Volunteer for Salmon!

Photo showing young volunteers at a planting event on the Sammamish River.Outdoor volunteer opportunities are waiting for you. Sign up now!

If you have a salmon- or water quality-focused event in our watershed, let us know and we'll add it to this page to help you recruit volunteers.

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.

Other resources for new volunteer stewards (Adobe Acrobat 177 KB).

Date and Time Name Location Information and sign up (sponsors vary)

Register by Wednesday, April 7

Trainings: Four Wednesday evenings (April 13 & 27, May 11 & 25) and three weekend days (April 17, May 1 & 15)

Become a Beach Naturalist this Summer!
Care about beaches? Good with people? Sign up to be a volunteer naturalist with the Seattle Aquarium's Beach Naturalist program. Naturalists receive training from marine and interpretative experts on four weekday evenings and three weekend days. Once trained, volunteers spend three summer weekend days educating visitors about beach ecology and beach etiquette at local area beaches. Register by April 7 to save your spot!

Local Beaches

Beach Naturalist Program,
206-245-0143

Friday, March 12
9 a.m. -
1 p.m.
Seeds, Roots & Shoots
Work in the nursery to raise native plants that will be used to restore aquatic and upland habitats all across King County.
Renton

Adam Jackson,
King Conservation District,
425-282-1908

Saturday, March 13
9 a.m. -
1 p.m.
Seeds, Roots & Shoots
Work in the nursery to raise native plants that will be used to restore aquatic and upland habitats all across King County.
Renton

Adam Jackson,
King Conservation District,
425-282-1908

Saturday, March 20
9:30 a.m. -
2:30 p.m.
Ivy Removal and Landsburg Dam Tour
Come join us for a day at the source of drinking water for nearly one people in King County! We will be removing invasive English Ivy near the banks of the Cedar River. Removing aggressive invasive plants like ivy and restoring native shrubs and plants along the river bank are high priorities in restoring habitat and promoting species diversity. A mini tour of the Landsburg diversion dam and fish passage facility will be included during the lunch break. Please sign up in advance.
Landsburg Park - Ravensdale

Nisa Karimi,
Friends of the Cedar River Watershed

Friday, March 26
9 a.m. -
1 p.m.
Seeds, Roots & Shoots
Work in the nursery to raise native plants that will be used to restore aquatic and upland habitats all across King County.
Renton

Adam Jackson,
King Conservation District,
425-282-1908

Saturday, March 27
10 a.m. -
2 p.m.
Native Tree Planting
Join us for one of our last planting projects of the season! Get your hands dirty and come plant a tree right along the Cedar River! This is a great example of the cllaborative effort between King County, private land owners, and Friends. Please sign up in advance.
Dorre Don Natural Area - Maple Valley

Nisa Karimi,
Friends of the Cedar River Watershed

Friday, April 2
9 a.m. -
1 p.m.
Seeds, Roots & Shoots
Work in the nursery to raise native plants that will be used to restore aquatic and upland habitats all across King County.
Renton

Adam Jackson,
King Conservation District,
425-282-1908

Saturday, April 3
10 a.m. -
1 p.m.
Irrigation Project
Return to a site where native trees and shrubs were planted over the fall and winter months. We will be setting irrigation lines throughout the projects site. This big puzzle needs your cooperative efforts! With spring just around the corner, native trees will need to be irrigated for their first few growing seasons.
Restoration Site TBA - Maple Valley

Nisa Karimi,
Friends of the Cedar River Watershed

Saturday, April 3
9 a.m. -
1 p.m.
Seeds, Roots & Shoots
Work in the nursery to raise native plants that will be used to restore aquatic and upland habitats all across King County.
Renton

Adam Jackson,
King Conservation District,
425-282-1908

Saturday, April 17
10 a.m. -
2:30 p.m.
Restoration at Cavanaugh Pond
Celebrate Earth Day by restoring habitat at the beautiful Cavanaugh Pond Natural Area. We will be making room for native plants to thrive by removing invasive species. This is also a great opportunity to spot birds and wildlife.
Cavanaugh Pond Natural Area - Maple Valley

Nisa Karimi,
Friends of the Cedar River Watershed

Friday, April 23
9 a.m. -
1 p.m.
Seeds, Roots & Shoots
Work in the nursery to raise native plants that will be used to restore aquatic and upland habitats all across King County.
Renton

Adam Jackson,
King Conservation District,
425-282-1908

Friday, May 7
9 a.m. -
1 p.m.
Seeds, Roots & Shoots
Work in the nursery to raise native plants that will be used to restore aquatic and upland habitats all across King County.
Renton

Adam Jackson,
King Conservation District,
425-282-1908

Saturday, May 8
9 a.m. -
1 p.m.
Seeds, Roots & Shoots
Work in the nursery to raise native plants that will be used to restore aquatic and upland habitats all across King County.
Renton

Adam Jackson,
King Conservation District,
425-282-1908

Saturday, May 22
9 a.m. -
1 p.m.
Seeds, Roots & Shoots
Work in the nursery to raise native plants that will be used to restore aquatic and upland habitats all across King County.
Renton

Adam Jackson,
King Conservation District,
425-282-1908