<br /> 04/2;6/0'5 TUE 17:48 FAX 541 682 4882 EtiGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN ~OOa <br /> E U G E N E <br /> Parks and <br /> open space N E V'V S R E L E A S E <br /> w?ww cl.eugene.or.us/parks <br /> 1o?prit 26, 2005 <br /> CbN~'ACT: <br /> Loma Baldwin, Stream Team Coordinator, 682-4850, 913-1292 (cell phone) <br /> Therese M Picado, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814/682-4800. <br /> F4R IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Lions Club Volunteers Help Eugene Stream Team AAaintaln Delta Ponds at Annual Work Party <br /> The Downtown Lions Club is holding its annual spring work patty at Delta Ponds this Saturday, April <br /> !3©, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. All interested community members are invited to help Lions volunteers create an <br /> outdoor classroom in the northern section of Delta Ponds, as well as remove blackberries and plant native <br /> pli~nts. Snacks, gloves and tools will be provided. The site of the work party is just north of the Valley River <br /> Center on Goodpasture Island Road. Parking is available at the first pull-out after the last car dealership on <br /> t>~e right. <br /> ,The project is part of the City of Eugene's Stream Team program that facilitates adoptions of City <br /> wetlands, waterways and other natural areas by local community groups. The Downtown Lions Club <br /> adopted the Delta Ponds nature trait in 1997 and has organized a major work patty every spring and fall <br /> s~ncq. The club is committed to maintaining and restoring the trail through the ponds on the east side of <br /> aoodpasture Island Road. For more information about this and other projects and trainings, call Stream <br /> T'~eam at 682-4850. <br /> <br />