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    VIEW

    Vision for Intact Ecosystems & Watersheds

    Pileated Woodpecker in the East Fork Amazon Headwaters Forest

    LATEST:
    City Council to start eminent domain for Amazon Headwaters 04/18/2007
    Green Valley Glen PUD DENIED-! 02/09/2007

        "VIEW is dedicated to the protection and preservation of the wildlife habitat and natural resources of the East Fork Amazon Headwaters Forest."

        Please join us in the effort to stop the development that will destroy this beautiful and irreplaceable treasure. It is nearly 40 acres and one of the most pristine sites left in the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary, home to the Pileated Woodpecker, Red Legged Frog and many other woodland creatures. It hosts Grand Fir Stands, Oak, Maple, Madrone and Ash trees. Its diverse native vegetation consists of Wayside aster, Tall bugbane, Corn lily, Twin flower, California fescue, Candy flower and Cow parsnip, just to name a few. It is part of the Amazon Headwaters and has a large stream corridor with many seasonal creeks and wetlands that flow into the Amazon Creek.

    Welcome to our website!
    Photos : See pictures of the plants, wildlife, streams, trees and the folks working to protect them.
    News: See articles and emails
    Plans: See what the developer is up to and what our strategies are.
    Studies: See documentation of natural features assessments and surveys.
    Contact Us: Find out how to get involved, up to the minute updates.
    Donate: Find out where and to whom to send tax deductible contributions.
    Links: Find related sites

        We are a citizens group called Vision for Intact Ecosystems & Watersheds (formerly East Fork Amazon Headwater Preservation [EFAHP]). This group was spearheaded and is now represented by Lisa Warnes.

       We started organizing in June of 2004 after finding that Portland developer Joe Green purchased the nearly 40 acre property located between Nectar Way and Dillard Road in Eugene, Oregon for $325,000. The City of Eugene had offered only $300,000 and lost the deal.

       Our group consists of close to 150 households and we network through email. We have held yard sales and many members have made generous donations to fund the effort to protect this forest.

    Friends of Eugene and Vision for Intact Ecosystems & Watersheds are now in collaboration with one another to work for the preservation of the last of the natural open spaces and to lobby for sound and sustainable planning decisions. FoE and VIEW have very similar visions and goals.

    FoE is a coalition of citizens and organizations that work together to shape the future of Eugene. A future that values a small town feel, and with unprecedented growth, planning and policy decisions are of critical concern. Preservation of Eugene's natural environment is also high on the list for FoE.

    VIEW is dedicated to the protection and preservation of Eugene's wildlife habitat and health of the Amazon Headwaters. By joining the ranks with FoE we are taking our dedication to a higher level.

    Our other endorsements include the Southeast Neighbors and Santa Clara Committee for Sensible Parks and Open Space.

        If you are interested in joining the mailing list to be informed of upcoming events and get timely information on the status of the area, please notify Lisa Warnes:

    •    We also encourage you to let the Eugene City Councel know how you feel:

  • Ward 1:
  • Ward 2:
  • Ward 3:
  • Ward 7:
  • Ward 8:
  •  Mayor:

    •     Please help us in our persuit to save this forest with your tax deductible donations.

    Make checks payable to:
       Friends of Eugene
    Send to:
       VIEW attn. Lisa Warnes, 5020 Nectar Way, Eugene, OR 97405

    Vision for Intact Ecosystems & Watersheds, 2005, 2006.