Volunteer with Forterra at the Denny Creek MacDonald Memorial Preserve in Kirkland!
Denny Creek MacDonald Memorial Preserve
When: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturday, May 5th 2012
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Volunteer to help clear invasive ivy from the trees and understory at Forterra’s Denny Creek MacDonald Memorial Preserve in Kirkland. This 6 acre forested property overlooks Lake Washington and is linked by an extensive trail system to neighboring Big Finn Hill Park, O.O. Denny Park, and St. Edwards Park. A dense canopy of Western hemlock, big leaf maple, red alder, and Douglas Fir grow on the slopes of the steep ravine of Denny Creek. Help save this beautiful forested preserve from encroaching English ivy!
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What to bring: Please remember to dress for the weather, we suggest the following: boots or comfortable athletic shoes, work clothes, rain gear and appropriate layers. Volunteers should bring a filled water bottle. Water, snacks, tools, gloves and training will be provided.
Directions: Meet at O.O Denny Creek Park at 12400 Holmes Point Dr NE, Kirkland, WA.
*Follow I-405 N to the Northeast 116th Street exit (just north of Kirkland) and take a left at the stop light. Follow 116th Street about two miles to the main intersection of Juanita, where it becomes Juanita Drive. From the intersection, go two miles and take a left on Holmes Point Drive. O.O. Denny is about two miles later; the main parking area is on the left.
*Forterra's property is a short walk from the parking lot, look for "CLC or Forterra Event" signs.
Volunteers under 18 and attending the event without a parent or guardian must bring a waiver signed by a parent or guardian to the event with them. Click here to download the Forterra Youth Volunteer Waiver.