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<br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />April 17, 2014 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />EUGENE RECEIVES 35 CONSECUTIVE TREE CITY USA AWARD <br />TH <br />NEW ANIMAL SERVICES PROGRAM HELPS LICENSE DOGS OWNED BY HOMELESS <br />NORTHEAST NEIGHBORS CONNECTING PEOPLE TO PLACES – 20-MINUTE NEIGHBORHOODS <br />LEARN FROM LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEADERS WHILE VOLUNTEERING <br />RECREATION LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD LIFEGUARDS <br />ROAD REPAIR WORK BEGINS ON 13 AVENUE ON MONDAY <br />TH <br />DÍA DE LOS NIÑOS/DÍA DE LOS LIBROS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES <br />BIGGEST REC GUIDE EVER TOPS 110 PAGES <br />NEW SUNGARD DISPATCH AND RECORDS SYSTEM VIDEO ON CITY WEBSITE <br />CLIMATE FOR CHANGE IS FOCUS OF SATURDAY’S EARTH DAY EVENT <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Eugene Receives 35 Consecutive Tree City USA Award <br />th <br />Last Friday, over 200 students at the Saint Paul Parish School gathered to celebrate Arbor Day. They were joined by Mayor <br />Kitty Piercy, Oregon Department of Forestry Lane District Forester Link Smith, City staff, teachers and parent volunteers. <br />Their involvement with Eugene’s urban forest began in February when they planted 37 trees in Ascot Park. Vice Principal <br />Kelly Hughes said the third- through eighth-grade student volunteers got “super muddy” and the general sentiment was <br />captured when one <br />happy tree planter <br />exclaimed, “this was <br />the best field trip <br />ever!” <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy accepted <br />Eugene’s 35 <br />th <br />consecutive Tree City <br />USA award during the <br />celebration. Afterward, <br />she thanked the <br />students for the gift <br />they had given to the <br />people of Eugene by <br />planting climate- <br />adaptable trees. They <br />planted native Oregon white oaks and white alders, which are well-suited to the dry summers here. Valley oaks, holly oaks, <br />shingle oaks and swamp red oaks, were also planted because of their ability to withstand the wet winters of this area. In <br />addition to the trees the students planted, nearly 600 additional trees have been planted this season to help replace the <br />hundreds of trees lost to snow and ice storms this winter, and to provide stormwater benefits that improve water quality <br />in the city and downriver. <br /> <br />Since 1872, Arbor Day has been celebrated as America's national tree holiday, a day set aside to plant trees, educate <br />children about the importance of trees and honor the role trees play in the lives of people in communities across the <br />country. For more information about Arbor Day, contact City of Eugene Urban Forester Mark Snyder at 541-682-4819 or <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />April 17, 2014 <br />