MOON MOUNTAIN RESTORATION PROJECT ZACH HULL: VISUAL INVENTORY, POLITICAL, CULTURAL REID CALLAN: PICT

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MOON MOUNTAIN RESTORATION PROJECTZACH HULL
VISUAL INVENTORY, POLITICAL, CULTURALREID
CALLAN PICTURES, SOILS, CLIMATEKEN EZPELETA
WATER, SLOPES, ORGANIZATIONVICTOR ELLIOTT
WATERSHED, VEGETATION
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Restoration

• A previous state to which the ecology of an area
  is reinstated.
• Returning to its more natural state any area
  which is not developed
• Reducing the built environment by prohibiting
  specific developments.
• Maintain wetland areas in regions while still
  providing community development.
• Remove invasive species and replace with native
  plants.

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Watershed Context

• Muddy Creek Watershed
• (Willamette) 0320
• Willamette R., Willakenzie Plan

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Dog print suggesting prior recreational use
Autzen Stadium (View North)
-Mixed Veg.
-Dirt/Mulch
-Unpaved Road
-Sun pattern
-Entrance to site
-Highway noise
-Sign of rec. use
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Area of gt50 tree removal
View north of wetland area
Power lines running north to south on the west
end of the site.
-Mixed Vegetation -Dirt/Mulch -New
grass -Unpaved road -Area of gt50 tree
removal -Hay covered road -Sun pattern -Water
Flow -Sound from freeway
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SLOPES Varity of slope degrees from less then 10
degrees to above 31 degrees.
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Slopes

• Avoid the steep slopes to the south due to
  building difficulty and high environmental
  impact.
• Focus building on the leveler parts of the land.
• Avoid leveling earth with out dirt retaining
  systems (protect wetlands).
• Keep the slopes of the land oriented towards the
  wetlands to prevent water loss from those
  ecosystems.
• Restore as much natural slope and vegetation
  around wetlands and perimeter of the property.

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SoilsThe soils in the area are very limited. In
most areas the soil will have few or are very
limited for homes both basement and non basement
dwellings.
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Soils

• Most of the soil in the area is Somewhat Limited.
  This means that there are some limits to the what
  can grow and be on this land.
• Southern Middle part the soils are very limited.
  Majority of the soils are Somewhat Limited. This
  means that there are very few limits to build on.
  
• These limits mean that growth will be fine for
  most things but not all. Best growth will occur
  with natural plants that have been able to grow
  with that soil. Grass, Native Trees, and plants
  will do just fine.
• They are areas that are planned to be develop
  that I feel would do better not being develop.
  These areas would be better suited to be restored
  to its surrounding settings. The reason is that
  these areas are going to be placed near existing
  areas that will maintain the natural setting and
  would strive better if expanded out more.

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WATERThe water flows North East (towards green
waterway) and North West.
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Water

• Avoid building near the Goal 5 protected area.
• Do not cut water supply off to the wetland area
  by carrying it all out in the storm drains.
• Be proactive on protecting this waterway during
  the construction process (dirt/mud runoff
  detainment and practice low impact development).
• There is good flow of water occurring on the site
  naturally use this to the advantage of the
  development and the wetland.

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Vegetation and Habitat

• Google Earth C 2007

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Vegetation and Habitat

• Mixed Forrest Dominant species is Pseudotsuga
  menziesii (Douglas-Fir). Other tree species
  include Acer circinatum Vine Maple, Acer
  macrophyllum Big leaf Maple, Arbutus menziesii
  Madrone, Cornus nuttalii Pacific Dogwood,
  Crataegus douglasii Black Hawthorn, Fraxinus
  latifolia Oregon Ash, Populus trichocarpa Black
  Cottonwood, Quercus garryana Oregon Oak, Rhamnus
  purshiana Cascara, Salix sp. Willow.
• Upland Shrub Rapid growth for common understory
  plants near edges is occuring due to the large
  clearing of Douglas-Firs. Species found on site
  include Cornus stolonifera Red-osier Dogwood,
  Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray, Oemleria
  cerasiformis Indian Plum, Physocarpus capitatus
  Pacific Ninebark, Ribes sanguineum Red-Flowering
  Currant, Rosa sp. Rose, Rubus parviflorus
  Thimbleberry, Sambucus carulea Blue Elderberry,
  Spiraea douglasii, Western Spirea,
  Symphoriocarpus albus Snowberry.
  
