The new club facility at Magnuson Park is nearly finished and the Naturalists Committee is organizing work parties to complete the landscaping. As part of the project a landscape architect developed a plan using mostly native plants, including dogwood, vine maple, salal, sword fern, and many more. We are looking for volunteers to help put them in the ground. Here are details:

Oct. 4, Sat. - Trees and large shrubs. After instruction by Olympic Nursery, we will plant the foundation plants: dogwoods, serviceberry, mock orange, red-flowering currant, thimbleberry, snowberry, and more. Bring shovels and/or spading forks and work gloves. Pizza at lunch. 9 am to 4 pm. If your schedule allows, those trained this day can help lead work crews on Oct. 11 or Nov. 1-2.

Oct. 11, Sat - President’s Work Party. We will plant 500 salal and sword fern plus other shrubs. Bring shovels or spading forks and work gloves. Building tours too. 12-5 pm. BBQ follows.

Nov. 1-2, Sat-Sun - Ground Cover. We will plant 2,000 ground cover plants this weekend, including kinikkinnik, wild strawberry, camas, and yarrow. Great for the whole family. Bring a trowel and work gloves. Come either day or both. 12-5 each day.

Refreshments provided. Open to all members, family, and friends. Please sign up online or by calling (206) 284-8484 so we know how many plants to bring in for each day.

This is a great chance to leave your mark on the new building and watch it grow (literally). Thanks in advance to all!