Tag: americorps
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‘Merica – Americorps lends KC Parks a hand
Americorps brought their hard work ethic and national pride to the slopes of the Issaquah Highlands. They went all Michael Bay on the Scot’s Broom (don’t bother correcting my grammar – look it up). Anywayyyyy, big shout out to the crew and our new volunteer coordinator for getting rid of pure invasive evil.
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Re-vegetatin’ along Soos Creek Trail
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A big-time thank you to our AmeriCorps volunteers!
One of King County’s most popular and historic parks, Tolt MacDonald Park & Campground, is getting some serious love from a dedicated team of AmeriCorps members. Here, a representative of this awesome team shares their experience with us: On February 8, 2013, a team of nine AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Members arrived at…
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Field Notes: AmeriCorps + King County Parks: The beginning of something beautiful
Today, King County Parks is saying goodbye to our first AmeriCorps individual placement service volunteer, Rachel Maranto, who has worked with our Volunteer Program for the past 10 months. Coming to the Pacific Northwest from Indiana to work at EarthCorps then AmeriCorps, Rachel had a strong educational background in natural science and a passion for…
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Thanks to our summer AmeriCorps volunteers
AmeriCorps volunteers wrapped up a week-long stint of removing Scotch broom at Ring Hill Forest last Friday, and we just wanted to say thanks. With partners like these we keep the invasives at bay. AmeriCorps – heck, yeah!