Volunteer Event: Yowkwala

Event Description

Join EarthCorps and Citizens for a Healthy Bay in working at the largest restoration site in the Commencement Bay area! Yowkwala is a 15 acre site, located along the eastern edge of Commencement Bay. This beach habitat is home to a variety of wildlife, including bald eagles and sea lions. We will be doing maintenance at the site, including pepper weed and blackberry removal.

Directions

Directions for Seattle
From the I-5 take exit 137. Take a right heading north on 54th Ave E. Take A right on E. West Rd/West Marine View Dr. (Hwy 509). Continue past Mowitch and Squally Beach project sites (if you know them). Continue on Hwy 509 a couple miles until you reach Tyee Marina on left (this is easy to miss). Enter the marina and continue to the end of the parking area. If you encounter a closed gate halfway to the end of the Marina, wait for an EarthCorps or Citizens for a Healthy Bay staff to arrive and open the gate.

For more information, contact:

Chris LaPointe, Volunteer Program Manager
(206) 322-9296, ext. 217
chrisearthcorps.org

Day-of-event contact:

Jeanine Riss
(253) 266-2081