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Funding for the $2.4 million project was provided by the Lane County Capital Project Partnership Program ($1.6 million),
<br /> the City of Eugene ($600,000), and Downtown Eugene, Inc.'s solicitation of$200,000 from Broadway property owners.
<br /> The final construction costs are not expected to exceed the $2.4 million budgeted for the project. For more information
<br /> contact Denny Braud at 682-5536, or via e-mail at denny.braud(rci.eugene.or.us.
<br /> Delta Rotarians and City Team Up to Beautify Rose Garden
<br /> On Saturday, September 28, the City of Eugene, in conjunction with volunteers from the Delta Rotary Club,will continue
<br /> their efforts to further beautify Owen Rose Garden,the City's first riverfront public garden. Work begins at 8 a.m. and
<br /> includes grouting the bases of the pergola,the structure that supports climbing roses; weeding the area around the paver
<br /> stone pathway; and placing bricks that donors have purchased to memorialize loved ones in the pathway.
<br /> This effort is part of the ongoing campaign, spearheaded by the Delta Rotarians, to enhance the garden. The group
<br /> adopted the rose garden as a community service project in 1999. In partnership with the City, the group has
<br /> accomplished several projects in the past couple of years including decorating the garden with trellises; creating rose bed
<br /> borders; building a large pergola to adorn the walkway with climbing roses; and most recently, raising the money to
<br /> purchase a gazebo to be situated in the heart of the rose garden.
<br /> "We are very committed to beautifying the rose garden for all the residents of Eugene to enjoy for years to come," says
<br /> Paul Peschiera, member of the Eugene Delta Rotary.
<br /> For more information about this project, contact Volunteers in Parks Coordinator Chris Girard at 682-4845. To make a
<br /> contribution to the garden, contact Paul Peschiera, Eugene Delta Rotary, at 684-8454, or John Weber, Parks Planner, at
<br /> 682-4908.
<br /> 2002 Wetlands Program Summer Field Season a Success in the West Eugene Wetlands
<br /> The Wetlands and Open Waterways program of the Parks and Open Space Division is wrapping up a very productive
<br /> ,,.,,.Jmmer season. One of the highlights of the season was the work accomplished at Meadowlark Prairie (formerly known
<br /> as the 1135 Project), 400 acres of wetlands near Royal Avenue and Greenhill Road. Significant progress was made in
<br /> restoring wet prairie habitat, which includes grasses and wildflowers, such as tufted hair grass and camas lily, that once
<br /> thrived in the Willamette Valley's clay soil. Crews converted rye grass fields to native prairie grass communities by
<br /> removing non-native plants, collecting native seed by hand, preparing sites for seeding, and planting seed mixtures that
<br /> often contain up to 70 species of native plants. The Fern Ridge Multi-Use Path, which travels through Meadowlark
<br /> Prairie, is also being extended. When the extension is complete in late November, users will be able to walk or bike from
<br /> the Lane County Fairgrounds all the way to Meadowlark Prairie.
<br /> In addition to the work at Meadowlark Prairie, approximately 30 acres of wetlands all over west Eugene were enhanced
<br /> by the wetland mitigation bank. Youth crews from both Northwest Youth Corps and Lane Metro Youth Corps assisted
<br /> Wetlands Program staff with maintenance and seed-collecting activities again this summer, continuing a partnership that
<br /> is in its eighth year. Maintenance activities included hand-weeding and digging up non-native and invasive plants, such
<br /> as blackberries and Hawthorne plants; solarizing weeds, or covering them with clear plastic in order to "cook"them in the
<br /> sun; mowing and weed whacking; monitoring sites for the presence of native species; mapping weed populations and
<br /> prioritizing weeding projects; providing habitat features for prairie animals, like the western pond turtle and osprey; and
<br /> picking up trash. To date, approximately 300 acres of wetlands have been restored by the bank. By restoring wetlands,
<br /> the bank provides the community with wetland mitigation credits for projects that adversely impact the wetlands, thereby
<br /> balancing environmental protection with economic growth in Eugene.
<br /> For more information about these projects, contact Scott Duckett, Wetlands and Open Waterways Manager, at 682-4842.
<br /> Help Free the Trees at Hendricks Park on September 28
<br /> lendricks Park staff invite community members to the last"Free the Trees"work party of the summer this Saturday,
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