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<br /> 05/16/Oia FRI 17 : 2a AX 541 682 4882 EtiGENE Pw MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN ~ 001 <br /> t, ~P• ~ <br /> !May 16, 2003 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Steve Mital Service Learning Program Coordinator,University of Oregon Environmental <br /> Studies Pr ram, 346-0591, smitalCa?uoregon.edu <br /> • Michael Ro rt, Bead Gardener, Hendricks Park, 682-5324 <br /> • Therese M. Picado, Public Infom~ation Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814 or 682- <br /> 4800, ther e.m. icado ci.eu ene.or.us <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> UO STUDENT RESEARCH AIDES HEND.RICKS PARK STAFF <br /> On Tu sday, May 20, and Thursday, May 22, from 8 to 9 a.m., students from the UO <br /> Environmenta Studies Service Learning Program, the Rachel Carson Environmental classroom <br /> and the North est Youth Corps will collect data from 125 experimental research plots in <br /> Hendricks Pa k. The results wilt help Hendricks Park staff determine the best way to control the <br /> i <br /> spread of inv save species in the park. <br /> The students have been working with park staff since last fall, researching a variety <br /> of methods f r controlling aggressive, non-native plants, such as English ivy and Herb Robert, <br /> which threat n the biodiversity of Hendricks Park. The effectiveness of four treatments- <br /> burning, mul hing, hand-pulling; and a combination of mulching and burning-were tested on <br /> several test lots. In the follow-up phase of the project, the university students enlisted the help <br /> ~ of high scho 1 students to help them count all the re-growth that has occurred on the test plots <br /> since the tr tments were applied several weeks ago. <br /> The O Environmental Studies Service Learning Program creates student-oriented <br /> research a service projects that directly benefit the Eugene-Springfield wmmunity. For more <br /> information call 346-0591 or 682-5324 or visit w .uoregon.edu/-ecostudy/slp/. <br /> <br />