Join Ronald Bog Park work parties on October 10 and 23

Volunteers work at Ronald Bog.  Courtesy Meridian Park Neighborhood Association

 Help remove invasive species and plant native species at Ronald Bog Park in Shoreline during one of two work parties in October.

Local volunteers have already put in hundreds of hours removing blackberries and other invasive species from the park. The result is great views of waterfowl, turtles, and other wildlife at the bog. You can help continue those efforts. Ronald Bog Park is located at 2301 N 175 in Shoreline.

The first work party will take place on Sunday, October 10 from 10 am to 12 pm. Co-sponsored by the City of Shoreline, Meridian Park Neighborhood Association and Landau Associates, the event is part of 350.org’s 10/10/10 Global Work Party celebration.

The City of Shoreline will provide hand tools and some gloves, but please bring your own gloves and tools if you have them. Enjoy free food, drink and live music from The Brambles, a local Shoreline band. An event photographer from TPK Photography  will be on hand to document the event. Landau Associates will also be giving away free canvas bags to all volunteers. Please RSVP at the 350.org website.

Photo by Martin DeGrazia.

Landau Associates is an employee-owned firm that provides environmental science and engineering services in support of project development in the western United States. They have offices in Washington and Oregon. Landau Associates have made commitments to help improve the communities where they live and work and to help others who are in need. For more information about Landau Associates, go to their website.

350.org is an international campaign that works to build a global climate movement. 350.org is named after the goal of reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere from its current level of 390 parts per million (ppm) to below 350 ppm, the safe upper limit according to the latest science. For more information on 350.org’s work, go to their website.

There will be another opportunity to volunteer at Ronald Bog on Saturday, October 23 from 9 am to 12 pm. This event will be co-sponsored by the City of Shoreline and the Meridian Park Neighborhood Association and will continue the restoration work from the earlier work parties.

For more information about either work party, contact Nora Smith at (206) 801-2253,