Climate Action Month

EVENTS

• Juanita Bay Park, Kirkland

  Volunteers restored the natural habitat and hung out with songbirds, beavers, and raptors.

• Mowitch Restoration Site, Tacoma

  Climate Action Month helpers improved and protected areas around the Bay by fighting off invading blackberries.

• West Duwamish Greenbelt, West Seattle

  Hundreds of volunteers improved 5 acres of the largest contiguous greenbelt (as in parks, not karate) in the city.

• Squally Beach

  Climate Action heroes removed the future seed sources of some of the most problematic invasive plant species in Commencement Bay.

• Ellis Pond, Mercer Island

  Volunteers restored the island’s only pond habitat by fighting back the weeds and getting a little dirty.

• Magnuson Park, NE Seattle

  This former naval base is now one of Seattle’s great urban parks. A community of volunteers restored habitat areas that needed the help.

• Island Crest Park, Mercer Island

  Volunteers saved the trees and open spaces of Island Crest Park and planted a few new trees as part of a larger effort to restore Mercer Island’s parks.

• Middle Waterway, Tacoma

  Helping hands practiced their fence-repair and blackberry-removal skills in restoring the Commencement Bay area.

• Cheasty Greenspace, South Seattle

  43 acres’ worth of non-stop fun! Volunteers created "survival rings" around trees, and planted native trees, shrubs, and ground cover in this South Seattle greenspace.

• Golden Gardens, Ballard/North Seattle

  Volunteers battled English ivy and helped protect native trees and shrubs from this invasive foreigner.

• Ravenna Park, University District/North Seattle

  Climate Action Month helpers pitched in to help remove invasive plants and prepare future planting sites.

• Perrigo Community Park, Redmond

  Volunteers planted native trees and plants in this beautiful wooded wetland.

• Cotton Hill Park, Kirkland

  Climateers learned all about urban forest restoration efforts, and dove right in by removing invasive plants like Himalayan blackberry and English ivy.

• Licton Springs, North Seattle

  A lovely day in the park involved planting native trees, shrubs, and ground cover.





Thanks to everyone for coming out and making the first
Climate Action Month a resounding success. See you next year!