First Creek Youth Services Day April 16thFirst Creek Middle School

Join First Creek Middle School, UW Tacoma Environment Sciences program, Pierce County Stream Team, Green Tacoma Partnership, students and community members on April 16th to help improve the First Creek Watershed.

We'll be meeting at First Creek Middle School at 56th and Portland Avenue starting at 9:00 and ending around Noon. There will be an educational program and lunch for those that let us know ahead of time.

Check back and we'll have additional information as we get closer.
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Martin Luther King Day - Day of Service

First Creek Watershed Cleanup, January 17, Tacoma, WA., Martin Luther King Day of Service - Participates: First Creek Middle School, University of Washington Tacoma (Environmental Sciences Dept), University of Puget Sound (Football Team), First Creek Church, Grace Methodist Church, TEAM (Tacoma Eastside Action Membership), First Creek Neighbors, Green Tacoma Partnership and Pierce County Stream Team, and other friends. This is a yearly event, join us next year and help make our environment better.

This was a very successful day, with 126 volunteers signing in. We removed Ivy and Blackberries, a lot of liter and trash and we improved the sidewalks on two sites, East 34th and First Creek and also at Fairbanks and First Creek. Thank you to everyone who participated, good work!

Two albums of additional photos:
To view the albums below, it's best to right click on the link and then open in a new window.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=272293524408%3A804448659&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee Photographs by Dan Fear

http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=472293524408%3A2050329176&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee Photographs by Al Harmon

Our next major Cleanup Event will be on April 16th.
Other smaller work parties occur throughout the Spring and Summer. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Dan Fear at (253) 304-2808 or danfear@hotmail.com

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Annual MLK Weekend Cleanup EventFirst Creek Watershed

First Creek - 2nd Annual MLK Weekend Cleanup Event
Monday, January 17th, 2011 from 10:00am to 1:00pm
East Fairbanks St, two blocks east of Portland Ave., Tacoma, 98404

First Creek, named for the fact that it is the first creek you encounter while walking upstream from the mouth of the Puyallup River, is getting a facelift as neighbors, students, and community groups join forces and reclaim the beauty of this little stream. This is a second annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday event where First Creek Middle School and UW-Tacoma are hosting an English ivy and weed pull in preparation for future replanting. The work party will take place 10am to 1pm, on N. Fairbanks St., two blocks east of Portland Ave.
Contact event organizer and Habitat Steward Dan Fear 253-304-2808 for more information.
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