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,FEZ 1) 7/alp <br /> 3a <br /> EUGENE <br /> July 18, 2003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or 682- <br /> 4800 <br /> • Lorna Baldwin, Stream Team Coordinator, 682-4850, 913-1292 (cell phone on day of the <br /> event only) <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> VOLUNTEERS TO CLEAN UP WILLAMETTE RIVER FOR SALMON THIS SUNDAY <br /> Eugene Stream Team and Wild Oats invite the community to help out local salmon by <br /> cleaning up their home, the Willamette River, this Sunday, July 20, from 1 to 4 p.m. Participants <br /> in this "clean rivers project" will learn tips about how to keep Eugene's rivers clean and salvage <br /> native plants from the future site of a temporary bridge to be constructed soon. Work will take <br /> place on the north side of the river, near the Knickerbocker bike bridge, in the Whilamut Natural <br /> Area of Alton Baker Park. The area can be reached via Walnut Avenue in Springfield. Parking is <br /> available in parking lot nine. <br /> Stream Team Program offers volunteers the opportunity to restore, care for and learn <br /> more about the city's waterways and natural areas. For more information about this and other <br /> projects and trainings, call 682-4850. <br /> # ## <br /> C <br />