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04? 8/06 THU 13. 8 FAX 541 682 4882 <br /> _ , - , _ _ _ - _ EUGENE PCB MNTNC & POS -~-?y pW ADMIN <br /> - X001 <br /> E U G N E <br /> Park and <br /> Open pace T~~ u <br /> C ~ e n w ~ H m EU6EN6 0RE60N 4]a0Z <br /> Years f Parks csa~~ aez~~o <br /> O 1906 2006 www.E <br /> PARKS ANO OPEN SPACE PIANNIHG PARKS MAINTENANCE URBAN fORESTR~I NAIURAI. RESOURCES <br /> E WS E LEAS E <br /> i April b, 006 <br /> CONTA <br /> • Mark Snyder, Urban Forester, 682-4819 <br /> j Rick Oikowski, NeighborWaods Coordinator, 6$2-4831 or B6$-6290 (cell] <br /> ` Kelly Darnell, Parks and Open Space Marketing and Oufireach Specialist, <br /> b82-4814 <br /> ~ Comm nity Tree Planting in Celebration of Arbor pay <br /> On Saturday, April 8, ai 10 a.m., the community is invited to Celebrate Arbor <br /> Day b helping Mayor Kitty Piercy plant 4 new street trees in the east university neighborhood <br /> I near t e PC Market of Choice at Franklin Boulevard and Orchard Street. This "Trees for <br /> Conc ete" project in honor of Arbor Day is organized by the Cify of Eugene NeighborWoods <br /> ~ prog m and the Eugene Tree Foundation, in an effort to create a more livable and green <br /> dow town by replacing concrete with trees and flowers along sidewalks. In addition, Eugene <br /> Stre m Team is continuing its portnership with Eugene Tree Foundation at this event by <br /> prov ding over 100 native plants and shrubs from its volunteer-run native plant nursery. <br /> I <br /> ~ Co munity volunteers signed up to help with the planting include children and parents from <br /> the MCA's After School Care Program. <br /> ~ Mayor Piercy will kick-off the celebration by accepting Eugene's 27'~ consecutive Tree <br /> Ci USA award. Tree City USA, a program of the Nationol Arbor Day Foundation and <br /> sp nsored by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODFj, recognizes cities that have <br /> de eloped programs that plant and care for trees. Rick Rosers, District Forester for ODF will <br /> I p sent the award vnd join in the festivities. <br /> <br /> t <br /> <br />