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<br /> ' 04-/08/05 FRI 14:43 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN ~ 001 <br /> E U G E N E <br /> ParNs cad <br /> 0 ew S ace N E V'VS R E L EAS E <br /> p ~ <br /> www.a.eugene.or us/parks <br /> April 8, 2005 <br /> (CONTACT: <br /> ? Therese Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or 682-4800 <br /> ? Mark Snyder, Urban Forester, 682-4819 <br /> ? Rick Olkowski, NeighborWoods Coordinator, 682-4831 or 868-6290 (cell) <br /> NOTE change from previous release: Eugene Stream Team is providing native plants for the tree planting. <br /> Community will Celebrate Arbor Day this Year by Planting 11 Trees <br /> On Saturday, April 9, at 10 a.m., the community is invited to celebrate Arbor Day by helping Mayor <br /> Kitty Piercy plant 11 new street trees in the east university neighbofiood near the PC Market of Choice at <br /> F'~anklin Boulevard and Orchard Street. This "Trees for Concrete" project in honor of Arbor Day is organized <br /> b~ the City of Eugene NeighborWoods program and its community partner, Eugene Tree Foundation, in an <br /> ;effort to create a more livable and green downtown by replacing concrete with trees and flowers along <br /> slder+ualks. In addition, Eugene Stream Team is launching its partnership with Eugene Tree Foundation at <br /> this event by providing over 100 native plants and shrubs from its volunteer-run native plant nursery for <br /> ui~derstory. Community volunteers signed up to help with the planting include employees from the Red Lion <br /> F~otel, this tree planting season's newest star volunteers, and a group of 3'~ to 5"' grade students and their <br /> p~rehts from Home Source, ahome-school association from Bethel. <br /> Mayor Piercy will kick-off the celebration by .accepting Eugene's 26`" consecutive Tree City USA <br /> wand. Tree City USA, a program of the National Arbor Day Foundation and sponsored by the Oregon <br /> C~ep2~rtment of Forestry (ODF), recognizes cities that have developed programs that plant and care for <br /> trees. Representatives from the district ODF office will present the award and join in the festivities. <br /> The tree planting at this year's Arbor Day Celebration is one of two "Trees for Concrete" projects in <br /> h~ondr or Arbor Day. The Public Works Maintenance concrete crew will remove portions of sidewalk at both <br /> tl~e grchard location, as well as at Pearl Street and 18`h Avenue. After helping with the tree planting at <br /> Franklin and Orchard, ETF volunteers will assist the NeighborWoods Coordinator in planting five red maples <br /> oNn Pearl Street to cap the tree planting season. <br /> Arbor Day is America's national tree holiday, a day set aside to plant ceremonial trees, educate <br /> children about the importance of trees and honor the important role trees play in the daily lives of people in <br /> communities across the country. This project was selected to commemorate Arbor Day this year because the <br /> purpose of Trees for Concrete so closely matches the mission of Arbor Day. Founded in 1872, Arbor Day is <br /> now celebrated in all 50 states. Oregonians celebrate Arbor Week the first full week in April. For more <br /> information about Arbor Day and other NeighborWoods projects, call 682-4831. <br /> <br />