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July 10, 2025 |
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Forest Restoration with A Cleaner AlkiJuly 11, 9:30am-11:30am @ Duwamish Head Greenbelt Help the community group, A Cleaner Alki, water plants and pull ivy in the Duwamish Head Greenbelt in West Seattle. This section of forest is being transformed from a sea of ivy into a healthy forest of native plants that support birds, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more |
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Native Hedgerow TrimmingJuly 11, 10am-1pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Maintain the Native Plant Border, the hedgerow around the Magnuson Community Garden and learn about native plants while working. Most of this event's work will be trimming. Perhaps it should have been called the wild plant border ---so some work will involve removing exotic invasive plants and weeding. There may also be some workj moving and spreading wood chip mulch. Advance approval of leader is required for youth groups and children below high school age. more |
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Community & Land TendingJuly 12, 11am-3pm @ Daybreak Star Futures Rising: Restoration & Co-creation and Seattle Parks and Recreation are partnering to offer this Land-based art, Food Sovereignty, Community Care practice space centering BIPOC community, and opened to all of our relations. This space offers our community the opportunity to practice land restoration, stewardship, plant identification, field experience, tools and safety, food sovereignty, plant medicine, art, community, survival skills, culinary skills, and space and time to connect with the land and each other. This space will be facilitated by an intergenerational rotating crew of BIPOC Mentors who live to share and resource the next generation of brilliant humans. All tools and equipment needed to work will be provided. This space is intergenerational and all are welcome to attend! Daybreak Star is a beautiful and powerful reminder of resistance and insistence, the ability to transform a toxic environment into sanctuary. Over the last five years, we have planted and tended foods and medicines. We will be creating more space for new plants arriving towards the end of October. Please come and join us while we tend this space. more |
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Forest Restoration in Schmitz Preserve ParkJuly 12, 10am-12pm @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help two community groups, Schmitz Creek Restore and A Cleaner Alki, remove ivy and blackberry to make room for native plants that will support birds, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more |
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Golden Gardens Park work partiesJuly 12, 9am-12pm @ Golden Gardens Park Do you want to restore the forest at Golden Gardens Park? Come out and help us the second Saturday of every month. We remove invasive weeds and plant native species that return the forest to a more natural ecosystem. We provide tools and training, so we only need your enthusiasm to help restore this beautiful park. more |
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Have Fun, Get FitJuly 12, 10am-1pm @ Licton Springs Park Area maintenance with some planting of new plants and spreading of wood chips. more |
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Orchard Street Ravine Work PartyJuly 12, 10am-1pm @ Orchard Street Ravine Join other enthusiastic volunteers for a fun morning restoring and preserving our native forest. more |
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Schmitz Park / Sprucing EventJuly 12, 10am-12pm @ Schmitz Preserve Park This event is part of the One Seattle Day of Service and also in collaboration with the Schmitz Park Creek Restore project. We'll continue working on ivy, blackberry and holly removal just inside the park's entrance. more |
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Sturtevant Ravine Work Party!July 12, 9am-11am @ Sturtevant Ravine Help restart forest restoration at the Ravine! We will clearing out blackberry and other plants that are surrounding native plants that need our support. more |
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Water and weed the frog pond area at Green LakeJuly 12, 10am-12pm @ Green Lake Park Next step in getting ready for frogs! Please help our new plantings with TLC. We will give them water and free them from the bindweed that is covering them up. more |
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World Nature Conservation Day Work Party at Westcrest ParkJuly 12, 10am-1pm @ Westcrest Park Join Dirt Corps this July to celebrate World Nature Conservation Day and care for this section of the West Duwamish Greenbelt. We'll be removing non-native weeds (looking at you blackberry!) from our restoration area and applying mulch to bare ground to help the native plants there grow and thrive and to make way for new native plantings in the fall. We hope to see you there! more |
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Help the new plants by helping to waterJuly 13, 11am-2pm @ Discovery Park We need people to help water this summer! Learn to water at the park, using unique tools and a working watering system, at Capehart in Discovery Park. more |
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Llandover Woods July Watering and Trail DayJuly 13, 9am-12pm @ Llandover Woods Greenspace We will watering last year's to help them through the hot, dry summer as they establish greater root systems. We will also perform some light trail maintenace and removal of invasive plants. If you like tending plants and being outside in a lovely forest, then please join us on Sunday, July 13th from 9 am to noon (or any portion).You don't need to attend the entire 3 hours. Please come and go as you please. Paul more |
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Magnuson ReforestationJuly 13, 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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Martha Washington Work PartyJuly 13, 11am-1pm @ Martha Washington Park GSP is partnering with Queer the Land to support the ongoing stewardship of this native plant 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... - seed collecting and processing - dispersing Chocolate Lily bulblets - pruning paths and around the sign - weeding 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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Weeding north of 65th stJuly 14, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail This is one of the first area's that we planted 15 years ago. We have many mature plants but the blackberries and other are trying to come back. We will not let them! more |
