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Green Tacoma Day 2011
4th annual Green Tacoma Day, mpa, sites, volunteers
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Fourth Annual Green Tacoma Day
September 24, 2011 10-1pm
Discover Tacoma’s Natural Treasures at the 4th annual Green Tacoma Day to be held on September 24th in conjunction with National Public Lands Day.
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Join thousands of other Americans across the country celebrating National Public Lands Day.
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Help protect and restore your favorite local park, gulch, and shoreline.
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Learn more about your favorite recreation destination from experienced Habitat Stewards.
Green Tacoma Day continues to grow each year! This year is seeing some exciting changes. The 14 participating sites along with a brief description of the activity and where to meet are listed below.
Volunteers can help by wearing weather appropriate clothes, sturdy shoes and by bringing tools from home such as small hand tools, loppers, pruners, gloves, rakes, shovels, small pitch forks and even wheelbarrows (make sure and label them!). Volunteers are encouraged to carpool to help with parking. Most of all, bring your enthusiasm, smiles and be ready to burn some calories and have fun!
PARK ACTIVITY
Point Defiance Park Invasive Removal (IR)
This year, students from Tacoma's Science and Math Institute (SAMI) will be working on a restoration project in Point Defiance Park. Part of the larger Green Tacoma Day events, their activity will be held on Friday September 23rd.
Franklin Park Planting/IR
Join the newest volunteer group with Metro Parks, The Friends of Franklin Park, as they plant native plants in newly restored habitat areas.
1201 S Puget Sound Ave. Meet at the playground/restroom building off of Puget Sound Ave.
Titlow Park Planting
Join volunteers and Metro Parks as we continue our efforts of habitat restoration around the lagoon and upland forest, by spreading chips, planting native plants, removing invasive material and other special projects.
8201 6th Avenue. Meet in the parking lot next to Titlow Pool.
Swan Creek Park Trails/IR
Join the Friends of Swan Creek Watershed in removing scotch broom, blackberry and litter near the future site of a Swan Creek community garden, along with other special projects.
East 42th Street (within the Salishan housing development). Meet at the iron gates off of 42nd St. near the gazebo, just next to the park.
Directions, From Portland Ave. E. - at E. 44th Street. Head East on E. 44th Street (the main entrance into Salishan), and then turn Left at Roosevelt Ave. E. - just past Lister Elementary School. Continue until you reach E. 42nd Street.
Oak Tree Park IR
Join the Oak Tree volunteers and neighbors from 9 am to 12 pm as they continue to remove scotch broom, ivy, and blackberry amongst the beautiful Garry Oaks.
80th st and the end of Pine (the East Entrance)
Directions, take Tacoma Mall Blvd to 80th st, turn right on Pine and go to the end of Pine.
Garfield Gulch IR
Join the Friends of Garfield Gulch in removing invasive plants, chipping newly planted plants and sprucing up the upper gulch.
Garfield Park, 400 N Borough Rd. Meet at the park entrance, off of Borough Rd.
McKinley Park Planting/IR
Join the Friends of McKinley Park in planting native plants in and around restored habitat areas and help continue the efforts of invasive removal.
(700-799) E Upper Park St. Meet at the playground, near the restroom building at the lower end of Upper Park.
Tacoma Nature Center IR
Join the Tacoma Nature Center as they restore habitat areas by removing invasive plants.
1919 S Tyler St. Meet in the Nature Center Parking lot next to the building.
Julia's Gulch Planting/IR
Instead of the normal 2nd Saturday event held here, join regular volunteers and supporters on September 24th for a work party at the Gulch from 9 am to 12 pm. Restoration activities include spreading wood chips, digging out and transplanting ferns, cutting back and digging out invasive blackberries and watering native plants already in the soil. There will be tasks for every level of physical ability.
Meet at View Point Parking lot and walk up to the picnic table where people can sign in and choose a task.
Gog Le Hi Te Wetlands Tide Pool Restoration/IR
Built in 1985 as mitigation for the Sea Land Terminal (now AMPT), the Gog Le Hi Te wetlands are a 9.5 acre mix of upland grasses, cat-tail marshes, intertidal zone, emergent marsh, mudflats and channels connecting to the Puyallup River. Come help keep these important wetlands healthy by volunteering here on Green Tacoma Day.
Because the Lincoln Ave. bridge at Portland Ave. is closed, the most straight forward way is I-5 north and take the Port of Tacoma Rd. exit. Go left onto Port of Tacoma Rd., turn left on Lincoln Ave. and Gog Le Hi Te will be on the left just before you get to the Puyallup River.
B Street Gulch Education/Outreach
Come visit the B Street Gulch for information about the future of the ravine/gulch as a trail/storm water retention system.
An information table will be hosted by a Habitat Steward on 25th (the street the Link Light Rail is on in the Dome District) between C St. and A St.
First Creek Garbage Removal/IR
Please join us from 10am - 1pm at First Creek for some general clean-up, invasive plant removal and creek exploration.
The work party will meet at Fairbanks and First Creek, one block East of Portland Avenue. Contact Dan Fear at 253-304-2808 for additional info if needed.
Tacoma Community College IR
Volunteers can help dig up blackberries, ivy and other invasive weeds between mature shrubs and trees.
TCC's habitat restoration site is on S. 19th Street, across from Fircrest Methodist Church, adjacent to duplexes at 6009 S. 19th Street. People may find parking on South Visscher Street, one block west of Pearl, north side.
Pacific Lutheran University IR
PLU's habitat restoration site will mainly be doing invasive removal. Meet at the patio behind the University Center right next to the Fred L. Tobiason Outdoor Learning Center. If a large enough area is cleared, we might have the opportunity to plant some new native plants! Please come dressed for the weather, with sturdy shoes and be aware that we probably will be tackling some blackberry brambles. As such, if you'd like to avoid possible scrapes, please wear long sleeves.
Sign up to Volunteer by contacting Richard Madison at Metro Parks
(253) 752-2596
We encourage all attendees to use alternative modes of transportation. Take the bus, carpool, ride a bike, or walk to one of the volunteer events!