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In addition to camping, <br />Removed From <br />7,450 <br />2016, over 7,450 bags of garbage and 3,500 needles were removed <br />from camp sites, and there were over 4,000 Eugene Police <br />bags of garbage and <br />Department incidences in parks. <br />3,500 <br />needles <br />17 parks sites across Eugene are poised to serve Eugene‘s growing <br />*Jan.–Sept., 2016 <br />population and underserved areas but there is currently <br />no <br />funding to maintain these sites if developed <br />. <br />Meeting The Challenges <br />adapt maintenance services <br /> to the evolving needs of park users and park infrastructure. <br />We continue to <br />For example, although reducing irrigation in parks was a cost savings measure following budget reductions, <br />ees were suffering and dry soils were causing irrigation system failures. Brown turf also made it less inviting <br />t <br />r <br />for users. Staff continues to focus maintenance activities on the highest use areas in each park and evaluate <br />the effects on areas where maintenance has been reduced. In the summer of 2016, the watering schedule was <br />increased to preserve these assets. <br />Our <br />information systems <br />parks assets and provide better customer service. For ex- <br />ample, Urban Forestry staff can now use their iPhones in the <br />about tree planting dates and locations, pruning schedules <br />and health conditions. <br />Eugene Outdoors volunteers play an important <br />Our <br />role <br /> in helping care for Eugene’s parks and building a closer <br />relationship between us and the community we serve. <br />In FY16, individuals, adoption groups and service <br />organizations contributed 15,500 volunteer hours valued In FY16, individuals, adoption groups <br />at over $365,000. <br />and service organizations contributed <br />15,500 <br />volunteer hours <br />. <br />$365,000. <br />valued at over <br />Between January 1, 2015 and October 31, 2016 three grants <br />totaling $259,910. This funding went toward fuels reduction, <br />invasive species removal and the introduction of native <br />plants in natural areas. <br />Over the summers of 2015 and 2016, Park <br />Ambassadors and Eugene Police bike patrol <br />activities <br /> in the Riverfront Park System and <br />providing community outreach. This work <br />provided a model for how safety concerns <br />could be addressed across the park system <br />year round. <br />3 <br />State of Eugene’s Parks 2016 <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />