Did you know that volunteers have been providing ongoing care for our County Day Parks since 2009? That year, our day parks were slated to be closed. Then, community volunteers came to the rescue and they continue to provide needed support today.

All year long, our volunteer teams pick-up litter, empty the garbage and recycling, monitor the parks, mow the grass, and trim the bushes. These wonderful volunteers do all of this so that we all can enjoy our local parks.

Volunteers also work in our campgrounds and take on special projects in our parks, like giving interpretive talks, chopping firewood, removing noxious weeds, building and maintaining trails. Over 1,100 volunteer hours were recorded in our County parks in 2012 – the equivalent of one half-time employee!

The San Juan County Parks, Recreation and Fair Department, the Parks Commission, and the Park staff would all like to express our gratitude for the time our volunteers have spent to keep our county parks maintained and open to the public during 2012.

Special thanks go to our volunteer day park team leaders on San Juan Island; Louise Dustrude (Turn Point), David Dehlendorff (Reuben Tarte), Sandy Rabinowitz (Eagle Cove), and on Lopez Island we would like to give special thanks to Carl Jones – father of the famed ‘Flower House’ outhouse at Agate Beach and volunteer team leader for all five of our Lopez Island day parks.

Thank you to our numerous park volunteers: Joanruth Baumann, Eric and Audra Adelberger, Ron and Marcia Ashbrook, Don and Ann Jarrell, Angela Atwell, Clark Casebolt, Vicky Griebling, Marin Karraker, Linda Noreen, Sorrel North, Teresa Danielsen, Barbara Fulton, Charles Janeway, Paul and Susan Kollet, Mike and Sue Buettell, Kent Gale and Luanne Pasik, Tal and Lee Sturdivant, Casey Hons, Pat Christenson and John Simon, Sandy Rabinowitz, Louise Dustrude, David Dehlendorf, Dani and Bryan Hoyer, Jacob Hansen, Andy Urbach and the Community Service crew, members of the Eastsound Village Green Stewardship crew on Orcas island and Nick Teague and the American Hiking Society on Lopez and Shaw Islands for their valuable contributions. Also, Garfield H. S. students, numerous Boy Scout troops and other groups who did projects in our parks during their stay.

If you’d like to join our team of volunteers , please call SJC Parks 378-8420 or email parks@sanjuanco.com.

San Juan County Parks

Recreation and Fair Department