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G7///7/~~~~fl ~i fI/7t)/f~~i7/1//..T////.c)/rl~'r1rl/t'~ <br /> . l~ <br /> September 30, 1996 . <br /> ~',I <br /> CONTACT: Ruth Koenig, Eugene Stream Team Coordinator, 465-2814 <br /> From Public Information Section, 465-2739 <br /> ~I FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> END: October 6, 1996 <br /> JOIN YOUR NEIGHBORS TO CLEAN UP DELTA PONDS AND AMAZON CREEK <br /> Saturday, October 5 will see a flurry of activities in local creeks and wetlands as <br /> volunteers gather at Delta Ponds and Amazon Creek to clean up and enhance these local <br /> waterways. <br /> At Delta Ponds be innin at 9 a.m., Lane County Audubon Society member Herb <br /> g g <br /> Wisner will lead a bird walk in the wetlands. A work party to clean up litter, remove invasive <br /> vegetation and erect signs identifying the area will follow the bird walk from 10 to noon. The <br /> activities are sponsored by Friends of Delta Ponds, a volunteer group that encourages <br /> <br /> f <br /> stewardship of this unique wetland area near Delta Highway. <br /> ~I At Amazon Creek, also beginning at 9 a.m., the volunteer groups of Bailey Hill and <br /> McKinle Nei hbors, Southeast Neighbors and the Camas Trail Adoption Group will <br /> Y g <br /> i <br /> accomplish similar goals at various locations along the creek. <br /> Work party participants should wear layered clothing, sturdy shoes or boots and gloves. <br /> Bring rain gear, Toppers, clippers and shovels if available and appropriate. For more information <br /> and staging sites, contact the Eugene Stream Team, a City of Eugene program that brings <br /> i <br /> volunteers together to enhance local water quality, at 465-2814. <br /> ~I' <br /> Publi Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 • Phone: (541) 687-5262 • FAX: (541) 683-6826 <br /> <br />