Support Healthy Waters & Wildlife Habitat @ Whittier Park - Join PCD's Apr. 18 Work Party!

Volunteer with PCD at Fircrest's Whittier Park on Saturday, April 18th, from 9 AM - 12 PM and help enhance this critical green space. Volunteers will spend 3 hours caring for existing plants and removing invasive species such as Himalayan blackberry and English ivy. This work supports local water quality, wildlife, and pollinators.

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 plantings
• Removing invasive species such as: English ivy, Himalayan blackberry, Canada thistle, Scotch broom, 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!