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Bonney Lake Spring Cleanup 2011: Fennel Creek Preservation Leader Marian Betzer Accepts Arbor Day Award
On Saturday, dozens took to the WSU Demonstration Forest for spring cleaning and Fennel Creek Preservation Group Facilitator Marian Betzer accepted the Arbor Day award.
Saturday morning's Spring Cleaning in the WSU Demonstration Forest began early beneath the shelter of a small awning, as Marian Betzer, Fennel Creek Preservation Group Facilitator, received the 2011 Robert Ceola Memorial Arbor Day Award.
Betzer has been working tirelessly on the Fennel Creek Preservation project for the past eight years.
“Fennel Creek is an eight-mile long watershed and is the largest in the mid-Puyallup River basin,” said Betzer. “It has a lot of ecosystems still intact and we need to work to preserve them. Currently, most people cannot access the beauty of Victor Fall and Fennel Creek and one day we hope to have a trail throughout this area that all can enjoy.” (See Bonney Lake’s Fennel Creek Train Plan Here)
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provided refreshments and Winona Jacobsen, the 2010 Arbor Day honoree, gave a beautiful speech (speech text included with photos to the right) before presenting Betzer with the award.
After the ceremony, dozens of volunteers met at the trailhead of the WSU Demonstration Forest and took to the woods behind and for Bonney Lake’s Annual Spring Clean-Up 2011. Organized by Bonney Lake Events Coordinator , the annual event wasn't encumbered by rainy downpours or chilly weather.
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“This is the largest turnout we have ever had for the spring clean-up event,” said Wells. “We must have had at least 60 people show up this morning.”
Teams of people arrived from , , Sumner’s and , as well as many other community members.
Bonney Lake Public Works trucks helped transport loads of garbage to a dumpster placed by the trailhead and volunteers unloaded their collected bags of trash brought out from the forest.
“We will continue to work on keeping the trail clean, so it can be safe and better utilized by our community,” said Lillian McGinnis, Executive Director of . “It just takes a lot of work.”
Beautify Bonney Lake is an annual event and will take place Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 9:00am - 12:00pm. For more information about Beautify Bonney Lake, go to www.beautifybonneylake.org.