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October 30, 2021 - October 31, 2021 |
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Green Redmond Day at Smith Woods ParkOctober 30, 9am-12pm @ Smith Woods Join us on Saturday, October 30th, to celebrate Green Redmond Day, our biggest planting celebration of the year! We will be planting the future forest of three Redmond Parks, and we want to see you there! Coming out to plant with us is one of the best ways to give back to your local forest and your neighbors. Help us to build healthy habitat and build a healthy community by taking part in Green Redmond Day. All are welcome to attend and no experience is necessary! This is a highly sought after event, so please make sure to sign up in advance to save your spot to plant with us! more |
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Green Redmond Day Farrel-McWhirter Park!October 30, 9am-12pm @ Farrel-McWhirter Park Join us on Saturday, October 30th, to celebrate Green Redmond Day, our biggest planting celebration of the year! We will be planting the future forest of three Redmond Parks, and we want to see you there! Coming out to plant with us is one of the best ways to give back to your local forest and your neighbors. Help us to build healthy habitat and build a healthy community by taking part in Green Redmond Day. All are welcome to attend and no experience is necessary! This is a highly sought after event, so please make sure to sign up in advance to save your spot to plant with us! more |
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Idylwood Restoration Work PartyOctober 30, 9am-12pm @ Idylwood Beach Park Come join other enthusiastic volunteers to dig up Himalayan blackberry bushes, English ivy, stinky Bob and other invasives at Idylwood Beach Park! more |
November 2021 |
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COVID SAFE: Hartman Blackberry BrandishNovember 14, 9:30am-12pm @ Hartman Community Park Kick up some leaves, tighten our masks, and get into the forest! Let's make sure our baby tree planting saplings have lots of room to grow, free of blackberries and invasives. Make sure all volunteers (including children) are registered in the system. Due to safety measures we are not able to exceed our outdoor event size limits. We'll be doing our best to space out. sanitize, and follow City/Council health and safety guidance. more |
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Juel RestorationNovember 20, 9am-12pm @ Juel Community Park Spend time helping to restore an urban forest by getting up close and personal with blackberry, in an area which will be planted with native trees later this season. more |
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Plant trees at Conrad OlsenNovember 20, 9am-12pm @ Conrad Olson Farm Tree planting near bear creek more |
December 2021 |
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Idylwood Restoration Work PartyDecember 18, 9am-12pm @ Idylwood Beach Park Come join other enthusiastic volunteers to dig up Himalayan blackberry bushes, English ivy, stinky Bob and other invasives at Idylwood Beach Park! more |
January 2022 |
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MLK Day of Service: Trail Building at Smith Woods ParkJanuary 15, 9am-12pm @ Smith Woods Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., by helping improve your local community! Help us improve access of Smith Woods Park! We will be spreading 15 yards of mulch over 50 yards of trail to allow better access to park features (the pay-off is viewing a newly-restored pond at the end of the trail). more |
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Plant trees with us! MLK Day of Service: Juel Park RestorationJanuary 17, 9am-12pm @ Juel Community Park Celebrate MLK Day of Service by planting native trees and shrubs, and removing invasive blackberry, as part of restoration efforts in a local urban forest. You will find this event to be both fun and informative. more |
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Idylwood Restoration Work PartyJanuary 22, 9am-12pm @ Idylwood Beach Park Come join other enthusiastic volunteers to dig up Himalayan blackberry bushes, English ivy, stinky Bob and other invasives at Idylwood Beach Park to prepare the area for future planting of trees! more |
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Perrigo Park Restoration Work PartyJanuary 29, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park Let's get outdoors and make sure our plants have lots of room to grow, free of blackberries and invasives. Make sure all volunteers (including children) are registered in the system. Due to safety measures we are not able to exceed our outdoor event size limits. We'll be doing our best to space out. sanitize, and follow City/Council health and safety guidance. more |
February 2022 |
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Watershed Preserve Walk and Blackberry RemovalFebruary 05, 10am-12pm @ Watershed Preserve and Trails Come and check out the Redmond Watershed Preserve. We will take a short walk on a paved trail to orient ourselves to the Preserve and then spend the rest of the event removing blackberry from an area previously planted with evergreens. more |
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Bear Creek Park Planting PartyFebruary 26, 8am-11am @ Bear Creek Park We have exciting news! We are moving to the other side of the creek! The City of Redmond mowed the canary grass and GLY previously grubbed blackberry on the east side of the creek, which will be enough space for us to plant our 140 Evergreen Carbon Capture Trees February 26th. more |
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Blackberry & Thistle Work PartyFebruary 26, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park Let's get outdoors and make sure our plants have lots of room to grow, free of blackberries and invasives. Make sure all volunteers (including children) are registered in the system. Due to safety measures we are not able to exceed our outdoor event size limits. We'll be doing our best to space out. sanitize, and follow City/Council health and safety guidance. more |
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Idylwood Planting PartyFebruary 26, 9am-12pm @ Idylwood Beach Park Join other enthusiastic volunteers as we plant conifers along Idylwood Creek to improve the riparian habitat that supports our native Kokanee fish population! After planting all the trees we might have time to pull Himalayan blackberry bushes and English Ivy in the park! more |
March 2022 |
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Juel RestorationMarch 05, 9am-12pm @ Juel Community Park Join the effort to restore our urban forests from the relentless encroachment of blackberry. more |
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Plant trees with us at Redmond Central Connector Trail!March 05, 11am-1pm @ Central Connector, Phase 1 Come plant trees with us on the Redmond Central Connector Trail! This newly enrolled Green Redmond park is ready for pines and firs! Help us plant trees, spread mulch to keep weeds away, and pull some blackberry for good measure. more |
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Blackberry Thorny Work PartyMarch 26, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park Come dressed for the weather (rain or shine) in clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Wear sturdy closed-toe shoes (rubber boots, hiking shoes or boots), long sleeves, long pants, warm layers and raincoat. Garden gloves. Remember blackberries are very thorny! more |
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Plant trees with us at Juel Community Park!March 26, 9am-12pm @ Juel Community Park Please join us to help expand an urban forest in Redmond. This event will feature the planting of hundreds of native trees and shrubs in an area reclaimed from blackberry. You will find this event to be both fun and informative. more |
April 01, 2024 - April 30, 2024 |
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Earth Day at Juel ParkApril 22, 9am-12pm @ Juel Community Park Show some respect for Mother Earth and help remove blackberries. Native trees and shrubs will then be planted later in the year. more |
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Habitat Work at Westside ParkApril 23, 9am-12pm @ Westside Neighborhood Park We will be removing recalcitrant blackberries at Westside Park. Our work will be in several-previously planted areas, down the trail from the new play area. Blackberries are still growing in places, and we want to let them know we don't want them there! Best done by digging them out! more |
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Celebrate Earth Day at the Redmond Watershed PreserveApril 24, 10am-1pm @ Watershed Preserve and Trails Earth Day Project at Redmond's gorgeous Watershed Preserve. Celebrate planet earth in this beautiful location, giving back to your environment and connecting with your community. We will be walking a mile or so into the Preserve to remove Scotch broom, ivy and holly along trails. more |
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Bear Creek Park MulchingApril 29, 11:15am-1pm @ Bear Creek Park We will be pulling weeds and spreading mulch around 140 planted seedings in Bear Creek park along the east side of Bear Creek. more |
May 2022 |
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Thorny Work PartyMay 22, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park You are invited to a thorny, pokey blackberry party. Let's prune and dig the invasive blackberry plants to make way for a healthy forest. more |
June 2022 |
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Blackberry PartyJune 11, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park You are invited to a thorny blackberry party. Let's prune and dig the invasive blackberry plants to make way for a healthy forest. more |
July 2022 |
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brush-clearingJuly 02, 10am-11:30am @ Conrad Olson Farm A pre-selected group of 3 will clear a path to the creek. more |
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Watershed WalkJuly 07, 6pm-8pm @ Watershed Preserve and Trails Watershed Walk at the Redmond Watershed Preserve. Enjoy a two mile evening walk along a loop trail through the Preserve while removing invasive vegetation along the way. more |
