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February 20, 2026
20 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future February 20, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 1 — FEB 5–6 ENTERING THE RECORD M Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” LAND PRACTICE Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? CREATIVE PRACTICES (CHOOSE) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments that begin with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — FEB 12–13 ENTANGLEMENT M Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity LAND PRACTICE Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection turn into suffocation? What systems promised safety? CREATIVE PRACTICES String/rope mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust SHARED LEADERSHIP A participant demonstrates ivy technique Someone decides when enough is enough Someone explains why ivy is not “thrown away” WEEK 3 — FEB 19–20 DEFENSE & URGENCY M Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought LAND PRACTICE Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? CREATIVE PRACTICES Timed writing + intentional pauses Charcoal or ink gesture marks Breath tracking during labor SHARED LEADERSHIP Participants sets the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — FEB 26–27 LIGHT, SHADE, & POWER M Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance LAND PRACTICE Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? CREATIVE PRACTICES Light/shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming LEADERSHIP OPENINGS Someone interprets the light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling more
20 Magnuson Reforestation February 20, 9am-12pm @ 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 chips or planting. more
20 Weeding at Yesler South -- North end February 20, 9am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters We'll finish our weeding operation in the Yesler South Ravine - north end more
21 3rd Saturday forest restoration at Jackson Park Trail! February 21, 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
21 Carkeek STARS Work Party February 21, 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
21 East Duwamish Work Party February 21, 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
21 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event February 21, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central more
21 Seattle: Kubota Garden February 21, 10am-1pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area more
21 Seward Park Forest Restoration Planting February 21, 10am-12:30pm @ Seward Park Join us as we continue restoration of a half-acre fern die-off area within Seward Park’s beautiful Magnificent Forest. Our goal is to bring back a diverse, healthy understory by restoring sword ferns and other native plant species. This event will focus on planting native species including sword fern, evergreen huckleberry, Oso berry, salmon berry and cedar trees in previously mulched areas and sections of bare ground. more
21 Volunteer Work Party at Seattle's Largest Urban Farm February 21, 10am-12:30pm @ Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetland Join us the 1st Friday and 3rd Saturday of the month for our wetland work parties at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands! We will work together in community to help restore wetland areas of Seattle's largest urban farm. Support installing native plants, trail maintenance, and other stewardship tasks. more
21 Weeding in Dead Horse Canyon February 21, 9am-11am @ Lakeridge Park Wander in a beautifully restored forest pulling some invasive species along the way. more
21 Winter Plantings Love & Tuck at Westcrest Park February 21, 10am-1pm @ Westcrest Park Join us to tuck in our new winter plantings with mulch and then remove blackberry to make sure our plantings have plenty of space to grow in our restoration area! more
22 end of season February 22, 10am-2pm @ Mount Baker Park Lets wrap up a great year and finish strong! more
22 Friends of Discovery Park February 22, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Capehart Forest is the most wildlife-diverse area in Discovery Park. Come help us promote forest health and increase its biodiversity by weeding out invasives, mulching and aerate the soil to encourage symbiotic fungi, and plant this year's native shrubs and groundcovers. more
22 Intermingle at Interlaken with People and Plants February 22, 12pm-2pm @ Interlaken Park We plan on walking, talking, and saving trees together! Removal of ivy off of tree trunks, clearing walking paths, and mindful movement with community. more
22 Magnuson Reforestation February 22, 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 distributing wood chips and removing invasive plants like ivy, Canada thistle, and blackberry. Because the work may be beyond capability of youth below high school age, please get the leader’s permission before registering if younger. more
23 Invasive removal and possibly some propagation February 23, 1pm-4pm @ SW Queen Anne Greenbelt We will be hunting invasives in this lovely forest and removing them. Some native plants are doing well and we may propagate some of them. more
23 Weeding fun on the Trail February 23, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be weeding out the north side of the Burke-Gilman Trail to the east of 40thn Ave NE more
