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award from Rick Rogers, district forester for the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). Tree City USA, <br />a program of the National Arbor Day Foundation and sponsored by ODF, recognizes cities that have <br />developed programs that plant and care for trees. <br /> <br />The crew then got busy planting trees and native plants. In this "Trees for Concrete" project, organized <br />by the City of Eugene's NeighborWoods program and its community partner, ETF, 36 tons of concrete <br />were replaced by trees and native plants. In total, 11 new street trees were planted at Franklin and <br />Orchard and five red maples were planted at Pearl Street and 18th Avenue. The over 100 native plants <br />and shrubs for the plantings were provided by Eugene Stream Team's volunteer-run native plant nursery. <br /> <br />Arbor Day is America's national tree holiday, a day set aside to plant ceremonial trees, educate children <br />about the importance of trees and honor the important role trees play in the daily lives of people in <br />communities across the country. Founded in 1872, Arbor Day is now celebrated in all 50 states. <br />Oregonians celebrate Arbor Week the first full week in April. For more information about Arbor Day, call <br />Urban Forester Mark Snyder at 682-4819. For more information about NeighborWoods, call Program <br />Coordinator Rick Olkowski, at 682-4831. <br /> <br />David Sedaris at the Hult on April 22 <br />While David Sedaris now consistently sells out venues across the country, including Carnegie Hall, his <br /> early days as a housecleaner in New York City never foretold such widespread <br /> recognition. Sedaris made his comic debut with the "SantaLand Diaries" on National <br /> Public Radio's Morning Edition - a recounting of the strange-but-true experiences of <br /> his job as a Macy's elf, clad in green tights. Named by Time Magazine as "Humorist <br /> of the Year" in 2001, Sedaris is a best-selling author, playwright, commentator, and <br /> National Public Radio humorist. His piquant essays are as meticulously honed and <br /> precisely timed as the best stand-up comic routines. Author of five best-sellers, <br /> Sedaris who is openly gay, nervy and sharply hilarious, has a unique ability to <br /> supply exactly the right details to bring funny, awkward, ludicrous, and painful real- <br /> life moments into crisp focus. This show contains adult language and themes. For <br /> more information, contact the Hult Center Ticket Office at 682-5000. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />April 14, 2005 <br /> <br /> <br />