Parks and greenspaces throughout Olympia are choked by ivy – they need our help! English ivy is a non-native, invasive plant that kills trees and native plants, disrupts our ecosystems and destroys wildlife habitat. The city is organizing ivy eradication parties at parks throughout the city. In our neighborhood, they are looking for volunteers at Watershed Park on September 1. For more info, contact Micki McNaughton at mm******@***********wa.us.
Have you got branches that need to be chipped? The city is providing a FREE chipper, Saturday May 5 at 609 Frederick St SE; we’re the third event of the day, so they’ll probably be at our location around 11:30 a.m. You can start dropping off branches at 6:30 a.m.; go down the alley behind Frederick. (The pile will be very obvious!) Download the Chipping Event flier for additional information.
What can I chip?
- Limbs and branches up to 6” in diameter (longer is better).
- Woody debris from shrubs and plants.
What can’t I chip?
- Vines like ivy and blackberry.
- Holly or other thorny material.
- Juniper.
- Twisted branches like rhododendron.
- Limbs with wide forks.
- Dirt-covered branches.
- Lumber—we can’t risk damaging the machine with a nail.
DO NOT bring anything that can’t be chipped!
—— Forwarded Message
From: Jonathon Turlove
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:24:44 -0800
To: Dear Neighborhood Association President/Vice President,
Conversation: Names Sought for Three Olympia Parks
Jonathon Turlove > jt******@***********wa.us <
Senior Program Specialist
Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation
222 Columbia St. NW
Olympia, WA 98501
360.753.8068
The City of Olympia Parks, Arts and Recreation Department is seeking
suggestions for permanent names for three undeveloped parks:
1. A 37-acre neighborhood park/open space at 1500 Fir St NE between
Ethridge & Pine Avenues
2. A 4-acre future neighborhood park at 3111 21st Ave SE adjacent to
the Marie's Vineyard subdivision
3. A 2.32-acre future neighborhood park at 2415 Burbank Ave NW adjacent
to the Deer Run Apartments
The attached flyer has a map of all three park sites as well as all of
the information on how to submit suggestions. Please pass on this
information to your neighbors - this is a great way to play a small role
in Olympia's history. Thanks!
3 parks where name sought
This email and any response may be subject to public disclosure.