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<br /> Recreation Units (R1 - R5)
<br /> " R1: Park Core
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<br /> ~ Management supporting aCity-wide center
<br /> ~ j ~ z. ~ R.:r~ , for individual, family, group and community
<br /> - r ; ' recreation and events is the top priority for
<br /> _ this area. This area will be characterized
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<br /> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ by a diversity of uses and recreational
<br /> ~ ~ opportunities, bicycle, car and bus parking
<br /> j ~ d. „ ~ ~ ~ , t > for staging and access to the River Bottom
<br /> k' ~ Trail, the Skinner Butte trail system, the bike
<br /> t. , path, Lamb Cottage, etc. Facilities shall
<br /> - ~ " include a large, redeveloped children's play ~
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<br /> ` ~ area, one new, large picnic structure, one ~
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<br /> I " new, small picnic structure, anew ~
<br /> ° ~ ~ ~ ~ amphitheater and stage area, informal turf (j
<br /> ~1'~`Gil',Id~ ~`l~#~1'11, Ic~~i(,~1"apl<„!1'~, if,~,ct~~?p' volley ball courts, redeveloped pathways,
<br /> _ new lighting and park furniture, existing
<br /> Unit R1: The Park Core is the interpretive features associated with the
<br /> active heart of Skinner Butte Sklnner'S cabin re lica new interpretive
<br /> Park. Management supporting H9: Willamette Riverbank Erosion p
<br /> individual, family and community features, a redeveloped existing parking lot
<br /> i ~ recreation, social activities and Control Area and other elements as described in the
<br /> - ' events is the to
<br /> ppriorityforthis Stabilizing the riverbank through Implementation Plan. Preferred landscape
<br /> area. "bioengineered"solutions is thetoppriority types include irrigated, traditionally
<br /> I , for this area (see Map 8). This Management maintained lawn, shrub and perennial beds
<br /> Unit represents an approximate area of for showy floral display, scent, shade and
<br /> riverbank that may be converted to aesthetic appeal. Native plants should be
<br /> constructed riverbank terraces, including incorporated in place of non-native varieties
<br /> l existin lawn areas and several mature
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<br /> trees. Management of this area following appropriate.
<br /> bioengineered stabilization and
<br /> reconstruction of the river bank should R2: Historic Picnic Area
<br /> support a dynamic, native riparian Management supportingaCity-widecenter
<br /> ecosystem characterized by multiple for individual, family and group picnicking
<br /> ( stages of succession for appropriate native is the top priority for this area. Management
<br /> L.:._j plant communities. As in other areas, of the stone walls as a historic resource is
<br /> invasive species removal and progression also a focus for this unit. As an important
<br /> towards greater diversity and higher habitat transition zone from the North Skinner Butte
<br /> value is a key management goal. Interim Forest habitat zone to the concentrated
<br /> management priorities include those listed human activity of the Park Core, preferred
<br /> for Unit H7. landscape types include irrigated,
<br /> ~ A large portion of the traditionally maintained lawn bordered by
<br /> ` river bank will be Special appropriate uses for this area the semi-formal use of site-appropriate
<br /> reconstructed for include uses related to the bike path as native plants for floral. display, scent and
<br /> ' habitat value and described for Unit H6. Stabilizatiori of the aesthetic appeal
<br /> ~ erosion control riverbank through rip-rap or other structural
<br /> means with low ecological value is a low R3: Overlook Area
<br /> ~ .priority, but may be allowed in this unit on Management supporting ahigh-quality
<br /> ~ I an emergency basis. community focal point is the top priority for.
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<br /> \ this area. This unit is characterized by uses
<br /> and recreational opportunities centered
<br /> around social gathering, community events
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<br /> and exhibitions, enjoyment of views,
<br /> picnicking, interpretive signage, and ~
<br /> bicycle, car and bus parking for staging and
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