Press release:

Please join us this weekend as we work together to improve the health of Puget Sound and the salmon in our local streams! Native plants along rivers and streams capture air and water pollution, soak up and slow down stormwater, and provide food and shelter to fish and other wildlife. Hope to see you there!

Walker Preserve Invasive Plant Removal
Date/Time: SUNDAY, April 22, 2012, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Stewardship Purpose: Improve habitat along the stream by removing non-native, invasive plants
Activities:
• Seek out English ivy and remove it from trees and pull roots out of the ground.
• Seek out Himalayan blackberry plants, cut them back, and then dig out the root balls.
Address: SW. 168th St. and 2nd Ave. SW., Normandy Park
This is up the road from Normandy Park City Hall, just off 1st Ave SW. If driving, your parking options include:
Three spaces in the small lot at SW 171st St. and Second Ave. S.W.
On the street along SW. 168th St.
IMPORTANT NOTE: There are no restrooms at this site.
What to bring:
• Your enthusiasm
• Clothing that will protect you from the rain or sun and blackberry thorns
• Filled water bottle
• Optional: Gloves, pruners, shovel, pick
We provide:
• Gloves
• Tools
• Snacks

Sign up and questions: Elissa Ostergaard, elissa.ostergaard@kingcounty.gov, 206-296-1909 or day of event only: 206-707-6549

Also, check the Volunteer Event Calendar for other stewardship opportunities in the basin.

This stewardship project is a joint effort of the City of Normandy Park, the City of Burien, the City of SeaTac, King County, the Port of Seattle, and the Miller and Walker Creeks Stewardship program.