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Byline: The Register-Guard

Political satirist will give presentation at UO

The Lane County Physicians for Social Responsibility and the University of Oregon's Peace Studies Program, Forensics Program and Concerned Faculty for Peace and Justice will present Ira Shorr, U.S. security policy speaker and political satirist, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the UO's Lawrence Hall, Room 177, 1190 Franklin Blvd.

The topic is `Getting SMART about National Security.'

For more information, call 896-3996.

Workshops examine how to plan for pedestrians

Learning how to plan cities to make it easier for people to walk around them will be the subject of four workshops planned for this week by the Lane Council of Governments.

Each four-hour session will focus on a different urban setting in the Eugene-Springfield area, and elected officials, citizens and professionals in fields such as planning, engineering, law enforcement, public health, landscape architecture and education will learn about the latest in pedestrian design and walk through the area to see how design can be put into practice.

Funding for the workshops comes from the National Center for Bicycling and Walking and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with additional sponsorship by the cities of Eugene and Springfield, the Lane Transit District Commuter Solutions Program, Lane Council of Governments and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

The number of participants will be limited, so anyone wanting to attend should call Jeff Krueger at the Lane Council of Governments at 682-4122.

Here's the schedule:

Monday - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., meet at Springfield Library meeting room; topic: Main Street/South A Street from Mill Street to 10th Street in Springfield.

Tuesday - 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., meet at the Gateway Mall meeting room next to Movies 12 and the food court; topic: Gateway Street in Springfield.

Tuesday - 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., meet at Tsunami Books; topic: Willamette Street from 24th Avenue to 29th Avenue in Eugene.

Wednesday - 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., meet in the Bascom-Tykeson Room in the Eugene Public Library at 100 W. 10th Ave.; topic: Lane Transit District downtown station and vicinity in Eugene.

Class will teach

tree identification

VENETA - Most of us know what Douglas fir and oak trees look like, but what about all the other trees we see? What kind are they? Are they indigenous or transplants from another region? How long do they live, and how tall do they become?

On Tuesday at 7 p.m., the Fern Ridge Library Adult Programs Committee will present "Northwest Tree Identification," hosted by Steve Bowers of Lane County Forestry Extension.

A tree identification walk will follow on Friday. For information, call 935-7512.

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