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I <br /> 0/28/07 FRI 1x:18 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE P{I MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN ~ 001 <br /> I <br /> i <br /> A p1V190N OF PU9flC N/ORKS <br /> E U G E N E <br /> P a~ k s a n d , 8T0 aoosfvELf sIVO. <br /> i EIIGENf, ORE60N 91401 <br /> <br /> ~,I (341) 681.4800 <br /> Op~n s~au6! FAX(54,)6B2-4882 <br /> u" f ~ 4 rj WWW.EUGENE-0R.60V/PARKS <br /> PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PLANNING PARK OPERATI4N5 URBAN FORESTRY NATURAE RESOURCES <br /> EWS RE LEAS E <br /> J nuary 26, 2007 <br /> ONTACT: <br /> ¦ Matt McRae, Parks and Open Space Stream Team Coordinator, 682-4850 or 912-2142 (mobile) <br /> Kelly Darnell, Parks and Open Space Marketing & Outreach Monager, 682-4814 <br /> t~OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> volunteers Fanning Out to Plant Hundreds of Native Plants olong Amazon Creek <br /> '~,i his Saturday volunteers from the City of Eugene Stream Team program and Eugene Metro Rotary will be <br /> lanting votive plants and trees from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. along Amazon Creek between Garfield Street and <br /> ity View Street, and Oak Patch Street and Acorn Park Street. Volunteers will be planting 100 Oregon <br /> h Trees and 200 native plants. The Eugene Metro Rotary club adopted the area between Oak Patch <br /> ~I nd Acom Pvrk Streets and has completed numerous planting and restoration projects over the past ~t <br /> II ears. Stream Team volunteers are busy between the months of November and April, as these months <br /> rovide one of fihe best times to plant because trees and shrubs are dormant and suffer less transplant <br /> hock. <br /> IIII I the ost, City maintenance practices for open waterways were primarily concerned with conveyance <br /> ~ p <br /> I~ nd flood control, the thought being that vegetation would cause blockages during storm events. In <br /> I; ecent years, this view has changed significantly and the benefits of naturvl habitat have become a <br /> riving factor in their management. Vegetation along and in waterways helps filter water and reduce <br /> ~ ollutants, trees and shrubs keep water temperature from becoming too high, falling leaves and other <br /> rganic materials feed smaller organisms, and wildlife such as otters and herons use these areas as <br /> abitat. <br /> 1 <br /> <br />