The next Mount Rainier National Park Associates volunteer work party will be Saturday, July 14th. This will be the annual Mount Rainier National Park Associates Exotic Plant Removal work party, which we refer to as the "Deveg". We will be working on the Mowich Lake road.
To participate in the Exotic Plant Removal work party there is no need to know about native plants. The NPS crew members we will work with will teach you which plants to remove, and they will be able to identify for you all the native plants in the area. There will be no heavy tools (like shovels and pulaskis) to carry and use. Safety helmets and safety glasses are not required. But if you have a bright safety vest that you can wear, please bring it.
Things you should bring are work gloves, a small digging tool like a hand trowel, or your favorite weed removing tool, your lunch, plenty of fluids to drink. A warm jacket would be good to include and a sun hat and sunscreen.
We will meet between 8:30 and 9:00 AM at the Paul Peak trailhead parking lot on the Mowich Lake road. Be ready to move out at about 9:00 AM and expect to end the day about 3:00 PM.
If you plan to attend this work party, please visit our website and send me an email indicating that you are coming and give me the number of volunteers you expect to accompany you. I need an estimate of the number of volunteers who will attend.
John Titland
Volunteer Coordinator
Mount Rainier National Park Associates