Volunteer Event: Cotton Hill Park

Located in the Highlands neighborhood, this naturally wooded green space is 2.6 acres. Informal footpaths lead you through this beautiful area with its abundance of indigenous shrubs, plants and trees.

Today's project is part of a larger collaboration known as the Green Kirkland Partnership (GKP). The GKP is a public private partnership between the City of Kirkland & the Cascade Land Conservancy. This partnership seeks to restore forested parkland in the City of Kirkland, create an informed, involved and active community of citizens, City staff, educators, business leaders, and conservationists, and ensure sustainability of our forested parklands through proper, long-term maintenance and community stewardship. Go to http://www.greenkirkland.org to learn more about the GKP.

Today participants are taking park in a huge community effort to restore our urban forests. Participants should expect to learn a brief history of Cotton Hill Park and an overview urban forests and information on Earth Day and the Green Kirkland Partnership. EarthCorps staff will discuss forest structure, native vs. non-native plant species, and environmental restoration. The service project includes the removal of invasive plant species such as Himalayan blackberry and English ivy. These invasive plants have invaded Kirkland's urban forests and they are outcompeting native plants for nutrients and sunlight.

Directions

Cotton Hill Park
110 Ave NE & NE 98th Street

EarthCorps encourages volunteers to use public transportation or carpool to our events.

From 405
Take the NE 85th Street exit (exit 18) toward Kirkland and turn slight right onto NE 85th Street / WA-908. Continue to follow WA-908, stay straight to go onto Central Way. Turn right onto 6th Street. Turn right onto 12th Avenue which becomes 110th Avenue NE. End at 110th Avenue NE & NE 98th Street, Kirkland.

Day-of-event contact:

Lina Rose
(206) 793-2454