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• buring Phase One of the study, 21 tons of food discards were placed into a similar test. Pathogen levels were reduced to <br /> below federal thresholds established for biosolids composting. This project represents one of the first to study these <br /> feedstocks in such detail, and may have nationwide implications for the composting of food discards. <br /> cor information, contact Alex Cuyler, Planning and Development Department, 682-6830 or alex.d.cuyler@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> Honor Trees at Eugene's Arbor Day Celebration <br /> In commemoration of Arbor Week in Oregon, April 1-7, Mayor Jim Torrey, cub scouts from Den 5, Pack 357, and students <br /> from the environmental education class of the Emerald Valley Boys and Girls Club will honor the community's commitment <br /> to trees by planting more trees at Westmoreland Park, Saturday, April 6, at 9 a.m. The event will include remarks by <br /> Mayor Torrey and will be followed by a work party to plant a dozen or more trees in the park and repair the fencing and <br /> staking of last year's community planting of 100 trees at the site. Interested community members should meet at <br /> Westmoreland Park near the Fillmore Street parking lot. <br /> Arbor Day is America's national tree holiday, a day set aside to plant ceremonial trees, educate children about the <br /> importance of trees and honor the important role trees play in the daily lives of people in communities across the country. <br /> The first Arbor Day took place on April 10, 1872, in Nebraska. Today, all 50 states celebrate Arbor Day and in 1970, <br /> President Richard Nixon proclaimed the last Friday in April as National Arbor Day. In Oregon, the first full week in April has <br /> been designated as Arbor Week. <br /> For more information about this event, contact City of Eugene Urban Forester Mark Snyder at 682-4819 or <br /> mark.r.snyder@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> Two Broadway Ash Trees to be Transplanted to Maurie Jacobs Park <br /> In preparation for the reopening of Broadway Street, two ash trees will be excavated from their current location on <br /> Broadway Street and replanted in their new home in Maurie Jacobs Park, along the Willamette River. City and private <br /> karborists assessed all trees affected by the reopening project, determining that only these two trees were small enough to <br /> earvive the extensive loss of root system associated with transplanting. The excavation is scheduled for this Friday, March <br /> 29. The trees will be stored for the evening and replanted the next morning on Saturday, March 30. <br /> Once completed, the newly opened stretch of Broadway will be replanted with 54 trees. The City has adopted a new <br /> design for tree planting areas. Improving the soil and size of the planting area will encourage faster growth and better <br /> health in the new trees. <br /> For more information about this transplanting project, contact Urban Forester Mark Snyder at 682-4819. For information <br /> about the Broadway Opening project, contact Denny Braud in Planning and Development at 682-5536. <br /> I THIS WEEK <br /> Council Break: March 14-April 8, 2002 <br /> NEXT WEEK <br /> L <br /> UPCOMING <br /> April <br /> 04/01 M Noon DK Housing Policy Board McNutt Room ** <br /> titte x+/08 M 5:30pm All Council Dinner Work Session McNutt Room <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br /> March 28,2002 cc020328.wpd <br />