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this month to see what interest is generated. For more information, please contact Hult Operations Director Mark Loigman at 682-5307. Hanging Flower Baskets Conclude Successful Run on Broadway After a very successful five-month run on Broadway and adjacent streets in the downtown core area, the Facilities Maintenance downtown crew will begin removing the seasonal flower baskets next week. This was the inaugural year of a cooperative effort by Planning and Development, Facility Management and Downtown Eugene, Inc. The baskets proved to be a popular enhancement to the downtown streetscape all summer long, as evidenced by the many positive comments from business owners, residents and visitors. For further information, please contact Facility Operations/Maintenance Manager Ron Sutton at 682-5438. Salmon’s Ancient Cousin Linked to School Science Lessons How can a species that became extinct millions of years ago provide a lesson about our future? Salmon and the Ecosystem, a curriculum for grades 5-12, offers investigative learning through the science of salmon and the impacts of human behavior on this threatened species. This educational tool, developed by the City of Eugene’s Stormwater Education Program, includes an important message about the significance of stormwater pollution on the salmon population. The salmon curriculum was introduced in 2004 as an extension of the stormwater curriculum SPLASH!, Stormwater Pollution Learn and Share. One of the most recent lessons added for high school-aged students features the saber-toothed salmon, an ancient cousin of today’s salmon. This giant fish, which possessed a 2-inch-long “fang,” swam in the waters of the Pacific Northwest millions of years ago. Like giant mastodons and saber-toothed tigers, this salmon did not survive the mass extinctions that occurred over 4 million years ago. Using the lessons of the past to predict how salmon may adapt to modern-day changes to their habitat and the environment, students will build a “prototype” of salmon of the future. Last week, Salmon and the Ecosystem was distributed to teachers in Eugene’s 4J and Bethel School districts who attended after-school workshops presented by staff from the City’s Stormwater Education Program. Currently, the curriculum is being used in over 75 classrooms. For more information, contact Sally Markos, graphic designer, 682-8482 or sally.a.markos@ci.eugene.or.us Dedication of New Telescope at West Eugene Wetlands The Lane County Audubon Society (LCAS) recently donated a new telescope to benefit the public’s enjoyment of the West Eugene Wetlands. The scope will allow visitors to take a closer look at the plants and animals that call the wetlands home. The scope was installed at the Checkermallow Access, an overlook at the north end of Meadowlark Prairie along Amazon Creek. LCAS and the Parks and Open Space Division are hosting a public dedication on the morning of Saturday, October 22. The dedication program will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Checkermallow Access overlook. Volunteer staff from LCAS will talk about their decision to donate the scope, as well as their current activities in the wetlands. Eric Wold, Wetlands Program Supervisor for the City of Eugene’s Parks and Open Space Division, will talk briefly about the history of the wetlands and the future of this important community resource. Prior to the dedication at 8:00 a.m., there will be a bird walk and bicycle tour of the wetlands, and immediately following the dedication, volunteers will be cleaning up the bike bath. For more information contact Eric Wold, Wetlands Program supervisor, 682-4888 or eric.n.wold@ci.eugene.or.us Itzhak Perlman Returns to the Hult Center October 17 Join the Eugene Symphony on Monday, October 17, for a 40th Anniversary bash featuring the great, contemporary violinist, Itzhak Perlman. The symphony will perform Rossini's Overture from The Barber of Seville and Bizet's Suite from "Carmen.” Crowning the evening will be Mr. Perlman's performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto in D. Much-loved for his charm and humanity as well as for his talent, Itzhak Perlman is enjoyed by audiences all over the world who EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 October 13, 2005