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<br /> 07/2 /02 THtT 11:1 FA% 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN ~ 001 <br /> i ~ ~ v ~ ~ <br /> July 17, 2002 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Eric old, Wetlands Supervisor, 682-4888 <br /> • Jesse Cary-Hobbs, Natural Resource Parks Maintenance, 682-4828 <br /> • Eric J hnson, Park Amenities Supervisor, 682-4904 <br /> • There a M. Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or <br /> 682-4 00, therese.m.picado@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> FOR IMMED TE RELEASE <br /> OUTH RECEIVE RECOGNITION FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN <br /> EUGENE'S WETLANDS AND PARKS <br /> All ar and Eugene this summer, youth have been helping protect, enhance, and restore <br /> parks and w tlands through partn®rships between the City of Eugene and three local youth <br /> employment rograms: Northwest Youth Corps, Lane Metro Youth Corps and Lane County <br /> ~ Youth Servi s (LCYS). These partnerships have proven to be beneficial not only to the youth <br /> in these pr rams but also to parks maintenance and wetlands staff. In recognition of their <br /> significant ntributions to the restoration and maintenance of west Eugene wetlands, <br /> Northwest Y uth Carps (NYC) and Lane Metro Youth Corps will receive the Wetland Executive <br /> Team's ann al award this Friday, July 26, at 1 p.m. in building 2 north conference room, 1820 <br /> . Roosevelt B ulevard. The Wetland Executive Team is the policy-making branch of the wetland <br /> manageme collaboration between the City of Eugene, The Nature Conservancy, Bureau of <br /> Land Marra ement (BLM), Army Corps of Engineers, and Oregon Youth Conservation Corps <br /> (OYCC). <br /> Yout crews are involved in many aspects of natural resource management, including <br /> habitat man Bement, invasive vegetation control, and trail work. Eugene residents will see <br /> evidence of heir work across the city. Past projects include: <br /> • ins Nation of turtle basking logs in the lower Amazon Creek; <br /> • rem val of invasive plants, such as Scotch broom from the south face of Skinner Butte <br /> and hilamut Natural Area of Alton Baker Park, blackberry vines from Ascot Park and <br /> Mo a Ranch Park and English ivy from Hendricks Park; <br /> • mai tenance and upgrading of the Ridgeline Trail; and <br /> • sofa 'zation of invasive grass populations at wetland restoration sites in west Eugene. <br /> (Sol rization is the process of covering weed populations with clear plastic in order to <br /> coo them in the hot summer sun as an alternative to using pesticides.) <br /> <br />