Suzanne Arlie Park
Project Description
Suzanne Arlie Park is a relatively new addition to the City of Eugene's park system. It is in the southeast corner of the city and is largely undeveloped. There are some existing roads for utility access. A lot of work was completed this summer on the property under the Bureau of Land Management's Community Assistance grant for fuels reduction. Large amounts of blackberry and other invasive understory was removed and trees were thinned to allow for future restoration of oak woodland, mixed forest, and prairie.
Project Map
County: Lane County, OR
Project Size:
- 515.0 acres
Project Sites
- Suzanne Arlie Park
Goals and Targets
Primary Motivations:
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Conservation Mission
The City of Eugene Natural Areas and Urban Forestry Program's mission is to 1) advance and steward interconnected systems of natural areas, trees, trails, and clean waters and 2) protect and restore ecological functions and native biological diversity. -
Public Benefit
Removing dense understory and ladder fuels provides some protection from wildfire to nearby residents.
Primary Goals:
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Reduce/remove invasive understory. Thin high density trees to improve forest health.
Progress: Using contractors, significant progress has been made toward this goal. -
Develop master plan for habitat and recreation at the site.
Progress: Minimal progress has been made on this goal.
Consistent With Plans:
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State Wildlife Action Plan
Helps restore oak savanna, woodland and prairie.
Targeted Habitats:
- Forests and Woodlands
- Deciduous Forests and Woodlands
- Oak Forest and Woodland
- Mixed Hardwoods and Conifer
- Big Leaf Maple, Black Oak, or White Oak with Conifer Forest
- Shrublands and Grasslands
- Grasslands
- Columbia Basin Grassland and Prairie
Targeted Species:
No targeted species were identified for this project.
Conservation Actions
| Action | Status | Start Year | End Year |
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| Control invasive plants | Ongoing Management | 2015 | 2015 |
removing abundance of invasive vegetation in understory and thinning. |
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| Plant native trees and/or shrubs, herbs, forbs, grasses | Ongoing Management | 2015 | 2015 |
Planting in disturbed areas to try to prevent invasion |
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| Control encroaching species | Ongoing Management | 2015 | 2015 |
Thin trees in forest and woodland to restore more savanna-like structure and improve forest health. |
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Outcomes
Is the success of this project's actions being monitored? No/UnknownCitation
This property (~515 acres) is owned by the City of Eugene. Activities in 2015 are being paid for by the Bureau of Land Management and conducted largely by contractors.