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Volunteer Event: Ravenna Park (University District)

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ORGANIZATION: EarthCorps

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Join EarthCorps and the Green Seattle Partnership and Seattle Parks and Recreation as we work together to keep Ravenna Park healthy!

You may have driven right over Ravenna Park and never realized that it was there! Hidden in a ravine that stretches under 15th Ave E, lies 50 acres of park complete with a gorgeous creek and tons of tall, tall trees. Ravenna Park has been in use as a park since the 1880s when visitors paid 25 cents to marvel at the giant Douglas Fir that called the park home.

These days, we are working to preserve this hidden oasis. Invasive plants like English Ivy are threatening to overtake the trees and other native plants in the park. Our projects will include invasive plant removal and preparation of planting sites. Come help us keep Ravenna Park beautiful!

Directions

We will be meeting at the picnic shelter/parking lot near the 20th Ave footbridge at the interesection of 20th Ave NE and NE 58th Street. When you get near the park, look for EarthCorps signs that will direct you to the Park's parking lot and then to the Volunteer Registration Table.

I-5 Northbound:

Exit at the NE 65th St.
Turn right on to Ravenna Blvd to 20th Avenue NE.
Turn left on 20th Avenue NE.
The parking lot is on the right hand side of the street on the corner of NE 58th St and 20th Avenue NE.

I-5 Southbound:

Take the N 85th St/NE 80th St exit.
Follow the sign to NE 80th St.
Go east on NE 80th St to 15th Avenue NE.
Turn right on to 15th Avenue NE to Ravenna Blvd.
Turn left on to Ravenna Blvd.
Take Ravenna Blvd to 20th Avenue NE.
Turn left on 20th Avenue NE.
The parking lot is on the right hand side of the street on the corner of NE 58th St and 20th Avenue NE.

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About EarthCorps

Location:

6310 NE 74th St, Suite 201E, Seattle, WA 98115, US

Mission Statement

EarthCorps develops leaders to strengthen community and restore the health of our environment.

Description

View our Volunteer Calendar here: https://www.earthcorps.org/volunteer/calendar/

About EarthCorps:

EarthCorps is an independent nonprofit supported by donors and volunteers. Each year we work with over 10,000 volunteers at hundreds of events around the region to improve our forests, shorelines and salmon streams. We believe that involving the community through hands on work is the best way to keep our parks healthy.

The Work We Do:

While the exact tasks at hand vary, our projects focus on improving the forests and parks in our local cities. Healthy and thriving forests are vital to our community because they absorb and naturally filter rain water, absorb toxins in the air, produce clean oxygen, provide living spaces for wildlife, and they create a place for people to connect with the outdoors.

In order to help create healthy forests, we focus on removing aggressive weeds (like English Ivy or Himalayan Blackberry), maintaining areas where these weeds have been removed, and planting trees and shrubs during the rainy season.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Environment
Community, Environment

WHEN

Sat Aug 06, 2016
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM

WHERE

Ravenna Park20th Ave NE and NE 58th StreetSeattle, WA 98105

SKILLS

  • Gardening
  • Habitat Restoration
  • Botany
  • Environmental Education
  • Horticulture
  • Environmental Science

GOOD FOR

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

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