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• <br />I have copied several sections from our Handbook for Environmental Planning that focuses in <br />on the issue at hand. <br />For the long -term ecological health of the city, a well- defined, ongoing natural <br />resource restoration and management plan will be required. As will be <br />defined in this section, ecological restoration and management refers to a <br />practical management strategy that uses scientifically -based ecological <br />processes to maintain ecosystem composition, structure, and function and with <br />minimal human intervention. This section provides an overview of the <br />restoration and management issues and a framework for plan development <br />and implementation. <br />Two Perspectives on <br />Achievability and <br />Sustainability of <br />Ecological Restoration <br />and Management <br />Programs <br />As a lead into this section, it is important to recognize right up front that <br />restoring and managing ecological resources must be done in a manner that is <br />both achievable and sustainable. Achievable refers to what is scientifically and <br />economically feasible. Sustainable refers to the level to which restoration and <br />management programs can be scientifically and economially sustained over an <br />extended period of time. The following considers achievability and <br />sustainability from the two distinct but interrelated perspectives of ecology <br />and economy (human /economic capital). <br />From an economic perspective what is <br />achievable and sustainable is based on <br />the amount of human and economic <br />capital that a community chooses to <br />and /or can realistically afford to put into <br />ecological programs now and in the <br />future. <br />Economic (Human /Economic Capital) Perspective <br />From an economic perspective, what is achievable and sustainable is based on <br />the amount of human and economic capital that a community chooses to <br />and /or can realistically afford to put into ecological programs now and in the <br />future. The importance of this cannot be overstated in that the long -term <br />viability of any ecological program undertaken is directly related to the long -term <br />commitment made to it in terms of human and economic resources. This <br />commitment can be viewed in the same context as commitments made to <br />schools, parks, trails, roads, public utilities, and business /commercial <br />development. Ultimately, how the collective community values land <br />stewardship and ecological health relative to other quality of life issues will <br />define the extent to which ecological programs can be successfully <br />mp�rt rated C <br />run this com : ,,.entfrom <br />• Page 2 <br />