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- ~ . <br /> Apri14, 2000 <br /> CONTACT: I~Iark Snyder, Urban Forester, 682-4800 <br /> I <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> MAYO TO HELP CELEBRATE ARBOR WEEK AT ALTON BAKER PARK <br /> Mayor Jim Torrey and members of the City Council will be on hand to help celebrate <br /> Arbor Week ati Alton Baker Park this Thursday at 10:30 a.m. with a ceremonial tree planting. The <br /> public is invit d to help plant 12 aspen trees in the grassy median in the overflow parking lot east <br /> of the park en ance. <br /> At the ceremony, the mayor will issue a proclamation to remind citizens of the importance <br /> of Eugene's ut±ban forest. Arbor Week is an annual event, and this year marks the 21st time that <br /> Eugene has bejen recognized as a "Tree City USA" by The National Arbor Day Foundation. <br /> There~re more than 100,000 trees on public lands in Eugene, and in the last year, nearly <br /> 1,300 hundred public trees were planted through a variety of programs. Most of these trees were <br /> planted by volunteers in the NeighborWoods program, many were planted by the city's tree crew, <br /> and many oth rs were planted through the city's New Development Street Tree Program. <br /> Eugen 's urban forest helps provide our city with clean air, shade, and a relaxing <br /> environment i which to live. Trees are beneficial in less obvious ways as well. In his <br /> proclamation,~'~Mayor Torrey says, "Trees can reduce the erosion of precious topsoil; they can cut <br /> heating and cooling costs; they can moderate temperatures; produce oxygen; and provide habitat <br /> for wildlife. Frees not only beautify the community, they increase the value of our homes and <br /> enhance the economic vitality of Eugene's business areas." <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Peart Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br /> I <br /> <br />