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Sound Steward Training Program in February
Get involved with the restoration community along the Duwamish River and on Maury Island and become a local habitat hero! People For Puget Sound is offering a FREE, four-class series February 10 - 20. Class topics include a history of the Duwamish River, introduction to Puget Sound ecology, native vs. invasive plant identification, weed control, and planting techniques. In return for 16 hours of training, Sound Stewards commit to 40 volunteer hours over the next year on People For Puget Sound restoration sites.
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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.
Resources for New Stewards in King and Snohomish Counties
Other resources for new volunteer stewards (Adobe Acrobat 177 KB).
| Date and Time | Name | Location | Information and sign up (sponsors vary) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, Feburary 9 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Duwamish Greenbelt Restoration Join in a long-term effort to restore the ecological health of the Duwamish greenbelt by controlling invasive plants and planting native trees and shrubs. Note that locations vary depending on the date so RSVP to find out the exact site. |
West Seattle | Marisa Ordonia, The Nature Consortium, |
| Thursday, February 11 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Duwamish Greenbelt Restoration Join in a long-term effort to restore the ecological health of the Duwamish greenbelt by controlling invasive plants and planting native trees and shrubs. Note that locations vary depending on the date so RSVP to find out the exact site. |
West Seattle | Marisa Ordonia, The Nature Consortium, |
| Saturday, February 13 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Duwamish Greenbelt Restoration Join in a long-term effort to restore the ecological health of the Duwamish greenbelt by controlling invasive plants and planting native trees and shrubs. Note that locations vary depending on the date so RSVP to find out the exact site. |
West Seattle | Marisa Ordonia, The Nature Consortium, |
| Saturday, February 13 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Roxhill Bog at the Headwaters of Longfellow Creek Unique opportunity for knowledgeable plant stewards! Help further the incredible amount of work done to restore a rare bog at the headwaters of Longfellow Creek. Five years of work and 250,000 plants are gradually transforming grass back into a bog ecosystem. Work at this site at SW Barton Street and 29th Avenue SW occurs every second Saturday of the month. Call or e-mail to confirm and sign up. |
West Seattle | Scott Blackstock, |
| Tuesday, Feburary 16 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Duwamish Greenbelt Restoration Join in a long-term effort to restore the ecological health of the Duwamish greenbelt by controlling invasive plants and planting native trees and shrubs. Note that locations vary depending on the date so RSVP to find out the exact site. |
West Seattle | Marisa Ordonia, The Nature Consortium, |
| Thursday, February 18 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Duwamish Greenbelt Restoration Join in a long-term effort to restore the ecological health of the Duwamish greenbelt by controlling invasive plants and planting native trees and shrubs. Note that locations vary depending on the date so RSVP to find out the exact site. |
West Seattle | Marisa Ordonia, The Nature Consortium, |
| Friday, February 19 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, |
| Saturday, February 20 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Brandon Street Natural Area on Longfellow Creek Battle the ivy and blackberries to help the stream ecosystem work for fish, birds, and wildlife. Work at this site at SW Brandon Street and 26th Avenue SW occurs every third Saturday of the month. Call or e-mail to confirm and sign up. |
West Seattle | Jay Mirro, |
| Saturday, February 20 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Codiga Estuary Restoration on the Duwamish Special Note! Joining us will be two volunteers from "The Civic Projects: Serving 50 States in 50 Days." Read their blog! |
Duwamish in Tukwila | Dhira Brown, People For Puget Sound, |
| Saturday, February 20 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Duwamish Greenbelt Restoration Join in a long-term effort to restore the ecological health of the Duwamish greenbelt by controlling invasive plants and planting native trees and shrubs. Note that locations vary depending on the date so RSVP to find out the exact site. |
West Seattle | Marisa Ordonia, The Nature Consortium, |
| Tuesday, Feburary 23 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Duwamish Greenbelt Restoration Join in a long-term effort to restore the ecological health of the Duwamish greenbelt by controlling invasive plants and planting native trees and shrubs. Note that locations vary depending on the date so RSVP to find out the exact site. |
West Seattle | Marisa Ordonia, The Nature Consortium, |
| Thursday, February 25 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Duwamish Greenbelt Restoration Join in a long-term effort to restore the ecological health of the Duwamish greenbelt by controlling invasive plants and planting native trees and shrubs. Note that locations vary depending on the date so RSVP to find out the exact site. |
West Seattle | Marisa Ordonia, The Nature Consortium, |
| Saturday, February 27 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
North Wind's Weir Restoration Planting Project flier for February 27 (Adobe Acrobat). Vicinity map (Adobe Acrobat). |
Tukwila | Dhira Brown, People For Puget Sound, |
| Saturday, February 27 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Duwamish Greenbelt Restoration Join in a long-term effort to restore the ecological health of the Duwamish greenbelt by controlling invasive plants and planting native trees and shrubs. Note that locations vary depending on the date so RSVP to find out the exact site. |
