PROTECTING + ENHANCING THE GREEN RIVER + OUR WATERSHED
Green River Coalition collaborates with community, municipalities, nonprofits, educational institutions and other agencies to protect and enhance the
Green River and our watershed.
Ways to get involved:
Volunteer!
If you like to get your hands dirty by planting trees or removing invasive plants, you can help by signing up to volunteer at one of our many events!
Ways to get involved:
Partner with us!
We love creating new partnerships to help protect our environment! Sign up here if you have an event or project that you would like to partner with us on.
Ways to get involved:
Make a donation!
Whether a one time or monthly donation, all donations go right back into our coalition to help protect and enhance our beautiful watershed!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Email michael@greenrivercoalition.org if you have a project you would like to partner on.
Earth Day 2020!
More info coming soon!
Past Events
September 13 th , 2019
United Way Day of Caring
We teamed up with Mid-Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group and King County United Way for their largest day of volunteering in Washington State! We are proud to be a part of this day! Visit the King County United Way website for more information.
January 20th, 2019
Shadow Lake Nature Preserve 23rd Annual Frog Frolic!
We tabled at this annual event to educate our local community about our coalition’s mission.
October 19 th , 2019
Orca Recovery Day!
Riverview Park Restoration Work Party!
We restored a critical portion of Riverview Park in Kent to help restore habitat for our native salmon which is the main food source for our resident Orcas! This is an international movement with over 70 sites spanning from Napa Valley to British Columbia!
January 20th, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service!
On January 20th 2020, we partnered with Mid-Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group, The City of Auburn, and The King County United Way to host a planting event at Fenster Park! We had over 80 volunteers and planted 150 native trees and shrubs! What a great way to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for a Day of Service!
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RESTORATION PROJECTS
Dandy / Bass / Beaver Lake Complex
Enumclaw, WA
Bass, Beaver, and Dandy Lakes are owned by King County.
Originally privately owned, this important wildlife habitat was not managed or replanted after a harvest by a logger in 1999 allowing invasive blackberry to completely overtake the sites. GRC has been managing the restoration of this 9.8-acre site in collaboration with King County since 2012.
Site activity:
Partners:
Covington Community Park
Covington, WA
GRC has been managing the restoration of 7.3 acres on this site in collaboration with the City of Covington, King Conservation District, and Green River College since 2014.
Site activity:
Partners:
Lower Soos Area
Auburn, WA
This site is owned by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). GRC has been managing the restoration of this 1.8-acre site in collaboration with WDFW and King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks since 2013.
Site activity:
Partners:
Institute For Community Leadership
Kent, WA
This site is owned by the Institute for Community Leadership (ICL), a GRC partner. This property was originally open pasture with very little riparian shade or native vegetation. ICL acquired 18.2 acres in 2004 and began to restore it with the help of the Veteran Conservation Corps from Green River College and GRC.
Site activity:
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WHAT IS THE MIDDLE GREEN SUBWATERSHED?
The Middle Green River Subwatershed starts at River Mile 32 just east of Auburn and stretches to the Howard Hanson Dam.
It includes two major tributaries:
Soos Creek on the north side of the river, draining Kent, Covington, Maple Valley, and Black Diamond and Newaukum Creek on the south side of the river, draining the Enumclaw area.
OUR BOARD
Greg Wingard
President
greg@greenrivercoalition.org
Bernie McKinney
Vice President
b.mckinney@comcast.net
Pete Beaupain
Treasurer
pbeaupain@comcast.net
Gil Bortleson
Secretary
gbortles@gmail.com
Arturo Zazueto
Member at Large
azazueta@mail.greenriver.edu
Michael Taton
Operations Manager
michael@greenrivercoalition.org
From left to right: Michael, Bernie, Gil, Pete, Greg, Arturo
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