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anuary 5, 2000 <br /> ONTACT: C is Girard, NeighborWoods Coordinator, 682-4831 <br /> rom Public In rmation Section, 682-5523 <br /> OR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> PROG M OFFERS FREE TREES TO PLANT ALONG EUGENE STREETS <br /> Free strut trees are still available for local property owners who want to enhance <br /> ugene's urban f <br /> Forest. Quantities of trees are limited, and the best time to plant trees is in the <br /> inter or early s ring, so people are encouraged to call before March 15 if they're interested in <br /> lanting street tr~es this season. <br /> Through Il~the NeighborWoods ro ram, the Cit of Eu ene encoura es volunteers to lant <br /> P g Y g g p <br /> nd take care of rees along rights-of--way within city limits. Since the program was started in <br /> 992, more than 6,000 street trees have been planted by homeowners, businesses, schools, and <br /> ivic groups and other local organizations. <br /> Here's h w the program works. The City provides street trees suitable for specific <br /> 1 cations and als takes care of pruning and other major tasks. NeighborWoods volunteers help <br /> lant the trees if hey are able, and they also water, weed, and keep an eye on young street trees, <br /> urturing the tre s through the first critical years. Once trees become well established, they <br /> <br /> r quire less care lthough watering is always a good idea during periods of drought. <br /> For more information about the NeighborWoods program, call Chris Girard, <br /> eighborWoods coordinator, at 682-4800, or on the Internet at <br /> .ci.eugene.or.us/pw/tree/freetree.htm. <br /> I, Pu lic Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />