Lane Parks Large Event Task Force March 11, 2015 Ellen Otani, P. 1 of 2

Lane Parks Large Event Task Force March 11, 2015 Ellen Otani, p. 1 of 2 Parks are not just random pieces of property and park planning should not occur in a vacuum. This is a list of regional and statewide visions that form a relevant context for considering questions about large events in Lane County Parks. Howard Buford Recreation Area (HBRA): 1. Oregon Conservation Strategy is "a blueprint for conservation of the state's native fish & wildlife and their habitats." (2006) www.dfw.state.or.usj conservationstrategyI Prepared by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife · WV-30A Mt. Pisgah area- conservation opportunity area . ... ViiV-CJ3vUilittl?le,f"~-e. t~i.ve,- Pioc',jl'lAivt- ·l?r"'l\ 0c)u+h c.\ SpL-t"-~f,etd \1-t' 2. Willamette River Open Space Vision and Action Plan "is intended to provide an inspirational view of how the diverse open space network that lines the Willamette River and its tributaries ... can be enhanced ... "(2010) (see map) www.lcog.org/willamette Participants include LCOG (Lane Council of Governments), TNC (The Nature Conservancy), Eugene, Springfield, Willamalane Parks and Recreation, Metropolitan Waste Management Commission, Willamette Riverkeeper, McKenzie, Coast Fork, Middle Fork, and Long Tom Watershed Councils, Oregon Parks and Recreation, OD FW (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife), 3. Rivers to Ridges - Metropolitan Regional Parks and Open Space Study "is dedicated to improving the quality of life for residents of the upper Wilamette Valley by working together to protect and enhance the region's land and water resources and their ecosystem functions and values .. /' by linking rivers and greenways of HBRA, Island Park, Alton Baker Park, Skinner Butte, Delta Ponds, Green Island, Walamut Natural Area, Armitage Park and others. www.rivers2ridges.org Oune 2003) (see map) 4. Habitat Management Plan for HBRA's p~rpose "is to identify goals, strategies and projects to effectively conserve a diversity of native habitats and species in the HBRA while effectively meeting demand for recreational use of the park." Questions contact Chris Orsinger, FBP (Estimated completion 2015) www.bufordpark.org/habitat-stewardship /habitat-plan/ Technical Advisory Group: US Army Corps of Engineers, Oregon Departments of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fish and Wildlife, Bonneville Power Administration, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Lane County Parks, FBP, Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Watersheds Inc. 5. Willamette Confluence Project- The Nature Conservancy intends "to reconnect the river to its historic floodplain, control invasive species, restore oak, prairie~ floodplain forest and wetlands habitats, implement controlled burns1 and accommodate public access compatible with habitat restoration." www.nature.org (541) 343-1010 Lane Parks Large Event Task Force March 11, 2015 Ellen Otani, p.2 of 2 Armitage Park: . 1. Willamette River Open Space Vision and Action Plan (see page 1) 2. Rivers to Ridges (see page 1) Baker Bay Park: WiUamette Valley Environmental Stewardship Program "focuses on restoring degraded uplands, wetlands, and streams on corps land." www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Locations/WillametteValleyI U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in cooperation with ODFW Blue Mountain Park: Mosby Creek Project "Mosby Creek is unique because it is not dammed. It has the geomorphic potential to be restored." (2011) www.mysouthlane.comj2014blue-mountain-park/ www.coastfork.orgjprojectsjmosby-creek-projectjproject-home Partners: ODFW, Weyerhaeuser, OWEB (Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board), BLM (Bureau of Land Management), Mosby Creek Neighbors and Volunteers (2011) Zumwalt, Richardson, Perkins, Orchard Point Parks: 1. Oregon Conservation Strategy (see page 1) WV-23 West Eugene- Camas Swale, Fern Ridge, West Eugene Wetlands 2. Fern Ridge Wildlife Area Management Plan: 'Wetlands, grasslands, and oal<: woodlands are being preserved and enhanced in the southern Willamette Valley through sound stewardship measures to support waterfowl and a diverse array of plant and animal species, for use and enjoym~nt by present and future generations." (draft June 2009) ·.