City of Olympia Launches Pilot Program for Pesticide Free Parks

Renovations in Lions park, named for the service club that helped create the space in 1946, were completed in the fall. Improvements include a scavenger hunt for 11 lions placed around the park grounds. Photo by Jennifer Crain.
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Submitted by City of Olympia

Olympia Parks, Arts & Recreation has recently implemented a Pesticide Free Parks Pilot Program in several neighborhood parks.

The Park Stewardship program is looking for volunteers to help steward these parks and contribute to the success of the program. Volunteer opportunities are available in the following parks. Call 360.753.8365 for more information.

  • Bigelow Park
  • Lions Park
  • Decatur Woods Park
  • Woodruff Park
  • Sunrise Park
  • Harry Fain’s Legion Park

 

About Pesticide Free Parks

Over the last several years the Olympia Parks Department has striven to be environmentally conscious with regard to their landscape maintenance techniques, reducing and/or eliminating pesticide use in many areas including neighborhood parks. Current landscape maintenance practices rely heavily on pesticide-free practices such as; mulching, flame weeding, hand weeding, etc. as well as utilizing volunteers to help control unwanted vegetation.

For more information about the Pesticide Free Parks Pilot Program, contact Sam Baker at 360.753.8229.

 

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