City gets grant to buy acreage for wetlands.Byline: The Register-Guard The Oregon Watershed watershed, elevation or divide separating the catchment area, or drainage basin, of one river system or group of river systems from another system or group of systems. The term is also often used synonymously with drainage basin. Enhancement Board has awarded $500,000 to the city of Eugene to help acquire 75 acres of west-side wetlands. The $500,000 will be matched by $680,000 from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, $530,000 from the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Wetlands Conservation Act and $250,000 from the city's stormwater management section, for a total of $1.96 million. The 75 acres will be placed in a conservation land trust to ensure it's maintained and preserved as wetlands. The acreage - all wetland prairie prairie Level or rolling grassland, especially that found in central North America. Decreasing amounts of rainfall, from 40 in. (100 cm) at the forested eastern edge to less than 12 in. - was purchased from willing landowners, the board said. The acquisition was done by the West Eugene Wetlands Partnership, which includes the city, the BLM BLM n abbr (US) (= Bureau of Land Management) → les domaines , the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Nature Conservancy Nature Conservancy, nonprofit organization established in 1951 to preserve or aid in the preservation of natural environments. It protects wilderness areas in the United States and Canada and is affiliated with similar groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. , Oregon Youth Conservation Corps and the Lane Council of Governments. The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board was created in 1999 to fund local voluntary efforts to improve water quality and quantity, enhance habitat for critical fish runs, and restore and protect watersheds and wildlife habitat to support local economies. The money for acquisitions comes from a variety of sources, including a voter-approved 7.5 percent set-aside from lottery proceeds for watershed restoration and protection. For more information, click on www.oweb.state.or.us/news/index.shtml. |
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