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a great benefit to both the City and the community in several ways. There are financial benefits to the City by reducing printing costs and staff time to field phone calls, as well as by improving planning processes through immediate, accurate public information. Eugene residents have the benefit of accessing information about parks anytime, at their convenience. Also, many people have used the parks web sites as an avenue toprovide input or express interest about a particular project. Recently established web sites for park development projects, including Skinner Butte Park, Oakmont Park and Ihoriasor Park, have proven to be a valuable tool for engaging the public in the planning process. After planning is completed, the web sites serve as a permanent record. Webpages often continue to generate interest and volunteerism, as well as answer questions, long after the initial public outreach effort is done. Public Works Parks and Open Space staff plan to add more features to parks web sites, such as improved links, online surveys, and a revised, interactive parks map that will help us make even better use of this valuable tool for relating to the community. The parks web page can be viewed at www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/parks. For more information, contact Robin Hostick, Parks Planner, at 682-4915. Firefighter Carving to Pass Through Eugene When you're an ex-fire chief turned champion woodcarver, there's really only one way to respond to the tragic events of last September 11: by k� carving a ten-and-a-half-foot, 2,500-pound wooden statue of firefighters 0 fr raising the American flag at Ground Zero. That's what Nyal Thomas of Florence has done. On Saturday, Thomas and his partner, Rick Boswell, will set out from Florence, towing the statue. Destination: New York. They plan to arrive in New York on March 11 --the six-month anniversary of the 4 terrorist attacks. The carving's first stop after leaving Florence will be Eugene. Thomas and Boswell plan to visit fire stations in approximately 80 cities along the way, ,rpo starting with Eugene's Bethel Fire Station at 4664 Barger Drive. The ry carving will arrive between 1:30 and 2 p.m., and will be on display at the station for approximately one hour before the journey continues. Councilors and citizens are invited to view the statue and meet the artists at the Bethel Station on Saturday. Once they arrive in New York, Thomas and Boswell will be joined by some 150 firefighters from Oregon, and all will march in the city's St. Patrick's Day parade before dedicating the statue at a still-to-be-determined site. The dedication will include the addition of three stainless steel plaques on which will be engraved the names of the firefighters killed at the World Trade Center. For more information, please contact Glen Potter, Fire & EMS Department, 682-7118. Eugene Stream Volunteers Continue to Enhance Salmon Habitat Local volunteers will continue their efforts to improve salmon habitat along the Willamette River this Saturday. Stream Team is organizing the second phase of a project just downstream from Knickerbocker Bridge on the north bank of the Willamette River. The first phase of the project, which focuses on planting native trees and shrubs along the riverbank, began about a year ago. On Saturday, February 23, volunteers will work from 9 a.m. to noon, extending the planting area along the riverbank. Lunch will be provided by Hometown Buffet. For more information about the salmon habitat project or other Stream Team activities, contact Lorna Baldwin, Stream Team coordinator, at 682-4850. C EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 cc020221.wpd February 22,2002