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September 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Interested volunteers should meet at the F.M. Wilkins Shelter on Summit <br /> Avenue to fuel-up with pastries courtesy of Eugene City Bakery before fanning out through the forest to begin freeing or <br /> removing English ivy from the trees. <br /> .nglish ivy is a non-native, invasive plant that last winter was officially quarantined by the Oregon Department of <br /> Agriculture to prevent its sale and propagation in the state. In Hendricks Park, ivy causes damage to the native forest <br /> ecosystem by developing into a dense ground cover that prevents native plants from growing. The loss of native plants <br /> reduces the habitat for animals and insects that depend on the natural forest environment. When ivy grows up the trunks <br /> of trees, it produces seeds, allowing it to spread even further and cause more damage in other parts of the forest. The <br /> ivy can also become so heavy that it can contribute to the collapse of trees in a windstorm. <br /> Over the last two summers, 12 acres of parkland have been cleared of ivy. Hendricks Park staff hope to have all the ivy <br /> removed from trees by the end of September so that they can focus on removing ivy from the ground when the rains <br /> return and loosen the soil later in the fall. <br /> Volunteers are asked to wear long sleeves and pants and sturdy shoes and bring plenty of water. Tools will be available <br /> on site. For more information, call Hendricks Park Head Gardener Michael Robert or Hendricks Park Forest <br /> Management Plan Implementation Coordinator John Moriarty at 682-5324. <br /> Fire Department to Conduct Two Training Burns <br /> The Eugene Fire & EMS Department has scheduled the following two training burns: <br /> • Friday, September 27, 9:30 a.m., 1690 Coburg Road-- This is a donated house that will be burned in an exercise <br /> designed for chief officers to reinforce and apply classroom training that they have been receiving this week. <br /> • Monday, September 30, 9:30 a.m., Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park--This will be a four-acre controlled <br /> bum in the area over the old landfill in the eastern section of the park. The bum will give firefighters practice in <br /> wildland firefighting techniques including building fire lines and creating defendable spaces and safety zones with <br /> fire. This bum will also provide certain ecological benefits in the park as it will help the City to manage invasive plant <br /> species. Following the bum, the area will be replanted with native grass seed to encourage a more diverse plant <br /> community. Flames are only expected to continue for a maximum of 30 minutes. <br /> For more information, contact Ted Boss, Training Chief, Eugene Fire&EMS Department, at 682-7131. For information <br /> on the ecological aspects of the Whilamut Natural Area burn, contact Trevor Taylor, Public Works Parks And Open <br /> Space Division, 682-4880. <br /> THIS WEEK <br /> I NEXT WEEK <br /> 10/01 Cancelled SM BRT Steering Committee ** <br /> UPCOMING <br /> r. u.aW1„ Y s:'_�" �"�;"k'. ',a .- Ofp'l i,i „"fir"4 l».r"tew„�nr.t' i Y�,. .,� i�,�„,19 C. .,,ti °T 7�” ,4” :'+Ve wl""uw,001.r 417,, ?r, ; kti:7s> . : kr. .� .,;t4i��w5�i a..�m,1, a �i� rV�', <br /> October <br /> 10/07 M Noon DK Housing Policy Board McNutt Room <br /> 10/07 M 5:30pm All Boards&Comm. Interviews McNutt Room <br /> '0/09 W Noon All Boards& Comm. Interviews McNutt Room <br /> Y...0/10 Th Noon BB Citizen Involvement Committee Atrium/Sloat Room <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br /> September 26,2002 CCnews092602.wpd <br />