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Gates Foundation EBM special work eventJuly 17, 1pm-3pm @ Magnolia Park There is work to be done to reclaim Magnolia Park Forest S.E. Along the water on West Galer Street, off 32nd Ave. West. Invasive plants have taken over, and volunteers are needed to help defend this beautiful natural area. Join neighbors and friends to help out and learn about how we plan on bringing this forest back to a natural environment. more |
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Magnuson Park North Meadow and WetlandsJuly 17, 10am-12:30pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Long-running volunteer efforts at Magnuson Park have restored much of what was once largely a sterile and denuded airfield back to ecologically healthy habitat, providing environmental benefits, and making it more a enjoyable and pleasing place for all. Help us to continue to these efforts. This work party will focus on removing aggressive weeds to make room for more plants native to the northwest. We may also work on building habitat near a wetlands area. All ages, abilities and experience levels are welcome and encouraged to join the effort. more |
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3rd Saturday forest restoration at Jackson Park Trail!July 19, 10am-2pm @ Jackson Park Golf Course Help restore native plants along this lovely trail around the public golf course. We're out there every third Saturday. Enjoy the birds, trees, Thornton Creek, and views into the golf course (and the occasional golf ball find!) more |
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Carkeek STARS Work PartyJuly 19, 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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Staying Cool and Cleaning the CanyonJuly 19, 9am-1pm @ Lakeridge Park We will spend a day in the shade of Dead Horse Canyon listening to the creek below and removing weeds while creating room for native plants to move in. more |
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Unwind and De-Vine - Rewilding Eastlake CleanupJuly 19, 9am-12pm @ Fairview Park Since our last party in April, many of our vining visitors have grown out from any roots and fragments that were left in and on the ground. To ensure our native friends don't suffocate too much, we're helping them by teaching english ivy, morning glory, and clematis about boundaries. This type of work can be take a little bit more calm and care as we unwind the vines off of the plants so if you're ok with a gentle morning spending time in the park next to lake union, we'll have some coffee and tea to sip alongside as well. more |
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Cheasty Forest at Hanford StepsJuly 20, 1pm-3pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd A lot of new plantings need help to survive the coming dry summer. We will reduce competition from weeds and put a blanket of wood chips around them to keep the soil moist. more |
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Restoration of a native forestJuly 20, 9am-12pm @ Magnolia Park There is work to be done to reclaim Magnolia Park Forest S.E. Along the water on West Galer Street, off 32nd Ave. West. Invasive plants have taken over, and volunteers are needed to help defend this beautiful natural area. Join neighbors and friends to help out and learn about how we plan on bringing this forest back to a natural environment. You will have a chance to see a deferent view of Seattle and Mount Rainier from the forest area. more |
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Heron's Nest Creating a Gathering Circle and Healing the ForestJuly 26, 10am-1:30pm @ West Duwamish Greenbelt: Alaska In honoring this ancestral land of the Duwamish Tribe, we will be creating a gathering circle within the forest while also working to restore the health of this special place located in the West Duwamish Forest Greenbelt. Efforts will include removing invasive plants, caring for native plants and preparing for our fall planting. more |
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Ivy, Bumblebees & So Much MoreJuly 26, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area Let's get the pesky plant out of the way so that we are ready to add new trees, shrubs and ferns next winter. No experience needed - just bring your enthusiasm & energy. A cookie awaits you at the end of the session! We found nesting bumblebees in June and will take time to see if they are still around and how we can support these important pollinators. more |
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Lakebed & Shoreline Cleanup with Snorkel Divers at Rainier Beach, Beer Sheva ParkJuly 26, 10am-1pm @ Beer Sheva Park Join us for a community-powered cleanup of Lake Washington’s shoreline and lakebed at Beer Sheva Park! Together with snorkel divers, kayakers, and volunteers on land, we’ll remove litter and debris to help restore this beloved urban waterfront and the park. All ages welcome! Ethiopian Coffee Will Be Served. more |
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World Nature Conservation Day Work Party at Kingfisher Natural AreaJuly 26, 10am-1pm @ Kingfisher Natural Area on TC Join Dirt Corps this July to celebrate World Nature Conservation Day and care for the riparian forest of Kingfisher Natural Area. We'll be exploring the history, restoration, hydrology, and ecology of this section of Thornton Creek. Afterwards we'll be caring for the space by removing weeds, pruning native shrubs, and performing upkeep to keep it a nice space for people to use. We hope to see you there! more |
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S Lucile St stairs clean-up and plantingJuly 27, 10am-12pm @ Maple School Ravine Lucile St Stairs Volunteer Clean-Up Event Join us for a community clean-up at the Lucile St stairs! We’ll be removing blackberry and ivy to help restore the area and improve accessibility. All tools and gloves will be provided—just bring your energy and enthusiasm! This is a great way to give back, meet neighbors, and make a positive impact on our local environment. more |
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Partner in Employment's Community Volunteer Day!July 31, 10am-1pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area Join Partner in Employment's Summer Crew for a day of volunteering! TBD: Activities can include restoration (weeding, mulching, or watering) and trash pickup more |
