With the expansion of Springfield’s UGB, finalized in 2019, comes an opportunity to make progress on a framework for how and where future development may occur in the UGB expansion areas. This inventory and assessment project furthers one way to address this need. Future development within the UGB expansion areas will rely on an understanding of the land’s existing characteristics to make informed decisions. This project will inventory and evaluate wetlands, riparian corridors, and wildlife habitat in the UGB expansion areas to determine which of these resources should be locally protected and where development is best-directed. To ultimately meet Statewide Planning Goal 5, the inventories and preferred options for protecting wetlands, riparian corridors, and wildlife habitat will result in an update to the Springfield Natural Resources Study.

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