City of Auburn – 2018-2019 – $17,815
Mary Olson Farm is a 67-acre City of Auburn park operated by White River Valley Museum as an environmental learning center. This grant project includes:
- Completion of an interpretive pollinator garden
- Continuation of invasive species removal
- Purchase of supplies for environmental education programs
- Providing scholarships for lower income field trip participants
For more information contact: Rachael McAlister, 253-288-7437
Senior Program Manager, Member Jurisdiction Partnerships
425-773-9065
Jessica has managed the Member Jurisdiction and WRIA Grant Programs at KCD since March 2007. Jessica has a Bachelors degree in Environmental Studies and Spanish and graduate level education in the fields of Public Administration, Urban Planning, and Facilitation and Negotiation. She is an experienced program manager responsible for tracking millions of dollars in grant funding with a successful track record of liaising with local governments, nonprofits, and watershed groups on natural resource conservation issues.