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Urban wildlife habitat inventory: The Willamette River greenway, Portland , Oregon
| Author: |
Houck, M.C. |
| Date: |
1987 |
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In: Adams, L.W.; Leedy, D.L., eds. Integrating Man and Nature in the Metropolitan Environment: Proceedings of the National Symposium on Urban Wildlife; 1986 November 4-7; Chevy Chase, MD. Columbia, MD: National Institute for Urban Wildlife |
| Abstract: |
Cooperation between public agencies and private interest groups has resulted in the most comprehensive wildlife habitat inventory completed to date for a City of Portland planning document. The ongoing Goal 5 inventory promises to be an improvement over the Greenway work. A methodology acceptable to a broad range of interests was developed from a format used in other Portland area jurisdictions and applied as directed by Oregon's statewide land use laws. The City of Portland has, for the Willamette River, and soon will have citywide, site-specific wildlife habitat data on which to base decisions concerning the conservation, preservation, and enhancement of significant natural resources. Other actions such as neighborhood and regional park planning, public education programs, publication of urban natural history journals, and continued private citizen involvement in the planning process will ensure that Izaak Walton would have been pleased with our efforts to protect one of Portland's most scenic natural features. |
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