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<br /> 09/2 /04 TUE 15: 9 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN 1~j001 <br /> E U G E N <br /> Perk an <br /> c N Eti,'VS R E LEAS E <br /> Opee p~ t <br /> .ci.eugene:or. s/parh~s <br /> G <br /> ~ _ . <br /> Se tember 21, 20 <br /> J <br /> C NTACT: <br /> ¦ Matt McRae, lunte~rs In Parks Coordinator, 682-4845 <br /> • Jenica Cogdili, REI Special Events Specialist, 485-1800/954-9633 (cell) <br /> * Therese Picad , Parrs and Open Space Public information Specialist, fi82-4814/682-4800 <br /> i~ <br /> F R IMMEDIATE RELE~?SE <br /> oln It~i and the City of Eugene in Resurfacing the Rexlus Trail and <br /> Panting Native Plants at Frank Kinney Park this Weekend <br /> Voluntee are needed enforce to help rebuild the Rexlus Trail through Frank Kinney Park this <br /> S turday, Septe ber 2~ from 9 a.m. to 1;30 p.m. Sponsored by the City of Eugene and REI, the <br /> mmunity servi prof offers several ways for volunteers of all ages and abilities, including families, to <br /> t involved fro less physically-taxing work such as staffing the registration table, taking pictures and <br /> t f5c control to re labor-intensive tasks such as shovelling and laying rock and bark on the trail. Rexlus <br /> i providing the ood chips for the trail project. Participants are asked to bring work gloves and water; tools <br /> 'll be provided. Ail participants will receive a free t-shirt and lunch, courtesy of REI. Parking along Amazon <br /> arkway and M rtin Street is Limited. Please consider carpooling or using alternative transportation. A <br /> huttle van will n frorr~ the LTD Amazon Station between 8:30 anr! 8:50 a.m. and 1 and 1:25 p.m. and as <br /> eeded. <br /> Frank K nney Pi~rk, a 5-acre park at the south end of the Amazon Parkway, between West Amazon <br /> Drive, Martin S eet an~ Alpine Loop, is currently under construction, Approximately 95 percent of this <br /> neighbofiood ark is clj~dicated to the preservation of native riparian and meadow habitat. The new park <br /> plan calls for 'nimal cpevelopment-improved access via new pathways, a bridge, and sidewalks, as well <br /> as basic amen ies su~ as a small children's playground, benches, and improvements to the Rexlus Trail. <br /> REI pl ged to#help resurface 475 linear feet of the running trail as part of its annual local service <br /> project. In 200 more ~han 4,200 REI staff and volunteers from across the country donated more than <br /> 23,000 hours f their t~rne to 63 REI-coordinated service projects to improve local resources for outdoor <br /> recreation. Fo more information about Frank Kinney Park, call 682-4915 or visit <br /> www.ci.euge .onus/jarks/kinney/index.htm. For more information about Saturday's project or REI, call <br /> 465-1800. <br /> ii <br /> I # <br /> r <br /> 4 <br /> ti <br /> <br />