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Ballfield Reservations/Programs
Bill Karras, 425-388-6608 bkarras@snoco.org
Contracts, Land & Capital Projects
Marcie Allen, 425-388-6611
Rich Patton, 425-388-6609 rich.patton@snoco.org
Resource Management and Community Partnerships
Hal Gausman, 425-388-6606
Willis Tucker Park Information
Cabot Fuqua, 425-388-6644
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Evergreen Fairgrounds
There is more to see and do at the Fairgrounds than just the Fair! Exciting year-round events are happening all the time. Click here to find out more.
Workshops and Classes at Adopt-A-Stream 
The Adopt-A-Stream Foundation conducts Streamkeeper Academy classes for all ages, produces environmental education materials and provides local communities with stream/wetland restoration technical assistance. Visit www.streamkeeper.org or call 425-316-8592 for a current schedule of Streamkeeper Academy classes.
Summer Camps
 The 2008 Spring-Summer Program Guide is available online (a PDF version) at www.snocoparks.org or pick one up at your local library, the County Courthouse, Evergreen Fairgrounds or the Parks Administration office.
Kids, Get Movin' this Summer!
Join Get Movin' and find free recreational activities all summer long, ending with a free ticket to a minor-league baseball game!
Get Movin' is a collaboration with several area parks departments, two area hospitals and local businesses to encourage kids to keep moving all summer. Visit Get Movin' Snohomish County for more information. Related Herald article: Kids Get Movin' and Get in Shape
Snohomish County Parks Celebrates National Trails Day
National Trails Day is a nationwide celebration assisting agency landowners on trail projects. The Everett Mountaineers celebrated National Trails Day on June 7 by hosting a trail building day at Lord Hill County Park.
The Mountaineers donated their time constructing a new loop trail adding trail opportunities for park hikers and bicycle riders connecting recreation opportunities between the north and south half of the park.
Volunteers celebrated their hard day of trail building with a BBQ dinner and door prizes. About 100 volunteers signed up for this activity. Snohomish County Parks appreciates this tremendous support and dedication by so many individuals and the Everett Mountaineers.
Campfire Breakfast
Try cooking these unique breakfast meals on coals the next time you are camping:
1. Breakfast in a Bag
Required: Paper lunch bag; roasting stick; campfire with hot coals and little flame.
Ingredients per person: 2 strips bacon; handful of frozen hash browns;1 or 2 eggs; salt and pepper
Lay bacon in bottom of bag. Add potatoes. Add eggs.
Close bag by folding top 1/3 down, then fold that in 1/2 and in 1/2 again.
Poke through the folded portion with the stick to hold it above the fire.
Hold 5 inches above coals for 10 minutes (prop by sticking the other end of the stick in the dirt to keep the bag out of the coals).
Open bag to check. If it's done, tear the top off the bag or fold it down and eat right out of the bag. Since the bag is greasy, sit it on a plate or something other than the table or pants leg.
2. Egg in Orange Half
Cut large orange in half, spoon out the pulp, (save for later). Crack an egg into each half. Put orange halves directly on the coals. Cook until done (some have taken as long as 20 minutes.) Remove with tongs. The eggs have a really unique taste.
3. Egg in Onion Half
Double treat on this one - the cooking container can become part of the meal!
Cut a large onion lengthwise (stem to root). Remove about half the inside. Crack an egg into each half. Put halves directly on the coals. Cook until done. Remove from coals. Let cool on a plate for a bit, then peel away the burned portion of the onion.
Watch for more unique recipes next month !
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 Welcome . . .
to your Snohomish County Parks & Recreation's electronic newsletter with brief updates on our projects and events.
This month your Parks Department dedicated new facilities, awarded Youth Amenities and Recreation Development grants and geared up for summer recreation.
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 County Executive Awards Grants to Build New Park Features
Standing in front of a half-finished playground at Forest View Elementary School on Friday, May 30th, Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon announced a list of grant recipients under the county's latest effort to spur construction of new park amenities.
