6/28 Jose Rizal Park

Event Description

Join EarthCorps, Seattle Service for Peace, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Green Seattle Partnership for a day of service at Dr. Jose Rizal Park. Rizal was a Filipino patriot who, during his short life, made lasting contributions to medicine, political and social reform, engineering and a large number of other disciplines.

We will spend the day working to restore this urban forest to a healthier state. Volunteers will be removing English ivy, an invasive plant that climbs and chokes native trees. By making survival rings around the park's trees, we will be saving them one at a time. We will also be planting native trees, shrubs and ground cover. This work will make the forest a healthier system, one that will remain for future generations of the community to enjoy.

Directions

Jose Rizal Park
1008 12th Ave S

We encourage volunteers to carpool or utilize public transportation to our events.

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DIRECTIONS BY BUS: Please use King County Metro Online to plan your trip.

By CAR:
FROM I-5 Northbound:

Take the DEARBORN ST./JAMES ST./I-90 EAST/MADISON ST. exit towards SPOKANE, exit (#164A)
Take the DEARBORN ST. ramp
Turn LEFT onto S DEARBORN ST/ WA-167
Turn RIGHT onto 8TH AVE S
Turn RIGHT onto S KING ST.
Turn RIGHT onto 12TH AVE
Turn RIGHT onto S CHARLES ST.
S CHARLES ST becomes 12TH AVE S.

From I-5 Southbound:

Take the exit- exit number 165A- toward JAMES ST..
Stay straight to go onto 6TH AVE.
Turn LEFT onto YESLER WAY.
Turn RIGHT onto BOREN AVE S.
Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto 12TH AVE S.
Turn RIGHT onto S CHARLES ST.
S CHARLES ST becomes 12TH AVE S.

For more information, contact:

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