The sun was shining for the third Backyard Collective event of 2014 held Friday, July 18, in Seattle, Wash. The Conservation Alliance and its Seattle area member companies teamed up with Forterra to organize a day of trail work and restoration in beautiful Discovery Park.
More than 100 volunteers representing Conservation Alliance member companies, including: Brooks, Eddie Bauer,Filson, Nikwax, Patagonia, Perpetual Motion NW, REI, Stanley, a brand of PMI; and The North Face came together for a day of intense trail work, while learning about Conservation Alliance grantees, including American Rivers,American Whitewater, Save Our Wild Salmon, The Wilderness Society, and Washington Wild during a lunchtime volunteer fair along with other local organizations Puget Soundkeeper Alliance and Washington Trails Association.
“The Conservation Alliance member companies are consistently some of the most productive volunteers we work with all year, and we always look forward to this event,” said Andrea Mojzak, Forterra’s Green Cities Project Manager. “This year the volunteers removed over 5,000 square feet of thick blackberry, spread burlap and mulch over 3,300 square feet, decommissioned 100 feet of trail, created over 30 feet of new trail, and replaced rotting steps.