Ten projects, including the completion of Forest View's playground, are being funded with about $450,000 in county seed money, matched by more than $500,000 in community funds and volunteer labor.
"We're putting county money to work and building up this community," Reardon said. "This small amount of seed money becomes a considerable investment without a tax increase to Snohomish County residents."
For a complete list of this year's grant winners, go to:
www.snocoparks.com. Related Herald article: County grants go to playgrounds. |
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Willis Tucker Community Park Spray Feature Opens May 23rd
Moments after Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon and children cut the ribbon to the newly installed spray feature at Willis Tucker Park, local children immediately raced to cool off with the Silverflow Cannon, Aqua Dome, Splash Palace and more.
The project was paid for in part with $250,000 in Community Infrastructure Development Initiative (CIDI) funds. In 2006, Reardon proposed an innovative approach to funding needed infrastructure and recreational projects without a tax increase.
The three-year, bond-funded program - leveraged by the county's improved bonding capacity - accelerated the construction of important transportation, surface water and parks projects as much as 10 years earlier than expected.
Access related Herald article,
For more information about the spray pad and other ways to get outside and play, go to www.snocoparks.org.
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Cathcart Plan Mixes Jobs, Transit and Green Living
Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon has unrolled his plan to create sustainable living, working and recreational opportunities on more than 600 acres of public land known as the Cathcart property.
Reardon's vision includes an employment cluster, housing and commercial services on 20 percent of the county owned property while protecting 80 percent for public space, parks and infrastructure. The proposal provides amenities for current residents in the area by linking existing walking trails and parks with new shops, public spaces, a transit hub and job center, as well as experimental agriculture and solar-energy production on the county's former landfill.
Reardon and county officials are hosting a series of community meetings designed to engage public input on how Cathcart should look and integrate into the surrounding community. The first, held June 4, was well attended. Another meeting is scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 24 at Willis Tucker Park. The county will hold monthly meetings with stakeholders and community members from June through September 2008 on conceptual design. In October 2008 the concept and rezone will be introduced to the Snohomish County Planning Commission as a part of the annual Comprehensive Plan review process. Read the full news release at snoco.org. |
 Parks Department Hiring Lifeguards, Swim Instructors
Snohomish County Parks and Recreation is now accepting applications for summer lifeguard and swim instructor positions at the McCollum Park Pool.
You are encouraged to apply if you are 16 or older and meet the following criteria:
· have above average swimming skills
· enjoy working with the public
· can accept challenges and meet high standards
· can commit to the entire summer season (June-Aug)
· can work 25-35 hours/week
Free training is provided to successful applicants. If interested, contact Tony Trofimczuk, recreation supervisor at 425-338-6604 or tony.trofimczuk@snoco.org.
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Cavalero Community Park Master Plan The Master Development Planning Process for Cavalero Hill Community Park has begun. At a public meeting held in the Commons at Cavalero Mid-High on June 13th, information regarding the 35-acre community park site was shared and the community expressed their desires and concerns. What citizens want at the park was described and prioritized. Parks staff will use that information to develop several concepts for developing the park.Those concepts will be shared with the community at a later public meeting and further refined over the next few months. The final concept will be brought to the County Council for review and approval. Related Herald article: Planning for new park near Lake Stevens begins.
Paradise Valley
The County has acquired an additional 126 acres adjacent to the Paradise Valley Conservation Area, bringing the total acreage to approximately 760. Staff is working on updating the master plan for the expanded site. As part of the process, the department is applying for an RCO grant to develop a mountain bike technical riding and skills area on the new parcel and parking improvements. We are also working on agreements and building support with volunteer groups to help complete work necessary to open the area for public use. With the help of DNR work crews, the area will be opened later this summer. Related Herald article: County Adding Acres to Paradise Valley Green Belt.
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Interurban Trail Segment Opened diModa Homes and Snohomish County celebrated the opening of a segment of the Interurban Trail on May 29th. The re-aligned, paved and landscaped portion of the Interurban Trail one block north of 164th Street was sponsored by diModa Homes, a subdivision of Sundquist Homes. |
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