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14(7e-4.41,1e ,, 1110 kv kL <br /> 1 <br /> ew5Telea.se_ <br /> EUGENE <br /> (110: <br /> March 28, 2002 <br /> Contact: <br /> • Mark Snyder, Urban Forestry, Parks and Open Space, City of Eugene, 682-4800 <br /> • Denny Braud, Planning and Development, City of Eugene, 682-5536 <br /> • Therese Picado, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, City of Eugene, 682- <br /> 4814 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> TWO BROADWAY ASH TREES <br /> TO BE TRANSPLANTED TO MAURIE JACOBS PARK <br /> In preparation for the reopening of Broadway Street, City of Eugene Urban Forestry <br /> staff, in collaboration with local tree advocates, will excavate two ash trees from their current <br /> location on Broadway Street and replant them in Maurie Jacobs Park, along the Willamette <br /> River. City and private arborists assessed all trees affected by the reopening project, <br /> determining that only these two trees were small enough to survive the extensive loss of root <br /> system associated with transplanting. The excavation is scheduled for this Friday, March 29. <br /> The trees will be stored for the evening and replanted the next morning on Saturday, March 30, <br /> at 9 a.m. <br /> Once completed, the newly opened stretch of Broadway will be replanted with 54 trees. <br /> City planning and urban forestry staff have developed a new design for improving the soil and <br /> planting area conditions for these new trees in order to enhance their potential to grow and <br /> thrive. <br /> For more information about this transplanting project, call 682-4800. For information <br /> about the Broadway Opening project, call 682-5536. <br /> L <br />