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<br />Show and Tell: Library Seeks Display Proposals
<br />Individuals or non-profit organizations with something interesting, informative, or cool-looking to show the
<br />community can share their work, art, or issue with the thousands of patrons who visit Eugene Public
<br />Library (EPL) each week.
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<br />The Library features professional display cases in the Children's Center and on both adult floors.
<br />Exhibitors have included community groups, service agencies, charities, awareness campaigns, clubs,
<br />schools, university departments, and individuals. These two-month displays have spanned a wide
<br />diversity of topics—from calligraphy to civil rights and geology to genealogy.
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<br />Display proposals are evaluated based on their alignment with the Library’s mission: to support an
<br />informed community, lifelong learning, and the love of reading by providing access for all City residents
<br />to the universe of ideas and information. More specifically, EPL seeks displays that encourage the love
<br />of reading and the use of library materials and services, reach a variety of age groups, respond to a
<br />variety of educational, cultural, intellectual, and civic interests, promote cultural diversity, create a warm
<br />and welcoming space, foster artistic appreciation, and advance community relationship building.
<br />Additional goals in the Children’s Center are to reflect playfulness and youthfulness, and to value and
<br />honor children’s and teens’ efforts and accomplishments.
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<br />Display proposal forms are available at the Downtown 2nd Floor Reference Desk or Children’s Center, or
<br />for more information, contact Library staff at 682-5450.
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<br />Model Oak Savanna Restoration Project Begins
<br />The City of Eugene has an opportunity to preserve
<br />one of the city’s remaining oak savanna habitats.
<br />The13-acre Mariposa Woodland site consists of a
<br />large grove of Oregon white oak, California black
<br />oak, and surrounding grasslands. In preparation
<br />for the project, Parks and Open Space staff has
<br />been conducting onsite briefings for regional
<br />experts, neighbors, and park users in order to get
<br />their input. Over the past six months, 24 people
<br />have toured the area, including representatives
<br />from the Oregon Department of Forestry,
<br />McKenzie River Trust, The Nature Conservancy,
<br />Long Tom Watershed Council, Eugene Tree
<br />Foundation, Native Plant Society of Oregon, and
<br />project area neighbors. In addition, the University
<br />of Oregon is studying the effects of oak
<br />restoration regionally and has collected baseline data at the site in order to compare pre- and post-
<br />project conditions.
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<br />Before the introduction of modern agriculture, savanna was one of the most predominate habitats in
<br />much of the United States. Unlike a forest, which has a closed canopy, the ground layer of a savanna
<br />receives dappled sun and shade, which permits the growth of a wide diversity of grasses and flowering
<br />plants. In the Northwest, much of the remaining oak savanna has been overrun by fast-growing Douglas
<br />Fir forests. According to a 1995 U.S. Geological Survey report, the Oregon white oak is among the 21
<br />most endangered ecosystems in the United States. Less than one percent of the habitat remains in the
<br />Willamette Valley, and 98 percent of this remaining acreage is in private ownership. As many as 200
<br />species have been reported to depend wholly or partially on Willamette Valley oak habitat or upland
<br />prairie, including 45 species designated as at-risk by USFWS or the State of Oregon.
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<br />Beginning this July, Parks and Open Space staff will selectively remove encroaching trees from the
<br />project area, create wildlife habitat through snag and small woodpile creation, collect seed from the site
<br />and purchase additional seed to restore disturbed areas, monitor project impacts and adaptively manage
<br />the post-project site. This project will serve as a model for other savanna restoration projects taking
<br />place in the region and throughout the United States. For more information contact Trevor Taylor at 682-
<br />4880 or trevor.h.taylor@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2
<br />May 18, 2006
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