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Did you know West Linn's largest wetland, found within the

Willamette neighborhood, is in an area slated for development?

FRIENDS OF WILLAMETTE WETLANDS

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From The Sustainability Strategic Plan for the City of West Linn

it is

necessary

to identify,

acquire,

protect,

restore,

and

improve

natural areas 

for the

benefit

of people,

land,

flora,

and fauna

work with

partners to

protect

and

restore

the

watershed

we aim to...preserve and restore the integrity of ecosystems so that they are supportive of biodiversity

Goal: Achieve

no net loss

of wetlands,

streams, and

riparian corridors...

maintain current acreage

incentivize permanent land conservation

protect,

enhance,

and

restore

nature

ecosystems

implement local and

market-based financing strategies to

acquire land or development easements,

or fund restoration and maintenance activities

that provide key

connections between natural areas

promote

habitat

management,

restoration,

and ongoing

maintenance

of private land

protect, manage,

and improve

all water resources

to provide a dependable supply of  healthy water to meet the

long-term needs of people, land, flora, and fauna

adopt

land-use

regulations that

establish

appropriate

wetland, stream,

and shoreline

buffer widths

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