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<br /> 06Y1l~/06 MON 12:05 FA% 541 682 4882 EUGENE PR' MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN ~ 001 <br /> j E U G E.N E <br /> ParNs and <br /> o ~w s ice N EONS R E LEAS E <br /> p ~ <br /> vlvw~w.ci.eugene.orus/parks <br /> June 13.2005 <br /> ICQNTACT: <br /> " Rick Olkowski~ NeighborWoods Program Coordinator, 682-4831, 868-6290 (cell) <br /> ¦ Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Speclaltst, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> !FAR IMMEDIATE REt,EASE <br /> Volunteer Tree Stewards Help Prune 5treat Trees this Saturday <br /> On Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the inaugural crew of 11 volunteer Tree Stewards will <br /> pr~unh and care for young street trees in the Mangan Park neighborhood, Just north of Barger on Mangan. <br /> Tlhe cohort participated in seven hours of classroom training in May and June that covered tree care, <br /> ;including tree biology, tree identification, the saence and art of pruning, and traffic and work safety. This <br /> wdekarnd, they will put their skills to the test and actually do some pruning in the hands-on portion of the <br /> ,trrlpinirhg. Sponsored by the City's NeighborWoods program and its community partner, Eugene Tree <br /> F~pundation, and facilitated by local certfied arborists, the new program is designed to better meet the need <br /> for tree pruning and maintenance in Eugene's growing urban forest, especially young, recently planted <br /> ,trees, by forming a crew of trained volunteers that can be mobilized on a regular basis to perform crucaal <br /> stgructure pruning. Funded in part by a Community Forestry Assistance Grant from the Oregon Department <br /> of Forestry, the program provides the comprehensive training in exchange for 20 hours of service. <br /> Tree Stewards also monitor and record statistical information about the health of street trees. Those <br /> infer®sted in a leadership role can become an advanced Tree Steward which includes taking a lead role in <br /> pihojelcts, helping recruit and train new stewards, inspecting trees, and making customer contact. <br /> The NeighborWoods program works with local businesses, school groups, community groups, and <br /> neighbors to build Eugene's urban forest and improve water quality by planting and caring for street trees. <br /> For more information about the Tree Steward program, call 682-4831. <br /> <br />