Eugene Tree Foundation to be Honored at Urban Forestry Conference

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09/06/03 FYED 16: a2 FA% 541 682 4882 EUGENE PR' MNTNC & POS Pw ADM N ~j~02 'ii~1.' : .yp1c.. March 5, 2003 eONTACT: Mark Snyder, Urban Forester, City of Eugene, 682-4819 ¦ Therese Picado, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, Ciiy of E gene, 682- 4814 or sat-4800 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EUGENE TREE FOUNDATION TO BE HONORED AT URBAN FORESTRY CON ERENCE The Eugene Tree Foundation (ETF), a local non-profit, volunteer tree planting an advocacy ' group, will receive the 2003 Oregon Urban and Community Forestry Award for best proj ct by a civic organization this Friday, Maroh 7, at this year's Oregon Community Trees conference at the Eugene ' Hilton. The statewide award recognizes ETF's efforts to work with 5tangeland and Ass 'ates, tenants; Jenova Land Company, owners; and City Urban Forestry and other Public Wor staff to transform a bleak, wncrete intersection at 3'~ and Lawrence streets Into a colorful urban oasis last year, as part of the organization's "trees for Concrete" campaign. Jeff Lanza, local land cape architect and ETF board member, will accept the award at a luncheon ceremony beginn ng at 12:45 p.m. . University of Oregon Landscape Architecture Department Ghair Cynthia Girling nd Eugene Urban Forester Mark Snyder are chairing the Oregon Community Trees conference, ent fled 'Designing the Future Urban Forest." Keynote speaker Gary Mason, from Oakland, Ca! fomia, will speak about ecosystem-based approaches to urban and community forestry. Ed Macie, Southern Region Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator for the U.S. Forest Service in Atlan ,Georgia, will Join Snyder and Peter Gutowsky, planner from Saiem, in a panel discussion about easuring tree canopy cover changes over time with satellite imagery. Macie will also discuss national erspectives on community forestry in his closing address. Morning sessions will focus on planning the future community forest in new dev lopment, while afternoon topics will highlight local efforts to retrofit existing urban areas to maxim ze tree canopy benefits. Snyder and Public Works Engineering Division staff will give a presen tion on innovative approaches used recently in planning and building the Broadway Street Ope ing project. A walking tour of the site will take place after the conference. Oregon Community Trees is anon-profit organization that promotes healthy urb nand community forests in Oregon through education, awareness and advocacy. Conferen co-sponsors Include the Oregon Ghapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Paci c Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture, and the Oregon Department of Fo estry. For more information, visit www.oreQoncomrnunitytrees.vm or call 682-4819. A conference agenda is available at htfp;//www.oregoncommunitytrees.org/OCT03.pdf