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' . , <br /> - • <br /> • <br /> _ <br /> - 4~Y - _ <br /> ;oard of Directors - _ <br /> ' r cky Mello, Secretary ~ ~ " ~ <br /> Engle Sept 5, 2001 - ~ - n7 <br /> ~:izabeth Gates , <br /> iatherine Larson Bo~3b7S - - <br /> Oregon Dept of Fish 8~ Wildlife ~ugen.e OT~,9740~ <br /> ,~arj oieaski 2501 SW i~` Ave 541-687-9699 <br /> :orieHutton, ex o~icio p,O Box 59 - <br /> i oseph Mutato, ex o, <br /> fj"icio Portland OR 97207 - <br /> ~ ~ - • <br /> i _ Dear ODF&W` <br /> :xecuhve Director - - - <br /> 3e~th Stein <br /> 'rogram Director & Nearby Nature is a nature education organization dedicated to fostexing appreciation <br /> <br /> i lltonBaker Watks ~ ofnature nearby and providing tools for sustainable living. We serve as the Park <br /> ~oorclinator - Host ofAlton Baker Park; conduct maintenance and native plant restoration • <br /> samara Phelps activities in the park, and lead nature walks and suinmez day camps for school <br /> <br /> j - i'ma~on Park Walks chigdren and adults in Alton Baker Park and other parks in Eugene. Roughly 2,000 . <br /> <br /> j coordinator. - - . <br /> . ?Vendy McPeazie children ages 5 to 12 will attend our walks or day camp s this year. `Tlie founders of <br /> 4ctfon Project coordinator, nearby Nature. played a central role in promoting :a 19911oca1 ballot measure, which <br /> ~ Park•H:,.st designated East A~tori ~3~er ~aik as ~ pre~erve'for nature and p assive recreation: <br /> Ali ha Taylor . <br /> ')aycamp Coordinator, <br /> ~ Parkxost -We're very excited about the proposal from the City of Eugene and the East Alton <br /> Baker Park Citizens l!'lariniug~ Coinniitfee (CPC to eXt~iii the forested riparian • <br /> • - Q • b ' wildlife habitat iii the - <br /> arriette River- esta hsh . <br /> ~•,,tsorv conucil condor along. the ed~,e of the W~1 , <br /> a $oulay - : 'adjacent uplands, and deve_ <br /> lop greater`stock of'riative grasses and foxbes.'T'hese ideas <br /> l~ildlifeBiologirt ~ are aIl consistent"with the goals iiftheEast ~ltoi Baker Park Plan, developed by the <br /> ~DF&W ~ CPC. We a ee with the City and the ePC that the overall plans for habitat - <br /> sel . <br /> ~ xestoration w17.1 stand a much heater chance at success~with a thorough delineation <br /> Graphic Designer - _ - ~ - <br /> Alan Dickman, Professor . Of the landfill.' ~ - . _ - . <br /> Mark Francis, p'rofessor'' Whfie we anticiliate that this project should provide numerous benefits to terms -of <br /> La~adscapeArchitecture, ~ riverbank stab~iz_atioiz, species habitat native plant inventory and watex quality, the <br /> UCDavis ~ - - ro ect also-wdl.~ rovide a co ellin~ demonstration ro ect for~chigdreu and the - <br /> . P j. P~ mp g P J <br /> Jan Halvorson, D11~ _ ~geiieral public: Nearby Nature'$ -educational~mission thrives on edncrete examples of <br /> Till xoyenga - `-ecological restoration.' Examples as such provide our students with~a powerful sense <br /> t;andscaper, EWEB of how a community can help nature~nearby and the health of their watershed. . <br /> Greg Hunt • <br /> :4ttorney <br /> Dennis Lneck We welcome the .opportunity that oilier com117t~riThes might learn from this effort to• <br /> Horticulturist ° improve species habitat "and watex quality. We strongly encourage the Oregon Dept. - <br /> _B,ztice.N.. ouse~Ecotogisr of Fish & Wildlife to_ appzove this proposal and would life to-thank the Department <br /> T. <br /> ~ -for its efforts to fund wildlife conservation a ucation <br /> e~ozts croon estate---~- - - : <br /> Native Plant Soci <br /> Art Pope, Director _ - ' <br /> Northwest Youth Corps ' <br /> David•Wagner, Director S1T1ceIely, <br /> NorthwestBotanicat Instit7cte <br /> - - AndyPeara <br /> Executive Director <br /> <br />