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<br /> 0~/26/'~05 THU 07:57 FA% 541 682 4882 ~ EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN 1~j001 <br /> E U G E N E <br /> Paris and <br /> a en s ace N E ~N S R E L E AS ~ <br /> p A <br /> www, ci: eugene.or,us/parks <br /> ~A~y 2l6, 2005 <br /> C~INTACT: <br /> ¦ Olivia Stieber, 7th grade teacher, Spencer Butte Middle School, 687-3237 <br /> Therese M Picado, Public information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> :FAR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Spencer Butte Middle School Students to Work on 4 Park Protects at Day of Caring Today <br /> Over 140 students from Spencer Butte Middle School wiN .disperse across Eugene Thursday, May <br /> 2B, to help on several community projects, including work efforts in four parks and natural areas. The <br /> campaign is part of a Day of Caring for T" grade students at the school. School organizers hope to cultivate <br /> tF~e spirit of service by giving the students the hands-on opportunity to contribute to several community <br /> organizations and programs, including the City of Eugene Parks and Open Space, BRING Recycling, and <br /> Food for Lane County Grassroots Gardens, Greenhill Humane Society, and .St. Vincent de Paul. Crews of <br /> approximately 10 students can be found at the following park sites from approximately 9;30 a.m. to 2 p.m: <br /> 1~ Hendricks Park: Students will help remove invasive species, such as blackberry and herb Robert, along <br /> the Oak Knoll trail, a recently restored trail that travels through a highly sensitive remnant of the <br /> VNitlamette Valley oak woodlands habitat that was once a prominent part of the valley landscape. For <br /> specrfic ~ location information, contact Hendricks Park staff, Ginny Aifriend, 868 4783 (Dell) or Jason <br /> 6lazar, 543-6869. <br /> Delta Ponds: Students wilt help University of Oregon Service Learning Program students and City of <br /> Eugene natural resources staff to monitor amphibians and turtles, prepare turtle nesting sites and mulch <br /> and enhance native vegetation at Delta Ponds. For specific location information, contact Lauri Mullen, <br /> Delta Ponds Habitat Enhancement Coordinator, at 968156 (cell). <br /> ? Alton Baker Park, Whilamut Natural Area: Students will meet with Nearby Nature from 9:30 a.m.-noon <br /> and learn more about the ecosystems 1n Alton Baker Park while helping with restoration activities in the <br /> riparian forest along the Willamette giver. Then, from noon-2 p.m., the students will help the City of <br /> Eugene's Natural Resources Maintenance crew tackle Scot's Broom, an invasive plant, also in the <br /> riparian forest. For more specific location information, contact Andy Peara, Nearby Nature Director, at <br /> 554-6460 (cell) or Jesse Cary-Hobbs, Natural Resources Maintenance lead worker, at 912-8093 (cell). <br /> ? Pre's Trail at Alton Baker Park: The students will help the Oregon Tradk Masters cushion Pre's Trait by <br /> . placing new wood chips on the eastern section of the trail. For more specific location infomnation, <br /> contact Oregon Tradk Masters volunteers, Walter Hensley or Bill Brigmon at 954-7291 (cell). <br /> <br />