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Institutional buyers in Lane County are not able to easily source locally grown products due to a number of barriers including: quantity, seasonality, processing, delivery, food safety, cost, making the right connections, convenience, and insurance. This Oregon Solutions project will address barriers in the aggregation, processing, storage, and
> distribution infrastructure.
The Willamette Falls Locks, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, connect the upper and lower sections of the Willamette River, providing the only safe passage for boats around the 40-foot high Willamette Falls.
This Benton County project is a cooperative, voluntary approach to landscape-scale restoration and management that works across the ownership boundaries of many participating landowners.
This project will create an opportunity for Oregon growers to voluntarily make changes in their practices for greater stewardship and will improve the health of the Willamette River.
The projects proposes to strengthen the Lincoln City Farmers Market, with changes in place by the time the market re-opens in May 2009, and also increase the amount of local food production and consumption by connecting producers with food outlets such as grocery stores, restaurants and institutions. Mayor Lori Hollingsworth is the convener, and project manager is Rosemarie Cordello.
This Oregon Solutions project will help to bring partners together as stakeholders to discuss opportunities and barriers to a system of emission-free truck stops in our state.
The Oregon Solutions project team will focus on an effort in Lane County to identify sufficient demand for low sulfur diesel fuel and clean diesel technology prior to the federal requirement in 2006.
The Riverfront Park Restoration project is very important to the implementation of the City of Milwaukie Downtown Plan and will work to help restore Kellogg Creek and Johnson Creek.
An Oregon Solutions Team with representatives from The Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University and Natural Resources Conservation Service, among other partners, collaborated with Oregon Garden Foundation to develop an initial strategic plan for the Research Council and the Sustainable Plant Research Center.
This project focuses on watershed and habitat restoration of the Willamette River floodplain in Delta Ponds, and developing the pond area as a regional center for passive recreation and environmental education.
The City of Springfield, civic leaders, community organizations, regional service districts, and the Governor's Community Solutions Team worked cooperatively to catalyze the redevelopment of downtown Springfield. |
