Join the Sierra Club South King County group and Friends of Soos Creek Park, in coordination with King County Parks, for the 16th semiannual restoration event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at Soos Creek Park and Trail.
Stretching from Renton through Kent and Covington and following its namesake creek for several miles, Soos Creek Park and Trail offers high-quality habitat for fish and wildlife in what is an otherwise an urban setting.
Volunteers with Sierra Club South King County and Friends of Soos Creek Park need help to remove Scotch broom, blackberries, ivy, holly and laurel, all of which are invasive species that degrade wildlife habitat.
Drinks and snacks will be provided, and volunteers are welcome to bring their own lunch. You will need work clothes, gloves, and boots and be sure to dress for the weather.
Most tools will be provided, although hand pruners may be helpful. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and volunteers can work for as long as they like during that timeframe.
The crew will meet at 9 a.m. in the parking lot at the southern terminus of the trail, which is along 148th Avenue Southeast, just off Southeast 266th Street near Lake Meridian Park in Kent.
For more information, call Mark Johnston at 253-639-3862 or e-mail markjtn@earthlink.net.
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