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.
