<br /> 07/14/03 MON 15: 0 FAX 541 682 4882 _ EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN f~j001 <br /> Yom:, ~ - I~' ~ ,~5 <br /> July 14, 2003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ? Evely Hess, lecture series coordinator, Friends of Hendricks Park, 344-8943 <br /> i ? Mich el Robert, head gardener, Hendricks Park, 682-5324 <br /> ~ ? Ther se M. Picado, Parks and Open Space PubNc Information Specialist, 682-4814 or <br /> 682 800, therese.m.picadoCa~ci.eugene.or.us <br /> i <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> LECTURE IS FOR THE BIRDS OF HENDRICKS PARK TONIGHT <br /> j Dan leason, University of Oregon field ornithology professor, will speak about the birds <br /> j of Hendricks Park on Monday, July 14, at 7 p.m. at the Laurelwood Golf Course meeting room <br /> at 2700 Col mbia Street. Sponsored by The Friends of Hendricks Park, the free, public lecture <br /> is part of an ducational series this spring and summer. <br /> I <br /> ~ Glea on participated in the development of the Hendricks Park Forest Management <br /> 'I Plan, a com rehensive plan that outlines strategies for preserving and enhancing the Hendricks <br /> l <br /> Park forest. He is also the author of Birds! From the Inside Out. The final lecture in the series <br /> will be abo forest ecolo yon September 15. All events are free and open to the public. <br /> 9 <br /> The purpose of the Friends of Hendricks Park is to raise awareness of Hendricks Park <br /> as a valua a community and regional resource, provide stewardship in the management of the <br /> j park by as fisting with the implementation of the Hendricks Park Forest Management Plan, <br /> ~ educate th public about issues that affect the park, and generate a broad base of community <br /> ~ support far the park. For more information about the lecture series or the Friends of Hendricks <br /> Park, call 07-4066 or Hendricks Park head gardener Michael Robert at 682-5324 or visit <br /> j www.frien sofhendricks ark.or . <br /> v <br /> <br />