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<br /> 12/0 /04 WED 18:3 FA% 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN C~j001 <br /> "E lJ E <br /> .Par ~ d <br /> open S~~ce <br /> ci;eugen~ ores! a~tcs , <br /> p <br /> t <br /> , <br /> December 1, 04 <br /> CONTACT:.. <br /> ¦ Loma Bal 'n, Stream Team Coordinator, 682-4850, 913-1292 (cell phone) <br /> ¦ Therese M Picad'o, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814/682-4800. <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> Fourth Grad rs from Village School Learn about the Area's Watershed in Stream Team-led Tour <br /> The W t Eugene Wetlands will be the classroom for fourth graders from Eugene's Village <br /> School tomo w, December 2, as they spend the day with Eugene Stream Team Coordinator Loma <br /> Baldwin, tear ing about Eugene's watershed and experiencing it first-hand. The trek begins at Amazon <br /> Creek, near 11"' Avenue and Terry Street, at about 9:15 a.m. and continues to Meadowlark Prairie <br /> Overlook and then o~ to Fem Ridge Reservoir for lunch. The tour ends with a hike, to the top of the Fern <br /> Ridge Dam f r a draimatic view of the Amazon Creek as it enters the reservoir. Students will learn about <br /> the area's ershe~l, the water cycle and how to protect this important resource, as well as the <br /> wetlands a ystem as they look at the soil, plants, water, and wildlife. This is the second class <br /> participating n the tqur which is part of a year-long program Village School teacher Sally Grimsrud has <br /> f <br /> 3 <br /> organized in njun~tion with Stream Team. <br /> Stre Team provides educational and volunteer opportunities for members of the community, <br /> from elemen ry-age children to college students to older adults, to learn about and care for the city's <br /> waterways d natyral areas. For more information about this and other Stream Team projects and <br /> trainings, ca 1682-450. <br /> ' <br /> e <br /> d <br /> <br />