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i rkI ∎ 11 aa; <br /> NMI i H .1 XV. Illfre.r.1 'ice : i. Tai. <br /> /II II/ 411.-7" - �/I i `vim <br /> AA yr% A w• L A yri EUGENE <br /> MARCH 2, 1995 Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> CONTACT: Scott Plamondon, Urban Forester, 687-5220 City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687 -5523 (503) 687 -5262 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> NEIGHBORWOODS PROGRAM EARNS NATIONAL LISTING <br /> Eugene's NeighborWoods program has been rated a success by a leading national <br /> environmental organization. The local tree planting program has been selected to appear in Renew <br /> America's Environmental Success Index, which features 1,600 case studies of successful <br /> environmental initiatives from around the nation. <br /> The NeighborWoods program was developed by the City of Eugene Public Works Department <br /> to increase the number of new trees planted and cared for in the public rights -of -way. <br /> NeighborWoods is a partnership that brings together neighbors, businesses, and local government to <br /> plant and maintain street trees that enhance the environment and the unique identity of each <br /> neighborhood. Since the program began in 1992, more than 2,000 trees have been planted. <br /> The Environmental Success Index is put together by Renew America, a Washington, D.C. - <br /> based group founded in 1979 to coordinate a network of community groups, environmental <br /> organizations, businesses, governmental leaders, and civic activists involved in environmental <br /> improvement. The index contains information about 1,600 outstanding environmental programs from <br /> around the country and is used by governmental agencies, community organizations, businesses, <br /> environmentalists and the media. An updated version of the index will be available in mid -1995. <br /> For more information about the NeighborWoods program, call the Eugene Urban Forester at <br /> 687 -5359. <br /> # ## <br />