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FACT All. A& SHEETS 0.. :: Project Tree Preservation Plan Over the next three years, a number of construction activi- trian bridge beginning this summer. Dur- J ties will occur in the Ferry Street Bridge Corridor. The project ing 1997 construction, 38 trees are sched- . R area is approximately one mile long, running from Franklin uled for removal. Work in 1998 will re- / 1. Boulevard and Eighth Avenue on the south side of the quire removal of 32 trees. Changes in the Willamette River to Oakway Road on the north side of the contractor's progress may accelerate or ` • river, including the Ferry Street Bridge and portions of Alton delay some removals. The last 10 remov- A \ Baker Park and the bicycle - pedestrian paths along the north als are scheduled for 1999. and south banks of the To mitigate the effects of the removals � �\. The goal of the project, which was conceptually approved and to enhance the urban forest in / 7 by the City Council in the fall of 1996, is to preserve the ex- the Ferry Street Bridge Corridor, isting bridge and roadways while enhancing safety for the extensive new landscaping is I 64,000 motorists and many bicyclists, pedestrians, and bus planned as part of the project. This in- riders who travel the corridor each day. The project includes cludes the planting of approximately 554 the construction of a new bicycle - pedestrian suspension trees throughout the project area. bridge just east of the existing Ferry Street Bridge. _� Trees are an important element of the project design and Project Team Includes construction. Most of the existing trees in the project area Certified Arborist will be preserved. Some trees will be removed, and many Nathaniel Sperry Tree Care Co. new trees will be planted. All tree related work will be done ISA Certified Arborist to standards established by the City's urban forester. Nathaniel Sperry is a local consultant for hazard tree Tree Preservation Plan Completed evaluation, disease diagnosis, tree appraisal and pres- ervation planning for construction projects. His work A certified arborist hired for the project recently completed includes the tree preservation plans for many local a Tree Preservation Plan to determine the impact of the developments, the evaluation of hazard trees in project on trees. The preservation plan shows approximately Hendricks Park, and the evaluation and pruning of 400 existing trees in the project area. The focus of the plan is trees in both Scobert Park and Hendricks Park. In ad- on keeping trees, not removing them. The decision to re- dition, he and his staff coordinated a community ser- move or preserve individual trees was based on the size and vice project with the City's urban forester on Arbor condition of individual trees, the type of construction activ- Day 1996 for pruning trees in the Masonic Cemetery. ity adjacent to them, and whether or not specific trees could He has also taught several pruning workshops for com- be preserved without creating a future hazard. munity gardening groups. Strategies were developed for preserving 313 trees: FOR MORE • Construction access roads have been positioned so no INFORMATION tree removal is required. • The new bike /pedestrian bridge was designed to mini- All trees will be posted prior to their removal. The Tree Pres- mize the impact on trees. ervation Plan and project construction plans are available • During construction, measures will be taken to protect for public review. Project staff is also available to answer trees, including fencing, shoring, root protection, prun- questions. To view the plans or talk to staff, call the project ing and additional watering. office at 682 -8449. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Tree Preservation Plan identifies approximately 80 trees for removal over three years of construction. Construction Public Works is in progress and includes building the new bicycle - pedes- EUGENE Transportation