Thursday, June 20, 2019

Manito/Comstock neighborhoods, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Summer Parkways is turning 10 this year! Join friends, family and neighbors for fitness and fun at this annual summer solstice community event, Spokane’s biggest block party, for this our 10th anniversary. Streets are closed to motorized vehicles and opened up to bikes, pedestrians, runners, skaters, and other human-powered recreation. Activities, Parkways Passport hunt plus booths in Manito and Comstock Parks and along the designated 4 mile car-free route through the picturesque tree-lined streets of Manito and Comstock neighborhoods. Join the fun on the longest day of the year! For more information visit: www.summerparkways.com & www.facebook.com/summerparkways

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Just got this request for Team Leaders from tireless river clean-up maestro Steve Faust:

Time is short, and I need to reach out to you and ask if you would consider helping us out with this year’s Spokane River cleanup. As always, we are in dire need of people to serve as team leaders on the day of the event, next Saturday, October 1, 2011. We would keep you busy on that day from about 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

The team leader role is actually a lot of fun. Your basic job is to make sure that volunteers, many of whom are middle school or high school age kids, are depositing the trash they collect in appropriate places where it will actually be picked up by the city of Spokane trucks. In addition, our team leaders have a role in risk management for the event, although we have figured out a system where we make that piece of it very easy for you. Ideally we would like to have three team leaders for each of the 25 different areas where we’re picking up trash this year. That includes areas in and around Highbridge Park, near the University district, and this year, in the Spokane Valley.

We ask that people who have not served as team leaders in previous years attend an orientation meeting on the evening of Wednesday, September 28, at 6 PM, at the headquarters of Mountain Gear, so that you can learn our system. Dinner will be served at the meeting. The location 6021 E. Mansfield.

I would so appreciate your help with this event this year. If you’re willing to help out, please send our volunteer coordinator, Stephen Barbieri (stephenbarbieri@msn.com), an e-mail with your name, cell phone number and e-mail address. Stephen will send you a reminder of the place and time of the orientation meeting and any additional information you might need.

If you’re not interested in serving as a team leader, I would encourage you to consider participating in the event any way as a plain old volunteer. You can learn more about the event and preregister from the link at our website, http://www.facebook.com/l/IAQAUmuhbAQCS56TLB95ocR8ai6UxyetstGGwD3TzMlhyBg/www.friendsofthefalls.org.
Thanks so much for considering this opportunity. Hope to see you next Saturday morning. Steve

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Just received this from Karen at Inland Northwest Trails:

Fall is perfect weather for trail work!

WTA (Washington Trails Association) will be doing work and will need volunteers. They provide equipment – volunteers bring gloves, wear boots, long sleeve shirt, long pants for protection from brush.

Work includes cutting brush back from the trail, sometimes working on the surface, cutting logs, or perhaps putting in a ditch to direct water away from the trail. Volunteers work at their own pace and rest whenever needed. Bring along a lunch. Beverages and cookies are provided at the end of the day. Volunteers usually meet at 8:30am and work until about 3:30pm Jane Baker is our WTA Eastern Washington Leader.
It is a very good way to give back to the trails we all love!

The last days of trail work for Fall 2010 are:

Iller Creek Conservation Area (Rocks of Sharon)
http://www.spokanecounty.org/parks/content.aspx?c=1897
Saturday September 25th
Sunday September 26th

Liberty Lake County Park
http://www.spokanecounty.org/parks/content.aspx?c=1910
Saturday October 9th
Sunday October 10th

To Sign Up:
http://www.wta.org/volunteer/trail-work-parties

To see photos or for more local information:
http://www.inlandnorthwesttrails.org/advocacy/wta_trail_work.asp

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Just got this notice from the Washington State Trails Association:

Did you know that your favorite hikes into Washington’s wildlands are made possible by the efforts of thousands of volunteers keeping these public trails in great condition? Washington Trails Association’s volunteer trail maintenance program fills this void, and is ever more important for the future of our hiking trails. We need your help to keep these trails in great shape for miles and miles to come. Give back to your favorite hiking trails with a day of volunteer trail work.

