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farm may be diverted for retention or <br /> H6: Upland Prairie /Wet Prairie detention in this area. Stormwater BMP's <br /> A blend of native upland and wet prairie (Best Management Practices) should guide <br /> ecosystem management shall be the top this demonstration project, and be Many Habifat units <br /> priority for this area. See units H4 and H6, incorporated with interpretive features, allow for hard or soft <br /> respectively, for upland prairie and wet bicycle and pedestrian paths or ~ surface path and <br /> prairie habitat management guidelines. boardwalks, etc. trails for public <br /> Significant conversion of non-native, gaccess <br /> irrigated lawn areas towards upland and H8: Willamette Riverbank <br /> wet prairie ecosystems will occur in this Native riparian and riverbank ecosystem . <br /> area. Irrigation will be discontinued, and a management shall be the top priority for <br /> mowing schedule appropriate for native this area. Management should support a ~ <br /> prairie management will be commenced. dynamic, native riparian ecosystem <br /> characterized by multiple stages of <br /> Special appropriate uses for this area succession for appropriate native plant - <br /> includes cultivation, maintenance and communities. As in other areas, invasive <br /> harvest of camas and tar weed crops in a species removal and progression towards <br /> manner consistent with, or generally greater diversity and higher habitat value <br /> representative of, techniques applied by is a key management goal. <br /> Native Americans in the Willamette Valley. <br /> Community events celebrating this and Special appropriate uses include up to <br /> other interpretive values of native upland three locations of pedestrian river access, <br /> and wet prairie are also appropriate for this including one location of boat access <br /> area. This is also seen as an opportunity currently used by emergency vehicles. <br /> area for demonstration of extinct Automotive access, other than emergency - <br /> managementtechniquessuch as seasonal vehicles, shall not be allowed. Access to <br /> burning. the proposed River Bottom Trail (see <br /> Implementation Plan) shall be restricted <br /> Development of hard surface paths for to pedestrian use. Trail access points, re- <br /> pedestrian and bicycle traffic shall be grading and improvements, including the <br /> allowed in this area. These paths shall be addition of several trail connectors linking <br /> consistent with the intent conveyed by the the River Bottom Trail to the bike path, is <br /> Skinner Butte Park Draft Master Plan also appropriate for this area for visitor <br /> illustration (see Map 1). access, interpretation and management of <br /> VISItOr Impact. Some areas of wet, little used <br /> H7: Wet Prairie and Stormwater and ddficult-to-maintain lawn <br /> Demonstration Area areas will be converted to <br /> Native wet prairie and wetland ecosystem native wet prairie <br /> management shall be a high priority for this <br /> area. See Unit H6 for native wet prairie <br /> habitat management guidelines. Irrigated, - <br /> non-native lawn areas will be converted , <br /> towards a functional wet prairie and ` <br /> wetland ecosystem. Irrigation will be ~ ` <br /> discontinued, and a mowing schedule ~ <br /> appropriate for wet prairie management will Y, <br /> be commenced. Demonstration ~ ~ ` f. <br /> stormwater treatment is a high priority use .x r - ~ ~ I~' <br /> for existing low areas in this unit. These r » ~ ~ ,k - ~ <br /> areas are generally reflected in the Skinner ~ _ i ` ~ ~ ~ <br /> Butte Park Draft Master Plan illustration (see ~ <3 , ; ~ ~ <br /> Map 1). Treatment of stormwater from ` x~; ' - <br /> Cheshire Avenue and other street, building f' , <br /> or parking facilities developed in ~=Y~~ i~ , ~ r <br /> con'unction with the historic communi ~ <br /> ~ lA1et F?Ir~lalre Rest ,~tit~n <br /> <br /> 64 Chapter 5: Master Plan <br /> <br />