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<br /> 02/p7/Oa FRI. 11:5 FA% 541 682 4882 EtTGENE PW MNTNC & POS PVY ADMIN f~]001 <br /> „a' ,I. ,O ~ <br /> February 7, 03 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Mich I Robert or John Moriarty, Hendricks Park, 682-5324 <br /> • Ther se M. Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or <br /> 682 00, {herese m vicadoCc~ci eugene.or.us <br /> FOR IMME ATE RELEASE <br /> VOLUNTE RS WILL "GAIN GROUND" IN HENDRICKS PARK FOREST THIS SATURDAY <br /> Hen ricks Park staff and volunteers from the Friends of Hendricks Park and the <br /> community t large can work on "Gaining Ground" in the Hendricks Park forest this Saturday, <br /> February 8, rom 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This last ivy removal work party of the season will continue <br /> the work of lunteers and a restoration contractor to remove ivy from the park's forest floor. <br /> Just over fiv acres have been removed this season through these efforts. Interested <br /> volunteers ould meet at the F.M. Wilkins Shelter at 2200 Summit Avenue for work <br /> instructions, equipment and some warm-up snacks. <br /> Ivy ill be removed while protecting the delicate native plants on the forest floor in a <br /> series of rk parties this winter. "We need to focus on getting as much ivy removed as <br /> possible be ore the native bulbs and perennials begin to emerge in the spring," says Hendricks <br /> Park Head ardener Michael f2obert. <br /> Ivy nd other invasive plant removal was identified as a priority in the Hendricks Park <br /> i <br /> Forest Man Bement Plan, accepted by the City Council in January 2000. English ivy Is a non <br /> native, inva ive plant that last winter was officially quarantined by the Oregon Department of <br /> Agriculture o prevent its sale and propagation in the state. In Hendricks Park, ivy causes <br /> damage to the native forest ecosystem by developing into a dense ground cover that prevents <br /> native plan from growing. The loss of native plants reduces the habitat for animals and <br /> insects tha depend on the natural forest ecosystem. When ivy grows up the trunks of trees, it <br /> produces eds, allowing it to spread even further and cause more damage in other parts of the <br /> forest. Ov r the last two years, nearly all the ivy on trees and over almost ten acres of ivy on the <br /> forest floo have been cleared in the park by volunteers, youth crews and a restoration <br /> contractor <br /> Vo unteers are encouraged to wear long sleeves, pants and sturdy shoes, and bring <br /> water. T Is will be available on site. For more information, call 682-5324. <br /> <br />