Willamette High School Students Help Eugene Stream Team at Native Plant Nursery

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p5~'31,/05 TLTE 10:05 FAX 541 682 4882 ELTGENE PV6 MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN X001 E U G E N E ad Parks a o cn s ace N EONS R E LEAS E p Q +www.d_eugene.ocus/parks Mlay 31, 2005 (CONTACT: ¦ Loma Baldwin, Stream Team Coordinator, 682-4850, 913-1292 (cell phone) ¦ Therese M Picado, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814/682-4800. t~OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wlilamett® High School Students Help Eugene Stream Taam at Native Plant Nursery Today, Tuesday, May 31, starting at 3:45 p.m., students from North Eugene Alternative High School vii~ill help water the test plots that were constructed and planted at Delta Ponds by volunteers this past . s~prirlg. Watering has become necessary because of the unseasonably hot temperatures. The students will ~r use water from the ponds to water the plots. When the work is done, Eugene Stream Team Coordinator l~oma Baldwin will lead a tour of the Delta Ponds and discuss the major restoration and recreation protect qurr~ntly underway at the natural area, located off of Goodpasture Island Road, north of the auto dealdrships. The test plots are being utilized by the City of Eugene Natural Resources staff and students from the Service Learning Program (SLP) of the University of Oregon to assess the speaes of plants that live at the fonds. Other wildlife, including turtles, frogs, salamanders, birds, and fish, is also being assessed. The habitat and recreation enhancement effort is a partnership among the City of Eugene, the Army Corp of engineers, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State marks, and other state and local partners. Stream Team provides the opportunity for people of all ages to do hands-on environmental work and loam more about the city's watennrays and natural areas. For more information, call 682-4850 or a-mail toma.i.baldwinCa~ci.euaene.or.us.