Volunteer Information

Like to hike?

Join the Mid Fork Snoqualmie Invasive Weed Control Project. Hikers are needed to survey the valley's trails. Contact Mark Boyar for more information.  2009 Orientation Meeting June 14 at Snoqualmie District Ranger Station in North Bend, at 9:00 a.m.

Like lakes?

Join the Lake Weed Watcher Program and help us find aquatic weeds while there's still a chance to stop them.  Contact Katie Messick for more information.

Where else can I volunteer?

King County Parks and Natural Lands – Contact: Tina Miller, 206-296-2990, tina.miller@kingcounty.gov. Check out The Dirt for upcoming volunteer events.

Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust – Contact the volunteer program at 206-812-0122, volunteer@mtsgreenway.org.

Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed - volunteer schedule for salmon restoration projects.

EarthCorps - volunteer opportunities for individuals and/or groups to work on trails, remove invasive plants, and plant native species. Lots of great opportunities for completing Service Learning hours for school credit.

Green Seattle Partnership - Work Party Calendar - forest restoration volunteers remove invasive plants, plant new native trees and understory plants, and do long term maintenance and monitoring of restoration sites.

Seattle Creeks – become a creek steward. Contact Bob Spencer, (206) 684-4163, bob.spencer @seattle.gov.

Other Cities – contact your local parks department or utilities to see if they have work parties or volunteer events. If they don’t, offer to volunteer in your neighborhood and gather neighbors for a work party.

Where do I get money for projects?

Stewardship Funding Sources. Great website listing a wide range of government and private funding sources for this area (scroll down to Resources).

King County Grants Exchange (scroll down to Water and Land Resources Grants). Contact Ken Pritchard at 206-296-8265, ken.pritchard@kingcounty.gov.

Washington State Department of Ecology, Aquatic Weeds Financial Assistance Program. For more information email: jrus461@ecy.wa.gov.

City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Matching Fund. For more information: 206-684-0464.

City of Seattle Aquatic Habitat Matching Grant.

City of Seattle Watershed Grants. For more information, contact Anthony Matlock, Seattle Public Utilities, Community Project Manager, at (206) 386-9746, or anthony.matlock@seattle.gov.

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Program offices are located at 201 S. Jackson St., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104. To contact a staff member at the King County Noxious Weed Control Program, please call 206-296-0290 or by reach them by email.