Volunteers add better kind of green to North Bend’s Tollgate Forest

North Bend Planner Mike McCarty and his son Isaac, 3, plant a tree Saturday, April 30, at North Bend’s Tollgate Forest. The Arbor Day event drew volunteers from Mountains to Sound Greenway, Cedarcrest High School, the Sierra Club and North Bend officials, including Mayor Ken Hearing and his dog Dakota. They removed invasive species and planted more natural ones in the forest, which is an important corridor for wildlife. Future plantings and volunteer projects take place regularly through this year. To learn more, or volunteer, visit www.mtsgreenway.org.