CARKEEK PARK’S 36TH ANNUAL EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
CARKEEK PARK’s
36th Annual EARTH DAY Celebration
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Join us the Saturday after Earth Day for opportunities to help keep Carkeek Park thriving, meet volunteers and learn about ways to sign-up for future involvement.
Come celebrate and learn more about your park community.
Schedule of Activities
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Piper’s Orchard drop-in work party, weeding and mulching. Meet at the Orchard. Bring gloves and small trowels for weeding * 11:00-3:00
- Forest Restoration Work Party – Help with hands-on forest restoration * 11:00-1:00
- Master Gardeners Clinic Table at the lower meadow to answer your gardening questions 11:00-3:00
- Demonstration Garden tours at 12:00 and 2:00
- Children’s activity in the Demonstration Gardens- Roots and Shoots- at 11:30 and 1:30
- Visit and feed the Chum Salmon Fry in the Imprint Pond. 11:00-3:00
- Meet park volunteers in the Lower Meadow to learn about year round volunteer opportunities in Carkeek Park. 11:00-3:00
7:30 to 8:00 p.m. – Salmon fry release into Venema Creek at the Imprint Pond
* For work activities, please dress appropriately including sturdy footwear and raingear.
If you are planning on joining the forestry work party, please contact Loren at Forest@CarkeekPark.org or Drexie at drexie.malone@comcast.net. Contacting us ahead of time is not required for participating. It does help us gauge the size of the project we will undertake on Saturday.
Thank you