West Seattle | Marisa Ordonia, The Nature Consortium, |
| Saturday, March 6 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Marine View Park Restoration Remove ivy and plant trees at this park along the Puget Sound shoreline. |
Normandy Park | |
| 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, |
| Saturday, March 13 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Maury Island Marine Park Restoration Join People For Puget Sound and Sound Stewards at Maury Island Marine Park. This former gravel mine has the potential to be pristine shoreline habitat with your help. We’ll be working together to remove pesky invasive weeds like blackberry and scotch broom. |
Maury Island (part of Vashon/Maury Island) | Dhira Brown, People For Puget Sound, |
| 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, |
| Saturday, March 13 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch |
Stewards of the Cove Work with the Stewards of the Cove to protect and restore Miller and Walker Creeks where they enter Puget Sound. Work varies but can include invasive plant removal, planting native trees and shrubs, and constructing instream structures to improve fish habitat. |
Normandy Park | |
| Saturday, March 20 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
Walker Preserve Ivy Removal Over the last three years, volunteers have removed English ivy from all the trees in the Preserve and from a ever larger part of the forest floor. See photos of the most recent work last November. Join us as we keep the momentum up. Pulling ivy is easiest when the ground is damp in the spring! |
Normandy Park | Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Stewardship Program, |
| Saturday, March 20 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Turning Basin Estuary Restoration on the Duwamish Join People For Puget Sound on the shores of the Duwamish River. Turning Basin #3 is a wetland that used to contain Kenco Marine Company where boats moored. Now it is a tidally influenced wetland providing shelter and food for wildlife such as ospreys, great blue herons, bald eagles and juvenile salmon. We’ll be working together to remove pesky invasive weeds like blackberry and scotch broom that threaten to overtake native plants. |
Duwamish in Tukwila | Dhira Brown, People For Puget Sound, |
| Saturday, March 20 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Brandon Street Natural Area on Longfellow Creek Battle the ivy and blackberries to help the stream ecosystem work for fish, birds, and wildlife. Work at this site at SW Brandon Street and 26th Avenue SW occurs every third Saturday of the month. Call or e-mail to confirm and sign up. |
West Seattle | Jay Mirro, |
| 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, |
| Saturday, April 3 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
North Wind's Weir Restoration Goose Exclusion Fence Construction Adults and teenagers 16 and older only for this event, please. |
Duwamish in Tukwila | Dhira Brown, People For Puget Sound, |
| Saturday, April 10 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch |
Stewards of the Cove Work with the Stewards of the Cove to protect and restore Miller and Walker Creeks where they enter Puget Sound. Work varies but can include invasive plant removal, planting native trees and shrubs, and constructing instream structures to improve fish habitat. |
Normandy Park | |
| Saturday, April 17 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
North Wind's Weir Restoration Planting This is a Duwamish Alive! event. |
Duwamish in Tukwila | Dhira Brown, People For Puget Sound, |
| Saturday, April 17 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
Duwamish Alive! at Multiple Locations on the Duwamish Plant trees and shrubs and control invasive plants at multiple locations along the Duwamish River, the estuary to the Green River. More details will be posted as the event gets closer. |
Seattle and Tukwila | Dhira Brown, People For Puget Sound, |
| Saturday, May 1 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
Walker Wetland Blackberry Removal |
Burien | Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Stewardship Program, |
| Saturday, May 8 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch |
Stewards of the Cove Work with the Stewards of the Cove to protect and restore Miller and Walker Creeks where they enter Puget Sound. Work varies but can include invasive plant removal, planting native trees and shrubs, and constructing instream structures to improve fish habitat. |
Normandy Park | |
| Saturday, May 15 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
Miller Creek Restoration at S. 144th St. |
Burien | Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Stewardship Program, |
| Saturday, June 12 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch |
Stewards of the Cove Work with the Stewards of the Cove to protect and restore Miller and Walker Creeks where they enter Puget Sound. Work varies but can include invasive plant removal, planting native trees and shrubs, and constructing instream structures to improve fish habitat. |
Normandy Park | |
| Saturday, June 19 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
North Wind's Weir Restoration Stewardship At this event, we'll do any final restoration work at North Wind's Weir estuary restoration project not completed in 2009 and earlier this year. Work is likely to consist of light weeding (there are almost no weeds on site now). |
Duwamish in Tukwila | Dhira Brown, People For Puget Sound, |
| Saturday, July 10 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch |
Stewards of the Cove Work with the Stewards of the Cove to protect and restore Miller and Walker Creeks where they enter Puget Sound. Work varies but can include invasive plant removal, planting native trees and shrubs, and constructing instream structures to improve fish habitat. |
Normandy Park | |
| Wednesday, July 14 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. |
Happy Hour Weeding" at Miller Creek Restoration at S. 144th St. |
Burien | Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Stewardship Program, |