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On Saturday, October 19, the latest issue of Stormwater Connections will be distributed to Eugene residents as an insert <br /> in The Register-Guard and its free companion publication, Star Watch. The decline of salmon and a new clean water <br /> business program are among the featured articles in this issue. The issue also contains the fall leaf collection schedule <br /> "lr the Eugene area, fun activities for children, an "Ask Mr. Stormwater" column, and "Camassia," a newsletter of the <br /> .lest Eugene Wetlands Partnership. <br /> A portion of the publication is focused on flooding and the National Flood Insurance Program, including "how to"tips on <br /> safety and damage prevention that may be particularly handy as the rainy season approaches. Flooding is not always <br /> predictable and can cause major inconveniences and/or property damage. In 1996, floods in Oregon disrupted <br /> transportation, caused road closures, required over 22,000 people to be evacuated from their homes and destroyed <br /> numerous homes, roads and businesses. <br /> Copies of the Fall 2002 Stormwater Connections have been placed in this week's Council packets. For more <br /> information, please call Kathy Eva, Public Information Specialist for the Stormwater Management Program, at 682-2739. <br /> Eugene Stream Team Coordinates Youth Volunteer Effort at Six Sites in Eugene <br /> The City of Eugene Stream Team coordinated the efforts of 200 young people <br /> from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and their parents as they <br /> dedicated an afternoon to work in area parks and natural areas. The <br /> participants, under the supervision of the Stream Team, The Nature . <br /> Conservancy, Urban Forestry, and Hendricks Park staff, contributed over 400 <br /> hours restoring and enhancing wetlands, parks and other natural areas in <br /> Eugene. 'E <br /> The volunteers' work included pulling up dozens of ash trees that were invading <br /> ; <br /> wet prairie at a mitigation site at Seventh Avenue and Bailey Hill Road, � , AA <br /> Jtting blackberries and Scot's broom to enhance the habitat of western pond VI <br /> turtles at Dianna's Pond, planting 27 western red cedar trees along the new bike <br /> path as it winds through Delta Ponds, hand weeding non-native grasses from a <br /> recently planted restoration area, weeding and mulching a plot of native grasses <br /> that is being grown for seed production at Willow Creek Natural Area, and removing blackberries and pulling weeds, ivy <br /> and other invasive plants at Hendricks Park. <br /> The youth, from all over Oregon, were attending a regional conference in Eugene, and this project served as the <br /> community service component of the conference. For more information about this volunteer effort, call Stream Team <br /> Coordinator Lorna Baldwin at 682-4850. <br /> Tugman Creek Project Delayed Until Drier Weather Next Construction Season <br /> A project to resolve flooding issues and restore natural amenities to a portion of Tugman Creek has been delayed until <br /> next construction season. Originally, work had been planned to begin this month. However, following a period of heavy <br /> rain that saturated the ground in early October, the decision was made to postpone the bulk of the work until there is a <br /> higher probability of extended periods of drier weather. There is a strong desire to not create flooding, erosion and <br /> sedimentation problems, particularly because during excavation Tugman Creek needs to be completely diverted to area <br /> storm drains. <br /> Some electrical work is scheduled to be done this fall to restore service to several park lights that need to be moved for <br /> the realigned stream. For more information, contact Project Manager Terry Colvin at 682-5398. <br /> ."HIS WEEK <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 4 <br /> October 17,2002 cc101702.wpd <br />