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<br /> 09 29/03 MON 13 16 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN f~j003 <br /> r l In ~ <br /> Septembe 29, 2003 <br /> CONTAC <br /> ? Mi hael Robert, Hendricks Park Head Gardener, 682-5324 <br /> ? Th rese M. Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or <br /> 68 -4800, therese.m.aicadoCcDci.eugene.or.us <br /> FOR IMM DIATE RELEASE <br /> LOCAL ORKSHOP EXAMINES COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP, ECOSYSTEM REPAIR <br /> AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN URBAN AREAS <br /> Ed cators, restoration practitioners, natural resource managers, urban and park <br /> planners, udents, community organizers, and others interested in building a stronger <br /> community and protecting the natural environment in urban areas, especially in the Willamette <br /> Valley, are invited to participate in "Mending Natural Systems in our Cities," a workshop <br /> sponsored y the City of Eugene Parks and Open Space Division and Friends of Hendricks <br /> Park Octo r 9 and 10. The workshop features three keynote speakers: Dr. Robin Kimmerer, <br /> author of fhering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses; Bruce Newhouse, <br /> President the Native Plant Society of Oregon; and Jan Vandertuin, President and co-founder <br /> of the Ne rk Charter School. The speakers provide the springboard for a series of dialogues <br /> about com unity stewardship, ecosystem repair and environmental education. The workshop, <br /> which will t ke place at Northwest Youth Corps, 2621 Augusta Street in Eugene, also includes <br /> poster sess ons, networking opportunities and display areas for commercial vendors and non- <br /> profit organ ations. <br /> Cos of the workshop is $50 and includes an opening reception and lunch featuring <br /> locally gro ,organic foods prepared by Ibrahim Hamide, owner of Cafe Soriah. Parking is <br /> limited; alte native transportation is encouraged. To register, make check payable to "Friends of <br /> Hendricks rk" and mail to: P.O. Box 3784, Eugene, OR 97403-0784. For more information, <br /> call 682-53 , 607-4066 or visit www.ci.euaene.onus/pw/aarks/hendricks. <br /> iii <br /> <br />