<br /> 04/ 3/04 FRI 12:10 FAX 541 682 4882 ~ EUGENE PW MNTNC & P05 PW ADMIN C~J001 <br /> ~ / ;NR <br /> April 23, 20 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ¦ Ther se Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or 682- <br /> 1 4800 <br /> I ~ Lorn Baldwin, Stream Team Coordinator, 682-4850, 913-1292 (cell phone on day of the <br /> even only) <br /> FOR IMME LATE RELEASE <br /> ~ Stream Team and UO Fraternity Members Remove Blackberries <br /> ~ Along the River Near Autz®n Footbridge this Weekend <br /> i <br /> This Saturday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Eugene Stream Team and students from <br /> the Universi of Oregon Chi Psy Fratemity will observe National Youth Service Day by <br /> mobilizing crew of volunteers to cut and dig out invasive blackberries along the Willamette <br /> River near utzen Footbridge. The site of Saturday's project is just downstream from the <br /> ~ Autzen Fo bridge next to the soccer fields on the south side of the river. <br /> Too s, gloves and snacks will be provided by Stream Team. Stream Team provides the <br /> opportuni for members of the community, from elementary-age children to college students to <br /> older adult , to do hands-on environmental work, restoring and caring for the city's waterways <br /> and natura areas. For more information about this and other projects and trainings this spring, <br /> call 682-4 54. <br /> i <br /> <br />