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Last Chance for Willamette Street Street Trees!! Arbor Day Tree Planting -Nancy Ellen Locke -Greg Giesy The NeighborWoods Street Trees Program survives On Saturday,April 12th,at 10:00 am there will be a tree despite the City's budget shortfalls, thanks to carry planting between 24th Avenue and 26th Avenue on over funds from last year.So,if you have been thinking Willamette Street as part of Eugene's NeighborWoods about getting a street tree for the planter strip in front Program's Celebration of Arbor Day. of your house-Don't Delay! We will be replacing approximately twenty trees that The reasons to plant street trees are noble! have been lost over the years in that area. It will be a joint effort between the Friendly Area Neighbors,the NeighborWoods trees serve as a vast drainage,cooling, Eugene Tree Foundation, the local chapter of the and air cleaning system. The leaves and roots of trees Oregon Landscape Contractors Association, and soak up and slow down the runoff of storm water, Eugene City Staff. keeping it from flushing debris and pollution into storm drains,streams,and rivers. NeighborWoods trees offer If you'd like to volunteer to help at the tree planting, summertime shade to cool the pavement,our yards and you can sign up at the next neighborhood general homes. NeighborWoods trees also draw in millions of meeting, call or e-mail Greg Giesy, or be at the pounds of ozone,sulfur dioxide,carbon monoxide,and Southtowne Lanes parking lot,2486 Willamette,about other pollution from the air. NeighborWoods trees are 9:45 am the day of the event. Tools are provided by the not only lovely to look at in our landscapes, and a City. home and food source for wildlife-they are also Mother Nature's filter system! These events usually take about two to three hours; it's quite rewarding to see what we can accomplish as a Getting Street Trees is simple! group in a short period of time. For more information call or e-mail Greg Giesy at 687-1858 or Call the Eugene Neighbor Woods Program at 682-4800 ggsb@continent.com. and ask for the NeighborWoods Program Coordinator now! There are plenty of trees available! If you drive to the event, please park on side streets and keep the parking lots open for the businesses in Plenty of help is available! the area. The NeighborWoods Program will help you select the type of tree that will do best in your location. The NeighborWoods Program could use your help planting trees, but if that is not possible, other volunteers can do the initial planting work. As a member of NeighborWoods, you agree to help take care of the street trees next to your property,watering and weeding them as necessary. The NeighborWoods Program takes care of pruning and other major chores. TIZA,NDLY ARVA 14EIGN501.NCOD NE.v4slETT-Ef JANvA '( 2003 L