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_i <br /> I <br /> fia2~wo~ <br /> 1 <br /> ; Eugene Skinner didn't settle here because he was tired of looking. On the western toe of <br /> a steep, grassy knoll, a stone's throw from the region's mightiest river and overlooking a <br /> ' ' panorama of some of the most fertile land in the west, Skinner knew he'd found his place. <br /> He described the southern end of the Willamette Valley as a nest within the surrounding <br /> green hills. It was beautiful, and it suited him. <br /> . <br /> The fact that he settled here, then, is not particularly remarkable. What is most remarkable <br /> j is that some of the land that he once roamed and farmed is still open to the public, more <br /> _ ~ than 150 years later, in the center of the busy, modern city that has grown up around his <br /> cabin outpost. One hundred acres of parkland, a quarter mile of river bank, a butte and <br /> myriad forests and meadows now comprise one of the most valuable public land resources <br /> ~ ~ ~ in the city of Eugene. <br /> Skinner Butte Park is, essentially, at the heart of the city. It is appropriate that Eugene, <br /> <br /> i often dubbed the "Emerald City", has a heart of green. Of course this, too, is no accident. <br /> <br /> I!I The city has remained green only by the will and care of many generations of Eugene <br /> residents. It is in the honor of this tradition that we respectfully submit this body of work to <br /> preserve and reaffirm the value of this resource for the many generations to follow. <br /> t _ ' RAH <br /> 11 <br /> 'i <br /> L__. , <br /> ti_ <br /> t. _ _ <br /> . <br /> ~ <br /> 1 I <br /> 1 <br /> i <br /> j <br /> i ~ Skinner Butte Park • Master Plan 2001 vii <br /> <br />