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Eugene City Beat: City enforcing vegetation regulations -The Register-Guard, Eugene, 0i.. Page 2 of 2 <br /> Pre's Trail gets a spring look <br /> L., Maybe it's just time for a little spring cleaning throughout the <br /> city. <br /> Even a half-mile Pre's Trail in Alton Baker Park is being spruced <br /> up, from the southwest corner of the park's pond to the <br /> footbridge southwest of the BMX track. <br /> The upgrade is a joint project of the city's Natural Resources <br /> Maintenance Crew and the Oregon Track Club Masters, with <br /> the park crew putting down a gravel base to reinforce the <br /> running and walking trail. The track club is taking things from <br /> there, spreading a cushion of bark mulch atop the gravel. <br /> In addition to serving recreational foot traffic, the trail also <br /> provides access for parks employees working on projects in the <br /> largely undeveloped eastern portion of the park - from mowing <br /> hazardous vegetation to removing storm debris or invasive <br /> plants. <br /> The gravel base is expected to help the trail hold up better <br /> against the occasional traffic by maintenance equipment. <br /> Library gets 15 minutes of fame <br /> The word's gotten out. <br /> Eugene's spectacular new downtown library has made the <br /> feature of American Libraries, the magazine of the American <br /> Library Association. So it's a little like a politician making the <br /> cover of Time, or an athlete greeting readers of Sports <br /> Illustrated. <br /> In their overview of Eugene's new civic centerpiece, the <br /> magazine's editors describe it as "a model of sustainable <br /> design that also serves up a breathtaking sky-lit circular <br /> staircase, grand reading spaces and a welcoming entry <br /> garden." <br /> Guess where you can find a copy of the magazine. <br /> Yep. Head for the Magazines and Newspapers area of the <br /> downtown library. <br /> Joe Mosley can be reached at 338-2384 or jmosley@ <br /> guardnet.corn. <br /> 0 <br /> http://www.registerguard.com/cgi-bin/printStory.py?name=d 1.cr.citybeat.0504&date=20030504 5/6/03 <br />