Who:
Any and all cachers of all ages and abilities! Please come willing to work.
Date:
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Time:
9:00am – 1:00pm
What to Bring:
Work clothing, sturdy shoes,
gloves, hats, sunscreen and a lunch.
In addition if you have rakes or other tools feel free to bring them.
Planned Activities:
Planned activities can include anything from spreading bark on trails, removing invasive plants such as blackberries and ivy, clearing limbs and debris from winter damage to light weeding.
So keep an eye on this page as additional
information becomes available. Hope to see you there!
MORE INFO:
King County owns the 11 acre Park property located in the center of Mirrormont, south of Issaquah.
The 11-acre lot was originally owned by the Issaquah School District who intended to build a school on the land. The area did not grow enough to justify the school, so the land remained vacant and became known as Elder Field. In 1976, the MCA took over management of Elder Field.
- Men’s softball was played in the meadow but the backstop was destroyed by fire and the organized games ended
- Nature took over the open meadow with tall grass, blackberry monsters and alder trees
- BMX and mountain bike enthusiasts built dirt ramps and tracks in the forest, local teens built tree houses and had paint-ball battles
- The land had become a place only a handful of residents visited.
- In 1985, the initial foray into creating Mirrormont Park was tabled after a questionnaire showed 57% in favor of the park but some residents were adamantly opposed.
- In 1995, the MCA proposed to turn Elder Field into a park before Issaquah School District sold the property to a developer. The Board began an effort to make Mirrormont Park a reality.
In 1999 MCA volunteers began to work through legal and financial hurdles towards developing the park
On Valentine’s Day 2001, the Issaquah School District declared the land “surplus” and sold the land to King County Parks Division for the purpose of developing a passive use park on the property.
Completed in 2008 this park is maintained by volunteers whose efforts have included adding trails, installing benches; supplying dog waste bags; planting native trees & shrubs; clearing invasive plants; upgrading and maintaining trails.
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