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<br /> 03/09/05 WED 17:50 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN <br /> l~j 002 <br /> E U G E N E <br /> Parks and <br /> open space ~ E ~~V S R E L~ A S E <br /> www.ci;ewgene.or.us/parks - <br /> March 9, 2005 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ¦ Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> ¦ Rick Olkowski, NeighborWoods Program Coordinator, 682-4831, 868-6290 (cell) <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> NOTE: For on-the-spot locafion information and to arrange Interviews, call the NeighborWoods <br /> Coordinator's cell phone of 868-6290. <br /> NelghborWoods Plants New Trees throughout Downtown <br /> On Saturday, March 12, from S a.m. to 1 p.m., the Citys NeighborWoods program and its community <br /> partner, Eugene Tree Foundation, along with a University of Oregon student and residents, will plant several <br /> new trees throughout the downtown area to replace trees that were removed because of disease or storm <br /> damage. <br /> "Since the City's in-1'ili program was eliminated, we have a huge back log of trees to replace," says <br /> NeighborWoods Coordinator Rick Olkowski. "This concentrated effort in the downtown area will help <br /> rejuvenate our. urban forest in the heart of the city." <br /> The NeighborWoods program works with local businesses, school groups, community groups, and <br /> <br /> neighbors to build Eugene's urban forest and improve water quality by planting street trees. For more <br /> <br /> information about this or other tree planting projects, call 682-4831. . <br /> <br />