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a <br /> • <br /> PICADO Therese M <br /> From: PICADO Therese M <br /> cent: <br /> Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:29 AM <br /> o: JONES Eric R; MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> Subject: RE: 2 articles for Council newsletter <br /> Changes have been incorporated into your copy, Eric. I talked to Kate Rowles and she'd like to include a copy <br /> of the newsletter in the council packets so I'll 3-hole punch them and add them to my other council pack items <br /> (and deliver before noon). <br /> The native plant garden release is out! Packets will be distributed sometime this morning and I'll follow-up with <br /> print media as per our conversation, Eric. <br /> Thanks, <br /> —Original Message <br /> From: JONES Eric R <br /> Sent: Thursday,May 02,2002 8:16 AM <br /> To: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> Cc: PICADO Therese M <br /> Subject: 2 articles for Council newsletter <br /> Here are the two POS articles for this week's Council newsletter. For the article on the POS newsletter, I'm <br /> recommending we use the new POS image because a picture of the front page of the newsletter would be difficult to <br /> see given the size of photos in the Council newsletter. As noted in the CC newsletter article, I have copies of the POS <br /> newsletter and will place them in the Council office. If you could return comments to me by 9:30 a.m. today, very <br /> much appreciated. <br /> New Native Plant Garden Unveiled Saturday at Hendricks Park <br /> The new Hendricks Park Native Plant Garden will be dedicated at a ceremony on Saturday, May 4. The <br /> event, sponsored by the City of Eugene Parks and Open Space Division, will take place at 1 p.m. at the F. <br /> M. Wilkins Shelter at 2200 Summit Avenue. Featured speakers include Eugene Mayor Jim Torrey, City <br /> Councilor David Kelly, noted Los Angeles landscape architect Jin Chen, who designed the native plant <br /> garden, Jerry Blakely, who helped organize community support for the garden, and representatives from <br /> the newly formed Friends of Hendricks Park. All City Council members are invited to attend. <br /> Creating a native plant garden was one of the top action priorities that emerged from the Hendricks Park <br /> Forest Management Plan, adopted by the Council in January 2000. Developed with the help of ecosystem <br /> experts and local citizens, the plan outlines a long-term vision for Hendricks Park, including a garden that <br /> showcases the variety and horticultural uses of plants native to the Willamette Valley. <br /> This vision is becoming a reality through a partnership between the City of Eugene and private citizens. <br /> Last year, Jerry Blakely decided to help fund a native plant garden as a living memorial to his wife who <br /> was dying of cancer. A fund was established with the Oregon Community Foundation, enabling the <br /> community to match City funds, and work has begun on the garden. <br /> "Through this project we hope to increase public support and interest in Hendricks Park and demonstrate <br /> what can be accomplished in a community through public/private partnership," says Blakely. <br /> For more information about the native plant garden, call Parks and Open Space public information <br /> specialist Therese Picado at 682-4814 or Jerry Blakely at 343-3728. <br /> Parks and Open Space Newsletter Debuts in Local Homes early next Week <br /> A new publication about Eugene's parks and open space will begin arriving at local homes early next <br /> gip, week. Titled "Eugene Outdoors," the eight-page newsletter is being mailed to all Eugene residents by the <br /> Public Works Parks and Open Space Division. <br /> i <br />