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Controlled burn will be set at park - The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA Page 1 of 1 <br /> www.registerguard.com I ©The Register-Guard, Eugene,Oregon <br /> September 20, 2003 <br /> Controlled burn will be set at park <br /> The city of Eugene will set fire to eight acres of Alton Baker <br /> Park on Monday to wipe out blackberries and other non-native <br /> plants. <br /> Weather permitting, the controlled burn is scheduled to begin <br /> about 1 p.m. in the Whilamut Natural Area west of Interstate 5 <br /> and on the north bank of the Willamette River. <br /> North Walnut Road from Day Island Road to I-5 will be closed, <br /> but all other bicycle and pedestrian paths in that area will be <br /> open. Access to the burn area will be restricted. <br /> The Eugene Fire Department and the Parks and Open Space <br /> Division of the city's Public Works department will conduct the <br /> burn. <br /> Historically, prairies in the Willamette Valley were burned <br /> frequently by Native Americans. By reintroducing this <br /> L ecological process, the city hopes to reduce weedy, exotic <br /> species, remove built-up thatch and provide an opportunity to <br /> reseed the area with native prairie species. <br /> http://www.registerguard.com/cgi-bin/printStory.py?name=b2.cr.parkburn.0920&date=20030'... 9/22/03 <br />