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<br /> 01/OA/Oa THU lava FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PV9 MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN ~ 001 <br /> i <br /> i <br /> January 9, 2 03 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> ¦ Chri Girard, Volunteers in Parks Coordinator, 682-4845 <br /> ~ Then se Picado, Parks and Open Space Public lnfom~ation Specialist, at 682-4814 or <br /> 682 800 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> RESIDENT STEP FORWARD TO HELP MAINTAIN DOG PARKIN ALTON BAKER PARK <br /> Volu teens in Parks staff and members of the volunteer advisory group for the newest <br /> off-leash d area in Alton Baker Park will don their galoshes and deal with the mud and other <br /> maintenan work the park needs on Saturday, January 11, from 9 a.m. to noon. Other <br /> interested mmunity members are welcome to join the work party. The dog park is located off <br /> of Leo Ham Parkway behind Autzen Stadium. Parking for the park is in lot eight. Waterproof <br /> gear is recd mended. <br /> Wo will focus on minimizing the mud, a problem that has become exacerbated by the <br /> heavy rains of the season and the heavy use the park has received since it opened this past <br /> August. Ta swill include plating gravel under the rain shelter, completing a section of gravel <br /> path betwe n the west entrance and the west wash-down station, opening up a section of the <br /> east pastur that has been closed since October when it was re-seeded, and doing overall trail <br /> maintenanc . <br /> "Thi park has received wonderful community support from the volunteer advisory group <br /> throughout he development and now maintenance of the park," says Volunteers in Parks <br /> Coardinato Chris Girard. "They have truly been there for the park." <br /> For ore information about the work party or other volunteers opportunities in Eugene's <br /> par[cs, call 82-4845. <br /> <br />