Green Lake Litter Patrol 7-15-12

A Telling Sign!

I took this picture today while doing our weekly litter patrol around Green Lake Park. For full disclosure: I did not write this sign but I have thought this thought many times while picking up little. Most of the people who fish around the lake leave a tremendous amount of […] Read more »

Green Lake Litter Patrol 7-8-12

Lori Lizotte with Jackson & Allie

What a beautiful day we had for our Green Lake Litter Patrol. Lori Lizotte brought her two children Jackson & Allie. We were also joined by our friend Dan who lives next to the park. With sunny days and the 4th of July this past Wednesday the park had more […] Read more »

Green Lake Litter Patrol 7-1-12

Sherrie Dixon, Todd Young, Lori Lizotte

It was rainy start but dry finish for our July 1st, 2012 litter patrol. We had a new patroller, Sherrie Dixon, LMT who found us on the Everyblock.com site. Sherrie was absolutely awesome to show up in the rain for her first patrol and brought a sunny smile. You should […] Read more »

Green Lake Litter Patrol 6-24-12

Lori

It turned out to be an outstanding day out at Green Lake today for our Litter Patrol. Gene and Lori showed up and helped pick up 6 bags of litter. There was a lot activity today with the Fire Department doing water search and rescue. There was also an event […] Read more »

Happy Fathers Day-Green Lake Litter Patrol 6-17-12

Olivia & Keira

Happy Fathers Day from all of us at Green Lake Litter Patrol. It was a splendid day out at Green Lake. Our crew picked up 7 bags of litter and lots of litter created by the people who fish along the lake. The fishing line and hooks are a menace […] Read more »

Green Lake Litter Patrol 6-3-12

Steve, Olivia & Keira

It was so much fun to have Steve and his daughters Olivia & Keira join us for Litter Patrol this week. I love having children participating and learning that litter is bad for our parks. They worked so hard to find every little piece of litter that was out there […] Read more »

Green Lake Litter Patrol 5-27-12

Lisa & Jodi

I had 2 great volunteers for this Memorial Day weekend Litter Patrol. Jodi visiting from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Lisa her childhood friend from Cincinnati, Ohio who has lived in Seattle for 30 years.  I went to high school with Jodi and have not seen her since graduation. As […] Read more »

Green Lake Litter Patrol 5-13-12

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers Day to all our Mothers!!! It was a beautiful day to be out at Green Lake. All the families and peoples enjoying being together. We had a productive litter patrol picking up 7 bags of litter. As the weather improves we need more help to keep Green Lake […] Read more »

Green Lake Litter Patrol 5-6-12

Blue Sky Day

It turned out to be a beautiful day in Seattle for our May 6th litter patrol. We made it around the lake in the lake in just under 2 hours. The grounds were pretty clean today which is a great thing. Come on out and help us keep this Seattle […] Read more »

Green Lake Litter Patrol Superstar!

Allie- Superstar!

Allie is our new Green Lake Litter Patrol Superstar. Her super strength and enthusiasm is inspiring. After walking around the lake she took time to show off her big litter picking muscles. We encourage people & kids of all ages to join us. The weather is getting better and this […] Read more »

Green Lake Litter Patrol 4-15-12

Green Lake Litter Patrol

We had a sunny and very productive patrol today with the help of Allie (7 years old), her Mom, Lori and her friend Nicole. It was was so much fun to see the enthusiasm of Allie as she raced from one piece of litter to the next. This is a […] Read more »

Story of the Big Leaf Maple, Green Lake

Awesome Mom!!

What an inspiring story of a little boy’s desire to save a grand old Maple Tree at Green Lake! I feel so lucky to have had a chance to meet his Mother and Sister. I had admired their gifts of flowers and love for weeks. Green Lake Litter Patrol gives […] Read more »