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<br /> <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 />October 10, 2013 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />VOLUNTEERS WORK AND CELEBRATE AT 5 ANNUAL GREAT WILLAMETTE CLEAN-UP <br />TH <br />REVIEW OF EUGENE’S URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM UNDER WAY <br />THOUSANDS ENJOY SUMMER READING AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />EXERCISE WITH A DIFFERENT BEAT <br />METRO TV CHANNEL 21 RECEIVES GOVERNMENT PROGRAMMING AWARDS <br />MEETING WILL FOCUS ON UPDATING EUGENE’S PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE STRATEGIC PLAN <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Volunteers Work and Celebrate at 5 Annual Great Willamette Clean-up <br />th <br />More than 150 land- and water-based volunteers took time on Saturday, Oct. 5, to “Get Dirty for Good” by helping to clean <br />the urban stretch of the Willamette River from Clearwater Park in Springfield to the Beltline in Eugene. <br /> <br />Eugene Park Stewards partnered with Willamette Riverkeeper, REI, <br />City of Eugene Outdoor Program, University of Oregon (UO) Outdoor <br />Program, Sanipac and Willamalane Parks and Recreation to organize <br />this successful event. Volunteers from the community, HIV Alliance, <br />Willamette Kayak and Canoe Club, and the UO Duck Corps participated <br />in this regional project as part of a 191-mile effort stretching through <br />the entire Willamette Valley from Eugene/Springfield to Portland. <br /> <br />Local volunteer teams filled eight SHARPS containers and picked up <br />over 70 cubic yards of trash and debris from the Ruth Bascom <br />Riverbank Path and Willamette River. This year’s finds included a disco <br />ball, a stuffed frog weighing 40 pounds wet, a scorched cot, and some <br />inflatable pool toys (to go with the swimming pool volunteers pulled <br />out last year). Volunteers completed their day at Alton Baker Park in Eugene with a free catered lunch and celebration with <br />donated prizes and music. Master Recyclers attended the after-party to ensure a low-waste event. Music was provided by <br />Kingdom County and sponsored by Pedal Power Music. <br /> <br />For more information, please contact Eugene Park Stewards North Region Volunteer Coordinator Katie Blair-Terrazas at <br />541-682-4831 or Katie.a.blair@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />Review of Eugene’s Urban Forestry Program Under Way <br />About 80,000 trees line Eugene’s streets, providing shade, water and air <br />quality benefits, wildlife habitat and a scenic backdrop. Many thousands of <br />additional trees provide similar benefits in the city’s developed parks and <br />natural areas. Combined, these trees make up Eugene’s public urban forest, <br />cared for by the City’s urban forestry management programs in the Parks <br />and Open Space Division. With the goal of protecting and enhancing the <br />long-term health and vitality of this community asset, the urban forestry <br />management program removes hazard trees and limbs, coordinates <br />volunteer programs, works with developers to plant street trees, prunes <br />trees for traffic clearance and sign visibility, and performs emergency tree <br />removals and right-of-way clearing during storm events. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />October 14, 2013 <br />