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<br /> a-d; rw <br /> ~ / / I Il.r'~ ~/i / Ii Ii T~~Ii <br /> 'I1/~~/1/!/rI~/,/mil <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> AUGUST 1 1994 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTACT Tim Rhay, Turf and Grounds Supervisor, 687-5349 <br /> From Publi Information Section, 687-SS23 <br /> FOR 1aVIM DIATE RELEASE <br /> ATTENTI N: BUSINESS EDITORS <br /> LOCAL TURF EXPERT CONTRIBUTES TO NEW HANDBOOK <br /> Tim Rhay, turf and grounds supervisor for the City of Eugene Public Works <br /> ' Departmen is one of 40 nationally recognized integrated pest management experts who has <br /> contributed to a new reference manual for professional landscapers. <br /> The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Handbook of Integrated Pest <br /> Manageme t for Turf and Ornamentals" includes three chapters written by Rhay, who began <br /> the City of Eugene's integrated pest management program in 1980. The City program has <br /> earned an i ternational reputation for its ability to be both cost-efficient and environmentally <br /> sensitive. <br /> I <br /> Th 672-page handbook is written for professionals who manage parks, rights-of--way, <br /> i <br /> commercia landscaping, home lawns, schoolgrounds, golf courses, and other types of turf and <br /> i <br /> ornamental landscaping. The goal of the publication is to reduce pesticide pollution by <br /> providing onpolluting, workable pest management alternatives. <br /> <br />