Historical Timeline of the Eugene/Springfield Metro Natural Resources Study
2003.0402 — Kevin Matthews, Citizens Nature Project, et al.
evolving draft - events to the best of our knowledge

1987 — Eugene/Springfield start Metro Natural Resources Study to update Goal 5 plans

1988 — Preliminary Inventory of Eugene and Springfield Wetland, Riparian, and Upland Areas for Wildlife Habitat Value — Esther Lev (December)

1990 — Revised Preliminary Inventory — Esther Lev
Vegetation and Wildlife Species by Habitat Type - Draft — LCOG

1991 — Metropolitan Natural Resources Special Study — LCOG
Draft Inventory and Significance Criteria approved by Eugene City Council
Adoption blocked by Springfield/Lane County

1993 — The Natural Resources Mapping Project — Salix Associates

1995 — State Legislature updates Goal 5 requirements

1997 — Elected local officials select detailed inventory approach for sites inside UGB, and ‘safe harbor’ approach for sites outside the UGB.

1998 — Update of Eugene/Springfield Metropolitan Area Wetlands, Riparian Areas, and Upland Wildlife Habitat — Fishman Environmental Services (April)

2000 — Assessment of Headwater Streams in the South Hills of Eugene (Draft) — Esther Lev with Land Council of Governments (April)
Public Workshops on Draft Inventory and Significance Criteria — LCOG et al. (June)
Citizens Nature Project Community Mapping — August
Continuing Public Comment to LCOG et al. — June through September

2001 — Site Maps for the Draft Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Wetlands, Riparian and Upland Areas Inventory — LCOG (February)
Eugene, Springfield and Lane County Planning Commissions Joint Public Comment Session (March 6)
Draft Inventory and Significance Criteria approved by Eugene City Council
Adoption blocked by Springfield/Lane County

2002 — October — Eugene City Council schedules me for NRS adoption, then cancels
December 17 — Eugene Planning Commission Public Hearing on NRS

2003 — January 27 — New staff memo proposes revised approach including delayed process and unspecified changes to significance criteria. Record re-opened after citizen requests.
February 10 — Public comment on staff memo re-closed.
February — Eugene City Council scheduled for public hearing.
March 10 — New staff memo retracts delay proposal, and proposes inventory and significance criteria corrections (A) and revisions (B). The revisions would remove some 14% of the upland and riparian habitat form the inventory (for example, roughly 200 acres from site E37 alone). Record re-opened after citizen requests.
March 28 — Public comment on staff memo re-closed.
June 30 — State of Oregon DLCD deadline for draft inventory, significance criteria, and ESEE site analyses.

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