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.-EUGENE) <br /> -news- retea-&e <br /> July 14, 2003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> Evelyn Hess, lecture series coordinator, Friends of Hendricks Park, 344-8943 <br /> ➢ Michael Robert, head gardener, Hendricks Park, 682-5324 <br /> ➢ Therese M. Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or <br /> 682-4800, therese.m.picadoAci.eugene.or.us <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> LECTURE IS FOR THE BIRDS OF HENDRICKS PARK TONIGHT <br /> Dan Gleason, University of Oregon field ornithology professor, will speak about the birds <br /> of Hendricks Park on Monday, July 14, at 7 p.m. at the Laurelwood Golf Course meeting room <br /> at 2700 Columbia Street. Sponsored by The Friends of Hendricks Park, the free, public lecture <br /> is part of an educational series this spring and summer. <br /> Gleason participated in the development of the Hendricks Park Forest Management <br /> Plan, a comprehensive plan that outlines strategies for preserving and enhancing the Hendricks <br /> Park forest. He is also the author of Birds!From the Inside Out. The final lecture in the series <br /> will be about forest ecology on September 15. All events are free and open to the public. <br /> The purpose of the Friends of Hendricks Park is to raise awareness of Hendricks Park <br /> as a valuable community and regional resource, provide stewardship in the management of the <br /> park by assisting with the implementation of the Hendricks Park Forest Management Plan, <br /> educate the public about issues that affect the park, and generate a broad base of community <br /> support for the park. For more information about the lecture series or the Friends of Hendricks <br /> Park, call 607-4066 or Hendricks Park head gardener Michael Robert at 682-5324 or visit <br /> www.friendsofhendrickspark.org. <br /> ### <br />