WTA hosts over 700 work parties throughout Washington each year. Volunteers remove downed logs after spring snowmelt, cut away brush, retread worn trail, and build bridges and drainage structures. No prior experience is necessary, just a desire to work with great people, to have fun playing in the dirt and to contribute to something that benefits all of us. We provide you with the tools and the training; you bring your lunch, work gloves, work at your own pace, and have fun.

August – October
___________________________________
Date Location
August 7 – 14 Salmo-Priest Loop
(volunteer vacation)
August 28 – 29 Salmo-Priest
(car camp)
September 2 Liberty Lake
September 11 Liberty Lake
September 12 Liberty Lake
September 25 Liberty Lake
September 26 Liberty Lake

october 9 Liberty Lake
October 10 Liberty Lake
For a full schedule of work parties and to sign up,
go to www.wta.org or
call (206) 625-1367.
Volunteer Today!

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This in from Washington State Parks:

Earth Day opportunities: Volunteers needed
for huge coastal cleanup and April state park cleanup days

OLYMPIA – March 22, 2010 – The Washington State Parks and Recreation
> Commission is putting out a call to volunteers to hit the beaches
> for a huge beach cleanup effort on April 18, the day Gov. Christine
> Gregoire has proclaimed “Washington Coast Cleanup Day.” In addition,
> state park rangers at more than a dozen parks need volunteers to
> help with Community Partnership Month park cleanup events throughout
> April, to get ready for the spring and summer camping season.
>
> Both the coastal cleanup and community partnership month efforts are
> in conjunction with Earth Day.
>
> Coastal cleanup
> The Commission is one of eight founding members in the sponsoring
> organization, the Washington Clean Coast Alliance. The CoastSavers
> program of the Alliance organizes a huge coastal cleanup each year
> around Earth Day. Last year, more than 1,100 volunteers removed 22
> tons of marine debris from Washington’s Pacific beaches. Other
> members of the Alliance are the Grass Roots Garbage Gang, the
> Northwest Four-Wheel Drive Association, Discover Your Northwest,
> Lions Club International, Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary,
> Olympic National Park and the Surfrider Foundation.
>
> “Marine debris is a serious threat to our ecosystems and our
> enjoyment of the coast,” said Rex Derr, State Parks director.
> “Garbage and debris harms coastal vegetation, wildlife and marine
> organisms and mars the beauty of our coastline. It is sincerely
> heartening to see the hundreds of people who come out for the
> cleanup and phenomenal to see the amount of debris they take off the
> beaches.”
>
> Volunteers of all abilities are needed. If you can hold a bag, you
> can help. While some people carry garbage bags to roadside
> dumpsters, others simply fill the bags so that four-wheel drive
> vehicles can pick them up along the beach. Volunteers can learn more
> and sign up on the CoastSavers Web site, www.coastsavers.org/washington
> . Rangers at oceanside state and national parks also are signing up
> volunteers for the cleanup day.
>
> Park Cleanup Days: Community Partnership Month
> In addition to the coastal cleanup day, the Washington State Parks
> and Recreation Commission is celebrating Earth Day with volunteer
> projects in state parks to prepare for the upcoming camping season.
> Volunteers who want to help out in a park are asked to call the park
> staff listed on the event list below:
>
> Community Partnership Events – 2010
> Park
> Date of Event
> Ranger
> Phone
> 1.Pearrygin Lake
> April 17
> David McWalter
> (509) 996-2370
> 2. Fort Worden
> Every Sat./Sun. in April
> Steve Shively
> (360) 344-4439
> 3. Fort Casey
> April 3
> Dana Luvera
> (360) 678-4519
> 4. Fort Flagler
> April 22 & 24
> Mike Zimmerman
> (360) 385-1259 or
> (360) 385-3701
> 5. Belfair
> April 3
> Joel Pillars
> (360) 275-0668
> 6. Penrose Point
> April 17
> Janet Shonk
> (253) 884-2514
> 7. Lake Wenatchee
> April 24
> Michelle Tiegel
> (509) 763-3101
> 8. Alta Lake
> April 10
> Morris Shook
> (509) 923-2473
> 9. Twanoh
> April 10
> Stacy Czebotar
> (360) 275-2222
> 10. Saint Edward
> April 17
> Dennis Hill
> (206) 853-4104
> 11. Fort Ebey
> April 3 and 17
> Aaron Terada
> (360) 678-4636
> 12. Moran
> April 3
> Kinnan Murray
> (360) 376-2326
> 13. Blake Island
> April 3 and 10
> Paul Ruppert
> (360) 731-8330
> 14. Lewis & Clark
> April 17
> John Lipparelli
> (360) 864-2643
> 15. Ocean City
> April 17
> Darrel Hopkins
> (360) 289-3553
> 16. Twin Harbors
> April 17
> Brad Staab
> (360) 268-9717
> 17. Cape Disappointment
> April 17
> Joe Moses
> (360) 642-3078
> 18. Seaquest
> April 27
> Tom Fisher
> (360) 274-8633
> 19. Bridle Trail
> April 17
> Jim Erckmann
> (425) 827-6595
> 20. Millersylvania
> April 17 and 18
> Don Hall
> (360) 753-1519
> 21. Kanaskat-Palmer
> April 17
> Davida Hendrickson
> (253) 735-8839 or (360) 886-0148
> 22. Deception Pass
> Dates vary
> Jason Stapert
> (360) 675-3767
> 23. Kopachuck
> April 24
> Matt Smith
> (253) 265-3606
>
>
> The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission thanks the
> public for supporting state parks. Donations made to State Parks
> through the vehicle license tab renewal program will keep state
> parks open in the 2009-2011 budget cycle, provided adequate revenues
> are collected. The Commission manages a diverse system of more than
> 100 state parks and recreation programs, including long-distance
> trails, boating safety and winter recreation. The 97-year-old park
> system will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2013.

