The Last EarthCorps Work Party
EarthCorps coordinated five work parties in North Beach Park, starting in April and ending last Saturday, November 9th. They accomplished a tremendous amount of work, clearing more than 10,000 square feet of space and more than 240 plants, ranging from ground cover up to conifer and deciduous trees.
The day started earlier than usual, with some volunteers arriving a little before 9 a.m. to stage and place plants.
Yep, the weather was gorgeous and stayed that way throughout the work party.
Here are two of the 24 or so volunteers that were there.
I think they were UW students, but I’m not sure.
Here is a family group (well, the kids are from different families) from Meridian School.
I really like family groups at work parties. I think (hope) it gives the kids the idea that nature is not something that we just visit, but that we have to take care of as well. And the work is fun and invigorating. Well, that’s a lot to ask, so if the kids just have fun playing in the woods, that’s great.
Some empty buckets:
This was taken just before the lunch break, which means there were plenty more buckets added to the stack by the end of the work party. (Also, just noticed I forgot to “fall back” on the camera timestamp.)
It was a great experience having EarthCorps at North Beach Park. We’d love to have them back another time.
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