'It's really important': Portland Timbers players give back during Stand Together Week

'It's really important': Portland Timbers players give back during Stand Together Week

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The Portland Timbers are kicking off their annual volunteering initiative at Bybee Lake to help a local non-profit clean up the area. Players and staff, as well as Timber Joey, were in attendance removing invasive plants, cleaning up trash and mulching native plants at Bybee Lake, along with Friends of Trees. "You get to see what the players are actually like. They're not just these superstar athletes that are on the fie…