1/18 Kiwanis Wildlife Corridor

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Join EarthCorps, the Green Seattle Partnership and the Heron Habitat Helpers as we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with an environmental restoration service project. We will continue to restore the wildlife corridor adjacent to Kiwanis Ravine. The Kiwanis Ravine in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood just east of Discovery Park. At just 14 acres this Seattle Park space is home to Seattle’s largest heron rookery with over 60 active nests. Come help out our herons by installing new native trees & shrubs.

MLK Day of Service participants should expect to learn a brief history of the Kiwanis Wildlife Corridor and an overview of Seattle's urban forests.

EarthCorps staff will discuss Dr King's legacy, forest structure, native vs. non-native plant species, environmental restoration and safety. We will spend the day working to restore this urban forest to a healthier state. Volunteers will be removing invasive plants and performing restoration site maintenance (weeding and woodchip application). This work will make the forest a healthier system, one that will remain for future generations of the community to enjoy.

For more information on the Heron Habitat Helpers:

http://heronhelpers.org/

Directions

Parking for this event is located in the lot of nearby Commodore Park
3330 W Commodore Way

From I-5 take the NE 45th exit eastbound. Follow it through Wallingford, past Stone Way as it becomes 46th and then N Market St., ( now in Ballard). Follow N Market St and turn Left onto 15th Ave NW. Cross over the Ballard bridge and turn Right onto W Emerson St. W EMERSON ST becomes W EMERSON PL. Turn RIGHT onto 22ND AVE W. Turn LEFT onto W COMMODORE WAY. 3330 W COMMODORE WAY is on the RIGHT. Park in the lot and look for EarthCorps signs to direct you to the registration area.

For more information, contact:

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

Day-of-event contact:

Rob Anderson
(206) 255-4156