ARLINGTON — Adopt a Stream Foundation, an education and habitat restoration nonprofit, will host a volunteer event 9 a.m. to noon Saturday on the banks of Olaf Strad Creek near Arlington.
The nonprofit is encouraging community members to walk, run or roll along the county’s Centennial Trail to the meeting spot approximately 4 miles south of the Haller Park Trailhead or less than a mile north from the Armar Road Trailhead.
Once volunteers reach the site, they will assist in restoring salmon habitat by planting native trees and plants and removing invasive ones. After the work party, volunteers can enjoy a 10% discount at In the Shadow Brewing, 102 E Division St., Suite 102, Arlington.
“This part of Olaf Strad Creek is very unique,” said Stream Restoration Manager Walter Rung in a press release. “During the summer of 2021, our Stream Team created a new 600-foot long stream channel on a field owned by Snohomish County Parks, then, relocated the creek where it was flowing in a roadside ditch along 162nd St. NE and 67 Ave. NE into the new channel. That fall, we planted stream side vegetation next to the new channel and were treated to seeing salmon spawn in this new habitat.”
Distances and time estimates from nearby trailheads to the restoration spot are included below.
From the north (traveling south to the restoration site):
Haller Park Trailhead (127 E Cox Ave., Arlington) is 4.4 miles from the work party site.
Legion Park Trailhead (114 N Olympic Ave., Arlington) is 3.8 miles to Olaf Strad.
From the south (traveling north to the site):
Armar Road Trailhead (15333 67th Ave. NE, Arlington) is 0.8 miles to the work party site.
If you have questions, you may reach out to Riparian Restoration Manager Anna Gilmore at 425-316-8592.
Eliza Aronson: 425-339-3434; eliza.aronson@heraldnet.com; X: @ElizaAronson.
Eliza’s stories are supported by the Herald’s Environmental and Climate Reporting Fund.
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