TODAY, Thursday, July 15 - NOON - South Corvallis Greenway Corridor Proposal

[Annette Mills]

Natural Areas Advocates, please note the highlights in the message below. Hope to see you at noon today!

 

South Corvallis Greenway Corridor Proposal along the Mill Race

Thursday, July 15 ● 12 noon to 1 pm

Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85267304876?pwd=ZVl6Vks1TFNUc1FMUURZNGhXS29yUT09

 

The Sustainability Coalition’s Water Action Team, will present a visionary proposal to develop a greenway along the South Corvallis Mill Race, between Crystal Lake Drive and SW Allen Street.

 

The proposed South Corvallis Greenway Corridor has already been presented to staff at the City of Corvallis and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for consideration and inclusion in their long-range planning. The proposed project would:

 

·      Regenerate a degraded urban waterway – the Mill Race

·      Reduce dangerous flooding in the areas near 99W

·      Improve transportation safety crossing 99W

·      Safely connect two economically and ethnically diverse neighborhoods segregated by State Highway 99W

·      Improve social equity issues in South Corvallis

 

To date, the proposal has been endorsed by the following local organizations:

 

·      Corvallis Environmental Center

·      Corvallis Sustainability Coalition

·      Freshwaters Illustrated

·      Greenbelt Land Trust

·      Marys Peak Group of the Sierra Club

·      Marys River Watershed Council

 

Thursday’s presentation is free and open to the public and will be followed by Q & A. Link in any time after 11:45 am on Thursday. Participation is limited to the first 100 viewers.

 

Viewers will be eligible to register for a group tour of the Mill Race in August.

 

Dave Eckert

(541) 230-1237 (NO Texting)

Corvallis Sustainability Coalition Water Action Team

www. sustainablecorvallis.org/action-teams/water

dec...@willamettewatershed.com

 

I live within the traditional homeland of the Ampinefu Band of Kalapuya.  Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya …Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations at either Grand Ronde or Siletz. Today, Kalapuya live either within the tribal reservations or in communities throughout the region. Many Kalapuya are active members of the sovereign nations of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde or the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. Kalapuya culture is alive.