Redmond community members are invited to roll up their sleeves and participate in the city’s second annual Green Redmond Day, a community-wide tree-planting event slated to take place from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 25.

The event, sponsored by the Green Redmond Partnership, will take place at a variety of locations, including Farrel-McWhirter Park, Viewpoint Park and Westside Park. Green thumbs of all ages are invited and encouraged to participate. Tools, gloves and snacks will be provided.

Farrel-McWhirter Park is located at 19545 N.E. Redmond Road, Viewpoint Park is at 18440 N.E. 24th St. and Westside Park is at 5810 156th Ave. N.E.

“Participating in community-driven projects like Green Redmond Day is a great way to join your neighbors in keeping our city’s forested parklands healthy and thriving,” said City of Redmond Mayor John Marchione. “Volunteer restoration projects revive our native forests while building a sense of community pride in Redmond.”

To register, visit www.GreenRedmond.org.

About the Green Redmond Partnership

The Green Partnership is building a sustainable network of healthy urban greenspace for the benefit and enjoyment of current and future generations. Over the next 20 years, the city will be bringing all 1,035 acres of Redmond’s forested parkland into active management.

About the Green Cities Program

Redmond, Seattle, Tacoma, Kirkland, Kent and Everett make up the Green Cities Network and are collectively working to restore 7,500 acres of publicly owned urban forests and natural areas serving a population of more than 1.1 million people. The Green Redmond Day endeavor is an integral part of this unified effort. More than 2,000 Puget Sound residents are expected to volunteer at Green City Day events hosted around the region this fall.