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<br /> 09/07/04 TUE 18:19 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS a~~ PW ADMIN X001 <br /> EUGEItI E <br /> Parks aid <br /> open space N EONS R E LEAS <br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us/p~rks <br /> September 7, 2004 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ¦ Loma Baldwin, Sltream Team Coordinator, 682-4850, 913-1292 (cell) <br /> ¦ Therese M Picad~o, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814/682-4800. <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELf~ASE <br /> Lane Communl~y College Students to Help Eugene Stream Team Salvage Camas Bulbs <br /> An ecology clash from Lane Community College will learn about wetlands with the Eugene Stream <br /> Team on Wednesday, September 8, from 8:30 to noon. From 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., the students will have a <br /> hands-on teaming opportunity, digging native camas bulbs from a site soon to be developed in Eugene's <br /> South Hills. The owner bf the site contacted Stream Team about salvaging the camas bulbs after hearin <br /> about the program through the media. The salvaged camas bulbs will be cultivated at the program's <br /> volunteer-run native plant nursery and ultimately used in restoration projects at natural areas around the <br /> city. The educational sefision will be followed-up with a tour of Stewart Pond in the West Eugene Wetlands. <br /> Stream Team provides the opportunity for members of the community, from elementary-age children <br /> to college students to older adults, to do hands-on environmental work, restoring and caring for the city's <br /> waterways and natural meas. For more information about location and other projects and trainings, call 682- <br /> 4850 or 913-1292. <br /> <br />