We had a super fun group of 14 out today for our Green Lake Litter Patrol. There was a 5-k Pumpkin Run around the lake with costumed runners in full regalia. Each week we are so lucky to enjoy the wonders of Green Lake Park. Please come on out and […] Read more »
Outstanding group of 13 out today for a Green Lake Litter Patrol. The park was the cleanest that I have seen it our time litter patrolling around Green Lake Park. Seattle Parks & Recreation has done a marvelous job maintaining the park. They deserve our collective appreciation for their efforts. […] Read more »
A foggy start & sunny finish to this weeks Litter Patrol at Green Lake Park. We had six volunteers join in for a productive patrol. The highlight for me this week was seeing some kids climbing in a tree. As Fall weather approaches the park takes on a different pallet […] Read more »
A rainy and windy litter patrol out at Green Lake Park. Many trees were split or knocked down. Branches were everywhere. Our group of 4 brave volunteers weathered the storm and picked up multiple bags of litter. We all still have to be vigilant in our goal to keep Green […] Read more »
Drizzly and foggy day at Green Lake Park for another productive litter patrol. Our 10 volunteers removed a few bags of litter per person. Each week our crew scours the park for the big litter but also for what I call “micro litter.” Please come out and and join us […] Read more »
It was another outstanding September day for our Green Lake Litter Patrol. A hardworking group of 10 energetic volunteers came out for a very productive clean up. Our team picked up over 20 full bags of litter. There was a race around the park with over 2000 runners this morning […] Read more »
Happy Labor Day weekend to everyone. We had a small crew of 7 out for the long weekend litter patrol. Each and every week our bags get filled up with all kinds of debris as we walk Green Lake Park. I was talking to a couple that walk the park […] Read more »
It was an outstanding day out at Green Lake Park today for our 10 volunteer crew. We always have a splendid mix of high schoolers, college students up to senior citizens join our community service project. Our weekly diligence has been paying off for the park. Unfortunately, the amount of […] Read more »
Today our 12 person crew of litter patrol volunteers accomplished a great deal of clean up at Green Lake Park. The warm days of Summer brings a lot of litter to the grounds and lake. Each week we are fortunate to have so many fine, thoughtful and hard working people […] Read more »
There was another tremendous gathering today for our Green Lake Litter Patrol. We had our youngest patroller to date: 1-year old- she was in a supervisory position of a small crew of patrollers. She did an outstanding job! In all we had 22 volunteers show up today. Each week we […] Read more »
Green Lake Park was a buzz of activity on Sunday for our Litter Patrol. We had a strong group of 9 patrollers out for a very productive hike around the lake edge and grounds. The volunteers commenting on how much litter had accumulated in a weeks time. I had a […] Read more »
The amount of visitors to Green Lake Park has increased with the Summer weather and so has the amount of litter we have been picking up. The consensus among the Green Lake Litter Patroller’s is that this is the dirtiest they have witnessed around the park grounds. Cigarette butt litter is still the most pervasive […] Read more »