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Become a Beach Naturalist This Summer
Care about beaches and the Puget Sound nearshore? 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 (April 13 and 27, May 11 and 25) and three weekend days (April 17, May 1 and 15). 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! E-mail beachnaturalist@seattle.gov or call 206-245-0143 to register or for more information.
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.
Weekday Volunteer Opportunities in the West Duwamish Greenbelt
Most weekdays, the Nature Consortium hosts volunteer projects to restore the West Duwamish Greenbelt in West Seattle. In addition, there are work parties every Saturday. Visit the Nature Consortium volunteer page for details.
Resources for New Stewards in King and Snohomish Counties
Other resources for new volunteer stewards (Adobe Acrobat 177 KB).
One-Time and Monthly Volunteer Opportunities Across Southern King County
| Date and Time | Name | Location | Information and sign up (sponsors vary) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, March 20 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. |
Walker Preserve Ivy Removal Download the flier with map and details (Adobe Acrobat). |
Normandy Park | Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Stewardship Program, |
Saturday, March 20 FULL - NO FURTHER SIGN UPs ACCEPTED |
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, FULL - NO FURTHER SIGN UPs ACCEPTED |
| 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, |
| Sunday, March 28 2 - 7 p.m. |
Rock the Green Clean Fundraiser Enjoy good food and music while supporting efforts to preserve and clean up the Middle Green River. Download the event flier (Adobe Acrobat). |
Enumclaw | |
| Saturday, April 3 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. |
North Wind's Weir Restoration Goose Exclusion Fence Construction You will get muddy so wear clothing and footwear appropriate to the task. Although fence construction is not rocket science, this project will be most enjoyable for people comfortable working with simple tools including pliers, wire cutters, and fence post drivers. Adults and teenagers 16 and older only for this event, please. |
Duwamish in Tukwila | Dennis Clark, WRIA 9 Salmon Habitat Team, |
| 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. This is the premier Puget Sound restoration project for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day! |
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 1
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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, 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 8 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, |
| 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, |
