Author Archives: Tim Foelker

Northwest Wildfire Data

This is the best, and most “real-time” data representation of the myriad wildfires happening around the Pacific Northwest. And a screenshot of our local Eugene/Springfield situation (the Holiday Farm fire). Please pay attention to your local emergency services directives! State … Continue reading

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The Santa Clara Old “Schoolhouse” Project

Built in 1901, this supposed one-room schoolhouse was slated to be demolished as the newly minted Santa Clara Community Park was being prepared for development. The Santa Clara Community Organization (SCCO) in Eugene, Oregon, has decided to try to restore … Continue reading

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Planning: Urban Reserves Update, Sept. 2020

Dear Urban Reserves Interested Parties, Thank you to the 1,300+ people that attended our month-long Virtual Open House! Two hundred and ten community members completed the survey. Out of the four Urban Reserves options, the 27-Year Option that removes from consideration Class … Continue reading

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Santa Clara Community Park Virtual Office Hours

If you missed our Santa Clara Community Park workshop last week, you can catch up with this 6-minute video of Mark Kosmos, landscape architect and project manager, explaining the elements of the park design. Then weigh in on the design with our short … Continue reading

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Saturday (July 24, 2020), casual meeting to discuss possible Awbrey Park timber projects, 11:30 at the Park.

If anyone is interested in discussing a possible project utilizing our urban-logged timber at Awbrey Park, I will be hanging out at the park from 11:30 to 12:30, Saturday July 24, 2020 with a lawn chair and a distancing stick. … Continue reading

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