Timeline of Events for Team 1

Time Line for the West Eugene Wetlands Planning Process

Metropolitan Plan update work program developed. This work program includes a study which addresses the requirements of the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission Statewide planning Goal 5, "Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Areas and natural Resources."

Lane Council of Governments receives $3800 grant from land Conservation and Development Commission, hires Esther Lev, consulting biologist, to inventory and evaluate selected natural resources inventory within the Eugene-Springfield Urban Growth Boundary.
April - Lev inventories four industrial sites in west Eugene for wetlands. Wet prairie wetlands are found in significant proportions on all four sites. (WETLANDS STUDY AREA MAP)

Lev organizes a wetlands workshop for lane Council of Governments, City of Eugene, City of Springfield and lane County staff. Division of State Lands, US Environmental Protection Agency and US Fish and Wildlife Service assist.

City of Eugene hires Lane Council of Governments to assist Spectra-Physics in obtaining a wetland permit for future expansion. Lane Council of Governments and a multidepartmental city planning team, with Oregon Division of State Lands and US Environmental Protection Agency assistance, work with Spectra-Physics.

The Goal 5 natural resources inventory is scaled down to a special study to reflect budget limitations. The Natural Resources Special Study includes only some of the Goal 5 resources: wildlife areas and habitat, water areas and wetlands.
Lev hired to conduct a natural resources inventory within the Eugene-Springfield Urban Growth Boundary, a total of 75 square miles, for wetlands, riparian areas, waterways, and selected upland habitats. Preliminary inventory identifies 765 acres of wetlands in west Eugene.
April - Study completed of historical wetlands in west Eugene from 1852-53 US Government Land Survey maps and field notes.
Eugene City Council subcommittee on economic development ponders individual process versus a comprehensive wetlands management plan.
July - the first public workshop on wetlands.
November - Eugene Chamber of Commerce and City of Eugene co-host a wetlands workshop for developers and property owners. The Environmental Protection Agency Region X, suggests applying for assistance through a planning and studies grant.