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...._. .. ,...,_____,.., _ I____ .,... 7_, _ .i. ---n- we----r .,._ „.„ : . (\ _. EUGENE March 5, 2003 CONTACT: • Mark Snyder, Urban Forester, City of Eugene, 682-4819 • Therese Picado, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, City of Eugene, 682- 4814 or 682-4800 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EUGENE TREE FOUNDATION TO BE HONORED AT URBAN FORESTRY CONFERENCE The Eugene Tree Foundation (ETF), a local non-profit, volunteer tree planting and advocacy group, will receive the 2003 Oregon Urban and Community Forestry Award for best project by a civic organization this Friday, March 7, at this year's Oregon Community Trees conference at the Eugene Hilton. The statewide award recognizes ETF's efforts to work with Stangeland and Associates, tenants; Jenova Land Company, owners; and City Urban Forestry and other Public Works staff to transform a bleak, concrete intersection at 3`d and Lawrence streets into a colorful urban oasis last year, as part of the organization's "Trees for Concrete" campaign. Jeff Lanza, local landscape architect and ETF board member, will accept the award at a luncheon ceremony beginning at 12:45 p.m. University of Oregon Landscape Architecture Department Chair Cynthia Girling and Eugene Urban Forester Mark Snyder are chairing the Oregon Community Trees conference, entitled "Designing the Future Urban Forest." Keynote speaker Gary Mason, from Oakland, California, will speak about ecosystem-based approaches to urban and community forestry. Ed Macie, Southern Region Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator for the U.S. Forest Service in Atlanta, Georgia, will join Snyder and Peter Gutowsky, planner from Salem, in a panel discussion about measuring tree canopy cover changes over time with satellite imagery. Macie will also discuss national perspectives on community forestry in his closing address. Morning sessions will focus on planning the future community forest in new development, while afternoon topics will highlight local efforts to retrofit existing urban areas to maximize tree canopy benefits. Snyder and Public Works Engineering Division staff will give a presentation on innovative approaches used recently in planning and building the Broadway Street Opening project. A walking tour of the site will take place after the conference. Oregon Community Trees is a non-profit organization that promotes healthy urban and community forests in Oregon through education, awareness and advocacy. Conference co-sponsors include the Oregon Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture, and the Oregon Department of Forestry. For more information, visit www.oregoncommunitytrees.orq or call 682-4819. A conference agenda is available at http://www.oregoncommunitytrees.org/OCT03.pdf ###