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LOOKING LASS YOUTH CORP PROJECT -Amazon Channel Blackberry Removal <br /> In coopera on with Looking Glass Youth & Family Services, Maintenance Division staff <br /> have identi ed and scheduled a number of conservation and environmentally oriented work <br /> projects to rovide educational opportunities for participants in their Metro Youth Corps <br /> program. ne of these projects is a stream enhancement effort aimed at removing <br /> blackberries crowding out the native vegetation along Amazon Creek between Snell and <br /> Martin Stre ts. In 1993, the Friends of the Amazon Committee conducted several volunteer <br /> i I work partie to remove these blackberries, but were not able to complete the task. This <br /> ' current proj ct, expected to take approximately 4 working days, was originally scheduled to <br /> begin Marc 13th. However, after consulting with local environmental groups, this project <br /> has been re cheduled to begin February 27th in order to minimize possible impacts to nesting <br /> birds. City crews will assist the Youth Corps by removing the cut and piled blackberries. As <br /> a follow up to the blackberry removal, staff will coordinate with Friends of the Amazon <br /> Committee o replant this section of the creek with native vegetation during the coming Fall. <br /> For inform tion about this project, please call Jack Long at 341-5803 or Tim Rhay at 687- <br /> 5349. <br /> 'I <br /> ii <br /> <br /> 'I <br /> <br />