Center for Service Learning

2008-09 Service Projects

Alternative Spring Break: Orcas Island Adventure
March 23, 2010

Contact: Anna Simpson
Phone: 425.640.1125 Email: anna.simpson@edcc.edu ...more info Where:

Join the Center for Service-Learning and the Save the Earth Club on a four-night adventure to Orcas Island! Ferry over to the island and build trails in Moran State Park. Work with local organizations and to give back to our community and our Earth. Register now: $40 per person, $30 for Save the Earth Club members. For more service-learning alternatives over spring break, go to: http://www.edcc.edu/servicelearning.

EdCC Center for Service-Learning Events

DATE

TIME

EVENT INFORMATION

2/4/2010

11am-1pm

Join the Center for Service-Learning and the Office of Student Life as we provides students, faculty, and staff with fair-trade, organic, sustainable chocolate, coffee, pastries, ice cream and more! Learn what it means to support local sustainable foods! Vendors include: Theo Chocolate, Caffe Ladro, Equal Exchange, PCC, Snoqualmie Gourmet Ice Cream, and more!

2/23/2010 and prior

all day event

Cultural Arts Festival at EDCC
Volunteer at the Cultural Arts Festival at EDCC in the Triton Student Center in Brier Hall. Help set up and run this occasion for students to showcase the culture of their home or choice! There will be dancing, live music, booths, and much more. Contact Amy Phillips at amy.phillips@edcc.edu for more information.

Wednesdays and
Fridays

Varies

EDCC Math Tutors Needed
Help Suquamish tribal students with their algebra and pre-algebra skills at Kingston Middle School and High School! Transportation and ferry fee are provided. Contact Anna Simpson at anna.simpson@edcc.edu for more information.

Tuesdays, once a month

11am-12:30pm

Trashy Tuesdays
Help clean up Edmonds Community College! Gather in Brier Hall, 1st Floor, to pick up bags, gloves, and other equipment, and join other EDCC students in cleaning up our campus. Contact Amy Phillips at amy.phillips@edcc.edu with questions.

M, T, Th, F beginning Feb 8th

10:30am- 11:15am

Be a Community First Responder Mentor
Join the students of PROVE Alternative High School in Everett in taking Community First Responder training. Assist the instructor, Steve, and learn what to do when disaster strikes. Training includes varied topics such as fire suppression, the psychology of disaster, the Medical Reserve Corps, risk assessment, and more. If interested please contact Anna Simpson at anna.simpson@edcc.edu.

Community Partners' Events:

