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EUGENE + . <br /> April 24, 2003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ➢ Lucy Vinis, Eugene Campaign Manager, Earth Share of Oregon, 344-1302 <br /> ➢ Sandra Austin, Friends of Hendricks Park, 607-4066 <br /> ➢ John Moriarty, Coordinator, Hendricks Park Forest Management Plan, 682-5324 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY AT HENDRICKS PARK <br /> Earth Day celebrations continue at Hendricks Park this Saturday, April 26, with two <br /> volunteer work projects. From 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers from half a dozen local businesses <br /> active in Earth Share of Oregon fundraising campaigns, including the City, EWEB, PSC <br /> Scanning, Molecular Probes, and Oregon Research Institute, will remove invasive weeds in <br /> the park. Other community members are welcome to join the volunteer corps at the F.M. <br /> Wilkins Shelter at 2200 Summit Avenue at 9 a.m. From 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Edison Elementary <br /> School families, along with volunteers from the Friends of Hendricks Park and the Walama <br /> Restoration Project, will also contribute to the ongoing and intensive effort of removing <br /> invasive weeds in the forest, as well as, spread fresh wood chips on the new native plant trail. <br /> "During the past two years, a concerted effort has been underway to remove English <br /> ivy as part of a comprehensive forest restoration program in the park," explains John Moriarty, <br /> Hendricks Park Forest Management Plan coordinator. "Once the ivy is removed, we have to <br /> protect the cleared areas from other invasive plants which move in. These volunteers will help <br /> us stay ahead of the weeds." <br /> Earth Share of Oregon, formerly Environmental Federation of Oregon, raises funds for <br /> 68 environmental groups and is dedicated to providing a convenient way for Oregonians to <br /> support groups working for the environment. The group spearheads fundraising campaigns at <br /> area businesses in the fall. "This project is a reminder that there are many ways to give," says <br /> local Earth Share representative Lucy Vinis. "Getting out on a spring day to a beautiful <br /> community park is a way to have fun and feel the satisfaction of knowing that one person in <br /> muddy boots can make a difference." <br /> Organizers of the Edison-Friends of Hendricks Park project see this as the beginning of <br /> a long-term education and service relationship between park staff and the children and <br /> families of the school. The project will emphasize forest ecology, native plants and invasive <br /> plants. <br /> For more information about the City-Earth Share event, call 344-1302 or 682-5324. For <br /> more information about the Friends of Hendricks Park-Edison project, call 607-4066 or 682- <br /> 5324. <br /> #tttt <br />