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05/24:104 MON 17:5 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN X001 <br /> 'I` <br /> i <br /> j <br /> May 24, 2 <br /> ~ CONTACT: <br /> ¦ Pat John ton, 520-2159 (West Eugene Wetlands Awards) <br /> ¦ Holly Mc ae, 683-6494 (Vetlands Month activities) <br /> ¦ Diantha ull, 345-1632 (Photography Exhibition) <br /> ¦ Megan nks, wetlands staff, Lane Council of Governments, 682-7413 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> st Eugene Wetlands Partnership Honors Individuals, Organizations <br /> at Annual Awards Program <br /> The est Eugene Wetland Partnership will be honoring individuals and organizations in <br /> the commun ty that have made an outstanding contribution to the West Eugene Wetlands on <br /> Friday, May 8, 2004, at the 5"' Street Public Market from 6 to 8 p.m. Awards will be presented <br /> at 7 p.m. to r. Mark Homey of the University of Oregon Center for Advanced Technology in <br /> Education; ilton and Mary Decker; the Institute for Applied Ecology; Doug Brooke; Ethen <br /> Perkins; an Esther Stutrman. A summary of their contributions is attached. <br /> ' The vent will be held in conjunction with the opening of the second annual American <br /> Wetlands M nth photography exhibition, sponsored by Willamette Resources 8~ Educational <br /> Network (W EN) and the West Eugene Wetlands Partnership. The show entitled, "The Secret <br /> Life of Wetl nds,° will hang at the 5th Street Public Market May 23 through June 26. More <br /> information n the photography exhibit is also attached. <br /> The est Eugene Wetlands Partnership is a collaboration between the City of Eugene, <br /> U.S. Burea of Land Management, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Oregon Youth Conservation <br /> Corps, The ature Conservancy, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, McKenzie River Trust, and <br /> Willamette esources & Educational Network. Since 1995, the partnership has acquired and <br /> restored we lands in west Eugene, creating open space recreational and educational <br /> opportunitie for the residents of Eugene and contributing to improved natural habitat and water <br /> quality. It h s one of the most successful track records of any similar program in the region and <br /> is consider a national model for innovative and collaborative wetlands management. For more <br /> information bout the awards or the partnership, call 682-741 . <br /> <br /> ~y9 <br /> I <br /> <br />