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facilitate sound stewardship of a large regional interconnected network of wetlands. <br /> Non - native species eradication, native plant establishment and rare plant, animal and community <br /> rehabilitation efforts are being implemented on immediately adjacent and proximate properties at Kirk <br /> Pond by the Army Corps of Engineers and on adjacent private properties by the McKenzie River Trust <br /> and Long Tom Watershed Council. Nearby, the Army Corps of Engineers, BLM, The Nature <br /> Conservancy and City are engaged in similar stewardship work on protected parcels. This includes <br /> coordinated work across Rivers to Ridges partner lands to recover Bradshaw's lomatium. <br /> All of these efforts are coordinated by Rivers to Ridges staff at several levels including field staff <br /> through the Field Operations Group, management staff through the Rivers to Ridges Implementation <br /> Team, and at the executive level by the Rivers to Ridges Executive Committee; all of which are <br /> committed to ensuring coordination, communication and effective leveraging of resources to <br /> maximize the long term sustainability of projects and programs. <br /> b. Are you seeking funds from other Resource Advisory Committees? ❑ Yes ® No (If yes, <br /> then describe) <br /> 14. Who will accomplish the project? <br /> ® Contractor ❑ Federal Workforce <br /> ❑ County Workforce ❑ Volunteers <br /> ® Other (specify): City Staff <br /> 15. Project Initiation and Estimated Completion Dates: (Describe the timing of the major phases of the project) <br /> Project Implementation = May through December 2012 <br /> May -June = Seed Scouting, Weed Assessment <br /> June - September = Seed Collection, Fence Repair <br /> July- December = Seed Purchase, Seed Mixing, Weed Abatement, Ash Thinning, Planting. <br /> * *June 2013 = Plant Monitoring /Assessment. <br /> 16. Measure of Project Accomplishments <br /> a. Total Acres: — 100 b. Total Miles: up to 2,000 linear feet (0.38 mi) <br /> c. Number of Structures: 1 d. Estimated Number of People Reached: <br /> (for env. Ed. and workforce training projects): 39 <br /> e. Number of Laborer Days: 327.5 <br /> f. Other (specify): <br /> g. Describe how long will the benefits of the project last: <br /> The benefits of this project will endure for many years. Benefits to trained staff and youth will likely <br /> have an impact on them for the rest of their lives and may influence their career decisions. Fence <br /> repair work should last 15 years or more at a minimum. The management of invasive species, <br /> including ash trees, will require follow up maintenance as reinvasion is likely within a few years. <br /> However, implementing this project will help prioritize these areas for future follow up as the BLM <br /> uses prior investment as a precedent to prioritize annual work. Support for the plant materials program <br /> 6of16 <br />