26 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future February 26, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 1 — FEB 5–6 ENTERING THE RECORD M Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” LAND PRACTICE Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? CREATIVE PRACTICES (CHOOSE) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments that begin with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — FEB 12–13 ENTANGLEMENT M Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity LAND PRACTICE Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection turn into suffocation? What systems promised safety? CREATIVE PRACTICES String/rope mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust SHARED LEADERSHIP A participant demonstrates ivy technique Someone decides when enough is enough Someone explains why ivy is not “thrown away” WEEK 3 — FEB 19–20 DEFENSE & URGENCY M Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought LAND PRACTICE Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? CREATIVE PRACTICES Timed writing + intentional pauses Charcoal or ink gesture marks Breath tracking during labor SHARED LEADERSHIP Participants sets the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — FEB 26–27 LIGHT, SHADE, & POWER M Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance LAND PRACTICE Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? CREATIVE PRACTICES Light/shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming LEADERSHIP OPENINGS Someone interprets the light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling more
27 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future February 27, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 1 — FEB 5–6 ENTERING THE RECORD M Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” LAND PRACTICE Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? CREATIVE PRACTICES (CHOOSE) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments that begin with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — FEB 12–13 ENTANGLEMENT M Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity LAND PRACTICE Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection turn into suffocation? What systems promised safety? CREATIVE PRACTICES String/rope mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust SHARED LEADERSHIP A participant demonstrates ivy technique Someone decides when enough is enough Someone explains why ivy is not “thrown away” WEEK 3 — FEB 19–20 DEFENSE & URGENCY M Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought LAND PRACTICE Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? CREATIVE PRACTICES Timed writing + intentional pauses Charcoal or ink gesture marks Breath tracking during labor SHARED LEADERSHIP Participants sets the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — FEB 26–27 LIGHT, SHADE, & POWER M Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance LAND PRACTICE Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? CREATIVE PRACTICES Light/shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming LEADERSHIP OPENINGS Someone interprets the light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling more
27 Mapes Creek Community Clean-Up & Restoration Day February 27, 10am-1pm @ Beer Sheva Park Join us for the Mapes Creek Community Clean-Up and Weed Removal event, where volunteers will help remove invasive weeds and pick up garbage from the creek and surrounding areas to restore habitat, improve water quality, and support a healthier, more resilient natural environment along the Lake Washington shoreline. more
28 Forest Restoration - Longfellow Creek at Graham Street February 28, 10am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Delridge Natural Area You and your fellow volunteers will participate in hands-on conservation work. This event will be some combination of removing invasive plant, planting native plants, and putting down wood chips, based on how far we get in the previous event. more
28 Green Lake planting and clearing February 28, 1pm-4pm @ Green Lake Park What fun to enhance our Green Lake treasure with more plantings, clearing, and mulching more
28 Intermingle at Interlaken with People and Plants February 28, 10am-2pm @ Interlaken Park Come be with the community of plants and people for a bit. Activities will vary based on activity level and the day, come and go as you please. We will be working with our hands and hearts. more
28 Kubota forest work - always ivy! February 28, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area So much ivy! Every month, volunteers make a big difference by 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! more
28 Maple Playfield: Land & Community Tending February 28, 11am-2:30pm @ Maple Wood Playfield ENGAGEMENT 1 — RECORD, MEMORY & ENTANGLEMENT You’re invited to a community land gathering rooted in slowness, care, and shared responsibility. Together, we’ll tend the land through ivy cut-and-roll, blackberry clearing, composting, and observation — guided by attention, not urgency. These gatherings are a return to land, to care, and to being in right relationship. This season, we’re planting and preparing a pocket food forest — a space of immersive play, learning, and community care for young people and families. Alongside the land work, we’re opening an optional book-and-film braid in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. Reading Threads (optional) 📖 M Archive — Alexis Pauline Gumbs • Archive of Dirt — What We Did • Dirt → Fire • Archive of Fire — Rate of Change 📖 Hospicing Modernity — Vanessa Machado de Oliveira • A Single Story of “Forward” • The House of Modernity Art / Somatic Practices (optional) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Slow walking + breath noticing through the site Come to work. Come to observe. Come to rest. All forms of participation are welcome. Tools, gloves, and snacks provided. No experience needed. 📍 Meet near the playground 🗓 2/28/2026 🕚 11:00am–2:30pm Part of a Green Seattle Partnership–supported stewardship effort more
28 North Genesee Forest Restoration February 28, 10am-12:30pm @ Genesee Park and Playfield Come spend a morning with friends and neighbors in the fresh air of Genesee forest as we continue the planting season and looks for signs of Spring. We'll be pulling some English Ivy to make room for the ferns and other native plants we hope to get in the ground. Bring the kids, of course--all ages are welcome! more
28 Pigeon Point Park Restoration Event February 28, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
28 Wrapping up planting in St. Mark's Greenbelt February 28, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt Finish planting natives for Winter 2026. more

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