Parking turnouts along West 18th are available for this wander through The Nature Conservancy preserve. Wetland Wanders are casual walks through various West Eugene Wetlands sites each 2nd Tuesday of every month. WREN will provide binoculars. For more information call 683-6494.

Improvements to Bailey Hill Road will be dedicated on Tuesday, September 8,
at 11 a.m. in the vicinity of Churchill Plaza, 2100 Bailey Hill Road.
The event will include comments by Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and others involved
in this summer's project to rebuild Bailey Hill Road between 18th Avenue and
Warren Street in a new, safer configuration.

Community collaboration has been a key theme in this project, and the many
forms of collaboration - from the design workshops sponsored by the Bailey
Hill Road Safety Committee and the Churchill Area Neighbors to the funding
provided through the voter-approved street bond measure and a grant through
the Oregon Bicycle & Pedestrian Program.

I hope you'll be able to attend to celebrate the successful completion of
this project and to meet the many people who had a hand in this effort.
Light refreshments will be served after brief remarks.

More information about the project can be found at
www.eugene-or.gov/pwprojects<http://www.eugene-or.gov/pwprojects> (click on
the Bailey Hill Road link), or by contacting Public Affairs Manager Eric
Jones at 541-682-5523, 541-954-2938 (cell), or eric.r.jones@ci.eugene.or.us
<mailto:eric.r.jones@ci.eugene.or.us>.
 

Discover Stewart Pond with your family! WREN staff and volunteers will supply bug nets, field guides, and binoculars to promote exploration. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy independent discovery. Stewart Pond is a 150-acre natural area located east of the intersection of Bertelsen Road and Stewart Road, north of West 11th Avenue.  Free!  For more information contact Carrie Karl at carrie@wewetlands.org or 683-6483.

Place: Churchill Estates
Time: 7:30PM-9:00PM
 
Agenda: Speaker Series: The Incident Command System Overview and Structure
The presentation provides an overview of the Incident Command System (ICS) used by emergency response teams in the event of a disaster. The presentation will also provide practical examples of how a CERT team like CAN DO will work within the ICS structure and be deployed through the Incident Command Center (ICC).
 
For further information: call Charlie Fernandez at 520-3465 or email him at charlesfernandez@comcast.net

In the event of a large-scale disaster, it may take several days for professional rescuers to reach your Churchill area residence. Before they arrive, you must fend for yourself, your family, and work with your neighbors to aid others in your area.
 
Of the 13,000-plus people living within the Churchill Area Neighbors neighborhood association, perhaps twenty have taken the CERT training. CERT - Community Emergency Response Team - training teaches you some of the things you can do to help your family and neighbors in the event of an emergency such as a flood, earthquake, or fire.
 
The next training session begins Monday September 21st. CERT skill-building classes take place every Monday and Wednesday from 6PM to 9PM for eight weeks.  Contact Patence Winningham at the City of Eugene (541-6882-5665 for more information.

Please join us on Wednesday, September 23rd, for a General Neighborhood Meeting.
We will have a Public Input Session on Ambulance Funding.
Meetings are held at Churchill Estates,  1919 Bailey Hill Road from 7 to 8:30pm.

Kalapuya Elder Esther Stutzman is organizing a day of activities for all ages of the general public that includes story-telling, basket making demonstrations, drumming, dancing, camas oven demonstration, children's activities, a display and discussion of the building of the traditional Kalapuya canoe, and more. Bring a picnic lunch, blanket to sit on, and stay for the day. Event will occur rain or shine. This event takes place at 751 S. Danebo Ave. Parking will be on Isabelle St to the north of the site. Cost: $5/WREN members, $7/non-Members. For more information call 683-6494.  
 

National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance public lands. In celebration of National Public Lands Day in the West Eugene Wetlands, volunteers will be at the Stewart Pond Natural Area. Gloves and tools will be provided. Volunteers will receive a free poster, t-shirt, coupon for admission to a national park, lunch, and the satisfaction of working to improve our public lands alongside fellow community members. Directions: From West 11th Avenue, turn north onto Bertelsen Road. Turn east onto Stewart Road. The event will be based at the parking lot on the north side of Stewart Road. Call 683-6494 for more information.