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<br /> 10/3 /03 FRI 1B: 9 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN f~j001 <br /> I ~ O ~ <br /> October 31, 003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ¦ Troy eger, Volunteers in Parks Coordinator, 682-4845 <br /> ¦ Ther se Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Infom~?ation Specialist, 682-4814 or 682- <br /> 4800 <br /> FOR IMME LATE RELEASE <br /> Skin er Butte Loop Partially Closed on November 1 for Volunteer Work Party <br /> On aturday, November 1, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Skinner Butte Loop between Lincoln <br /> and W. 3`d 'll be closed for a volunteer work party at Skinner Butte Park, sponsored by City of <br /> Eugene Vol nteers in Parks and Eugene Rotary Club. Road access to the top of the butte is <br /> available vi the eastern section of the loop, accessed off of W. 3`~from High. <br /> Fro 8 a.m. to noon, Rotary volunteers and City parks staff will work together to restore <br /> native upla d prairie habitat on the west slope of the butte, recover views from the butte summit <br /> by removin several trees, and repair a large segment of the summit loop trail to improve <br /> I <br /> accessibili . <br /> ~ Sin 1996, the Eugene Rotary Club has sponsored several significant volunteer <br /> rehabilitati nand beautification projects on Skinner Butte, including the Veteran's Memorial <br /> overlook a d flag. To find out more about restoration efforts at Skinner Butte Park, visit <br /> www.ci.eu ene.or.us/PW/PARKS/SBP/sbpmplan.htm. For more information about the road <br /> closure or aturday's event, call 682-4845. <br /> i <br /> <br />