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HENDRICK CCN Page 1 <br /> Tourism Board Awards $5,000 Grant for Hendricks Park Brochure <br /> The Lane County Tourism Board has awarded a $5,000 "special projects" grant to the Public Works Department to develop and produce 5,000 color brochures <br /> to promote the internationally known Hendricks Park and Municipal Rhododendron Garden. The grant application received the endorsement of two prominent <br /> local nurserymen, Roger Gossler of Gossler Farms Nursery, and Harold Greer of Greer Gardens. The department will provide matching funds of $500, and <br /> department staff will write and design the new brochure. <br /> The original brochure, printed in 1987, has been out of print for several years. The updated brochure will include photos, a map of the garden, and <br /> informative text on the plant displays along the memorial trails. Hendricks Park is Eugene's first city park. The 77 -acre park includes an eight -acre showcase <br /> featuring more than 6,000 rhododendrons and ornamental plants, meandering walkways, pleasant seating areas, a Large, forested area with 300 - year -old <br /> Douglas fir trees, and hiking trails overlooking the Willamette River, the University of Oregon, and the city of Eugene. <br /> For more information, call Bob Hammitt at 687 -5220 or Michael Robert, Head Gardener at Hendricks Park, at 687 -5324. <br />