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<br /> 03/ 9/04 MON 13: 6 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN f~1001 <br /> i <br /> r ~ ~ ~ <br /> f <br /> i <br /> March 29, 2 4 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> A T erase Picado, Parks and Open Space Public Information Specialist, 682-4814 or <br /> 6 2-4800 <br /> ? ck Olkowski, NeighborWoods Coordinator, 682-4831 or 868-6290 (cell) <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> COMMUNI WILL CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY THIS YEAR BY PLANTING 25 TREES <br /> On aturday, April 10, at 10 a.m., the community is invited to celebrate Arbor Day by <br /> helping Ma r Jim Torrey, Camp Fire members, youth from the First Christian Church, and <br /> residents of the Aurora House, anewly-constructed, St. Vincent de Paul low income housing <br /> apartment ilding near the planting site, plant 25 new street trees around the intersection of 11th <br /> and Oak av Hues in downtown Eugene. The "Trees for Concrete" project is organized by the City <br /> of Eugene eighborWoods program in partnership with Eugene Tree Foundation in an effort to <br /> create mor livable and green downtown environments by replacing concrete with trees and <br /> flowers alo g sidewalks in Eugene's urban core. <br /> Ina dition to the "Trees for Concrete" project, Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) <br /> District For star Rick Rogers will join Paul Ries, ODF's Urban and Community Forestry Program <br /> Manager, t present Mayor Torrey with Eugene's 25th Tree City USA award. Tree City USA, a <br /> program of the National Arbor Day Foundation and sponsored by ODF, recognizes cities that <br /> have Bevel pad programs that plant and care for trees. Twenty-five frees were selected to be <br /> planted thi Arbor Day in honor of the community receiving this award for the 25"' year in a row. <br /> Are, r Day is America's national tree holiday, a day set aside to plant ceremonial trees, <br /> educate ildren about the importance of trees and honor the important role trees play in the daily <br /> lives of pe ple in communities across the country. This project was selected to commemorate <br /> Arbor Day his year because the purpose of Trees for Concrete so closely matches the mission of <br /> Arbor Day Founded in 1872, Arbor Day is now celebrated in all 50 states. Oregonians celebrate <br /> Arbor W k the first full week in April. For more information about Arbor Day and other <br /> Neighbo Dods projects, call 682-4831. <br /> <br />