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<br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />April 18, 2013 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br />EUGENE CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY <br />CLIMATE FOR CHANGE IS FOCUS OF EARTH DAY EVENT THIS SATURDAY <br />NEW RECREATION GUIDE IS THE KEY TO A GREAT SUMMER <br />NEWSLETTER INCLUDES PESTICIDE CHALLENGES FOR RIVERS, KIDS AND PETS <br />DÍA DE LOS NIÑOS / DÍA DE LOS LIBROS AT EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARIES <br />EUGENE SAFETY TOWN TEACHES KIDS ACCIDENT PREVENTION <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Eugene Celebrates Arbor Day <br />Last Friday, five Cascade Middle School “Cougars” and their principal, Dana Miller, planted 11 trees at Petersen Park. They <br />were assisted by Mayor Kitty Piercy, Councilor Claire Syrett, Active Bethel Citizens (ABC) neighborhood association <br />volunteers, Petersen Barn and Park staff, City of Eugene Urban <br />Forestry staff, and Friends of Trees and Eugene Park Stewards <br />staff and volunteers. Two high-school students, Doran Small and <br />Alondra Duran, Bethel Teen Court volunteers, described their <br />work and also told the crowd of 25 about how important shade is <br />to the youth in the Fun for All program held each summer at the <br />park. <br /> <br />Aleta Miller, ABC chair, told a profound story about “The Sacred <br />Tree,” an account of native peoples’ understanding of the <br />importance of trees and the benefits they provide. Mayor Piercy <br />told the Cougars that they were giving a gift to the people of <br />Eugene with their work in planting climate-adaptable trees. <br />Native trees were planted that are well-suited to the dry <br />summers here. Other trees planted were California black oak and <br />blue oak which may better withstand the warmer, drier summers <br />Cascade Cougars plant their living gift to future generations. <br />and wet winters predicted here. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy accepted Eugene’s 34 consecutive Tree City USA award from Link Smith, district forester for the Oregon <br />th <br />Department of Forestry. Throughout Arbor Week, local volunteers also planted several trees in Milton Park, giant sequoias <br />and ponderosa pines in Willakenzie Park, and street trees in the West University Neighborhood as part of the University of <br /> <br />Oregon’s Day of Service. <br /> <br />Since 1872, Arbor Day has been celebrated as America's national tree holiday, a day set aside to plant trees, educate <br />children about the importance of trees and honor the role trees play in the lives of people in communities across the <br />country. For more information about the event, contact City of Eugene Urban Forester Mark Snyder at 541-682-4819 or <br />mark.r.snyder@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />Climate for Change is Focus of Earth Day Event this Saturday <br />This year’s Earth Day event at Eugene Water & Electric Board’s River Edge Plaza will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on <br />Saturday, April 20. The event will feature more than 60 educational activity booths, music on the main stage, children’s <br />activities, environmental films, presentations from several local speakers, demonstrations by grades 3 -12 green schools, <br />Greenpower grant awards, and more. Mayor Kitty Piercy and Senator Ron Wyden will be the opening speakers at 11:10 <br />a.m. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />April 18, 2013 <br />