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EUGEN E <br /> Pa Ns and <br /> o e s ace N E~~VS R E LEAS E <br /> p A <br /> .ci.eugene. r.us/parks <br /> <br /> t January 1 , 2006 <br /> CONTA <br /> - M tt McRae, Volunteers in Parks Coordinator, 682-4845, cell 912-2142, or at <br /> m tt.a.mcrae ci.eu ene.or.us <br /> <br /> ~ FOR IM EDIATE RELEASE <br /> The Euge a Obsidians Club and the City of Eugene Team Up To Improve Trail Safety <br /> The com unity is invited to join the Eugene Obsidians Club and the City of Eugene's Volunteers <br /> In Parks IP) program as they team up this Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to construct hiking <br /> guides on Spencer Butte. Volunteers will spend the morning constructing small rock towers called <br /> cairns ab ve the tree line in order to help hikers stay on the trails which can be difficult to find. <br /> Cairns a) o keep people from trampling sensitive vegetation at the top of the butte as they try to <br /> find their ay down. Community members interested in participating are asked to meet at the <br /> Spencer utte Trailhead on Willamette at 9:00 a.m. <br /> <br /> 1 Organize in 1927 by a group of men from Eugene who were concerned about a mountaineering <br /> <br /> ~ accident, he Obsidians have grown to more than 500 people actively involved in a wide variety of <br /> outdoor ctivities. The Obsidian Trips Committee schedules trips and outings year round. These vary <br /> from easy afternoon walks to strenuous hikes and overnight backpacks. In all these activities, the <br /> ultimate bjective is to explore the more scenic areas of the local environment, and savor to the fullest <br /> the aesth tic experience of wildness. <br /> <br /> i <br /> <br />