Help to beautify this wonderful patch of native wildflowers through weeding, trimming and holding back the invasive blackberries as they try their best to reclaim this area.
The East County Citizen's Alliance (ECCA) begins their FOURTH YEAR of nurturing a native wildflower patch on Highway 14 that begins near Camas, extending through Washougal as you enter the "Gateway to the Gorge.
Throughout spring and summer 2026, we will be maintaining all 8,000 square feet of these flowers, primarily through selective weeding to give the flowers room to grow. If the summer is extremely hot, we may also water our newest, most tender plot. Throughout the growing season, we'll be keeping the grass trimmed around the flowers and the blackberries on the back of the plots cut back.
The series of work events continues through the month of May and into June beginning May 23rd, and repeating on June 6th and June 23rd.
Registration required & more info and signups HERE
Thanks for supporting a great partner organization and continuing to keep our roads clean and beautiful.
All this work is why we need you. This beautiful native wildflower project is a whole-community effort. It's not the project of a single group of people, but rather of many community residents who pitch in just once or over and over. So please join us. We look forward to seeing you again or meeting you for the first time!
GENERAL INFORMATION
What we will provide: Tools as necessary, safety overview and safety vests. Please bring work gloves, a hat, and water. Kneeling mats can be helpful, too. If you have a favorite trowel, please bring it along!
Location: The wildflower plots are on the north side of SR-14 between the two roundabouts in Washougal. Volunteers meet at the Pendleton parking lot, located at 2 Pendleton Way in Washougal, and walk or ride over to the site together.
Paperwork: For your protection, all volunteers must fill out a WSDOT AAH Participant Form. If you haven't done this already, please print, complete, and email to eastcountycitizens@gmail.com. (Feel free to take a photo of your completed form and email that.) If you prefer, you may bring the completed form to your first work event. Teens are welcome if they are at least 15 years old and are supervised by an adult.
Dates - Consider these dates and opportunities to volunteer:
Weeding Team: Saturday, May 23, 10am-noon (Rain date: Sunday, May 24)
Weeding Team: Saturday, June 6, 10am-noon (Rain date: Sunday, June 7)
Weeding Team: Tuesday, June 23, 10am-noon
Flexible Weeding Team -- We'll reach out to see if you're available for impromptu, short notice weeding work in July and August, since weather and growing conditions can change.
I'd like to weed-whack around the wildflower plots as needed.