Trees- City and EWEB - Laserfiche WebLink

New Search

maw r /i J /. �li� 'Ali l /� JIiT milor1■ /I I / /AII..-'— / / // /// Ia.'`11 / wpmil — 4111 r/M 'a r a — iIY /, PS.] 1 — A ' IN L'�s AR yr./ * VA £ .4 � EUGENE Public Works Administration City of Eugene 858 Pearl Street Eugene, OR 97401 (503) 687 -5262 February 22, 1994 CONTACT: Johnny M-, , Support Services Manager`- • - • - • s lc W r s, 587 -5220 Marty D. !lass I - gave - a ' elations Manager, EWER, John Mitchell, Communication Coordinator, 484 -2411 From Sandra Gleason, Communication Manager, Eugene Public Works, 687 -5523 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EWEB AND CITY OF EUGENE COORDINATE TREE PRUNING PROJECT IN WHITAKER NEIGHBORHOOD Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), in cooperation with the City of Eugene, will prune trees for line clearance in the Whitaker neighborhood beginning Monday, February 28. The trimming will extend through the month of March and will be in an area bounded by West 13th on the south, Chambers Street on the west, Washington Street on the east, and the Willamette River on the north. EWEB and the City are working together to coordinate their tree programs to provide electric services as efficiently as possible while minimizing the impacts to the urban forest. EWEB's tree trimming crew will use new pruning methods that were recently taught in a jointly sponsored tree trimming workshop for City and EWEB tree crews. According .to Marty Douglass, EWEB's intergovernmental relations manager, "The .Whitaker project is the first cooperative project using the new trimming methods taught in the workshop. In the past, EWEB has trimmed trees using the "round over" approach. Round over pruning requires more individual cuttings, which sometimes affects the health of the tree and encourages the growth of suckers. It also requires more frequent pruning, which can cause further damage to the tree."