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June Oak Understory TendingJune 14, 11am-1pm @ Martha Washington Park GSP is partnering with Queer the Land (queertheland.org) to support the ongoing stewardship of this oak understory garden as a space to build community and relationships with first food plants of the Coast Salish region. All experience levels welcome! For this event we'll work on... - weeding the meadow patches - organizing Trailing Blackberry around paths in the berry patch - seed collecting and processing Please note these activities may involve bending and kneeling. There's seating on-site, but the garden isn't wheelchair-accessible. more |
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Magnuson ReforestationJune 14, 10am-1pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Help improve habitat and create replacement forest on a formerly denuded navy airfield. (Above photo taken in Navy era). The aim is to create healthy forest habitat and increase beneficial ecosystem services including provision of human enjoyment and health. It is also an opportunity to enjoy nature and learn a bit about native plants while doing satisfying work. Work is most likely to include removing invasive plants like ivy, Canada thistle, and blackberry but may also include other tasks such as distributing wood chip mulch. Because the work may be beyond capability of youth below high school age, please get the leader’s permission before registering if younger. more |
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Prideful Stewardship with Colman QueersJune 14, 10am-12pm @ Colman Park Have you relished in the goodness of Colman's shores? If so, it might be time to give her back some LOVE. Spend some of your Pride Month by stewarding Colman Parks' shoreline with your neighbors!! Let's help Lake Washington have the healthy shoreline habitat it deserves by clearing out some non-native blackberry and make space to plant native berries and other native trees and shrubs this fall. We will be digging out blackberry roots! If your body has a hard time doing physical labor, I encourage you to still come and enjoy the park with us and maybe share with neighbors why stewarding Colman feels important to you. I will do my very best to provide snacks, but it all depends on the economy and capacity. It's possible the neighboring beach, Mount Baker, has bathrooms however, I'm uncertain if it is still closed from last years fire incident. This event is for Queers and wholehearted allies that love Colman <3 more |
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Lizard Haven maintenanceJune 16, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Restoration isn't just removing invasive species and planting natives. There's a lot of follow up and tending that needs to occur. We will likely be pulling and digging multiple blackberry resprouts, cleaver tendrils and thistle plants. more |
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More Clearing on the west HillsideJune 17, 9am-12:30pm @ Matthews Beach Park We'll be finishing the clearing of the west hill prior to planting this Fall more |
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Daybreak Community & Land TendingJune 18, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star We invite you to join us in tending the land at Daybreak Star Cultural Center. These gatherings are a return—to land, to care, and to being in right relationship with one another. Guided by Indigenous leadership at the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, we come together to practice food sovereignty, cultural memory, and collective care in ways that are grounded, relational, and real. This season, we are tending the Forest Garden, a living space that supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs while growing a future rooted in reciprocity, responsibility, and long-term care. All ages are welcome. You’re invited to come move your body, tend the land, and be in community—whether you stay for a couple of hours or the full day. Together, we’ll engage in hands-on care of the land through planting, weeding, harvesting, and seasonal projects, while also making space for connection, learning, and shared reflection. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and grow something lasting, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and imagine what’s possible—together. more |
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Pulling ivy with A Cleaner Alki and Whole FoodsJune 18, 1pm-3pm @ Schmitz Preserve Park The community group, A Cleaner Alki, is partnering with Whole Foods to remove ivy to make room for native plants that will support birds, salamanders, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more |
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Vashon View MaintenanceJune 18, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Restoration isn't just removing invasive species and planting natives. There's a lot of follow up and tending that needs to occur. We will be touring a number of sites in the south meadow to assess maintenance, weeding and watering. We will likely be pulling and digging multiple blackberry resprouts. This is also a great way to get the full view of years of restoration. more |
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Daybreak Community & Land TendingJune 19, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star We invite you to join us in tending the land at Daybreak Star Cultural Center. These gatherings are a return—to land, to care, and to being in right relationship with one another. Guided by Indigenous leadership at the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, we come together to practice food sovereignty, cultural memory, and collective care in ways that are grounded, relational, and real. This season, we are tending the Forest Garden, a living space that supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs while growing a future rooted in reciprocity, responsibility, and long-term care. All ages are welcome. You’re invited to come move your body, tend the land, and be in community—whether you stay for a couple of hours or the full day. Together, we’ll engage in hands-on care of the land through planting, weeding, harvesting, and seasonal projects, while also making space for connection, learning, and shared reflection. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and grow something lasting, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and imagine what’s possible—together. more |
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Juneteenth WateringJune 19, 1pm-3pm @ Ravenna Park It's Juneteenth, and what better way to honor the past than to take care of our public spaces? At this event we'll be watering the native plants and shrubs we put in during the fall to make sure they survive the summer. Secondary objective is always invasive removal - ivy and blackberry. more |