· www.dfw.state.or.usjwildlifejmanagement_plansjwildlife_areas/ 3. Rivers to Ridges (see page 1) 4. Willamette Valley Environmental Stewardship Program (see above) Zumwalt Park: The Friends of Zumwalt Park's mission is "to preserve and enhance Zumwalt Park as a natural, vehicle-free, off-leash dog park and recreational area." Permits are available for special activities such as weddings. www.friendsofzumwaltpark.org Ecoreg/ons: Wil/amette Valley Ecoreglon Conservation Opportunity Area Profiles WV-02. Bonks Swamp This area is comprised of a willow/ash wetland located along the High WV-01. Columbia River Bottomlonds way 6 west of Banks, OR. Special Features: 111 Includes 12,000-acre Sauvie Island Wildlife Area managed by Key Habitats: ODFW and almost 1,000 acres along Multnomah Channel 111 Willow/ash Wetland owned by Metro and Bonneville Power Administration. m One of the most important habitat complexes in the Pacific Key Species: Flyway for migrating and wintering waterfowl. The mixture 111 Riparian Birds of sloughs, lakes, ponds, marshes, woodlands, and cropland 111 Willow Flycatcher attract peak concentrations of more than 150,000 ducks and 111 Winter Steelhead geese in the fall, and more than 250 bird species use the area. 111 There are ongoing projects by partners (ODFW, Ducks Un Identified in other planning efforts: limited, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USFWS, and 1!1 The Nature Conservancy Ecoregional Assessment Oregon Duck Hunters Association) to restore and enhance 11 Willamette Basin Alternative Futures wetlands in this area. 111 Area used by significant numbers of waterfowl and shorebirds.\ l/WV-03. Willomette River floodplain '/1'' This area spans almost the entire length of the ecoregion encompassing Key Habitats: the floodplain of the Willamette River from south of Springfield to the 111 Oak Woodlands confluence with the Columbia River. 111 Riparian 111 Wetlands And Wet Prairie Special Features: m Restoration of the Willamette floodplain has important implica Key Species: tions not only for wildlife habitats, but also for the social and 111 Bald Eagle economic factors resulting from restoring ecological function 111 Peregrine Falcon such as flood control and improvement of water quality. 111 Shorebirds 11 This broadly defined area includes a number of important sites 111 Waterfowl for wildlife including many river confluences, Ankeny Wildlife 111 Coho Salmon Refuge, and Wil/amette Mission State Park. 111 Fall Chinook Salmon 11 There are many restoration opportunities in this area, and many Ill Winter Steelhead willing partners including the Willamette Conservation Network 111 Northwestern Pond Turtle (formerly Willamette Restoration Initiative), ODFW, Defenders of 111 Western Painted Turtle Wildlife, The Nature Conservan~ USFWS, and others. 111 •:rhe McKenzie River Trust purchased most of 1,300-acre Green Identified in other planning efforts: Island, a key floodplain site at the confluence of the McKenzie 111 Joint Venture Plan and Willamette rivers in 2003 and is planning for large-scale 11 Oregon Biodiversity Project Conservation Opportunity Areas habitat restoration involving multiple public and private part 111 Oregon's Important Bird Areas ners. 111 The Nature Conservancy Ecoregional Assessment 111 Oregon Parks and Recreation Department owns and manages 111 Willamette Basin Alternative Futures significant portions of the floodplain as part of its Willamette Greenway network of properties. Recommended Conservation Actions: 11 Floodplain wetlands provide valuable habitat for large numbers 111 Improve water delivery system on Sauvie Island Wildlife Area to of wintering waterfowl enhance effectiveness of wetlands management 11 The section from the McKenzie River north to the Calapooia 111 Maintain or restore riparian habitat and ecological function; River has the greatest potential to return natural river functions ensure sufficient habitat complexity for wildlife along the mainstem Willamette. This extensive reach supports 111 Restore or enhance seasonal wetlands the greatest aquatic biodiversity, with actively moving channels and extensive floodplain and forests. This reach has the largest acreage of hydric soils that could be potentially restored to high 244 Oregon Department ofFish and Wddlife Oregon Conservation Strategy, January 2006 quality wetland and riparian habitats. It also holds significant Key Habitats: value for numerous rare and endangered species including 111 Aquatic nesting bald eagles, western pond turtles, and red-legged frogs, 111 Grasslands and Oak Savanna and provides important seasonal habitat for salmon and steel- 111 Oak Woodlands head. Ninety percent of the remaining rearing habitat for native 111 Riparian spring chinook salmon is found between the McKenzie River confluence and Harrisburg. Key Species: 11 Great Blue Heron Key Habitats: 111 Northwestern Pond Turtle 111 Aquatic 11 Bottomland Hardwoods Recommended Conservation Actions: 111 Actively manage uplands to promote and maintain oak savanna 11 Riparian and prairie habitats Key Species: 111 Maintain or enhance in-channel watershed function, connection 11 Foothill Yellow-legged Frog to riparian habitat, flow and hydrology 11 Northern Red-legged Frog 111 Maintain or restore riparian habitat and ecological function; 11 Riparian Birds ensure sufficient habitat complexity for wildlife 111 Coho Salmon • Promote early detection and suppression of invasive weeds 111 Fall Chinook Salmon

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