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Seattle Parks Volunteer Projects
In addition to the volunteer projects below, the City of Seattle Parks Department offers many opportunities to steward urban forests across the city.
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| Date and Time | Name | Location | Information and sign up (sponsors vary) |
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| Wednesday, September 8 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. |
Salmon Watchers Program Volunteer for a unique Northwest Experience! Learn how to identify and record species and numbers of spawning salmon in streams in the Lake Washington-Cedar-Samammish watershed by attending one of four Salmon Watcher training sessions. Please show up a few minutes early to sign in and receive your packet. |
Renton Community Center | Jennifer Vanderhoof, |
| Friday, September 10 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Garden of Goo Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects while helping to perform critical nursery tasks at the Native Plant Nursery. Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or helping to maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding. |
Renton | Adam Jackson, |
| Saturday, September 11 10 a.m. - Noon |
Sammamish River Stewards Join the Sammamish River Stewards (SRS), dedicated volunteers who work on Woodinville's restoration sites on the second Saturday of every month. |
Wilmont-Woodin Park, Woodinville | Brenda Eriksen, |
| Wednesday, September 15 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. |
Salmon Watchers Program Volunteer for a unique Northwest Experience! Learn how to identify and record species and numbers of spawning salmon in streams in the Lake Washington-Cedar-Samammish watershed by attending one of four Salmon Watcher training sessions. Please show up a few minutes early to sign in and receive your packet. |
Bellevue City Hall | Jennifer Vanderhoof, |
| Thursday, September 16 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. |
Salmon Watchers Program Volunteer for a unique Northwest Experience! Learn how to identify and record species and numbers of spawning salmon in streams in the Lake Washington-Cedar-Samammish watershed by attending one of four Salmon Watcher training sessions. Please show up a few minutes early to sign in and receive your packet. |
Woodinville City Hall | Jennifer Vanderhoof, |
| Friday, September 17 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Garden of Goo Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects while helping to perform critical nursery tasks at the Native Plant Nursery. Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or helping to maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding. |
Renton | Adam Jackson, |
| Saturday, September 18 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Cedar River Restoration Project Bring your friends, pack a picnic, and spend the day helping to restore wildlife habitat along the Cedar River. Restoration projects require continual stewardship for successful recovery of native plants and wildlife. Please email for more information. |
TBD - Maple Valley | |
| Friday, September 24 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
National Day of Caring: Mountain Beaver Habitat Restoration Help remove the remaining invasive ivy patches that are threatening the habitat of wildlife in a beautiful urban park. Grace Cole Park is home to owls, mountain beavers and spotted towhees. Please register in advance by email. |
Grace Cole Park, Lake Forest Park |
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| Friday, September 24 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
National Day of Caring: Trail Improvement Project Work on an educational vista trail overlooking Chester Morse Lake in the protected municipal watershed. Help gravel, grade, and build rock walls on this trail to improve barrier-free tour access. Come prepared to have fun and work hard! Please register in advance by email. |
Cedar River Municipal Watershed | |
| Friday, September 24 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
National Day of Caring: Cedar River Restoration Project Help restore critical wildlife habitat by clearing out invasive plant species at the 44-acre Cavanaugh Pond Natural Area. This site is noted as spawning sockeye salmon habitat and is listed as the only Class-1 wetlands in the Cedar River basin. Please register in advance by email. |
Renton - Maple Valley | |
| Saturday, October 2 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Cedar River Planting Project Bring your family and friends and help restore wildlife habitat along the Cedar River. Plant native trees and shrubs to help the native ecosystems recover. Please email for more information. |
TBD - Maple Valley | |
| Saturday, October 2 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Woodinville Sammamish "ReLeaf" Dig in at Woodinville's annual fall event, and help keep this site working for salmon habitat. |
Wilmont-Woodin Park, Woodinville | Brenda Eriksen, |
| Friday, October 8 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Garden of Goo Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects while helping to perform critical nursery tasks at the Native Plant Nursery. Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or helping to maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding. |
Renton | Adam Jackson, |
| Saturday, October 9 10 a.m. - Noon |
Sammamish River Stewards Join the Sammamish River Stewards (SRS), dedicated volunteers who work on Woodinville's restoration sites on the second Saturday of every month. |
TBD, Woodinville | Brenda Eriksen, |
| Saturday, October 9 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Plant Walsh Ditch Spend the day planting native trees along the beautiful Walsh Lake in the protected municipal watershed. This watershed is the direct source of drinking water for over 1 million people of King County. The project is reserved for volunteers age 15 and up. Come prepared to have fun and work hard! Please email for more information. |
Cedar River Municipal Watershed | |
| Friday, October 22 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Garden of Goo Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects while helping to perform critical nursery tasks at the Native Plant Nursery. Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or helping to maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding. |
Renton | Adam Jackson, |
| Saturday, October 23 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Garden of Goo Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects while helping to perform critical nursery tasks at the Native Plant Nursery. Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or helping to maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding. |
Renton | Adam Jackson, |
| Friday, November 5 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Garden of Goo Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects while helping to perform critical nursery tasks at the Native Plant Nursery. Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or helping to maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding. |
Renton | Adam Jackson, |
| Saturday, November 6 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Municipal Watershed Planting Project Restore a decommissioned gravel road and stream crossing by planting native trees, shrubs and seed rich forest soils. A tour of restored wetlands will be included. The project is reserved for volunteers age 15 and up. Space is limited, so please sign up in advance by email. |
Cedar River Municipal Watershed | |
| Saturday, November 13 10 a.m. - Noon |
Sammamish River Stewards Join the Sammamish River Stewards (SRS), dedicated volunteers who work on Woodinville's restoration sites on the second Saturday of every month. |
TBD, Woodinville | Brenda Eriksen, |
| Friday, November 19 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Garden of Goo Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects while helping to perform critical nursery tasks at the Native Plant Nursery. Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or helping to maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding. |
Renton | Adam Jackson, |
| Saturday, November 20 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Garden of Goo Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects while helping to perform critical nursery tasks at the Native Plant Nursery. Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or helping to maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding. |
Renton | Adam Jackson, |
| Saturday, December 11 10 a.m. - Noon |
Sammamish River Stewards Join the Sammamish River Stewards (SRS), dedicated volunteers who work on Woodinville's restoration sites on the second Saturday of every month. |
TBD, Woodinville | Brenda Eriksen, |