Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) completes work in City Parks

Mamie Bolender (left) with WCC workers
in a Lake Forest Park park  

Thanks to the dedication of citizen volunteer Mamie Bolender who applied for a grant to conduct this work, WCC dedicated the month of July working hard in Lake Forest Park parks to remove invasive species.

A WCC worker removes invasive Ivy and Blackberry
along McKinnon Creek Pedestrian Trail to 

WCC spent time in Pfingst Animal Acres Park, the City-owned property on Perkins Way, McKinnon Creek Pedestrian Trail, and Grace Cole Nature Park.

WCC is housed through Washington State Department of Ecology and is designed to provide meaningful service and training opportunities to young adults (18-25) and military veterans.