Walking Tour on Sunday to Look at Adams Street Trees

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i _ i ~ ~ ~ i • ~ September 20, 2000 CONTACT: Mark Snyder, Urban Forester, 682-4800 From Public Information Section, 682-5523 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WALKING TOUR ON SUNDAY TO LOOK AT ADAMS STREET TREES A walking tour of the trees on Adams Street between Third and Sixth avenues will be held Sunday, September 24. Whiteaker neighborhood residents and others interested in the most recent information on the Adams Street trees are invited to meet at the corner of Third and Adams at 3 p.m. The tour is expected to take about two hours to complete. Among those scheduled to participate in the walking tour are Pete Seda, who is an Ashland arborist hired as an independent consultant to review the Adams Street trees, and Mark Snyder, the City of Eugene's urban forester. Citizen members of the ad hoc Adams Street Tree Committee will also be available to provide information and answer questions. The Ad Hoc Committee has been working with City's Urban Forestry staff and Eugene Water and Electric Board to resolve the issues related to the health and condition of 31 trees on Adams Street. To help determine how best to respond to the trees identified as hazards, the City agreed to hire an independent consulting arborist to assess the condition of the trees. On the walking tour, Seda will report on his recommendations for managing tree hazards. Snyder will discuss EWEB's proposal to underground electric lines on Adams Street and also will have information about a new tree planting team that has been formed to organize volunteer planting of over 50 street trees in the Whiteaker area this winter. For more information, contact Eugene Public Works Maintenance at 682-4800. I, Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: 541 682-5262 • FAX: 541 682-6826 • vvvvva. i. en r. i ( ) ( ) c eug e o us