NOAA Grounds in Seattle Get Spring Cleaning

Janet Sears
Northwest Regional Office, National Marine Fisheries Service

 

May 20, 2009 — Brian Hopper of Fisheries’ Northwest Regional Office (pictured) was one of 20 volunteers from various line offices who collected twenty-two, 30-gallon bags of trash along the shoreline of Lake Washington on the grounds of NOAA’s Western Regional Center in North Seattle on Earth Day (April 22).

The Northwest Fisheries Green Team spearheaded the clean-up effort. The group explores and implements environmentally friendly ways to operate the regional facilities.

“This was a good eye-opener to see the refuse we get from boaters on the lake and from the dog park next door,” said Mike Grady, Northwest Fisheries Green Team lead. “It will give us something to work on with our neighbors. Everyone who participated deserves special thanks for making our small piece of the world a better place.”