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CHAPTER IV <br />C-33. Consider lighting or covered structures to extend the use of <br />outdoor facilities, such as skate parks, basketball courts, and <br />children's play areas, where appropriate. <br />D. Natural Areas <br />D-1. Promote connectivity between natural areas and other <br />recreation facilities and community destinations through <br />acquisition and trail development whenever feasible. <br />D-2. Protect and enhance a variety of habitat types within <br />Eugene's park and open space system, including oak <br />savanna, wetlands, riparian areas, grassland prairies, forests, <br />and working landscapes such as farm and forest land. <br />D-3. Develop priorities for natural area acquisitions according to the <br />following natural resource criteria: size; habitat diversity; rare <br />plant and animal species and communities; potential for minor <br />enhancement or significant restoration; presence of aquatic <br />habitat, such as wetlands, creeks, ponds, or rivers; sites that are <br />contiguous to other open spaces to create connectivity; and <br />presence and extent of invasive species. <br />D-4. Prioritize natural resource acquisitions using criteria beyond <br />natural resources to include opportunities for recreation <br />education and protection of important visual resources. <br />D-5. Improve the geographic distribution of natural open space to <br />provide natural open space parkland in currently under-served <br />areas. <br />D-6. Continue to acquire open space to expand the Ridgeline Trail <br />open space system. <br />D-7. Protect, conserve, and enhance rivers, waterways, wetlands <br />and associated floodplains for their habitat, flood protection, <br />water quality, recreation, and scenic values. <br />D-8. Cooperate with partner agencies to implement the Rivers to <br />Ridges plan and support conservation of nearby key regional <br />natural resource areas, such as farmland, sites identified in the <br />Metropolitan Natural Resources Study, West Eugene Wetlands <br />sites, and the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamethe <br />Rivers. <br />D-9. Assess the possibility of converting underutilized areas within <br />developed parks to natural areas to provide higher habitat <br />values for a broad range of public benefits. <br />D-10. Develop and maintain an interested parties list for natural <br />resource issues related to parks, recreation, and open space, <br />and schedule periodic workshops to check in with these <br />~~. ,., <br />~~ ~~ <br />~~ <br />`,~ ~ ~ ~ ~; <br />~ -~ ~ ~ ''~ <br />~ ,~ <br />er <br />a ~,~ _: <br />Rte... ~ .,r..~., a; <br />>.~.-; <br />~ ~; City of Eugene PROS Comprehensive Plan 43 <br />Draft <br />