• Habitat Value Acer macrophyllum Seeds
  feed song birds, nectar used by honeybees, trees
  provide nesting,cover and perching. Constraints
  Seeds profusely. Arbutus menziesiiFlowers
  in spring attract Honeybees and butterflies.
  Birds feed on berries (Bandtailed Pigeons, Quail,
  Flickers, varied Thrushes, Waxwings, Evening
  Grosbeaks, Mourning Doves, Robins) Crataegus
  douglasii Formes thicket providing cover.
  Flowers and apple-like fruit provide food.
  Costraints Valleys and Streamside.
  Frazinus latifollia Constraints regular
  water and moist areas. Pseudotsuga menziesii
  Source of cover for birds, nesters use cavities
  of older trees, Squirrels and birds feed on seeds
  (Siskins and Crossbills), insects in bark feed
  Chickadees, Nuthatches and Woodpeckers. Quercus
  garryana Acorns good food source. Constraints
  Prefer dry foothills with low water and well
  drained soil. Rhamnus purshiana Birds and
  small mammals eat blue-black fruit. People use
  bark as a laxative. Constraints Vigorous stump
  sprouter.

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Existing Vegetation with Proposed Property Lines
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Existing Vegetation under Mitigation Plan
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Proposed Plantings and Tree Preservation
Boundaries
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Proposed Zones of Vegetation
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ClimateThe climate due to the slopes give the
site an interesting yearly wind pattern of
strongly North to South.
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Climate

• The average rainfall in Eugene is 50.90 inches a
  year. The lowest month is July with 0.64 inches,
  November being the highest month of the year with
  a 8.44 inches.
• The average temperature in Eugene is 63 degrees.
  December just barely beats out January for the
  lowest mean temperature at 39.5 degrees, while
  August has a mean of 66.4 just beating July at
  66.2.
• As noted before Eugene usually gets most of its
  wind from the North and South some from the West
  but very little from the East.
• With restoration of the areas of the edges could
  become a problem at lower elevations due to the
  amount of rain and potential runoff to these
  areas.

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Cultural
Park or Public Use Land Urban Growth
Boundary Road or Highway Proposed Trail
(EPDD) Our Proposed Trail Possible Trailhead
Locations Easement (power lines) Business Region
Fire Station
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Cultural

• Site lies near public parks, within the 4J school
  district, and within the metro volunteer fire
  station district
• Public buses do not currently have stops near the
  site, but do run on Glenwood, I-5, Franklin and
  Augusta
• Site also lies near businesses to the north and
  other residential areas to the north, east and
  west.
• The City Planning department has planned a
  ridgeline trail which would include Moon
  Mountain. We propose a continuation of the trail
  down the other side of Moon Mountain, ending in
  the NE section of the site, with parking nearby
• The site seems to have been used previously as a
  recreational site, and the implementation of a
  trail system and trail head would return the site
  to a state that could be used for recreational
  purposes

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Political
Planned Urban Development Agricultural
Land Commercial Area Public Use Lands Urban
Growth Boundary Public Easement Proposed URA

• LCC Basin being considered for Urban Reserve Area
• Restoring area surrounding Moon Mountain site
  would protect it from development

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Political

• 1982 Metro plan outline East Thurston, Willow
  Creek and Irvington Drive as Urban Reserve Areas
• Periodic review added the Mohawk Valley and LCC
  Basin as new URAs to comply with new wetland
  inventory regulations
• Site is surrounded with other planned urban
  development, commercial areas low-to-middle
  density residential areas and public use lands

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SYNTHESIS
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Questions, Comments?