What is Day in the Park?

Earth Share's Day in the Park is our annual cleanup and restoration volunteer event. Activities include:

• Restoration projects - Led by local environmental organizations, help restore and beautify local parks. It's worthwhile, educational, and fun!
• Free food - Breakfast, snacks, and beverages will be provided to hungry, hard-working volunteers.
• Volunteers will receive your own Day in the Park aluminum water bottle. Bring your friends, your family, or you coworkers out to enjoy a Day in the Park!

Where/When:

Volunteer at any one of five project sites in the Puget Sound region. Day in the Park expands this year to multiple parks:

• Carkeek Park - Seattle - Volunteer activities hosted by Earth Share organization EarthCorps.
• Frink Park - Seattle - Volunteer activities hosted by Earth Share organization Cascade Land Conservancy.
• Golden Gardens Park - Seattle - Volunteer activities hosted by Earth Share organization Puget Soundkeeper Alliance.
• Grand Ridge Trail - Sammamish - Volunteer activities hosted by Earth Share organization Washington Trails Association.
• PAWS Wildlife Center - Lynnwood - Volunteer activities hosted by Earth Share organization PAWS Wildlife Center.
• Richmond Beach Strandberg Preserve - Shoreline - Volunteer activities hosted by Earth Share organization Cascade Land Conservancy.
• Seahurst Park - Burien - Volunteer activities hosted by Earth Share organization Volunteers for Outdoor Washington.
• Seward Park - Seattle - Volunteer activities hosted by Earth Share organization EarthCorps.

Find out more about the fun activities planned for each venue on our Project Sites page.

Who we are:

Earth Share of Washington is 60+ leading environmental organizations working to protect your health, your children, and your quality of life in Washington State. Earth Share partners with businesses and government agencies to offer payroll giving programs, volunteer projects, Northwest environmental news, and events like Day in the Park. Visit the Earth Share of Washington website to learn more.

Earth Share's Day in the Park 2006

Last year's Day in the Park was a huge success thanks to more than 500 volunteers from 50 businesses, environmental organizations, and community groups.

Here are a few select accomplishments from the event:

• Volunteers patrolled nearly a half mile of beach and removed about 800 lbs. of trash in the form of nails and other bonfire remnant material, and spread 10 tons of new sand.
• eradicated the dunes from invasives, and maintained native vegetation there,
• removed more than 2000 lbs. of ivy from the upper forest, clearing huge swaths of land previously covered in ivy, and mulching the bare soil in preparation for fall planting,
• removed invasive garlic mustard from around the park,
• and protected the delicate wetland ecosystem from invasive plants.

Seattle Parks Senior Gardner, Bob Baines, summed up the value of an event like Day in the Park best when he said "Earth Share's Day in the Park at Golden Gardens was the most productive and fun volunteer work project I've ever attended!"