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<br /> 09/15/03 MON 14:31 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMAN f~i~001 <br /> A° <br /> September 15, 2003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ? Michael Robert, Hendricks Park Head Gardener, 682-5324 <br /> ? Therese M. Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682 814 or <br /> 682-4800, therese.m.picadot'a~ci.eugene.or.us <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> LOCAL WORKSHOP EXAMINES COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP, ECOSYSTEM EPAIR <br /> AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN URBAN AREAS <br /> Educators, restoration practitioners, natural resource managers, urban and pa k <br /> planners, students, community organizers, and others interested in building a stronge <br /> community and protecting the natural environment in urban areas, especially in the illamette <br /> Valley, are invited to participate in °Mending Natural Systems in our Cities," a worksh p <br /> sponsored by the City of Eugene Parks and Open Space Division and Friends of Hen ricks <br /> Park October 9 and 10. The workshop features three keynote speakers: Dr. Robin Ki merer, <br /> author of Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses; Bruce Newhous <br /> President of the Native Plant Society of Oregon; and Jan Vandertuin, President and founder <br /> of the Network Charter School. The speakers provide the springboard for a series of ialogues <br /> about community stewardship, ecosystem repair and environmental education. The orkshop, <br /> which will take place at Northwest Youth Corps, 2621 Augusta Street in Eugene, als includes <br /> i <br /> poster sessions, networking opportunities and display areas for commercial vendors nd non- <br /> profit organizations. <br /> Cost of the workshop is $50 and includes an opening reception and lunch fe uring <br /> locally grown, organic foods prepared by Ibrahim Hamide, owner of Cafe Soriah. Pa ing is <br /> limited; alternative transportation is encouraged. To register, make check payable to "Friends of <br /> Hendricks Park° and mail to: P.O. Box 3784, Eugene, OR 97403-0784. For more in rmation, <br /> call 682-5324, 607-4066 or visit www.ci.eu ene.or.us/ w/ ~ rks/hendricks. <br /> i <br /> i <br /> <br />