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<br /> 05/14/04 FRI 15:15 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN 0 001 <br /> I~ I I ~ I? <br /> May 14, 2004 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ¦ Therese Pigdo, Parks and Open Space Public Information Speaalist, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> ¦ Loma Baldwin, Stream Team Coordinator, 682-4850 (office), 913-1292 (cell) <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> UO Fraternity and Eugene Stream Team <br /> Lend a Hand to Help Out the Turtles at Delta Ponds <br /> If only western pond turtles could talk, they would sing the praises of the University of <br /> Oregon (UO) Sigma Nu fraternity and Eugene Stream Team because this Saturday these <br /> volunteers will help restore their nesting site at Delta Ponds. On May 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., <br /> the volunteer corps will remove blackberry canes and roots in an area where this threatened <br /> speaes of turtle dig their nests and lay their eggs. Interested community members are welcome <br /> to join the UO students and Stream Team volunteers in the effort, which will take place at the <br /> ponds along the bike path. Volunteers will meet at 10 a.m. near the Greenway Bike Bridge in <br /> the parking lot behind Valley River Center and walk to the project site along the ponds. <br /> Tools, gloves and snacks will be provided by Stream Team. Stream Team provides the <br /> opportunity for members of the community, from elementary-age children to college students to <br /> older adults, to do hands-on environmental work, restoring and caring for the city's waterways <br /> and natural areas. For more information about this and other upcoming projects and trainings, <br /> call 682-4850. <br /> <br />