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Green Tacoma Day Event Locations
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B Street Gulch
Learn the value of the Gulch as storm drainage
Location: East 25th Avenue sidewalk between C and D Streets overlooking the gulch area (map)
Site Sponsor: Dome District Development group | joriadkins@mac.com | 253-627-1315
Blueberry Park
Enjoy the park and pick blueberries
Location: East 75th and East D streets (map)
Site Sponsor: Blueberry Park Volunteers
Website: http://blueberryparkvolunteers.org/about.html
First Creek
Tours of First Creek and plant identification education
Location: First Creek and East Fairbanks (First Creek is located one long block heading East off of Portland Avenue on the Eastside of Tacoma). There is ample parking at the meeting site. (map)
Site Sponsor: First Creek Neighbors and Natural Area Stewards | danfear@hotmail.com | 253-304-2808
Website: http://firstcreekwatershed.blogspot.com/
Garfield Gulch
Native plant walk, trail maintenance and invasive plant removal
Location: Near Garfield Park on Borough Rd and D Street (map)
Site Sponsor: Friends of Garfield Gulch | rgirvin@harbornet.com | 253-229-9972
Gog Le Hi Te Wetlands
Help protect the wetlands by spreading mulch to retain moisture
Location: Lincoln Avenue near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Stewart Street (map)
Site Sponsor: Citizens for a Healthy Bay | jriss@healthybay.org | 253-383-2429
Julia’s Gulch
Tour the Gulch and learn about ongoing restoration projects
Location: View Point Park at approximately 71 Norpoint Way NE (map)
Site Sponsor: Friends of Julia’s Gulch | cbuzzar@hotmail.com | 253-927-2025
Website: http://juliasgulch.org/default.aspx
Lincoln High School
Remove non-native & invasive plants, label plants and lay down cardboard and ground cover
Location: G Street between S 35th Street and S 36th Street (map)
Site Sponsor: Ben Dotson | bdotson@tacoma.k12.wa.us| 253-359-3673
McKinley Park
Park tours with invasive & noninvasive plant education and kids projects
Location: 500 McKinley Way or 622 Upper Park (map)
Site Sponsor: Friends of McKinley Park & Sierra Club's Ivy League - Tatoosh Group
Website: http://www.friendsofmckinleypark.com/
Meadow Park Golf Course
Prairie planting and Weed ID & pull, Take-home weed ID guides
Location: 7108 Lakewood Drive West. Meet at Clubhouse Grill for snacks, coffee and juice, on us! (map)
Site Sponsor: Meadow Park Prairie Restoration Team | cnuttallii@live.com | 253-961-8898
Oak Tree Park
Remove non-native & Invasive plants, pickup litter and learn about the park
Location: SE corner of Oak Tree Park, at West end of South 80th street, West of Tacoma Mall Boulevard (map)
Site Sponsor: Friends of Oak Tree Park | rklose@goodsteinlaw.com | (253) 720-3511
Pacific Lutheran University
Blackberry and other invasive plant removal – snacks provided!
Location: 12108 Park Ave S. Tacoma, WA 98447. Meet on the patio behind the University Center (the large building to the left as you approach campus on Garfield St.) (map)
Site Sponsor: PLU Urban Habitat Restoration Project | kaneee@plu.edu
Website: http://www.plu.edu/sustainability/
Point Defiance Park - No Event on Saturday
Special event on Friday, September 24th for SAMI students with the Sierra Club (not open to public)
Location: 5400 N Pearl Street (map)
Site Sponsor: Sierra Club’s Ivy League-Tatoosh Group | blissmoore2004@yahoo.com | 253-752-6472
Puget Creek
Invasive plant removal, trash pickup and monitoring activities
Location: 3502 North Alder Way (map)
Site Sponsor: Puget Creek Restoration Society | pugetcreek@yahoo.com | 253-298-6156
Website: http://pugetcreek.org/
Swan Creek
Open House: Children’s activities, educational information and exploration
Location: East 42nd Street & Roosevelt Avenue Park Entrance of Swan Creek Park. This park entrance is adjacent to the New Salishan Housing Development, near Lister Elementary School. (map)
Site Sponsor: Friends of Swan Creek Watershed | swancreek@prodigy.net | 253-472-7264
Tacoma Community College – KiaKaha Trail
Non-native plant removal
Location: South 19th Street, two small blocks west of Pearl. Parking may be found on South Visscher, a few houses to the east of the site, or in the large TCC parking lot, west of the site, just past TACID. (map)
Site Sponsor: TCC | shabeck@tacomacc.edu | 253-566-5348
Tacoma Nature Center
Children’s activities and games, Ivy pull contest
Location: 1919 South Tyler Street (map)
Site Sponsors: Tacoma Nature Center | michelec@tacomaparks.com | 253-591-6439
And, English Ivy Removal
Site Sponsor: Snake Lake Natural Area Stewards | cpdillongh@comcast.net | 253 857-4003
Onsite parking at the Tacoma Nature Center is limited. Additional parking may be available across the street, at Metro Park's Heidelberg Field.