" "The fenders blue butterfly is the most sort of special endangered species in the West Eugene Parkway area," said Friends of Eugene President Kevin Matthews.Matthews believes a more realistic approach would be dropping the West Eugene Parkway altogether and reworking West 11th.
If the West Eugene Parkway is built many believe it will destroy what little is left of the butterfly's habitat. "
the proposal is to place crossing signs similar to the school crossing signs on the Parkway and on West 11th during the butterflies migration.
I have lived here the majority of my life, and it never ceases to amaze me.
To quote Bill Engvall , "here's your sign"
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Umm...they propagate those butterflies up at Oregon Zoo. It's one of I think 3 or 4 species they target. Then, as I understand the situation, they find suitable habitat and release the butterflies into the "wild" - probably to the tune of "Born Free".
So if they're doing that with great success, I see no reason for an infrastructure project not to proceed.
The habitat for the Fender's Blue - specifically a rare penstemon on which they lay their eggs - is so widely dispersed that it is difficult for a viable community to exist.
Butterflies, like other species, need to breed outside their immediate family in order to maintain their genetic diversity. We've already paved over 90-plus percent of the West Eugene Wetlands, scattering the small amounts of suitable habitat for this and other species.
Don't y'all think it's about time we said "enough already!" Or shall we just keep paving until there's nothing left but a median strip of firs and California poppies?
Send the butterflies to live by the people who complain about the train noises. They'll forget all about the train.
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