Monday, February 2, 2009

Jim McDermott gets his hands dirty


At Seattle's Interlaken park, where dozens of volunteers descended "to plant trees and shrubs, pull invasives, and do their part to restore Seattle’s forested park lands" as part of "Green Seattle Day," the second Saturday of November designated by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels in 2007.

The Interlaken volunteers, along with hundreds of others across the city, planted more than 3,000 trees and shrubs. Encouraged Congressman McDermott (D-WA), “I hope what you are doing here today acts like a seedling and takes root in other neighborhoods in Seattle and across the region."

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