Fall Gardening Festival Coming September 26

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Peter Thurston

The annual Master Gardener Fall Festival will be held September 26 at River Road Park, 1400 Lake Drive. This free event from 11 am to 4 pm will include workshops, fun, and information for gardeners on: mushrooms, four season gardening, sustainable landscapes, music, tomato and apple tasting, trees and plants for sale, and lots more. Go to extension.oregonstate.edu/lane/ for more gardening information.

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Santa Clara Awbrey Park Native Plant Bike Tour

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Peter Thurston

The Northwest Permaculture Convergence will be held at River Road Park August 28, 29, 30. At 1:30 on Friday, August 28 the Santa Clara Awbrey Park Native Plant Bike Tour will leave River Road Park and head for Awbrey Park to view the native plant restoration on Spring Creek.  Awbrey Park presentation will be about 2 pm, followed by several stops on the ride back to River Road Park.

It is about 3 miles to Awbrey Park where native plant restoration has been facilitated by City of Eugene parks staff and implemented by volunteers over the past 5 years. The park tour will describe invasive plant removal and on-going restoration of native plants along Spring Creek. Also, a near-by city-owned parcel along Spring Creek (Springwood Bridge) will provide contrast to the park restoration process.  Additionally we will visit other sites where native plants are thriving, and a constructed water catchment swale at Ferndale Park will show another approach to improved neighborhood drainage. The bike tour will return to River Road Park about 4:30 pm. Residents may join the tour anywhere along the way.  Please contact Peter at 541-321-0798 if you have questions.

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This week – Parks Open House, Concert and BBQ

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Gary Haliski

PresTrailTuesday is the final opportunity for input into the unpaved trails plan.  A proposed trail in Santa Clara is currently ranked 4th in the city plan.  The Register-Guard had a lengthy article about the plans in this morning’s edition.  The Open House is from 6-8 PM at 1980 Roosevelt Blvd, Eugene.

This Thursday, July 30, 6:30–8 pm, there will be a concert in the park at Awbrey Park.  It’s supposed to be super hot Thursday and Awbrey Park is shaded by plenty of Douglas Fir and Big Lear Maples.  Bring a blanket and enjoy Eleven Eyes, a funk and jazz group.
ConcertInPark

Saturday it’s the annual Santa Clara Fire Department BBQ.   The BBQ starts about 11 am, or when the coals are hot.  It ends when they run out of chicken, usually no later than 5 pm, but sometimes as early as 3 pm.  If you don’t know where the BBQ is, just  drive along River Road and look for the BBQ smoke.

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City looking for new member for Sustainability Commission

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Gary Haliski

Volunteer with the Eugene Sustainability Commission

sustainableThe City of Eugene is seeking interested community members to serve on the Sustainability Commission. There is one vacancy for  a term that begins July 1, 2015 and runs until June 30, 2017. The Sustainability Commission is a 13 member advisory group that provides input and advice to the City Manager and City Council on programs that will create or enhance sustainable practices within the community.

The Commission meets the third Wednesday of every month, from 5:30-8:30 PM. Volunteering with the Commission requires roughly 8-10 hours per month of your time, dedicated to meetings, project work, and attendance at community events. If you are interested, please apply online or contact Babe O’Sullivan for more information: (541) 682-5017, babe.osullivan@ci.eugene.or.us.

To learn more about the commission and the current work plan visit www.eugene-or.gov/sustainability 

Applications are due by 5:00 pm Friday July 24, 2015.

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Eugene Trails Plan Critical Meeting, Tuesday July 28

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Gary Haliski
EugeneTrailsProposal

The thick dotted line is a future mixed use trail. Note that it goes along the river. Click map to download the complete Final Draft map.

The Eugene Parks and Open Spaces Department has developed some exciting plans for new pedestrian, bike and water trails.  While no improvements are planned for water trails in Santa Clara, the Bike/Pedestrian proposal includes a new shared use path that includes a portion that is along the river before turning east at Heilman Landing.

Of course there are  competing plans for the south of Eugene.  If you want input into the plans and prioritization, plan to attend the Open House on July 28th at 1820 Roosevelt Road. That’s to the  right of the railroad overpass on south River Road.  It’s close!

Here’s a download link to the Final Draft for North Eugene.

July 28th
1820 Roosevelt Road.
The open house meeting goes from 6 PM to 8 PM.

Find out more about the Eugene Trails Plan here

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