DATE	TIME	EVENT INFORMATION
1/30/2010	10am-2pm	Volunteer Event: Magnuson Park Discover one of Seattle’s’ greatest urban parks! Warren G. Magnuson Park is located near a mile-long stretch of Lake Washington’s shoreline in northeastern Seattle. At 350 acres, it is Seattle’s second largest park. Participants should expect to learn a brief history of the Park and an overview of urban forests and ecosystems in the Puget Sound area. EarthCorps staff will discuss forest structure, native vs. non-native plant species, and environmental restoration techniques. For more information, contact: Chris LaPointe, Volunteer Program Manager;(206) 322-9296, ext. 217; chris@earthcorps.org
1/30/2010	10am-2pm	Volunteer Event: Pioneer Park Work with EarthCorps and the City of Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Dept. to help restore Pioneer Park! Pioneer Park is 113 acres of forested habitat, the largest forested park on Mercer Island. This park is home to over 70 bird species and 12 different mammals, and offers the most extensive trail system on the island. The restoration goals for this park include planting native conifer trees; removing non-native plants, such as ivy, that prevent native plants from growing; and site maintenance activities. Where: The NW Corner of Island Crest Way and SE 68th St. If you are under 18 years of age you must have a signed waiver. Snacks, tools, and gloves will be provided! For more information, contact: Lina Anne Rose, Project Manager; (206) 322-9296, ext. 225; lina@earthcorps.org
1/30/2010	10am-2pm	Hamm Creek Habitat Restoration with People for Puget Sound Join People For Puget Sound at the Hamm Creek Estuary. Hamm Creek used to run through a pipe to the Duwamish River until 1999 when it was “daylighted” and restored to a more natural habitat. Now it is a tidally influenced creek mouth and wetland providing shelter and food for wildlife like ospreys, great blue herons, bald eagles and juvenile fish. We’ll be working together to remove pesky invasive weeds like blackberry and scotch broom that threaten to overtake native plants. We provide work gloves, tools, snacks, and water (bring your own water bottle). Please RSVP for directions and so we know how many tools and snacks to bring. Contact : Dhira Brown restoration@pugetsound.org (206) 382-7007
2/3/10 - 2/7/10		Volunteer at Northwest Flower and Garden Show - Washington Native Plant Society There will be another Flower and Garden Show! We will have a chance to talk with folks about native plants, our hikes and workshops, our Stewardship and Growing Wild Programs, and all the benefits of being a WNPS member. We need some enthusiastic members to staff our booth at the Flower and Garden Show. Volunteers get free entry to see all the gardens and exhibits on the day they volunteer at the show. Shifts at the WNPS booth are typically 3 hours long. Sign up by contacting Jim Branson at 206-265-2804.
2/5/2010-2/6/2010	9am-1pm	Seeds, Roots & Shoots w/ King Conservation District Native Plant Nursery: Native plants grown from locally collected seed are the corner stone of conservation and ecological restoration. Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects while helping to perform critical nursery tasks. Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or help maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding. Events will occur at the King Conservation District Nursery facility in Renton.
2/6/2010	10am-1pm	Native Plant Salvage with Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force Where: Near Arlington – sign up for directions Salvage seedlings to save salmon! Join the Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force and other volunteers in digging up seedlings from a site in Arlington. Salvaged plants will be potted up later in the month so they can recuperate for 1 – 2 years before being planted at one of the Task Force’s stream restoration sites. Once replanted, these native plants will help reduce erosion, shade streams and provide habitat. Please contact Kristin Marshall, Volunteer Coordinator, (425) 252-6686 kristin@stillysnofish.org for more information or to sign up and get directions.
2/7/2010	10am-2pm	Volunteer Event: Cheasty Greenspace Join EarthCorps, the Green Seattle Partnership and Seattle Parks and Recreation in our ongoing efforts to restore Cheasty Greenspace. Volunteers will be performing maintenance on restoration sites, creating "survival rings" around trees and planting native trees, shrubs and ground cover in this 43 acre south Seattle greenspace. Other work may include non-native plant removal, past restoration site stewardship, or woodchip application.For more information, contact: Chris LaPointe, Volunteer Program Manager (206) 322-9296, ext. 217 chris@earthcorps.org
2/7/2010	10am-2pm	Volunteer Event: Golden Gardens Join EarthCorps and the Green Seattle Partnership as we continue our ongoing efforts to restore this amazing park. Today we will be performing maintenance on past restoration sites and removing invasive plant species such as English ivy. This is a Green Seattle Partnership project. A park with a view, Golden Gardens sits on the shore of Shilshole Bay and over looks the Olympic Mountains. Who would think that such a tranquil scene would be the sight of a struggle of epic proportions? Within the forests of Golden Gardens, the invasive plant English ivy is crowding out native trees and shrubs and making the survival of native seedlings extremely difficult. For more information, contact: Chris LaPointe, Volunteer Program Manager (206) 322-9296, ext. 217 chris@earthcorps.org
