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<br /> 02/171/05 THU 12:45 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN I~J003 <br /> .ir,UGE::N ~ <br /> Open Sac <br /> w~vw,leieugene.or:us/parks. ' <br /> , <br /> February 17, 2005 <br /> CONTACT: 682-4850 913-1292 (cell phone) <br /> « Loma Baldwin, Stream Team Coordinator, , <br /> • Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> High School Students Work with Stream Team to Plant Native Trees Along River <br /> On Tuesday, February 22, from noon to 1:15 p.m., 30 students from the Rachel Carson program at <br /> !Churchill High School will help Eugene Stream Team plant and mulch native trees and shrubs in the <br /> Whhilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park. The students will finish the job 80 volunteers undertook over the <br /> last two weekends of planting 1,300 native trees and shrubs along the river in an effort to create a wide <br /> ri~ari~n corridor. <br /> Rachel Carson students work with Stream Team every two weeks during the academic year as part <br /> their requirements to complete their certificate of advanced mastery program in natural resources. The <br /> plrog~am combines research and study with hands-on restoration work in the community. <br /> Stream Team provides the opportunity for people of all ages to do hands-on environmental work, <br /> i'rd~est¢ring and caring for the city's waterways and natural areas. For more information, call 682-4850 or e- <br /> ~rtaii: foma i.baldwinCcDci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />