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EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN f~001 <br /> <br /> 10/08 03 WED 10:4 FAX 541 682 4882 <br /> ~ ~ ~ S <br /> October 8, 2 03 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ? Mich el Robert, Hendricks Park Head Gardener, 682-5324 <br /> ? Ther se M. Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or <br /> 682 800, therese.m.aicadoQci.eugene.or.us <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> LOCAL ORKSHOP EXAMINES COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP, ECOSYSTEM REPAIR <br /> AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN URBAN AREAS <br /> Edu tors, restoration practitioners, natural resource managers, urban and park <br /> planners, st dents, community organizers, and others interested in building a stronger <br /> i <br /> community a d protecting the natural environment in urban areas, especially in the Willamette <br /> Valley, are i vited to participate in "Mending Natural Systems in our Cities,° a workshop <br /> sponsored b the City of Eugene Parks and Open Space Division and Friends of Hendricks <br /> Park Octobe 9 and 10. The workshop features three keynote speakers: Dr. Robin Kimmerer, <br /> I <br /> author of Ga hering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses; Bruce Newhouse, <br /> i <br /> ~ President of he Native Plant Society of Oregon; and Jan Vandertuin, President and co-founder <br /> of the Netwo Charter School. The speakers provide the springboard for a series of dialogues <br /> about Comm nity stewardship, ecosystem repair and environmental education. The workshop, <br /> which will to a place at Northwest Youth Corps, 2621 Augusta Street in Eugene, also includes <br /> poster sessi ns, networking opportunities and display areas for commercial vendors and non- <br /> profit organiz tions. <br /> Cost f the workshop is $50 and includes an opening reception and lunch featuring <br /> locally grown organic foods prepared by Ibrahim Hamide, owner of Cafe Soriah. Parking is <br /> limited; alter ative transportation is encouraged. To register, make check payable to "Friends of <br /> Hendricks P rk" and mail to: P.O. Box 3784, Eugene, OR 97403-0784. For more information, <br /> call 682-532 , 607-4066 or visit www.ci.eupene.onus/pw/Qarks/hendricks. <br /> i <br /> <br />