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LANE COUNTY AREA SPRAY INFORMATION HAPPENING PEOPLE Campbell Global, 541-809- 0093, plans to hire A&H Forestry, 503-467-1255, to spray roadsides near Finn Rock with glyphosate, triclopyr with ester, triclopyr with amine, MSO Concentrate and/or No Foam. See ODF notification 2017- 771-10809, call Brian Dally at 541- 726-3588 with questions. BY PAUL NEEVEL HAL HUSHBECK I’ve been working six or seven days a week,” says Hal Hushbeck, native plant nursery manager for the Friends of Buford Park and Mount Pisgah, who oversees the produc- tion of more than 100 species of native flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees. He works with a paid field crew of four and a pool of 50 volunteers. Starts, bulbs and seeds from the nursery are planted to restore native habitats in the park and in neighboring areas. “We do fee-for-service restoration on the Nature Conservancy’s Willamette Confluence project and on the power line right-of-way,” he says. “Our seeds are sourced from within the park boundary and sold to adjacent landowners doing restoration.” Hushbeck grew up in Cali- fornia’s Central Valley and served in the Air Force during the Vietnam war. He used the GI Bill for an associate’s degree in pre-forestry from Columbia College in Sonora. He moved to Eugene in 1971, used up his GI Bill, then worked at Mama’s Homefried Truckstop as a maintenance person until 1979. He established recycling at the county waste transfer site in Marcola and learned about environmental issues while working in the Oregon Natural Resources Council (now Or- egon Wild) office. In 1996, he earned a BS in environmental studies from the UO. After two years of wetlands mitigation for the city of Eugene, he took a job on the field crew for the Friends of Buford Park in 2000. “I was the field crew,” he notes. The Native Plant Nursery was laid out and fenced in 2004. Its size was doubled to three acres in 2013, when Hushbeck became manager. “On Jan. 1, 2018, I will retire,” he says. “The job has been posted.” Compiled by Gary Hale, Forestland Dwell- ers: 342-8332, forestlanddwellers.org read us online at eugeneweekly.com BARGAINS OF THE MONTH ® Hosted by Survivor Jeff Gusinow! SAVE 30% OR MORE YOUR CHOICE YOUR CHOICE 9.99 20 lb. Black Oil Sunflower Bird Seed HOT DEAL! 19.99 3.99 14 lb. Songbird Seed 4.75 gal. Drive-Kote ™ 500 Filler & Sealer 17 oz. Household Cleaners Choose aerosol cleaner/polish for stone, stainless steel, cabinet and wood or countertops. L 180 677 1 While supplies last. B 782 555 1 While supplies last. W 149 728, 730, 731, 733 B6 While supplies last. L 106 363 1 While supplies last. Join us for the 7th annual BBQ fundraiser benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society! Friday, September 8 th • 11:00am to 2:00pm Alton Baker Park • 100 Day Island Rd, Eugene Tickets $15.00 each Tickets include a day at the park with BBQ lunch, and access to prize drawings, silent auction, and live music from the Steel Magnolias steel drum band! YOUR CHOICE 2/$ 8 SAVE 30% OR MORE SAVE 25% OR MORE SAVE 25% OR MORE Gal. 50/50 Prediluted Antifreeze/Coolant Gal. Antifreeze/Coolant 6 pk. Liquid Ant Baits 15 oz. Fresh Wave Odor Removing Gel L 587 474 B24 While supplies last. W 404 657 B12 While supplies last. 3 lb. Outdoor Ant Killer L 448 423 B6 While supplies last. 9.99 7.99 10.99 H 363 507 F6 While supplies last. H 674 525 F6 While supplies last. Brought to you in partnership by: Sept17 BOM Ad Eugene True Value Hardware 2825 Willamette Eugene, OR (541) 342-5191 www.truevalue.com/Eugene Sale ends 9/30/2017 Contact Jeff Gusinow to purchase your tickets today! ©2017 True Value ® Company. All rights reserved. Find the right products for your project and expert advice at True Value ® . 458-210-2010 • jeff.gusinow@opbc.com 975 Oak St, Ste 625 • Eugene, OR 97401 • www.lightthegrill.org eugeneweekly.com • A ugust 31, 2017 7
