The Dirt: calendar of hands-on volunteer opportunities Winter-spring volunteer eventsNative Plant Salvage Program volunteer opportunity Wonderful Winter of 2012 Tree planting at Metzler Park near Auburn
Please join us this winter in King County Parks. You can make a difference by spending a day planting trees, or building trails! Native trees and shrubs enhance natural stream corridors, forests, wetlands and improve the habitat for wildlife. “Pay it forward” for your hiking trips by helping construct new backcountry trails.
Start earning your way to a KC Parks Volunteer t-shirt (5 events) Call or email the listed contact or call Tina Miller, Restoration Volunteer Coordinator at 206-296-2990 to register and get directions. Dates and locations: Most events are 10:00am to 2:00pm (unless otherwise noted). Special day! Monday January 16th Martin Luther King Jr. holiday – spend a “Day On”! Other dates and locations: - Juanita Woodlands- come help plant trees at this fantastic restoration site
- January 14th 9:00am – 1:00pm
- Marymoor Park– BirdLoop Trail – Come join Eastside Audubon
- Skyway Park - Come help save trees by removing ivy
- Fall City Park (226 Kb pdf) – Come join the Snoqualmie Tribe in restoring an area along the Snoqualmie River
- Marymoor Park- Sammamish Rowing Club – Come help restore the wetlands around their new boat house
- Taylor Mountain Forest – Help restore a wetland buffer and plant a healthy forest
- February 4th, March 3rd and March 17th in Hobart/Maple Valley
- Green House & Nursery Pot Up Native Trees - A fun event for youth and families
- March 10th and March 31st
Backcountry trail projects – events from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM - January 3rd – 7th – Grand Ridge Park
- January 10th – 14th and January 17th - 21th – Cougar Mt.
- January 24th to January 28th – Taylor Mt. Forest
- January 31st to February 4th and February 7th - 11th – O’Grady Park – Green River Natural Area
- February 14th – 18th and February 21nd - 25th – Grand Ridge Park
Please sign up at the Washington Trails Association website (external link) or call 206-965-8561.
Native plant holding facility Groups are needed to care for salvaged native trees and shrubs at our holding facility near Sammamish. To schedule a group work party, please contact Cindy Young.
Adopt-a-Park or Trail & Park Ambassador Programs These programs provide opportunities for groups or individuals to help maintain King County's 180 parks, 175 miles of regional trails, and 130 miles of backcountry trails. For more information please contact Laurie Clinton, volunteer program manager. Salmon counts and habitat restorationRoad edge planting volunteersKing County Roads Landscape Enhancement Program Volunteer to tend roadside plants in your neighborhood. For more information about volunteering in King County, please contact Laurie Clinton, Volunteer Coordinator, King County Parks and Recreation Division. |