Adopt-A-Highway Volunteers

For a little over three years now, Mount Rainier volunteers have been participating in the state's "Adopt-a-Highway" program through the Dept. of Transportation. Three times every year, we go out and patrol a two-mile section of SR 706, collecting multiple bags of trash each time we work. It's not a glamorous job, but we like to think it makes the journey to the Park a little more pleasant for visitors.

Our pickup dates vary, but we always schedule one in April and September, with the third frequently occurring just before or after the Fourth of July weekend. We're done for 2016, but we hope you'll join us next year!

Only the Brightest and Best!

Only the brightest and best of our volunteers turn out for litter patrols in the rain! Susan Lyon, Joan Hays, Jim Smith, Jean Millan, Ian Harvey and Marc Blackburn joined Crow Vecchio for the last Adopt-a-Highway work party of the year, and there's no denying the crew's brightness. Under light showers, we collected 16 bags of trash along the two mile stretch of SR706 from MP 2 to MP 4. This event marks the third full year that Mount Rainier's volunteers have worked to keep this section of highway litter-free. Our next pickup will be in April and is usually the most major cleanup effort of the year. If you'd like to join us, drop Crow a note at petrina_vecchio@partner.nps.gov to be put on the mailing list for this community service project.

Adopt-a-Highway Volunteers Pick It Up!

A record crew of litter pickers showed up at Tahoma Woods at 10 AM this morning to patrol the two-mile stretch of SR706 between mileposts 2 and 4, a strip which includes the Park's Tahoma Woods frontage. In partnership with the Washington State Dept. of Transportation, Mount Rainier's fabulous volunteers contract to make three litter pickups each year, a detail which generally lasts two to three hours on each date. Quite a few of today's crew were new volunteers, eager to involve themselves in a project which benefits the community as well as the Park. The team of 13 brought in a total of 10 bags of litter. Former campground host Jean Millan provided a variety of munchie packs to each participant. Future patrols will be held in June and September.