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News Rele a City Kicks Off Stormwater Adoption Program <br /> <br /> '~y~,,,,, May 10, 19 5 <br /> Page 2 <br /> Mod led after a similar programs around the country, local groups make atwo-year <br /> commitmen to adopt a pond or wetland or a section of a creek. Adoption activities include <br /> storm drain tenciling, litter clean up, vegetation removal, habitat restoration, noxious weed <br /> f <br /> removal, tr 1 and other construction projects, and vegetation salvaging and planting. <br /> i "All these activities contribute to the protection and enhancement of water quality and <br /> the habitat various bodies of waters and streams in the Eugene area," Koenig said. <br /> ~ Sto teller Yvonne Young will lead off the remainder of the program by telling stories <br /> about wetl ds and the earth. A lecture and slide show titled "Wildflowers and Habitat of <br /> Eugene's W tlands," by Ed Alverson of Nature Conservancy will follow. <br /> For ore information about the event or about the adoption program, call 465-2814. <br /> i <br /> i <br /> i <br /> i <br /> i <br /> <br />