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30 �ICzinr7� -L� 1 <br /> 7 / <br /> /r /i .1 /. INIlIr:111INV //i 1 /i I / Tyr /i <br /> _�' //// /4 I.`"� // / /// `�� / <br /> —_` _ 'AI �`�i��` �� EUGENE <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> April 7, 1994 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687 -5262 <br /> CONTACT: Jan Staszewski, Urban Forester, 687 -5359 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687 -5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> NEIGHBORWOODS VOLUNTEERS TO BE HONORED - <br /> Seventeen volunteer coordinators for Eugene's NeighborWoods tree - planting program <br /> will be honored Monday evening. <br /> The NeighborWoods program was started by the City of Eugene in 1992 to bring <br /> together neighbors, businesses, and local government to plant and maintain street trees that <br /> enhance the environment and the unique identity of each neighborhood. The city provides <br /> the trees, tools, stakes, planting help, and training. Volunteers plant the trees in public <br /> rights -of -way along neighborhood streets, then water and care for the trees during the first <br /> few critical years. <br /> During the past year, individuals and groups planted more than 800 trees through the <br /> NeighborWoods program. The 17 volunteer coordinators being recognized on Monday <br /> organized more than 200 volunteers, who planted 340 trees in local neighborhoods and at <br /> area schools. <br /> Certificates of appreciation will be presented to the volunteer coordinators by the <br /> Eugene City Council at 6:30 p.m. at the Council Chambers, 777 Pearl St. For more <br /> information about the NeighborWoods program, call 687 -5359. <br /> # ## <br />