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remaining project budget includes all design, permits and SDC fees, furniture, fixtures and equipment. For more <br /> information, contact Mike Penwell, Facilities Design and Construction Manager, at 682-5547. <br /> r_ecture is for the Birds at Hendricks Park this Monday <br /> Dan Gleason, University of Oregon field ornithology professor, will speak about the birds of Hendricks Park on Monday, <br /> July 14, 7 p.m., at the Laurelwood Golf Course meeting room, 2700 Columbia Street. Sponsored by the Friends of <br /> Hendricks Park, the free, public lecture is part of an educational series this spring and summer. Gleason participated in <br /> the development of the Hendricks Park Forest Management Plan, a comprehensive plan that outlines strategies for <br /> preserving and enhancing the Hendricks Park forest. He is also the author of Birds! From the Inside Out. <br /> The final lecture in the series, delivered by Alan Dickman on September 15, will be about forest ecology. All events are <br /> free and open to the public. <br /> The purpose of the Friends of Hendricks Park is to raise awareness about Hendricks Park as a valuable community and <br /> regional resource, provide stewardship in the management of the park by assisting with the implementation of the <br /> Hendricks Park Forest Management Plan, educate the public about issues that affect the park, and generate a broad <br /> base of community support for the park. For more information about the lecture series or the Friends of Hendricks Park, <br /> call 607-4066 or Hendricks Park Head Gardener Michael Robert at 682-5324 or visit www.friendsofhendrickspark.orq. <br /> Wetlands Crews "Cook"Invasive Weeds <br /> The Parks and Open Space Natural Resource Maintenance <br /> crew is covering more than one-and-a-half acres of wetlands <br /> in the West Eugene Wetlands with plastic sheeting this <br /> summer in an effort to more effectively eradicate pervasive, <br /> non-native wetland weeds, such as reed canarygrass, and to <br /> restore species native to this wet prairie habitat. The clear <br /> plastic covering is the final step in the innovative, non-toxic, <br /> weed control technique called solarization. Solarization is <br /> one of many techniques used by parks crews to control highlyV <br /> invasive weeds in Eugene's parks and natural areas. <br /> Each June, the solarization process begins by mowing the <br /> jrass and weeds, which can grow up to five feet tall. Crews 1 �- <br /> then till the ground to loosen aggressive root masses and <br /> otherwise disrupt the root system of the weeds. A small <br /> tractor with wide rubber tracks allows the soil to be turned <br /> with minimal damage to the native plant community <br /> surrounding the weed population. <br /> Once the area is covered with plastic, the heat from the sun literally "cooks"the weeds. "Soil temperatures under the <br /> covered area can get above 150 degrees and will kill seeds, roots and vegetation matter," says natural resource <br /> maintenance specialist Jesse Cary-Hobbs. <br /> The ground remains covered through September, when it is reseeded with native wetland plants. Many of the native <br /> plants selected for reseeding are aggressive in nature and can out-compete the non-native weeds, like reed canarygrass, <br /> if they try to regenerate. For more information, call Cary-Hobbs in Parks and Open Space at 682-4843. <br /> THIS WEEK <br /> 07/10 Th 5:30pm BB, JS Police Commission McNutt Room <br /> NEXT WEEK <br /> 07/14 M 5:30pm All Council Dinner Work Session McNutt Room <br /> ABSENT: Nathanson, Torrey <br /> 07/14 M 7:30pm All Council Meeting Council Chamber <br /> ABSENT: Nathanson, Torrey <br /> )7/15 T 6:00pm DK Human Rights Commission McNutt Room <br /> PAGE 2 <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />