Green Spaces: Volunteer to Pick up the Pinchot!
Saturday, September 29 is the ninth annual Pick Up the Pinchot clean up event, part of National Lands Day. This year there are four locations hosting a clean up and volunteers are needed.
A BBQ and a program on the ecology of the East Fork of the Lewis River are included in one event hosted by the Mount St. Helens Institute and Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (42218 NE Yale Bridge Rd. in Amboy). Volunteer registration starts at 8:30 a.m.
The Mt. Adams Ranger District and Northwest Service Academy are hosting two events and BBQs, 9:00 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will work along either Panther Creek north of Carson (meet at Panther Creek Horse Camp along Forest Road 65) or west of Trout Lake (meet at Peterson Prairie Info Center along Forest Road 24).
Contact Steve Hoecker at 360.497.1157 for starting times and locations to join the litter crew working along Skate Creek north of Packwood.
Volunteers should bring their own work gloves and water bottles. Litterbags will be provided. Donate your time and make a difference! Visit www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/news for more details.
Volunteers are also needed to join the Clark PUD StreamTeam on Saturday, September 15. Help restore the Salmon Creek Watershed 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Call 360.992.8585 or email StreamTeam@clarkpud.com for more info.