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Fall Forest Care at Beaver Pond Natural AreaNovember 01, 10am-12pm @ Beaver Pond Natural Area on TC RESCHEDULED TO NOVEMBER 1 FOR BETTER WEATHER! This pull and dig event focuses on a solid patch of ivy awaiting removal, but other invasives found along the way, like blackberry, need to be dug out also. Mulching will follow to diminish the return of those invasive plants. Work area is tucked away in a back corner but relatively flat. Help us continue efforts to restore wildlife habitat that offsets the density of the Northgate shopping areas. more |
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Fall for Peppi's WoodsNovember 01, 10am-12:30pm @ Peppi's Playground Hopefully we will have plants to begin planting season! If not, we will mulch and pull weeds in preparation for planting. There may be a few plants to transplant from one area to more ideal area as well. more |
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Magnuson ReforestationNovember 01, 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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Mapes Creek Land and Culture TendingNovember 01, 12pm-4pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area A land and culture tending practice. An ongoing series to learn the process and be in relationship. Guided by indigenous and Social Forestry principals. For today, our labor will go towards tending ivy and spreading woodchips in preparation for planting season Trillium offers this justice-oriented container as an opportunity to build connections, learn, practice, heal, create, and weave resilient communities anchored in land and water. more |
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mulching the clandestine clearingNovember 01, 1pm-4pm @ Seward Park We have two great piles of mulch dropped by Parks on the sqebeqsed trail, each 10 cubic yards. Late September we made a dent in them, 10 of us wheelbarrowing the mulch into the Clandestine Cleaing, an off-trail spot which has long needed restoration. It's a fun task, engaging people, work easy or work hard - up to you! more |
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Weeding Fun at NE 65th StNovember 02, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail At Last we are moving on to a new area - 65th to 70! more |
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Junes Cathedral Planting PartyNovember 03, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Now that our meadow is clear of blackberry and ivy, let's start putting in some native plants in their place. We've got western cedar, garry oak, douglas fir as the main events, and a collection of medium and small plants to keep them company - ferns, thimbleberry, honeysuckle, oregon grape, and more. We'll also collect some snowberry stakes and do some live staking. more |
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Woodland Park South - Weeding and PlantingNovember 03, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park Come enjoy fall with a habitat restoration work party at South Woodland Park. We'll be weeding blackberry, mulching, building compost piles, and planting. more |
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Daybreak Community & Land TendingNovember 05, 11am-3pm @ 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. All ages OK more |
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Piney Point Planting PartyNovember 05, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park We are planting a wide diversity of new plants to shade out blackberry and provide habitat for our urban wildlife. We have a few areas that will need new plants. Review the demonstration video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7crHl4T2Ttw more |
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Care taking at Homewood Natural AreaNovember 06, 10am-12pm @ Homewood Park Continuation event for a collaboration with DESC and TCA. This is a private event for residents and staff of DESC-Birch Grove, and members of Thornton Creek Alliance for the time being. PLEASE pre-register for the event. Thank you We will be gathering once again to converse, learn and be in this great space along the creek together. Hopefully we can discover some places to install some long-lived trees and plants, we can also discuss the non native plants species on the site. Hope to see you all there for another good time in the woods! more |
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Clean your woods, the salmon will be here any minute!November 06, 9am-12pm @ Carkeek Park The chum salmon will be coming back to spawn any day now so we better get their childhood home company-ready! We'll primarily focus on ivy removal from the forest north of the parking lots along Piper's Creek. After tidying up the forest for our fishy friends, we'll head over to the wetlands to see what the beavers have been up to lately (spoiler alert: a lot!) then see if we can spot any early salmon arriving home to Piper's Creek after their lifetimes of adventure at sea. Expect to hike one mile over the course of the event, losing then gaining 100 feet of elevation along the way. more |
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Daybreak Community & Land TendingNovember 06, 11am-3pm @ 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. All ages OK more |
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Magnuson ReforestationNovember 06, 9:30am-12:30pm @ 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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Changing seasonsNovember 07, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt Prepping and/or planting the east entrance area of St. Mark's Greenbelt. more |
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Forest Week Planting at our Pollinator Patch on the Burke-Gilman TrailNovember 07, 9:30am-1:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. We'll be planting native wild flowers in our "Pollinator Patch more |
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Leschi Natural Area Planting Party - Seattle Forest Week!November 07, 10am-12:30pm @ Leschi-Lake Dell Natural Area Help us celebrate Seattle Forest Week with a planting party! We’ll be planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers and spreading mulch to help our new plants get cozy and established for the winter. No experience is needed—just bring your enthusiasm and willingness to get a little dirty! We’ll provide the tools, gloves, instruction, and everything you need to make a visible difference. (Plus snacks!) Come meet neighbors, learn a little about native plants, and help create a healthier, more beautiful green space for people and wildlife to enjoy. more |
