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~'I I/ I`~~ <br /> % ~ <br /> ~t~~~'L <br /> J~~ <br /> MARCH 2, 995 Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> CONTACT: Scott Plamondon, Urban Forester, 687-5220 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 (503) 687-5262 <br /> FOR IATE RELEASE <br /> NEIGHBORWOODS PROGRAM EARNS NATIONAL LISTING <br /> Eugene's NeighborWoods program has been rated a success by a leading national <br /> environment I organization. The local tree planting program has been selected to appear in Renew <br /> America's E vironmental Success Index, which features 1,600 case studies of successful <br /> environmen 1 initiatives from around the nation. <br /> The eighborWoods program was developed by the City of Eugene Public Works Department <br /> to increase a number of new trees planted and cared for in the public rights-of--way. <br /> NeighborW ods is a partnership that brings together neighbors, businesses, and local government to <br /> plant and m intain street trees that enhance the environment and the unique identity of each <br /> neighborho Since the program began in 1992, more than 2,000 trees have been planted. <br /> The Environmental Success Index is put together by Renew America, a Washington, D.C.- <br /> based grow founded in 1979 to coordinate a network of community groups, environmental <br /> organizatio ,businesses, governmental leaders, and civic activists involved in environmental <br /> improveme t. The index contains information about 1,600 outstanding environmental programs from <br /> around the ountry and is used by governmental agencies, community organizations, businesses, <br /> environmen alists and the media. An updated version of the index will be available in mid-1495. <br /> For more information about the NeighborWoods program, call the Eugene Urban Forester at <br /> <br /> 687-5359. <br /> <br />