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THE REGISTER - GUARD, Eugene, Oregon, Thursday, September 19, 1991 Gity commission on trees asks p asks public for comments • Urban forest: A new plan proposes According to the plan, trees on public property would ways to keep and add trees. include trees along public street rights-of-way and on all other publicly owned land, including parks, the downtown mall, publicly owned riparian areas and land owned by The dty will hold open houses today and next Tuesday public agencies other than the city. on a draft urban forest management plan that spells out Most trees in and commercial are rc on private properties and including how the city would manage trees on public and private yards, industrial and commercial properties and undevel- lands in Eugene. oped land. The two biggest issues for managing those trees The plan addresses many of the tree- related concerns are how to retain existing trees and how to add more. The expressed by citizens in the past few years, said Jan plan attempts to balance development needs with the need Staszweski, the city's urban forester. to retain healthy and well -sited trees, Staszweskl said. The drop-in open houses are today from 6 p.m. to 9 Some trees on private and public lands predate the p.m. in the Eugene Water & Electric Board training room, city's founding. The tree commission is forwarding propos- 500 E. Fourth Ave. and Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at als for both mandatory and voluntary approaches for pro- the McNutt Room at Eugene City Hall, 777 Pearl St. telling so-called heritage trees. Copies of the plan are available at the Public Works Based on advice from the public, the commission will Building, 858 Pearl St.; the Permit and Information Center, choose one approach before forwarding the plan to the 244 E. Broadway; the Planning Division at City Hall, 777 planning commission and the City Council. Pearl St.; and Public Works Maintenance, 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. Under the mandatory approach, the city would require In developing the plan, the Eugene Tree Commission heritage trees to be retained on private property, unless assumed dty residents agree that the urban forest adds to they present a health or safety threat. Under the voluntary the quality of life, helps offset pollution and enhances the approach, the city would encourage property owners to community's appearance and attractiveness retain such trees. The major sections of the plan address tree selection, The tree commission will hold a public hearing on the trees on publicly owned land, trees on private property, plan Oct. 10. The council will hold a hearing in early 1992. heritage trees and education. More information is available at 687 -5220.