Return to mailbox

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Last year, 800 volunteers collected eight tons of debris from along the banks of the Spokane River, and recycled two tons of it. In addition to our longstanding tradition of
work in the Spokane River Gorge, this year we’ve added a second location in the University District.

If you simply want to participate in the clean up, please preregister at friendsofthefalls.org.

The Spokane River Clean-Up needs volunteers for key positions that make the event possible. To volunteer for any of the roles described below, please call Stephen Barbieri at (509) 953-6437 or Steve Faust at (509) 981-6296.

Team Leaders (70): On September 26, from 8:30 – 12:30: supervise a team of about 30 people within their assigned area, helping to make sure volunteers follow guidelines for handling recyclables, flag and call–in trash that needs special handling, and make sure trash is left only in the designated pick up areas. Familiarity with the outdoors is a plus. Basic first-aid knowledge is helpful, but not required.

Team leaders must attend an orientation meeting a few days before the clean up
(Sept 23, 6 p.m., at WSU’s “Bookie”), where we review the overall plan and
discuss guidelines for handling trash and recyclables, and dealing with hazards.
Then we work together to assemble the gear bags that are distributed to
volunteers on the morning of September 26. This meeting will last about 2 hours.
Parking Attendants (3): On September 26, from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m., greet cleanup
participants as they park in the west lot at Spokane Falls Community College
and provide each participant with a free bus pass for the STA shuttle. Participate
in the clean up from 10 – noon if desired. Attendance at the September 23
orientation meeting is optional.

Baristas (4): On September 26, beginning at 7:15 a.m., through 10 a.m., help
brew and serve Thomas Hammer coffee in High Bridge Park. As the day
progresses, we may ask you to monitor the bike corral or help out with other
tasks – or you can participate in the clean up from 10 – noon. Attendance at the
September 23 orientation meeting is optional.

Take Down Crew (4): On September 26, from about 2 – 3 p.m., help clean up
after the clean up! Working in either High Bridge Park or the U District, take down
chairs and tables, load unused supplies, etc. Attendance at the September 23
orientation meeting is optional.

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The Fat Tire Trail Riders Club will be building intermediate-level wood features for the Beacon Hill skills park this week. Help ’em out!

Wed. August 26, 10AM – 2PM
Saturday August 29, 8AM – 1PM
Sunday August 30, 1PM- 6PM

Meet at the Skills Park in Camp Sekani.
Bring work gloves and tools (shovel, Hammer/small sledge, post hole digger, chainsaw) if you have them. Drinks/snacks will be provided.

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