We've been getting great media coverage lately!

Watch WCC crew leader Brad Kwasnowski demonstrating an Ivy roll on the Currently Kirkland program!

Check out the Green Kirkland Partnership King 5 News spot and our KOMO TV Public Service Announcement covering our Earth Day event.

Read Nona Ganz's great article in the Communities section of the Kirkland Reporter (May 7, 2008)

Previous Events:

Boys & Girls Club helps welcome Cotton Hill Park to the Green Kirkland Partnership

Members of the Kirkland Boys & Girls Club who had been learning about forests came out to the Green Kirkland Partnership's newest park on March 12th.  We cleared Ivy from native trees in Cotton Hill park; creating "survivor rings" to stop the vines from continuing their spread into the canopy.  Enthusiasm was high, and the Partnership was thrilled to welcome these energetic young stewards to our volunteer base.

Come down on Earth Day to continue the great work the Boys & Girls Club started in Cotton Hill Park! 

Green Kirkland Partnership Hosts Arbor Day 2007 Celebration

The GKP hosted the City’s  6^th annual Arbor Day celebration on November 10th. Volunteers helped plant a 10-foot Vine Maple tree, donated by Puget Sound Energy, and other native plant species in Watershed Park.

In addition to the planting activities, Washington State Department of Natural Resources officials presented Kirkland Mayor Jim Lauinger with a Tree City USA recognition plaque.  The recognition is a result of the City meeting several criteria established by the National Arbor Day Foundation.  It is Kirkland’s fifth consecutive year receiving the designation.

The Green Kirkland Partnership was joined by an EarthCorps crew for the day.   The work party was part of a Carbon Offset Day, where EarthCorps had tree plantings at several locations, Watershed Park being one of them.

Earth Day 2007 at Kiwanis Park

April 21, 2007 - On Earth Day morning, over 100 volunteers gathered at Kiwanis Park to help restore this 2.5 acre park.  English ivy, Holly and Laurel were removed to the sound of Lake Washington's waves crashing up against the shore.  Many groups and individuals came to help make a difference: neighbors, families, City Council members, Kirkland Youth Council members, high school students, and businesses with their employees.  Outback Steakhouse employees volunteered their time and handed out coupons for a free meal at their restaurant!  By the end of the morning, around 30 cubic yards of invasive plant material were removed from the park.

2007 Kick-off at Watershed Park

April 14, 2007 - The first Green Kirkland event of the year started off with a strong effort at Watershed Park.  The fifty volunteers that came broke up into groups to complete different tasks, lead by Kirkland Parks staff.  About 1000 square feet of the invasive yellow archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon) was removed by one group.  Other groups worked on removing ivy from trees, rolling ivy on the ground into large "burritos", and using a Weed Wrench^TM to remove Holly.  Thank you to all the volunteers for your hard work!