Volunteer Calendar
Miller and Walker Creeks Stewardship
 Ready to get dirty for a good cause? This page lists opportunities to help:
- Plant native trees and shrubs
- Pull out invasive non-native plants
- Clean up litter
Most volunteer projects welcome people of all ages. Younger people may need to be accompanied by an adult -- check with the event organizers. Unless otherwise noted, no experience is necessary -- you'll learn on the job! By volunteering, you will be helping to make the Miller and Walker Creek stream basins better for the people, fish, and wildlife that share it.
| Date and Time | Name | Location | Information and sign up
(sponsors vary) |
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Saturday, March 13
9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
followed by lunch
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Stewards of the Cove
Work with the Stewards of the Cove to protect and restore Miller and Walker Creeks where they enter Puget Sound. Projects vary by month. |
Normandy Park |
Gary Gaebler |
Saturday, March 20
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
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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,
Stream Steward,
206-296-1909 |
Saturday, April 10
9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
followed by lunch
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Stewards of the Cove
Work with the Stewards of the Cove to protect and restore Miller and Walker Creeks where they enter Puget Sound. Projects vary by month. |
Normandy Park |
Gary Gaebler |
Saturday, May 1
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
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Walker Wetland Blackberry Removal
Last March, we began working to control invasive Himalayan blackberry around the fringes of the Walker Wetland, which was purchased for preservation by the the City of Burien in 2005. We will continue controlling invasives to ensure the long-term health of the wetland, which serves as a sponge releasing clean, cool water into Walker Creek. |
Burien |
Dennis Clark,
Stream Steward,
206-296-1909 |
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. Projects vary by month. |
Normandy Park |
Gary Gaebler |
Saturday, May 15
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
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Miller Creek Restoration at S. 144th St.
Since 2007, volunteers have been restoring a 300 foot stretch of Miller Creek west of Des Moines Memorial Drive, most recently on a rainy weekend last October. Hundreds of trees and shrubs have been planted and thousands of invasive plants removed. Join us as we do some light weeding and put down mulch to help the plants thrive during the summer. |
Burien |
Dennis Clark,
Stream Steward,
206-296-1909 |
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. Projects vary by month. |
Normandy Park |
Gary Gaebler |
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. Projects vary by month. |
Normandy Park |
Gary Gaebler |
Wednesday, July 14
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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Happy Hour Weeding" at Miller Creek Restoration at S. 144th St.
In the middle of the summer, it's hard to get volunteers to give up a lovely Saturday morning. Fortunately, our weeding tasks at the S. 144th St. restoration project on Miller Creek are modest and easily handled with "happy hour weeding." Don't believe it? See the"happy hour weeding" blog posting from July 2009. Weeding will reduce competition between the native trees/shrubs and the unwanted invasive plants during the most stressful time of year. |
Burien |
Dennis Clark,
Stream Steward,
206-296-1909 |
Saturday, August 14
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. Projects vary by month. |
Normandy Park |
Gary Gaebler |
Saturday, September 11
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. Projects vary by month. |
Normandy Park |
Gary Gaebler |
Saturday, October 9
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. Projects vary by month. |
Normandy Park |
Gary Gaebler |
Saturday, October 16
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
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Miller/Walker Creek Restoration
Project to be determined based on opportunities identified in 2010. |
Burien or Normandy Park |
Dennis Clark,
Stream Steward,
206-296-1909 |
Saturday, October 30
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
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Miller/Walker Creek Restoration
Project to be determined based on opportunities identified in 2010. |
Burien or Normandy Park |
Dennis Clark,
Stream Steward,
206-296-1909 |
Saturday, November 13
9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
followed by lunch
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Stewards of the Cove
Work with the Stewards of the Cove to protect and restore Miller and Walker Creeks where they enter Puget Sound. Projects vary by month. |
Normandy Park |
Gary Gaebler | Greater Highline Area Stewardship Opportunities Want to volunteer to improve the environment elsewhere in Highline? Here are other great opportunities to help out in Burien and Normandy Park in 2010: - Eagle Landing Park Ivy Removal, Burien, Sunday, February 14, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Marine View Park Ivy Removal and Tree Planting, Normandy Park, Saturday, March 6, 2010, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Shorewood Park Ivy Out, Burien, February 13, April 10, June 12, August 14, October 9, December 11, 10 a.m. - Noon; contact: Jean Spohn, 206-433-0848 (events alternate months with Salmon Creek Ravine Ivy Out)
- Salmon Creek Ravine Ivy Out, Burien, March 13, May 8, July 10, September 11, November 13, 10 a.m. - Noon; contact: Jean Spohn, 206-433-0848 (events alternate months with Shorewood Park Ivy Out)
- Seahurst Park Stewardship, Burien, every fourth Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. - Noon; contact: Lisa Aumann, 206-988-3700
Basin Steward Available to Help Private Property Owners Too Contact basin steward Dennis Clark, 206-296-1909, if you want to volunteer to improve the land and water of the stream basin on your own property. If you live along Miller/Walker Creeks or their tributaries, the basin steward can help you figure out what you can do to improve the health of the stream through vegetation and stormwater management. In some cases, financial assistance may be available to support your stewardship efforts. For an example of how the steward can help private property owners, see the stream blog. Stewardship of the Miller/Walker Creeks basin is jointly funded by the City of Burien, City of Normandy Park, City of SeaTac, King County, and the Port of Seattle. On behalf of the partners, this page is proudly hosted by King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks - Water and Land Resources Division.
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