BERG-JOHANSEN Erik <br />From: Susan Ferris <astrosgrl56@ymail.com> <br />Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 12:29 AM <br />To: BERG-JOHANSEN Erik <br />Subject: Development and wild spaces <br />Mr. Berg/Johnsen ? <br />I am writing this letter to voice my deep concern over the development of <br />the last wild place in South Eugene, maybe all Eugene. Call it The Spring <br />Blvd, 30th Ave Mistake. SB30AM. Why? <br />In the 40 years I have lived in Eugene I have been exploring , and walking <br />in this wild and beautiful area. It is a gift. Every person I pass while <br />leaving the woods, sighs and smiles sharing the same feelings. While <br />exploring this now condemned (Wild and Open Spaces) woods, I have <br />seen and heard animals that most Oregonians never have experienced in <br />their lives. These rare species have a safe and spacious place to thrive or <br />migrate. Some are pushed and pushed by developments into smaller and <br />smaller areas. This causes the loss of the species to this area all together, <br />or cause too many , like dear, wild cats and more in their yards. Having <br />more "Wild and Open Paces" allows room for some of these species that <br />help balance our ecosystem. The dear that eat peoples vegetable gardens, <br />flowers and are killed on our roads are a problem for many in South <br />Eugene. The population of the dear herds would explode with the S133AM <br />development. There are ways of natural selection that are a cheep fix to <br />this problem. <br />On Thanksgiving Day I heard young boys laughing while building a fort <br />out of the fallen trees. Ok... they were playing war. I hadn't heard that <br />kind of laughing in pretending at play in the woods since I was a child. It <br />brought tears to my eyes realizing that there was no other place within the <br />city where I could hear this. <br />Eugene is known for caring for " Wild and Open Spaces". Yes there is the <br />Ridge Line trail system and other groomed beautiful trails, but The SB30A <br />woods are a gem, a gift from nature, right in our back yard. I thank whom <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 988 <br />