2/13/2010	10am-2pm	Volunteer Event: Clarke Beach Join EarthCorps, Mercer Island Parks and Recreation and community members working to save this Mercer Island Park. Clarke Beach is located on the shores of Lake Washington and it hosts a wide variety of activities such as swimming, hiking and picknicking. Work will focus on removing a patch of blackberry so that additional trees can planted as part of a bald eagle habitat mitigation project. Other work may include removing other invasive plants and continuing stewardship on previously restored areas. If you are under 18 years of age: go to miparks.net and click on volunteer opportunities. The Volunteer Activity-Youth Form needs to be signed by a parent. Snacks, tools, and gloves will be provided! For more information, contact: Lina Anne Rose, Project Manager (206) 793-2454 lina@earthcorps.org
2/19/2010	9am-1pm	Seeds, Roots & Shoots w/ King Conservation District Native Plant Nursery: Native plants grown from locally collected seed are the corner stone of conservation and ecological restoration. Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects while helping to perform critical nursery tasks. Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or help maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding. Events will occur at the King Conservation District Nursery facility in Renton.
2/20/2010	10am-2pm	Longfellow Creek Restoration Join KCD and the Green Seattle Partnership to help restore habitat on Longfellow creek in West Seattle. Longfellow creek is one of only four salmon streams in Seattle. Come join our ongoing efforts to replace invasive ivy and blackberry with native trees and shrubs. Gloves and tools will be provided the day of the event. You should dress for the weather, and wear clothes and shoes that you don't mind getting a little dirty. Also you should bring drinking water since there is no water source on site. Please contact Adam Jackson at volunteer@kingcd.org, if you have any questions or for directions to the site.
2/20/2010	10am-2pm	Volunteer Event: Frink Park Join EarthCorps, the Green Seattle Partnership, Friends of Frink Park, Cascade Land Conservancy and the City of Seattle Department of Parks in an effort to protect open spaces from the threat of English ivy, an invasive plant that covers trees and results in a loss of native habitat. We will be installing "Survival Rings" around trees covered with ivy as well as performing restoration site maintenance and monitoring on sites in which we have previously worked. Some projects may include planting native trees and shrubs.For more information, contact: Chris LaPointe, Volunteer Program Manager; (206) 322-9296, ext. 217; chris@earthcorps.org
2/20/2010	10am-2pm	Volunteer Event: Frink Park The Green Seattle Partnership, Friends of Frink Park, Cascade Land Conservancy and the City of Seattle Department of Parks in an effort to protect open spaces from the threat of English ivy, an invasive plant that covers trees and results in a loss of native habitat. We will be installing "Survival Rings" around trees covered with ivy as well as performing restoration site maintenance and monitoring on sites in which we have previously worked. Some projects may include planting native trees and shrubs. For more information, contact: Chris LaPointe, Volunteer Program Manager (206) 793-8030 chris@earthcorps.org
2/20/2010	10am-2pm	Volunteer Event: Me-Kwa-Mooks Park Me-Kwa-Mooks Park, located along the shoreline of West Seattle, offers gorgeous views of the Olympic Mountains. Meaning shaped like a bears head, Me-Kwa-Mooks was the original name of the West Seattle peninsula. Work with EarthCorps, Seattle Parks and Recreation, MudUp and the Green Seattle Partnership as we work to keep this urban forest happy and healthy! You can be part of the action - by removing damaging invasive plant species, planting native plants, and taking care of past forest restoration sites, we help preserve our natural areas for generations to come! For more information, contact: Chris LaPointe, Volunteer Program Manager (206) 793-8030 chris@earthcorps.org
2/20/2010	10am-1pm	Potting Party with Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force Where: Near Lake Stevens – sign up for directions Join the Task Force and other volunteers for a potting party. The trees and shrubs at the nursery are potted by volunteers and will grow for 1-2 years before being planted the Task Force’s stream restoration projects. These trees and shrubs are an important part of keeping our natural areas healthy by reducing erosion, shading streams, and providing food for aquatic insects. Potting these plants is the first step in restoring these areas. We’ll bring lots of coffee and hot chocolate to keep you warm. Please contact Kristin Marshall, Volunteer Coordinator, (425) 252-6686 kristin@stillysnofish.org for more information or to sign up and get directions.
