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<br /> 04/29/05 FRI 15:48 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN I~j001 <br /> E U G E N E <br /> Parks and <br /> open space N E ~~V S RELEASE <br /> www.ci.eugene.or. uslparks <br /> April 29, 2005 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ¦ Loma Baidwln, 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 /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Lions Club Volunteers Help Eugene Stream Team Maintain Delta Ponds at Annual Work Party <br /> The Downtown Lions Club is holding its annual spring work party at Delta Ponds this Saturday, April <br /> 30, 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 /> plants. 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 /> the right. <br /> The project is part of the City of Eugene's Stream Tean1 program that facilitates adoptions of Ciiy <br /> wetlands, waterways and other natural areas by local community groups- The Downtown Lions Club <br /> adopted the Delta Ponds nature trail in 1997 and has organized a major work party every spring and fall <br /> since. The club is committed to maintaining and restoring the trail through the ponds on the east side of <br /> Goodpasture Island Road. For more information about this and other projects and trainings, call Stream <br /> Team at 682-4850. <br /> <br />