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~ <br /> Public Works <br /> <br /> ~ N E W S R E L E A S E City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> October 7, 991 <br /> (:ONTACT: J n Staszewski, Urban Forester, 687-5220 <br /> ' from Sandra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> ' fOR IMMEDIA E RELEASE <br /> TREE COMMI SION HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN <br /> On Thu sday, October 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the city of Eugene Council <br /> ~ Chambers, 777 Pearl Street, the Tree Commission will hold a public hearing on <br /> ' i:he draft rban Forest Management Plan. The plan was released for public <br /> review in arly September. The plan outlines policies and proposed actions <br /> 1'or tree s lection, trees on publicly owned property, trees on private <br /> property, eritage trees, and on educational approaches. <br /> The g als and policies outlined in the draft plan will help guide the <br /> r.ity in it actions and decisions affecting trees within the city limits and <br /> I, will help ity staff manage trees on both public and private property. The <br /> ~ plan addre ses many of the tree-related concerns voiced by citizens in the <br /> East few y ars and focuses on the overall management of urban trees. <br /> Publi ly owned trees included trees along public street rights-of-way <br /> i <br /> and in par s, the downtown mall, publicly owned riparian areas, and land <br /> owned by p blic agencies other than the city. The section addressing <br /> F~rivately wned trees discusses two major issues: retaining existing trees <br /> <<nd adding more trees to the urban landscape. A section on heritage trees <br /> i~ocuses on preserving those trees that predate the city's founding. Two <br /> ~~pproaches have been identified for protecting heritage trees: a mandatory <br /> <<pproach a d a voluntary approach. The Commission will select one of the two <br /> more <br /> i <br /> i <br /> <br />