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EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN ~ 001 <br /> <br /> 09/2 /04 WED 12:3 FAX, 541 682 4882 <br /> i. <br /> E ~U ,E ~ <br /> ,Par ~ a d <br /> e s e N EVVS R E L~AS_E <br /> p p; <br /> .cf;eugene.o :us/p ; s <br /> i <br /> S ptember 29, 2 <br /> i <br /> C NTACT: <br /> ¦ Loma Bal in, S'~ream Team Coordinator, 682-4850, 913-1292 (cell phone) <br /> ¦ Therese PicadIp, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814!682-4800. <br /> F R IMMEDIAT REL~4SE <br /> 1 w Annual Amazon Appreclatlon Day to be Held Saturday, October 23 <br /> i <br /> Explore E gene's own Amazon at the 13"' annual Amazon Appreciation Day on Saturday, October <br /> ~i <br /> 2 from 7:30 a.m to 1 p.m. Eugene Stream Team and oo-sponsor Eugene Weekly invite volunteers of all <br /> . a es to help pla t nativ+~ plants, remove invasive species, pick up trash, and team more about Eugene's <br /> a zing Amazon Creek ~t several activities, including: <br /> ? Bird w Ik witi~ Audubon expert at 7:30 a.m: Meet at the Hilyard Center, 2580 Hilyard Street, for <br /> an ex rsioni~long the creek and an opportunity to meet its feathered inhabitants. <br /> ? Meet t the following locations along the creek at 9 a.m. for work party instructions: <br /> I <br /> o Hilyar~ Center <br /> 0 18th ' d Chambers behind Albertsons <br /> o Oak P~tch and Amazon Creek <br /> ? Lunch prizes~~and an Amazon Creek student art show at noon: Gather at the Hilyard Center. <br /> Stream T am Co+~rdinator Lorna Baldwin hopes entire families will come out for the event and truly <br /> d velop an appr ciation ~pr Amazon Creek together. "This is a fun family affair," she says. °Now that the <br /> li <br /> e ent has been located to the fall, we can not only clean up the creek but create healthier habitat by <br /> ,,iI <br /> panting native pl nts." Slhe recommends dressing for outdoor work and Eugene's unpredictable fall <br /> eather. Stream eam v~ll provide tools, gloves and instruction, and Eugene Weekly will host a comfort <br /> th with refres ments~t the event. For more information, call 682-4850 or e-mail <br /> ' i <br /> I ma.'.bafdwin '.eu a .onus. <br /> w <br /> <br />