oil slicks, dead wildlife and current quality • Wide range of wildlife; smells good • Water quality • Wildlife • Too little Obstacles to Restoration: A community understanding of the importance of the waterway health • Aesthetics • Plant and wildlife health, clean water, lack of pollution and litter; Too little Obstacles to Restoration: Funding, public awareness and opinion • Clean Water; Lots of native plants and wildlife • Diverse native plants and wildlife throughout the year, absence of trash and contaminants, natural banks and channels • Native vegetation and insect life. Wildlife use vitality of a natural waterway • Wildlife (terrestrial, avian and aquatic), natives. Absence of trash in the waterway (i.e. grocery carts, tires plastic bags) • Wildlife abundance • Amount of trash, evidence of wildlife, diversity of vegetation, recreational use Efforts to Improve • Lots of native plants and wildlife • Wildlife diversity, presence of native flora an fauna, low levels of heavy metals and pollutants • Smell, movement, clarity, wildlife activity, lack of algae and soapy looking foam • Being able to drink it • We are specifically concerned abut pesticide contamination of the Metro waterways • Amount of trash, evidence of wildlife, diversity of vegetation, recreational use • Ability to support active wildlife and safe to swim in (if large enough) • Clean water, strong balanced eco-system; No garbage/toxic runoff • Intact native riparian vegetation and banks, low volume of invasive plants, good water quality (sediments, contaminants), presence of native wildlife in the water and riparian zone • Active floodplain, natural hydrological cycle (peak/low flows etc), clean water, structural diversity, species diversity, connectivity to habitats, free passage of animals up and down stream, shade, cool water temperature • Health of habitat, native plants and wildlife, lack of pollutants; lack of invasive species; presence of a functioning flood plain; normal sediment loads • Clearness, smell, animal and plant life • Clean water is extremely important to salmon, other wildlife and aquatic organisms. Because our waterways are connected, polluted water in one place often means contamination of larger water bodies including the Willamette. Some of these larger water bodies are home to Endangered Salmon. The City has a legal responsibility to take measures to insure that Endangered Salmon are protected • Indicators of Water Quality: We are specifically concerned about pesticide contamination of the Metro waterways 7. Do you think that the currenf efforts to improve environmental quality in the Mefro area waterways are too little, too much, or about right? 43 Too little 1 Too much 8 About right 7a. if you answered "too little", what do you think is the MAIN problem which hampers environmental restoration efforts? • politics and political deference to special interest group whose bottom line is personal financial gain at the experience of the natural amenities of the community • Lack of political will to make environmental restoration a higher priority. • More effort to grow local small business in conjunction with promotion of landscape stewardship and sustainability i 18 Metro Waterways Study -Citizen Involvement Summary Report -March 2005