2/20/2010	10am-2pm	Codiga Park Habitat Restoration with People for Puget Sound Join People For Puget Sound on this former dairy farm that is now a tidally influenced wetland providing shelter and food for wildlife like ospreys, great blue herons, bald eagles and juvenile fish. We’ll be working together to remove pesky invasive weeds like blackberry and bindweed that threaten to overtake native plants. We provide work gloves, tools, snacks, and water (bring your own water bottle). Please RSVP for directions and so we know how many tools and snacks to bring. Contact : Dhira Brown restoration@pugetsound.org (206) 382-7007
2/20/2010	10am-1pm	Volunteer Restoration at the Duwamish Riverbend Hill Join volunteers to help restore this culturally significant property and help in the effort to transform this area into a park preserve for the local community. Event activities include planting, invasive weed removal and other restoration projects. In 2001, Cascade Land Conservancy, the City of Tukwila, and a local citizen group formed a partnership to work for the preservation of an undeveloped parcel of land on the Duwamish River. The property will be managed as a public open space preserve devoted to the interpretation of the site’s Native American cultural significance and other aspects of Duwamish River Valley natural and cultural history. The Hill is culturally significant for its association with southern Puget Sound Salish oral tradition and history, as a key location in the stories collectively known as the “Epic of the Winds.” For additional information or to register please contact Stacy Cachules, Manager of Volunteer Programs, volunteer@cascadeland.org.
2/27/2010	10am-2pm	Volunteer Event: Admiral Way Join EarthCorps and Seattle parks Department for this Green Seattle Partnership in our effort to restore this West Seattle Natural Area. This area is located near the West Seattle Bridge and along Admiral Way. We will be removing invasive plants and planting native trees & shrubs in an effort to improve the health of this aging urban forest. For more information, contact: Chris LaPointe, Volunteer Program Manager (206) 793-8030 chris@earthcorps.org
2/27/2010	10am-2pm	Volunteer Event: Island Crest Park Join EarthCorps and the City of Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Dept. in restoring this local park! This forested ravine hosts lush native plant habitat, wetlands, and walking trails. However, Island Crest Park is threatened by the spread of invasive plants, which uncontrolled, cover and kill trees, carpet the forest floor, and prevent the sprouting of tree seedlings. Volunteers are needed to help control these invasive plants, and preserve this unique open space! If you are under 18 years of age: go to miparks.net and click on volunteer opportunities. The Volunteer Activity-Youth Form needs to be signed by a parent, or call Paul West at 206.236.3544 to receive the form via mail or e-mail. Snacks, tools, and gloves will be provided! For more information, contact: Lina Anne Rose, Project Manager (206) 793-2454 lina@earthcorps.org
2/27/2010	10am-2pm	North Wind's Weir Restoration with People for Puget Sound Feb 27 Volunteer planting work party along the banks of the Duwamish River. Help People For Puget Sound and King County turn this former industrial site into a green oasis for juvenile salmon and other wildlife. Construction on this site just finished in December 2009, and now it’s up to us to install native plants so that this wetland provides shelter and food for wildlife like ospreys, great blue herons, bald eagles and juvenile fish. Be one of the first to plant a tree at North Wind’s Weir! We provide work gloves, tools, snacks, and water (bring your own water bottle). Please RSVP for directions and so we know how many tools and snacks to bring. Contact : Dhira Brown restoration@pugetsound.org (206) 382-7007
3/5/10-3/6/10		Volunteer at the Snohomish Conservation District 25th Annual Conservation Plant Sale March 5th & 6th, 2010 at the fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington This year, Snohomish Conservation District celebrates 25 years of providing residents with a reliable source of native and conservation-related trees, shrubs and groundcovers. To celebrate this anniversary, find out what we'll be giving away on page 6 of the brochure. Trees also make great gifts! The sale will be on Friday and Saturday, March 5th and 6th, 2010 at the fairgrounds in Monroe. We begin taking orders on Monday, December 14th. Minimum order size is $25. You can also check out this link for any updated news on the sale: http://www.snohomishcd.org/plant-sale.
3/6/2010	10am-1pm	Planting and Education at Marine View Park in King County with the Cascade Land Conservancy Join Cascade Land Conservancy and local volunteers for a series of volunteer restoration events at Marine View Park. The work will reestablish native plant communities and improve water quality and wildlife habitat at this beautiful park. The days will consist of native planting and an environmental mini lesson to learn more about the park and the regional effort to restore this region's parks and open spaces. CLC will provide water and snacks. We encourage volunteers to bring their own refillable water bottles. Please RSVP to volunteer@cascadeland.org.
