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nA e(-s �_-Axle <br /> .. L , ) 8'3 7f <br /> EUGENE <br /> : ea5e <br /> • <br /> October 31, 2003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Troy Kreger, Volunteers in Parks Coordinator, 682-4845 <br /> • Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or 682- <br /> 4800 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Skinner Butte Loop Partially Closed on November 1 for Volunteer Work Party <br /> On Saturday, November 1, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Skinner Butte Loop between Lincoln <br /> and W. 3rd will be closed for a volunteer work party at Skinner Butte Park, sponsored by City of <br /> Eugene Volunteers in Parks and Eugene Rotary Club. Road access to the top of the butte is <br /> available via the eastern section of the loop, accessed off of W. 31d from High. <br /> From 8 a.m. to noon, Rotary volunteers and City parks staff will work together to restore <br /> native upland prairie habitat on the west slope of the butte, recover views from the butte summit <br /> by removing several trees, and repair a large segment of the summit loop trail to improve <br /> accessibility. <br /> Since 1996, the Eugene Rotary Club has sponsored several significant volunteer <br /> rehabilitation and beautification projects on Skinner Butte, including the Veteran's Memorial <br /> overlook and flag. To find out more about restoration efforts at Skinner Butte Park, visit <br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us/PW/PARKS/SBP/sbpmplan.htm. For more information about the road <br /> closure or Saturday's event, call 682-4845. <br /> ## # <br />