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Adopt a Plot f by Sandra Austin In passing: Bayard McConnaughey,professor
<br /> fhis spring,Friends of Hendricks Park started a pilotemeritus of biology and noted naturalist,
<br /> conservationist,tireless worker for a peaceful world
<br /> 'project at Hendricks Park called Adopt a Plot. Now ,t
<br /> volunteers can maintain a plot in the Native Plant ( and charter member of Friends of Hendricks Park
<br /> Garden during the growing season:Since April, I died on September 14. He will be missed.
<br /> ' have taken care of a 10-by-20 foot plot that was ,
<br /> originally wall-to-wall weeds, though many native A UNT RIIODIE tells all
<br /> plants were also coining through. In April, I spent 9 n -
<br /> hours to rid the plot of weeds. Then I,spent just an Dear Aunt Rhodie: When I was a small child, our,
<br /> hour in May, 11/2 hours in June and a few minutes family went almost every weekend to feed the elk and
<br /> during the following months. It's wonderful to,work deer at Hendricks Park. What happened to those
<br /> at the park. Every time I weeded this spring, a animals? Animal lover Shannon
<br /> •woodpecker in the Douglas fir above kept me In 1972 there were two elk, °, ,,
<br /> company while it as making holes: Bill and Elsie, ana two deer
<br /> If you adopt a plot,you can pick your own time ' left at the park. They were t �'
<br /> and weather.Depending on the size of your plot, you transferred to the Portland 1 4 !ti
<br /> will probably need only 10 to 15 hours a year to keep ' . 'Zoo and Wildlife Safari, ' k. L. -
<br /> out the weeds,and each year will get easier. If we get I where hopefully they lived
<br /> enough volunteers next spring, we'll expand Adopt a out their lives in tranquility.
<br /> Plot to other parts of the park, such as the`Rhododendron , , In 1912, the Elks
<br /> ' Garden. So bring friends and have a picnic when you're Club gave two elk to the '
<br /> through. With enough volunteers, we could make they park.Al one tune, there were 38 animals including
<br /> ,( ,ark's gardens weed-free! To volunteer for this' - 'Sitka deer arid Barbary sheep. Until 1950, the deer
<br /> program, contact me at 343-3452 or freda@efn.org. were kept in the area that is now the Rhododendron
<br /> Garden. When the Rhododendron Garden was • '
<br /> This Bud's for Hendricks park' - developed,.{the deer were moved to where the elk
<br /> were, an area that is off Fairmount Blvd. and is now '
<br /> Adopt-a-Plotter
<br /> - used as a work area for park staff.
<br /> Vincent`Bud' '
<br /> Hauber has put in 50 AIN "A. Send your questions to:Aunt Rhodie, Friends of
<br /> hours of weeding , Hendricks.Park PO Box 3784, Eugifne, O.R. 97403
<br /> since June.After 4' , x°
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<br /> reading about the 4 ' •4 A Special Thanks... ,
<br /> program in Eugene `; -
<br /> ,Weekly,he made •r ,;;. # ►Y ; , to these,generous people and ,
<br /> time-in his busy -,; ` " = businesses that helped get us started:,
<br /> retirement schedule f `` ' f
<br /> for the Native Plant Poppie Advertising andDesin, Bill Poppie
<br /> Garden. Bud, 81, has ' ' , Fox Graphics, Rudy Fox -
<br /> many interests, ''-- --',-,& .~ -- "- Funk/Levis &Associates,\Cathy Hamilton
<br /> including hiking, gardening,botany,butterflies and Fierro Design,Rick and Carolyn Fierro
<br /> wildflower photography. His family has spent many . 'IP/KOKE Printing
<br /> happy hours in the park. Thanks,Bud,for your .. Jan Brown, Michael Robert, John Moriarty,
<br /> -iedicatedweed pulling., - Linda Sage, Kay Holbo
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