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exhibitors and promoted surveying and engineering career opportunities in the public works field. Nearly 500 students in
<br /> grades 9 through 12
<br /> were treated to 50 different exhibits connected with construction career opportunities. For more information, contact
<br /> Peggy Keppler, Development Review Manager, at 682-2869.
<br /> Ylayor, UO President, Neighbors Work Together to Beautify West University Neighborhood
<br /> University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer, Eugene Mayor
<br /> Jim Torrey and 40 other volunteers turned out on May 10 to plant -
<br /> over 20 trees and numerous flowers, cut ivy, prune shrubs, pull
<br /> weeds, and pick up litter on Ferry Street between 17th and 14th
<br /> avenues. The area was the site of a riot last September during r, MI
<br /> which two street trees were burned. ,
<br /> The neighborhood clean-up and tree planting was conceived and "-
<br /> organized by the West University Task Force, which was
<br /> convened after the riot took place. The purpose of the task force
<br /> and the event is to create stronger ties in the community in order
<br /> to prevent future episodes of violence. The event was a
<br /> collaborative effort between the City of Eugene, University of
<br /> Oregon, ASUO, West University Business Association, Central
<br /> Presbyterian Church, Sanipac, Von Klein Property Management, Lane County Waste Management, and many neighbors.
<br /> For more information, call City Neighborhood Liaison Steve Norris at 682-5009 or NeighborWoods Coordinator Troy Kreger
<br /> at 682-4831.
<br /> UO Student Research Aids Hendricks Park Staff
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<br /> ��x On Tuesday, May 20, and Thursday, May 22, from 8 to 9 a.m., students
<br /> i * �+ from the UO Environmental Studies Service Learning Program, the Rachel
<br /> Carson Environmental classroom and the Northwest Youth Corps collected
<br /> data from 125 experimental research plots in Hendricks Park. The results
<br /> will help Hendricks Park staff determine the best way to control the spread
<br /> of invasive species in the park. Preliminary results seem to indicate that
<br /> mulching may be the best way to suppress invasive plants.
<br /> ► The UO students have been working with park staff since last fall,
<br /> researching a variety of methods for controlling aggressive, non-native
<br /> plants, such as English ivy and Herb Robert, which threaten the biodiversity
<br /> of Hendricks Park. The effectiveness of four treatments—burning, mulching,
<br /> hand-pulling, and a combination of mulching and burning—were tested on
<br /> several test plots. In the follow-up phase of the project,the university students enlisted the help of high school students to
<br /> help them count all the re-growth that has occurred on the test plots since the treatments were applied several weeks
<br /> ago.
<br /> The UO Environmental Studies Service Learning Program creates student-oriented research and service projects that
<br /> directly benefit the Eugene–Springfield community. For more information, call Steve Mital, Service Learning Program
<br /> Coordinator, University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program, at 346-0591, or Michael Robert, Hendricks Park
<br /> Head Gardener, at 682-5324.
<br /> Arrowhead Park Neighbors Invited to Review Draft Park Plan Next Tuesday
<br /> Arrowhead Park neighbors are invited to review and discuss the proposed draft plan for the park next Tuesday, May 27,
<br /> from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Irving Elementary School library. The school is located at 3200 Hyacinth Street in the Santa
<br /> Clara area. Community members of all ages are encouraged to participate.
<br /> The plan was created after City parks planners gathered input from area residents about the neighborhood park located
<br /> at the intersection of Arrowhead Street and Irvington Drive at the first public meeting last February. The concept plan
<br /> includes a playground, picnic shelter, basketball court, street trees, planting beds, and accessible paths. At the Tuesday
<br /> meeting, neighbors will have the opportunity to identify which features they consider a priority for the park.
<br /> Park improvements will be funded by the Parks and Open Space bond measure voters approved in 1998. More detailed
<br /> hformation on the draft park plan and a report on the results of the first workshop are available at
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