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Carkeek STARS Work PartyJune 20, 9am-12pm @ Carkeek Park Join other enthusiastic volunteers for a fun morning of forest restoration and trails maintenance. We have a wide variety of tasks you can help with. Adults and teenagers welcome. If you are a group of 5 or more contact Dale Johnson. Follow the STARS signs to our meeting place, which will be the parking lot at the Environmental Learning Center. Welcome! more |
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East Duwamish Work PartyJune 20, 10am-12pm @ East Duwamish GS: S Chicago St Help take care of the forest along this neighborhood trail! Depending on the time of the year, we'll be pulling and removing ivy, cutting back and digging out blackberry or planting new plants; and always having a good time! more |
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June Work PartyJune 20, 10am-1pm @ Montlake Playfield Please join us as we clear view corridors of Portage Bay. You will see a large beaver lodge. We are so fortunate to host a new Eagle nest with one eaglet trying out their abilities to fly in one of our trees. Join us to improve this habitat. more |
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South Meadow Blackberry PurgeJune 20, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Help us make way for more native plant habitat by removing the many invasive blackberry plants encroaching on the south meadow. This will be a little bit of cutting back the blackberry out of the forest edge of the meadow and a bit of digging up roots. All tools will be provided. more |
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Cheasty Forest at Hanford StepsJune 21, 1pm-3pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd We will be weeding and mulching around trees and new plantings, which are engulfed in bindweed, blackberries and ivy. We may also water some new plantings on an exposed and sunny patch. more |
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Cutting Down and Digging Out BlackberryJune 21, 9am-11am @ Woodland Park Cutting down and digging out blackberry west of the woodland park off leash dog park. more |
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Friends of Discovery ParkJune 21, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Capehart Forest is the most wildlife-rich area in Discovery Park. Come help us increase its biodiversity by weeding out invasives, mulching to aerate the soil and encourage growth of symbiotic fungi, and plant this years native shrubs and groundcovers. more |
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Ravenna Park RestoreJune 21, 10am-12pm @ Ravenna Park Come enjoy the beauty of summer in Seattle! We will be returning to a site that received some TLC last fall and winter to clear out non-native plants that are creeping back in, check up on the plants we put in over the winter, and start to clear out another section in preparation for replanting this coming winter! There will be something for everyone, and lots of puns! more |
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South Meadow Blackberry PurgeJune 23, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Help us make way for more native plant habitat by removing the many invasive blackberry plants encroaching on the south meadow. This will be a little bit of cutting back the blackberry out of the forest edge of the meadow and a bit of digging up roots. All tools will be provided. more |
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South Meadow restoration maintenanceJune 25, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Restoration isn't just removing invasive species and planting natives. There's a lot of follow up and tending that needs to occur. We will be touring a number of sites in the south meadow to assess maintenance, weeding and watering. We will likely be pulling and digging multiple blackberry resprouts, cleaver tendrils and thistle plants. This is also a great way to get the full view of years of restoration. more |
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Private work party with SalesforceJune 26, 10am-12pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail Private work Party with Salesforce more |
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We.Communications Group (Private) Weeding at Waterway 19June 26, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail The group will be removing invasive weeds and preforming general site clean-up to make room for spring native plantings. more |
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3rd Saturday forest restoration at Jackson Park Trail!June 27, 10am-2pm @ Jackson Park Golf Course Enjoy the "natural areas" along the Jackson Park golf course perimeter trail. We'll walk to a work area and continue to make progress removing invasive ivy and blackberries, planting native plants, weeding, or mulching, as the season demands! more |
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Kubota forest work - always ivy!June 27, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area So much ivy! Every month, volunteers work on removing ivy so that trees, bushes, ferns and other native plants have room to grow. As you will quickly see, the ivy covers large areas of ground and is climbing up trees. We also are discovering small Himalayan blackberry plants and getting those out immediately is a priority. No experience is needed - just bring your energy and interest in making a difference! Did I mention the homemade cookies? more |
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PRIVATE work Party with Boeing ReachJune 27, 10am-2pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail This is a Private work party for Boeing Reach to weed along the B-G Trail more |
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Restoration work party.June 27, 9am-12pm @ Magnolia Park While the exact tasks can vary, our projects focus on improving the forests and parks in our local cities. Healthy and thriving forests are vital to our community because they absorb and filter rain water, produce clean oxygen, provide living spaces for wildlife, and create a place for people to connect with the outdoors. In order to help create healthy forests, the work can include: • Removing aggressive non-native plants (like Ivy or Blackberry) • Maintaining areas where new native plants have been planted. more |
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Summer BeginsJune 27, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt Join us for the first and last work party in summer 2026 at St. Mark's Greenbelt, as we remove non native plants near Cathedral Creek running through the greenbelt. more |
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More TLC for BPNAJune 29, 10am-12pm @ Beaver Pond Natural Area on TC We will be picking up where we left off at the last work party with invasive removal including blackberry and ivy. Work areas are relatively flat and easy to access. Use this opportunity to get outside and get a sense of accomplishment that benefits wildlife and the surrounding community. more |
