A group of Seaview area neighbors turned out Saturday with shovels, work gloves and garden tools to continue restoration efforts in Hutt Park.
Hutt Park is home to some of the last remaining old growth trees in Edmonds, with some more than 150 feet tall and nearly 600 years old. It supports a range of wildlife including owls and a small population of native Douglas Squirrel. For years, aggressive non-native plants — predominantly English Ivy — were taking over and choking out the native understory, and disrupting the ecological balance of the Hutt Park ecosystem.
Saturday’s work builds on previous efforts including an Earth Day Ivy Pull also involving neighborhood volunteers. The project is a joint effort of Earth Corps and the City of Edmonds. More details here.
— Story and photos by Larry Vogel
I would love to know when the next work party at Hutt park is. How do I get on a notification list?
Mona Fairbanks
Good Morning Mona,
You can email Jennifer Leach and she will forward your name to the Seaview Neighborhood lists or you can email me via the City website and I will make sure you make it to the lists diane.buckshnis@edmondswa.gov as EarthCorp’s volunteering group has also been helpful in re-energizing the Adopt a Park project for the City.