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<br /> 10/2 /04 MON 18:40 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN 0 001 <br /> E U E E <br /> Pars d <br /> ope sp ce N EONS R E LEAS E <br /> .ci.eugene. .us/p~jrks <br /> O ober 25, 2004 <br /> C NTACT: ~ <br /> ¦ Lorna Bal win, ~tream Team Coordinator, 682-4850, 913-1292 (cell phone) <br /> ¦ Therese Picadjo, Public Infomnation Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814/682-4800. <br /> F R IMMEDIAT REL~ASE <br /> olunteers fro Eug~ne Bible College Help Prepare New Native Plant Nursery at Alton Baker Park <br /> Volunteer from Eugene Bible College are helping Eugene Stream Team build the program's new <br /> n tive plant nurse at A~ton Baker Park this Tuesday, October 26, from 9 a.m. to noon. The volunteers will <br /> b building raised cedar~eds, weeding, and clearing blackberries from the site of the new nursery, located <br /> in Alton Baker Pa at thr~ east end of the park just behind the new Alton Baker Community Gardens off of <br /> i <br /> D y Island Road. <br /> t <br /> Stream T m prdvides the opportunity for members of the community, from elementary-age children <br /> 4 <br /> to college studen to older adults, to do hands-on environmental work, restoring and caring for the aty's <br /> w terways and n tural meas. Volunteers will be needed at future work parties at the new native plant <br /> n rsery. When th proje+~t is completed, the nursery, like its sister nursery located near the City's <br /> w stewater plant, will be~volunteer-run and produce native plants destined to enhance natural areas all over <br /> th city. For more information about this and other Stream Team projects and trainings, call 682-4850. <br /> j <br /> i <br /> F <br /> f <br /> <br />