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<br /> 07/25/02 THLT 11;18 FA% 541 682 4882 EtTGENE p~ MNTNC & POS PW AD IN ~ 042 <br /> NEWS REt_Fr4SE -YOUTH RECEIVE RECOGNITION i <br /> PAGE 2 <br /> July 25, 2002 <br /> Other work includes using weedeaters to cut grass along fence lines, around trees a sign j <br /> posts, and in other areas that mowers cannot reach. I <br /> In 2001, over 30 young people from Northwest and Lane Metro youth corps I ged over <br /> 3,600 hours on wetlands projects. According to~ the City's contract with LCYS, at leas four <br /> youth work eight hours a day four days a week year-round. <br /> NYC youth are from ali over the Northwest and camp on BLM land near Fem idge <br /> Reservoir while they work in Eugene. Students learn job ski(Is, teamwork and leade hip, <br /> camping skills, and ecosystem science and management. The youth from Lane Metr Youth <br /> Corps, a Looking Glass program, all live in the Eugene area and are able to learn a u# their <br /> local environment while serving their community over the summer. Both the NYC a Lane <br /> Metro Youth Corps programs are partially funded by OYCC. ~ <br /> LCYS operates out of the Serbu Juvenile Justice Center and provides juvenil offenders ~ <br /> an opportunity to make court-mandated restitution while gaining valuable work expe 'ence, <br /> contributing to the community, and teaming about parks and natural areas. LCYS h s had a ~ <br /> contract with the City for more than a decade. ! <br /> For more information about these summer youth crews, contact Jesse Cary obbs, j <br /> natural resource parks maintenance staff, at 682-4828, Eric Johnson, park amenitie <br /> r <br /> supervisor, at 682-4904, or Eric Wold, wetlands supervisor, at 682-4888. <br /> I <br /> i <br /> i <br /> r <br /> f <br /> r <br /> <br />