3/13/2010	10am-2pm	Volunteer Event: Pioneer Park Work with EarthCorps and the City of Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Dept. to help restore Pioneer Park! Pioneer Park is 113 acres of forested habitat, the largest forested park on Mercer Island. This park is home to over 70 bird species and 12 different mammals, and offers the most extensive trail system on the island. The restoration goals for this park include planting native conifer trees; removing non-native plants, such as ivy, that prevent native plants from growing; and site maintenance activities. Where: The NW Corner of Island Crest Way and SE 68th St. If you are under 18 years of age: go to miparks.net and click on volunteer opportunities. The Volunteer Activity-Youth Form needs to be signed by a parent. Snacks, tools, and gloves will be provided! For more information, contact: Lina Anne Rose, Project Manager (206) 793-2454 lina@earthcorps.org
3/13/2010	10am-2pm	Maury Island Marine Park Restoration with People for Puget Sound Mar 13 volunteer work day on the shores of Maury Island Come help restore native shoreline habitat to the Puget Sound ecosystem. Join People For Puget Sound and Sound Stewards at Maury Island Marine Park. This former gravel mine has the potential to be pristine shoreline habitat with your help. We’ll be working together to remove pesky invasive weeds like blackberry and scotch broom . Maury Island Marine Park is located on the southeastern shore of Maury island between Point Robinson and Gold Beach. The park’s 1.35 miles of shoreline is bounded by East passage and is part of the longest stretch of undeveloped shoreline in King County. Come learn more about the park while getting your hands dirty helping to restore it! We provide work gloves, tools, snacks, and water (bring your own water bottle). Please RSVP for directions and so we know how many tools and snacks to bring. Contact : Dhira Brown restoration@pugetsound.org (206) 382-7007
3/19/2010	9am-1pm	Seeds, Roots & Shoots w/ King Conservation District Native Plant Nursery: Native plants grown from locally collected seed are the corner stone of conservation and ecological restoration. Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects while helping to perform critical nursery tasks. Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or help maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding. Events will occur at the King Conservation District Nursery facility in Renton.
3/20/2010	10am-2pm	Turning Basin 3 Habitat Restoration with People for Puget Sound Join People For Puget Sound on the shores of the forgotten Duwamish River. Turning Basin #3 is a wetland that used to contain Kenco Marine Company where boats moored. Now it is a tidally influenced wetland providing shelter and food for wildlife like ospreys, great blue herons, bald eagles and juvenile fish. We’ll be working together to remove pesky invasive weeds like blackberry and scotch brrom that threaten to overtake native plants. We provide work gloves, tools, snacks, and water (bring your own water bottle). Please RSVP for directions and so we know how many tools and snacks to bring. . Contact : Dhira Brown restoration@pugetsound.org (206) 382-7007.
3/20/2010	10am-1pm	Volunteer Restoration at the Duwamish Riverbend Hill Join volunteers to help restore this culturally significant property and help in the effort to transform this area into a park preserve for the local community. Event activities include planting, invasive weed removal and other restoration projects. In 2001, Cascade Land Conservancy, the City of Tukwila, and a local citizen group formed a partnership to work for the preservation of an undeveloped parcel of land on the Duwamish River. The property will be managed as a public open space preserve devoted to the interpretation of the site’s Native American cultural significance and other aspects of Duwamish River Valley natural and cultural history. The Hill is culturally significant for its association with southern Puget Sound Salish oral tradition and history, as a key location in the stories collectively known as the “Epic of the Winds.” For additional information or to register please contact Stacy Cachules, Manager of Volunteer Programs, volunteer@cascadeland.org.
3/26/2010	9am-1pm	Seeds, Roots & Shoots w/ King Conservation District Native Plant Nursery: Native plants grown from locally collected seed are the corner stone of conservation and ecological restoration. Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects while helping to perform critical nursery tasks. Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or help maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding. Events will occur at the King Conservation District Nursery facility in Renton.
3/27/2010	10am-2pm	Tree Planting along Tolt River with Stilly-Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force Where: Near Carnation – sign up for directions Come see one of our new restoration sites! Join the Task Force and Seattle City Light at our Tolt River tree planting and help restore salmon habitat along this important salmon river. The plants that we plant will provide shade for salmon and woody habitat in the stream for aquatic insects, which in turn provide food for the salmon. These riparian zones also improve water quality by controlling erosion and filtering toxins. We need your help to restore these key habitat areas! We’ll provide training, tools and snacks. Please contact Kristin Marshall, Volunteer Coordinator, (425) 252-6686 kristin@stillysnofish.org for more information or to sign up and get directions.