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MIME r W_7t - F�= ! �7 /T—. '�� <br /> EUGENE <br /> Esw"1111ft MN/ - —w FA r — kr----are- <br /> �7/e I <br /> IIIME.iZ_-` s s 1 t s=_L71 <br /> July 25, 2002 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Eric Wold, Wetlands Supervisor, 682-4888 <br /> • Jesse Cary-Hobbs, Natural Resource Parks Maintenance, 682-4828 <br /> • Eric Johnson, Park Amenities Supervisor, 682-4904 <br /> • Therese M. Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or <br /> 682-4800, therese.m.picado@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> YOUTH RECEIVE RECOGNITION FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN <br /> EUGENE'S WETLANDS AND PARKS <br /> All around Eugene this summer, youth have been helping protect, enhance, and restore <br /> parks and wetlands through partnerships between the City of Eugene and three local youth <br /> employment programs: Northwest Youth Corps, Lane Metro Youth Corps and Lane County <br /> Youth Services (LCYS). These partnerships have proven to be beneficial not only to the youth <br /> in these programs but also to parks maintenance and wetlands staff. In recognition of their <br /> 1 significant contributions to the restoration and maintenance of west Eugene wetlands, <br /> Northwest Youth Corps (NYC) and Lane Metro Youth Corps will receive the Wetland Executive <br /> Team's annual award this Friday, July 26, at 1 p.m. in building 2 north conference room, 1820 <br /> Roosevelt Boulevard. The Wetland Executive Team is the policy-making branch of the wetland <br /> management collaboration between the City of Eugene, The Nature Conservancy, Bureau of <br /> Land Management (BLM), Army Corps of Encineers, and Oregon Youth Conservation Corps <br /> (OYCC). <br /> Youth crews are involved in many aspects of natural resource management, including <br /> habitat management, invasive vegetation control, and trail work. Eugene residents will see <br /> evidence of their work across the city. Past projects include: <br /> • installation of turtle basking logs in the lower Amazon Creek; <br /> • removal of invasive plants, such as Scotch broom from the south face of Skinner Butte <br /> and Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park, blackberry vines from Ascot Park and <br /> Morse Ranch Park and English ivy from Hendricks Park; <br /> • maintenance and upgrading of the Ridgeline Trail; and <br /> • solarization of invasive grass populations at wetland restoration sites in west Eugene. <br /> L. (Solarization is the process of covering weed populations with clear plastic in order to <br /> cook them in the hot summer sun as an alternative to using pesticides.) <br />