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Weed Removal PartyJuly 10, 9am-11am @ Perrigo Community Park Let's wave goodbye to black berry plants. Let's prune and dig them so we can plant this fall more |
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Watershed WalkJuly 21, 6pm-8pm @ Watershed Preserve and Trails Watershed Walk at the Redmond Watershed Preserve. Enjoy a two mile evening walk along a loop trail through the Preserve while removing invasive vegetation along the way. more |
August 2022 |
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Blackberry Work PartyAugust 21, 9am-11am @ Perrigo Community Park We welcome you all to join us for the last summer blackberry party. Let's trim those invasives and keep our forests healthy. more |
September 2022 |
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Beat the BlackberrySeptember 24, 1pm-3pm @ Perrigo Community Park Taking out invasive blackberry plants to protect native species in our park. We might be able to pick some berries too! more |
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Support Healthy Forests at Viewpoint Open SpaceSeptember 24, 9am-12pm @ Viewpoint Open Space Have fun, do good, and get involved! Join Green Redmond in Viewpoint Open Space for a fun morning of helping the forest and this great park. We’ll be removing invasive weeds to make room for trees and native plants to thrive. more |
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Thorny & Pokey Blackberry PartySeptember 25, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park We welcome you all to join us for the thorny blackberry party. Let's trim those invasives and keep our forests healthy. more |
October 30, 2021 - October 31, 2021 |
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Blackberry PartyOctober 05, 3pm-5pm @ Perrigo Community Park Let's party and weed out the berry. more |
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Plant trees with us on Green Redmond Day!October 29, 9am-12pm @ Viewpoint Open Space Join us on Saturday, October 29th, to celebrate Green Redmond Day, our biggest planting celebration of the year! We will be planting the future forest of Viewpoint Open Space and we want to see you there! Coming out to plant with us is one of the best ways to give back to your local forest and your neighbors. Help us to build healthy habitat and build a healthy community by taking part in Green Redmond Day. All are welcome to attend and no experience is necessary! This is a highly sought after event, so please make sure to sign up in advance to save your spot to plant with us! more |
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Thistle and Blackberry PartyOctober 30, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park Let's take down the tall thistles and berries. Soon it will be planting month more |
January 2023 |
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Nike Park -Ivy Pulling -MLK Day of ServiceJanuary 16, 9am-12pm @ Nike Neighborhood Park Looking for a volunteer opportunity on MLK Day? Come help us restore the forest at Nike Park. We will be removing ivy and other weeds to make room for native plants. more |
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Perrigo Park Forest Restoration EventJanuary 28, 9am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park Start the New Year off right with Green Redmond Partnership. Help us restore the forest at Perrigo Park by removing blackberry and other weeds. more |
February 2023 |
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Westside Park Forest Restoration EventFebruary 25, 9am-12pm @ Westside Neighborhood Park Join Green Redmond Partnership as we restore and care for the forest at Westside Park more |
March 2023 |
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Digging PartyMarch 04, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park Let's dig the black berry roots when the ground is wet. more |
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Last Saturday of the Month Public Volunteer EventMarch 25, 9am-12pm @ Farrel-McWhirter Park Join us at scenic Farrel-McWhirter Park for an invigorating morning of removing invasive plants! Tools, gloves, snacks and instruction provided. more |
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Pokey and Thorny PartyMarch 25, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park We plan to take advantage of the wet ground and dig out few blackberry roots and trim the thorny and pokey branches of the blackberry trees. more |
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Idylwood Restoration Work PartyMarch 26, 9am-12pm @ Idylwood Beach Park Join enthusiastic volunteers as we pull Himalayan Blackberry bushes, Oregon Ash saplings and other invasive plants along Idylwood Creek to help the native trees and shrubs thrive and to improve habitat for spawning Kokanee! This event will take place rain or shine! All ages welcome! Register early as event is open to registered entrants only. Tools, supplies and light snacks will be provided! . more |
April 01, 2024 - April 30, 2024 |
