KINGSTON —Metropolitan Park District commissioners and Village Green visitors thank Logan Hammon of Eglon Landscaping and John Bennett of Bayside Church for heading up an amazing volunteer effort on March 22.

The result is a usable trail through the woods on both sides of the creek.  Because Logan was able to make use of a small Gator truck, those eight people accomplished an astonishing amount of work, removing invasive plants and roots, and laying down and raking wood chips.

Logan had done some initial work early in March removing brush in the woods to improve visibility in the area.  Kudos to Logan, John, and the Bayside crew for a job well done! Our goal is to make the park space broadly inviting for use by the community.

By the time you’re reading this, there will be a new playground started next to the existing playground structure at Village Green.

Volunteers are starting with a swing accessible to everyone. Multiple donors have made this possible:  Grants totaling $6,500 from Kingston-North Kitsap Rotary and the Port Gamble S’Klallam tribal council have partially matched an anonymous $30,000 challenge gift, and grant applications are in the works for the remaining approximately $50,000 still to be raised.

Thanks go to Matt and Megan House, Marylou Iverson, and the grantwriting team: Jane and Stan Mack, Jenny Loftus, Bobbi Wodtli, and Glenn Malin.

—Bobbie Moore, Chair, Village Green Metropolitan Park District