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i <br /> <br /> O1/~2'~/05 THU 12:50 FAX 541 B82 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADbIIN f~002 <br /> Bu~G~.N1= <br /> i - ~ ~ <br /> ~a1'kS ~I~~ ' <br /> op:ea Space ~ :N .:R ~i~~A <br /> _ <br /> c ewgeneor pus/parks , <br /> r <br /> ` <br /> ~f. <br /> , . <br /> January 27, 2005 <br /> CIONTACT: <br /> ¦ Loma Baldwin, -Stream Team Coordinator, 682-4850, 913-1292 (cell phone) <br /> ¦ Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Stream Team Volunteers to Plant Native Trees and Shrubs along the WillametEe River <br /> In February, Eugene Stream Team needs volunteers to help plant 1,300 native trees and shrubs <br /> allohg the Willamette River. It will take two work parties to complete-one on Saturday, February 5, from 9 <br /> ~.rn. to noon and the second on Sunday, February 13, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. The plants that will be used <br /> tb ~nhance the riparian habitat in the Whilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park were cultivated at Stream <br /> elm's volunteer-run Native Plant Nursery. <br /> 'Any interested community members should meet organizers at the start of the work party in the last <br /> ~airking lot to the right off of Leo Hams Parkway behind Autzen Stadium. The group will then carpool <br /> ~h~ough the park to the Knickerbocker Bridge. Tools, gloves and snacks will be provided. Clothing and <br /> ~h,bes appropriate for the weather and rugged conditions are recommended. Stream Team provides the <br /> pp~portunity for people to do hands-on environmental work, restoring and caring for the city's waterways and <br /> j~a~tural areas. For more information about this and other upcoming projects and trainings, call 682-4850 or <br /> Ie-mail loma. i.baidwir~ci. euaene.or.us. <br /> <br />