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Native Plant-a-thonNovember 07, 10am-1pm @ Harrison Ridge Greenbelt Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. This is our annual fall planting. We'll be digging holes for hundreds of native plants, prepping the roots, mulching and watering them. This is a great event for children and we've a number of patient teachers to assist. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Leschi ParkNovember 07, 10am-1pm @ Leschi Park Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors to kick off planting season. All community members are welcome and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. Serve Ethiopians Washington is excited to bring our community together for a fun day of planting, connecting, and giving back to nature! Volunteers will help plant trees, care for our local park, and make Seattle greener and healthier for everyone. 🌿💚 Come get your hands dirty, meet new people, and help our community grow—one tree at a time! 🌎🌱 more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Longfellow Creek Graham StreetNovember 07, 10am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Delridge Natural Area Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. At this event, we will be removing blackberry to make space for the planting of native plants this winter. more |
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Seattle Forest Week with PIE at Kubota GardenNovember 07, 10am-1pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors to kick off planting season. All community members are welcome and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. Join us at Kubota Garden for a fun day of getting outside and giving back to nature! We’ll be helping care for the natural area through hands-on restoration work, including planting native plants and removing invasive species such as English ivy and Himalayan blackberry. Come ready to get your hands dirty, learn something new, and help keep our green spaces healthy! more |
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Serving the ForestNovember 07, 11am-3pm @ West Duwamish Greenbelt: Alaska In honoring this ancestral land of the Duwamish Tribe, we will be working to restore the health of this special place located in the West Duwamish Greenbelt Forest. Efforts will include removing plants, caring for native plants and preparing for our fall planting. more |
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Ravenna Restoration RompNovember 08, 10am-12:30pm @ Ravenna Park Welcome! To Ravenna Park! We will be working around the basketball court and eventually down the access road to the SE. We will be removing blackberry, ivy and some Golden Chain trees that are crowding out the area, creating mulch piles, and preparing the site for planting next year! more |
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Seattle Forest Week: East Duwamish Work PartyNovember 08, 10am-12pm @ East Duwamish GS: S Chicago St Help take care of the forest along this neighborhood trail! Celebrate forest week by 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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🌾Workshop: Relational & Community-Based Stewardship - Seattle Forest Week at Mapes CreekNovember 08, 11am-3pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area This event is a little bit of everything. Seattle Forest Week, workshop, show and tell, and some hands-on forest tending. The Trillium community has been tending forest and creek with an emphasis on building a community of stewards who is in a living, attuned relationship with the land and with each other. We move slow. We cultivate a sense of place. And we are building skills and deepening ecological literacy. And we love to share meals! We feel clarity about the importance of this frame and we are eager to share what have been learning so far 💚 ================================= Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors to kick off planting season. All community members are welcome and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. This project is facilitated by Trillium Sustainability on Duwamish Territory www.trillium.eco more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Magnuson Park Kingfisher MeadowNovember 09, 10am-12:30pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Seward Park!November 09, 9:30am-12pm @ Seward Park Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Woodland Park SouthNovember 10, 10am-1pm @ Woodland Park Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week @ Green LakeNovember 10, 9am-12pm @ Green Lake Park Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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🌾Workshop: Planting for Success: Strategies and skills - Seattle Forest Week at Mapes CreekNovember 10, 11am-1:30pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area This event is a little bit of everything. Seattle Forest Week, workshop, show and tell, and some hands-on forest tending. The focus of this workshop is to share what we know about the factors for successful forest planting and how to do it with the least amount of resources, labor, and brown crispy plants. We will also show you our plant nursery and learn the basics of starting and tending one. This will be the spot where we do our hands-on portion of the workshop. Planting trees is the easy part. The hard part is raising them 🌱👶 This event is for everyone, and we especially call in current forest stewards and seasoned volunteers. We are eager to build a richer community of stewards with knowledge share! The Trillium community has been tending forest and creek with an emphasis on building a community of stewards who is in a living, attuned relationship with the land and with each other. We move slow. We cultivate a sense of place. And we are building skills and deepening ecological literacy. And we love to share meals! We feel clarity about the importance of this frame and we are eager to share what have been learning so far 💚 ================================= Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors to kick off planting season. All community members are welcome and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. This project is facilitated by Trillium Sustainability on Duwamish Territory www.trillium.eco more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Kubota Natural Area #5November 11, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Lake Washington BlvdNovember 11, 10am-1pm @ Lake Washington Boulevard Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors to kick off planting season. All community members are welcome and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. After the restoration, join us at Seward Park for a celebration with banh mis for lunch and optional birding with the Seward Park Audubon Center and ECOSS! more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Seward Park with ECOSSNovember 11, 10am-1pm @ Seward Park Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors to kick off planting season. All community members are welcome and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. Restoration is a long game, and this day is about seeing why it's worth it. ECOSS is joining forces with Trans-WA, Seward Park Audubon Center, and Mountain to Sound Greenway Trust for a morning of coordinated habitat restoration, each organization contributing hands and expertise toward a shared goal. Then we'll break bread together over lunch (lunch provided!) before heading out on a group birding walk, closing the day by witnessing the very habitat our morning's work is building toward. Plant it, and they will come. Lunch will be provided. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Thorndyke park / forestNovember 11, 9am-1pm @ Thorndyke Park Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week Community Service DayNovember 11, 10am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Thistle Street Greenspace As part of Seattle Forest Week, we'll be putting in some work to care for Thistle Street Greenspace -- a scenic urban park along Longfellow Creek that's gotten a lot of wear and tear lately. Expect this work to include litter pickup, weeding to improve visibility within the park, and perhaps some light planting. We'll have a great time, do some community service, and leave the place better than we found it! more |
