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In the area below, please write an overall program narrative that details your 2010 Summer OYEI program. <br />Please attach your Final Budget Sheet, Final Reimbursement Form, all required budget documentation, photos <br />and any anecdotal information to this report and return it to: <br />Oregon Youth Conservation Corps <br />Attention: Doug Denning <br />255 Capitol St. NE, Third Floor <br />Salem, OR 97310 <br />REMEMBER, ALL CREW LEADERS AND CORPSMEMBERS NEED TO COMPLETE AN <br />ELECTRONIC SURVEY. Surveys are located at www.oregon.gov/CCWD/OYCC <br />Program Narrative <br /> (scrolling text field): <br />This summer the OYCC stimulus funded grant provided job opportunities to six young adults that would not <br />have been possible without this funding. The funding provided for a six person waterway enhancement crew <br />which included one lead worker. The crew provided waterway enhancement work in several sections of <br />Amazon Creek and other tributaries and waterways throughout Eugene. They also removed invasive species in <br />Delta Ponds and placed shade cloth in a section of Spring Creek. <br />The waterway crew worked in several sections of Eugene's waterways, including 6 miles of Amazon Creek, and <br />5 miles of the following waterways: the Marshall Channel, Cone Waterway, Roosevelt Channel, North Beltline <br />Floodway, two sections of the A3 Channel, a section of Flat Creek, and two sections of Royal Creek. In those <br />sections, they completed a total of eleven miles of "green piping", a term we use for pruning horizontal <br />branching into the waterway that can obstruct conveyance during the rainy season. They also used weed-eaters <br />to remove blackberry and cleaned up debris along these waterways. The waterway crew spent several days <br />installing 4,000 sq.ft. of shade cloth over Reed canary grass in a section of Spring Creek, located in north <br />Eugene. The waterways crew also worked in Delta Ponds for two weeks removing a highly invasive pond <br />weed, Ludwigia. This is a fairly new invasive species to Delta Ponds, so we used this project to help learn <br />various control methods. The crew removed approximately 20 yards of this invasive plant from the ponds. The <br />waterway crew worked for 9 weeks, plus one additional day of training. The lead worker worked for 9 weeks, <br />plus two additional days of training. <br />This stimulated grant provided a benefit for the citizens of Eugene that would not have been available without <br />this funding. It also created meaningful employment for six youth. The crew members learned significant <br />skills, both technical and working in a team environment. The project received recognition from many citizens <br />in the community and helped to implement part of the Metro G I Plan. This was a great opportunity for the City <br />of Eugene to partner with area youths and the OYCC to have such a significant impact for our community. <br />Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br />