Support Healthy Waters at Lakewood's Waughop Lake - Join PCD's May 9 Work Party!

Join Pierce Conservation District from 9 AM - 12 PM on Saturday, May 9th, at Waughop Lake in Lakewood's Fort Steilacoom Park. Volunteer activities include caring for existing plants and removing invasive species such as Himalayan blackberry, English ivy and thistle. This work supports water quality, our local wildlife, and pollinators. Exact meeting location will be provided after signing up.

What will volunteers be doing at the event?

While the exact tasks at hand vary, our projects focus on improving the open spaces, forests, and parks in our local cities. Healthy ecosystems and thriving forests are vital to our community because they absorb and naturally filter rain water, produce clean oxygen, provide living spaces for wildlife, and create a place for people to connect with the outdoors.

In order to create healthy forests and riparian zones, the work can include:

• Caring for existing native vegetation
• Removing harmful invasive plant species such as English ivy, Himalayan blackberry, Scotch broom, English holly, bindweed (aka Morning Glory), etc.
• Spreading mulch to mitigate weed pressure and drought stress during the dry season.

For your safety and comfort please bring:

• Clothing that can get dirty
• Long pants and sleeves
• Sturdy shoes (closed toed shoes required, no sandals or flats)
• Rain gear and warm layers (the event will happen rain or shine)
• Full water bottle!