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4 <br /> Jo / n /(L .. rt. <br /> /. /iJ /, / /i /i Br/ Tair1v <br /> NONNI' /// a // W — I / /// Ibsb.'`11 / <br /> 1■I AI 1 ✓7 'I r >• t r7 • 1117 AI; p l EUGENE <br /> MIII V /IN L �— / WA /L J <br /> ,1 <br /> Public Works <br /> CONTACT: Johnny Medlin, Support Services Manager, 687 -5220 Administration <br /> From Public Information Section, 687 -5523 City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (SEE NOTE TO EDITORS BELOW) (503) 687 - 5262 <br /> EWEB AND CITY CREWS JOIN FOR TREE TRIMMING <br /> Crews from the City of Eugene and the Eugene Water and Electric Board will work <br /> together to prune trees on Coburg Road Monday and Tuesday, January 31 and February 1. The <br /> joint work effort is part of a training program designed to help the City and EWEB learn more <br /> about each other's tree - pruning requirements and techniques for protecting the long -term health <br /> of trees in street rights -of -way. <br /> The two agencies began meeting last August to discuss tree - trimming practices and to <br /> find ways to streamline and coordinate tree - trimming projects while still meeting all appropriate <br /> federal, state, and local environmental and land -use laws and regulations. EWEB's tree - <br /> trimming program focuses on removing dangerous trees and tree limbs that may interfere with <br /> electrical transmission lines and on preventing outages that may occur due to winter storm <br /> damage. The City's program is designed to maintain the long -term health of Eugene's urban <br /> forest by improving trees' structural integrity. City trees are trimmed to remove dangerous <br /> limbs and "dead wood" and to provide vision and sign clearance for motorists. <br /> The tree - trimming on Monday and Tuesday is needed for power -line clearance. It also <br /> will give tree crews from both agencies a chance to practice methods taught in the two -day <br /> workshop. Davey Environmental Services, a national environmental firm, will conduct the <br /> training for 21 EWEB and City employees. <br /> # ## <br /> NOTE TO EDITORS: THIS RELEASE UPDATES INFORMATION IN A RELEASE <br /> SENT JANUARY 7. THE TRAINING WORKSHOP, ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR <br /> JANUARY 10 -11, WAS RESCHEDULED BECAUSE THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ILL. <br />