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<br /> 01/16/04 FRI 12:11 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN <br /> X001 <br /> I ~ t <br /> January 15, 2004 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or 682- <br /> 4800 <br /> ' ¦ . Rick Olkowski, NeighborWoods Coordinator, 682-4831, 868-6290 (cell phone on day of <br /> the event only), or rick.a.olkowsk~,ci.eug_ene.or.us <br /> Note to media: The boy scouts will be planting trees at approximately 10 a.m. <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> BOY SCOUTS PLANT TREES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THIS SATURDAY <br /> Boy scouts in the River Road area, off of Maxwell, will help beautify their neighborhood <br /> by planting 110 native trees along Northwest Expressway near Chambers this Saturday, <br /> January 17, from 9 a.m. to noon. The City of Eugene NeighborWaods program and their local <br /> tree planting partner, Eugene Tree Foundation, who will coordinate the effort on Saturday, <br /> identified the site as an area that needs trees last year and contacted local Boy Scout troop <br /> #177 about the project. <br /> "NeighborWoods would like to thank Eugene Tree Foundation and local Boy Scout <br /> Troop #177 for helping get Willamette Valley native species planted in an area that was lacking <br /> trees,° says Rick Olkowski, NeighborWoods program coordinator. <br /> Other interested volunteers are welcome to join the boy scouts in their community <br /> service project. The project involves digging planting holes; planting big leaf maple, cascara, <br /> white oak, blade oak, Douglas fir, ponderosa pine, and Oregon ash trees, all native to the area; <br /> and applying leaf mulch to the tree islands. The planting will cover a 200-foot area. Tools, <br /> equipment and refreshments will be provided. For more information about this and other <br /> upcoming tree planting projects, call 682-4831. <br /> <br />