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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
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<br />March 30, 2006
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<br /> City of Eugene
<br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105
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<br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793
<br /> (541) 682-5010
<br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX)
<br /> www.eugene-or.gov
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<br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION
<br />WEST EUGENE WETLANDS PARTNERSHIP RECOGNIZED WITH TWO NATIONAL AWARDS
<br />BIGGER-THAN-EVER FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE: APRIL 8 AND 9
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<br />AROUND THE CITY
<br />West Eugene Wetlands Partnership Recognized with Two National Awards
<br />The West Eugene Wetlands Partnership was recently honored with two national awards. The first award
<br />was presented by the White House Council on Environmental Quality in recognition of outstanding
<br />leadership and results through cooperative conservation. In August 2006, the White House Council on
<br />Environmental Quality convened a Conference on Cooperative Conservation with the Departments of
<br />the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, and the Environmental Protection Agency. This historic
<br />event brought together over 1,000 representatives of conservation groups and businesses, local, state,
<br />tribal, and federal agencies, recreation enthusiasts, ranchers, farmers, hunters, and anglers. Their
<br />mission was to exchange information and identify opportunities for building conservation partnerships,
<br />and institutionalizing cooperative conservation, in order to enhance on-the-ground environmental results
<br />by leveraging resources, promoting innovation, and inspiring citizen stewardship. The West Eugene
<br />Wetlands Program was featured in the conference publication, Faces and Places of Cooperative
<br />Conservation, as one of the nation’s best examples of “cooperative conservation.”
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<br />The second award received by the partnership was the “Award of Excellence for Adaptive Management”
<br />and was signed by the leaders of seven federal agencies. The award recognizes the many
<br />achievements of the West Eugene Wetlands Partnership in managing wetlands and associated uplands
<br />for wildlife habitat and watershed health.
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<br />The eight organizations that make up the West Eugene Wetlands Partnership have worked together on
<br />land acquisition, habitat restoration, environmental education, and recreation facilities development over
<br />a 13-year period. For more information, contact Wetlands Program Supervisor Eric Wold at 682-4888 or
<br />eric.n.wold@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />Bigger-Than-Ever Friends of the Library Book Sale: April 8 and 9
<br />Book lovers can indulge themselves for a good cause at the 28th Annual Friends of Eugene Public
<br />Library Book Sale on Saturday, April 8, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 9, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.,
<br />at Lane County Fairgrounds.
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<br />This year, the sale moves to Performance Hall, which is twice the size of Wheeler Pavilion. That means
<br />more tables, more room in the aisles, and more books to browse. As always, parking and admission are
<br />free.
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<br />The annual book sale offers some 60,000 gently- and never-used books of all kinds, for all ages and
<br />interests, most for only $1.00. Look for good-as-new recent bestsellers at very reasonable prices. Rare
<br />and specialty items can be found in the “Individually Priced” section. Over 105 boxes’ worth of children's
<br />and teen books and a new “Oregon” section are available this year, as well as CDs, DVDs, videos, audio
<br />books, book sets, records, pamphlets, sheet music, and cassettes. According to Friends' Book Sale
<br />organizer Carol Hildebrand, "Many local book lovers consider the sale the highlight of spring in Eugene."
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