<br /> 09/11/03 THU 15:52 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN I(~001 <br /> ~ <br /> September 11, 2003 <br /> i <br /> CONTACT: ~ <br /> ? Evelyn Hess, lecture series coordinator, Friends of Hendricks Park, 344-894 <br /> ? Michael Robert, head gardener, Hendricks Park, 682-5324 <br /> ? Therese M. Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 6 2-4814 or <br /> 682-4800, therese.m.picadoCa~ci.eugene.or.us <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> LEARN ABOUT HEALTHY FORESTS AT FREE LECTURE THIS MON Y <br /> Alan Dickman, University of Oregon biology professor, will present a lecture entitled <br /> °Sick Trees: Healthy Forests" on Monday, September 15, at 7 p.m. at the Laurelwo Golf <br /> Course meeting room at 2700 Columbia Street. Sponsored by The Friends of Hend irks Park, <br /> the free, public lecture is the final installment in an educational series that took pla over the <br /> past spring and summer. I~'I <br /> ~I <br /> Dickman is a winner of the prestigious Ersted Award for Distinguished Teac ers and an <br /> advisor to the science committee of the Friends of Hendricks Park. The purpose of he Friends <br /> of Hendricks Park is to raise awareness of Hendricks Park as a valuable communi and <br /> regional resource, provide stewardship in the management of the park by assisting ith the <br /> implementation of the Hendricks Park Forest Management Plan, educate the public about <br /> issues that affect the park, and generate a broad base of community support for the park. For <br /> more information about the lecture series or the Friends of Hendricks Park, call 607 066 or <br /> Hendricks Park head gardener Michael Robert at 682-5324 or visit <br /> www.friend sofhendrickspark.org. <br /> i <br /> ~ ~'i <br /> I <br /> I'~ <br /> ~i <br /> <br />