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i <br /> <br /> O1~'2~/05 THU 15:26 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN 0 001 <br /> ~ Ir CJ. G E , E <br /> 1, <br /> ~ e~ ~ eke N E~~/~ ~ E LEAS . <br /> p pr <br /> cieugene.or:us/parks , <br /> 'T"", _ , <br /> t , <br /> January 20, 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 <br /> IF~R IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Volunteers Needed to Plant Trees off of Harlow Road <br /> The City's NeighborWoods program and community partners, Eugene Tree Foundation and the Red <br /> ;Lion Hotel, will tip off the tree planting season with a project in the Harlow neighbofiood on Saturday, <br /> January 29. Volunteers are needed to help plant 35 trees including big leaf maple, northern red oak, <br /> catalpa, London plane, and Oregon ash along Harlow Road between Honeysuckle Lane and Calvin Street. <br /> Irjterested neighbors and other community members should meet at 9 a.m. at the comer of Calvin Street <br /> ahd Harlow Road near Bertha Holt Elementary School. <br /> "The Red Lion Hotel is a new tree planting partner this year," says Rick Olkowski, NeighborWoods <br /> Coordinator. "This project works great for them because they are doing this work in their own neighborhood <br /> ads the Red Lion is located on Coburg Road." <br /> Tools, gloves, safety gear, and refreshments will be provided. The NeighborWoods program works <br /> kith local businesses, school groups, community groups, and neighbors to build Eugene's urban forest and <br /> improve water quality by planting street trees. For more information about this or other tree planting <br /> gjrojects, call 682-4831. <br /> <br />