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Berry Merry PartyApril 22, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park Let's clear out the invasive black berry so we can plant new trees in near future. more |
May 2023 |
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Last Saturday of the Month Public Volunteer EventMay 27, 9am-12pm @ Viewpoint Neighborhood Park Join us in the peaceful woods of Viewpoint Park for an invigorating morning of pulling invasive English ivy! Tools, gloves, snacks and instruction provided. more |
June 2023 |
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Juel Park RestorationJune 24, 9am-12pm @ Juel Community Park This event will focus on invasive blackberry removal in an area of the park that has not been accessible for decades. Native trees and shrubs will be planted in the reclaimed area in the fall. more |
July 2023 |
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Bear Creek Park - Blackberries & MaintenanceJuly 08, 8am-11am @ Bear Creek Park In March of 2023, several GLY friends and families braved the rain to plant over one hundred Douglas fir saplings along the East shore of Bear Creek. Today, thanks to volunteers like YOU those baby trees have taken root and are holding their own (see attached), BUT we need YOUR help to keep it that way. more |
September 2023 |
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Public Volunteer EventSeptember 09, 9am-12pm @ Farrel-McWhirter Park Come join us at beautiful Farrel-McWhirter park in removing invasive blackberry to keep them from spreading while opening ground to plant trees this winter. Tools, gloves and instruction will be provided. more |
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Fall weeding eventSeptember 16, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park It's time to trim those black berries back. Let's go trimming and digging more |
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Last Saturday of the Month Public Volunteer EventSeptember 30, 9am-12pm @ Smith Woods Join us at lovely Smith Woods park to remove invasive blackberry around recent plantings and along 122nd St. Tools, gloves, snacks and instruction provided! more |
October 30, 2021 - October 31, 2021 |
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Green Redmond DayOctober 28, 9am-12pm @ Heron Rookery Join us at downtown Redmond's Heron Rookery Park for our annual Green Redmond Day planting event. We are working on reforesting this site that is infected with root rot disease and we need your help! We will provide instruction, tools, gloves and refreshments. Hope to see you there! more |
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October work partyOctober 28, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park We will be trimming out blackberry bushes and pull out thistles if the ground is wet. more |
December 2023 |
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Blackberry TrimmingDecember 30, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park Let's end the year with a bang! Let's get ready for the holidays!! Let's trim the black berry trees and help our parks restore native plants more |
January 2024 |
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Digging PartyJanuary 27, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park Let's begin the year with a bang! Let's dig those black berry bulbs to help some native plants thrive in the park more |
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Last Saturday Volunteer EventJanuary 27, 9am-12pm @ Juel Community Park Help us kick off the Green Redmond Partnership's Last Saturday events for 2024! January is a great time of year for planting; join the fun and get out in nature with other volunteers and Forest Steward, Jake, to help restore the urban forest at Juel Park by planting trees and shrubs in recently cleared areas. more |
February 2024 |
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Last Saturday Volunteer EventFebruary 24, 9am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park Let's dig those black berry bulbs to help some native plants thrive in the park! Please note that the event is open from 9am. more |
March 2024 |
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Let's get muddyMarch 23, 10am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park It's time to get muddy and dirty. Let's trim and dig the berry plants and make room for planting. more |
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Last Saturday Volunteer EventMarch 30, 9am-12pm @ Grass Lawn Community Park Join City of Redmond staff and other enthusiastic volunteers for a morning of maintenance and restoration at beautiful Grass Lawn Park. We will remove invasive weeds in restoration areas to allow the native plants to thrive! We will provide training, tools, and snacks. more |
April 01, 2024 - April 30, 2024 |
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Last Saturday of the Month Volunteer EventApril 27, 9am-12pm @ Perrigo Community Park Join other enthusiastic volunteers in helping to restore Redmond's urban forests by helping to clear out invasive blackberry and make room to plant native plants at Perrigo Park. more |
