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04/ 4/02 THU 19: 1 FAX 541 682 4882 CITY EUG PWMAINT PW ADMIN C~j001 <br /> ~ ~ ~ <br /> April 4, 200 ! <br /> CON TA(:T <br /> • Tro Kreger, NeighborVVoods, City of Eugene, 682-4831 <br /> • N a :Snyder, Urban Forestry, City of Eugene, 682-4819 or <br /> rr~a :.r.snyder aGDci.eugene.or.us <br /> • The ese Picado, Public Information Specialist, City of Eugene, 682-4814 <br /> FOR IIIAIIIfE 71ATE RELEASE <br /> HONOR TREEiS AT EUGENE'S ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION <br /> I <br /> Nla ~r Jim Torrey, cub .scouts from Den 5, Pack 357, and students from the <br /> ~ envi~ ~r~n• ~e :al education class of the Emerald Valley Boys and Girls Club will honor the <br /> comr gun ty .commitment to trees by planting trees at Westmoreland Park Saturday, April 6, at <br /> 9 a.n i. ~Tl~e :vent will include remarks by Mayor Torrey and be followed by a work party to plant <br /> <br /> r ~ a do.:en x Wore trees in the park and reinforce the fencing and staking on last year's <br /> corm nun:ty Slanting of 100 trees at the site. Interested community members should meet at <br /> Wes mo~~el nd Park near the F'illmore Street parking lot. <br /> Th event commemorates Arbor Day, a national tree holiday. Established in 1872, the <br /> day ~ ras s ~ aside to plant cerE:monial trees, educate children about the importance of trees and <br /> hone r thi: i ~portant role trees play in our communities. Today all 50 states celebrate Arbor Day. <br /> In Oi eclon, he first full week in April has been designated as Arbor Week. <br /> "fay slanting additional frees in Westmoreland Park and caring for last year's plantings, <br /> we a •e s ~ ring our commitment to effective, ongoing community forestry programs," says Mark <br /> Snyc er, ~ ~ of Eugene Urban Forester. <br /> Fo Wore information, call 682-4831. <br /> <br />