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Serving the Forest - Seattle Forest Week at Heron's Nest!November 11, 11am-3pm @ West Duwamish Greenbelt: Alaska "Serving the Forest" - It is Seattle Forest Week - November 7th - 15th! In partnership with Seattle Forest Week, this special restoration event will be hosted on Veteran's Day, by Aloysious - the Heron's Nest Restoration Lead & AntiWar Veteran. In honoring this ancestral land of the Duwamish Tribe, we will be working to restore the health of this special place located in the West Duwamish Greenbelt Forest. We will meet at the Heron's Nest to go over tool safety and walk through the greenbelt to our worksite. more |
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Seattle Forerst Week at Warren G. Magnuson ParkNovember 12, 12:30pm-3:30pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Daybreak Star Cultural Center - Community & Land TendingNovember 12, 11am-3pm @ Daybreak Star Seattle Forest Week is November 7–15! This is the time of year when we gather with our neighbors to welcome planting season and care for the land together. All community members are welcome. No experience is necessary. All ages are welcome, and these events are family friendly. 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’ll be 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. Come move your body, tend the land, and be in community. Whether you stay for a couple of hours or the full day, there will be opportunities for hands-on care through: Planting Weeding Harvesting Community connection and learning You don’t need to know anything about gardening or restoration. Come as you are. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and grow something lasting, come gather with us at Daybreak Star. All ages welcome. No experience necessary. Together, we tend the land and imagine what’s possible. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Discovery ParkNovember 12, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week - Planting for the BirdsNovember 12, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. The resident Ravens and Pacific Wrens are looking forward to your visit and your help in growing a delicious forest buffet! On Thursday, November 12, we'll be planting trees and shrubs that provide shelter and food for our feathered friends and pollinators. We'll also tackle some weeds and spread some seeds. Come enjoy the birds! Contemplate how many caterpillars a Chickadee needs to feed their young and which shrubs grow knitting needles. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Camp LongNovember 13, 12:30pm-4pm @ Camp Long Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Be prepared for a day of blackberry removal! One of the early and necessary steps to restoring and sustaining healthy forests in our city is to clear out overabundant plants like Himalayan Blackberry that take up huge amounts of space and prevent other plants, like native conifers, from growing. We will end the event with some planting, and each volunteer will get to plant at least one plant! But this area we are working in is still mostly in the "make some space before you plant" phase. Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Daybreak Star Cultural Center - Community & Land TendingNovember 13, 11am-3pm @ Daybreak Star Seattle Forest Week is November 7–15! This is the time of year when we gather with our neighbors to welcome planting season and care for the land together. All community members are welcome. No experience is necessary. All ages are welcome, and these events are family friendly. 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’ll be 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. Come move your body, tend the land, and be in community. Whether you stay for a couple of hours or the full day, there will be opportunities for hands-on care through: Planting Weeding Harvesting Community connection and learning You don’t need to know anything about gardening or restoration. Come as you are. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and grow something lasting, come gather with us at Daybreak Star. All ages welcome. No experience necessary. Together, we tend the land and imagine what’s possible. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Longfellow Creek Willow ReachNovember 13, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week and Green Lake!November 14, 10am-1pm @ Green Lake Park Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! --More Food Forest plants! We have 400 mostly food plants to put into the food forest we have started! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and ground covers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Discovery Park!November 14, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors to kick off planting season. All community members are welcome and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Golden Gardens ParkNovember 14, 9am-12pm @ Golden Gardens Park Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. 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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Seattle Forest Week at Interlaken ParkNovember 14, 1pm-3pm @ Interlaken Park Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Lake Washington Blvd (Featuring The Service Board!)November 14, 10am-1pm @ Lake Washington Boulevard |
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Seattle Forest Week at Licton Springs ParkNovember 14, 10am-1pm @ Licton Springs Park Join the fun on November the 14th a Seattle Forest Week event at Licton Springs Park. Be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers. Adding to the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. Open to all ages. Join us to help plant a forest and build community. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Orchard Street RavineNovember 14, 10am-1pm @ Orchard Street Ravine Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Westcrest Park!November 14, 10am-1pm @ Westcrest Park Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors to kick off planting season. All community members are welcome and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting season! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun with the Dirt Corps and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week: Restoration Celebration at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and WetlandsNovember 14, 11am-2pm @ Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetland Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors to kick off planting season. All community members are welcome and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. Join us at Restoration Celebration: A Seattle Forest Week Event to celebrate the kick off of planting season! We will have family-friendly activities including, nature crafts, plantings led by the Rainier Beach Youth Stewards, salve making, and an interactive apple cider press. Stay for a light meal, apple tastings, and warm apple cider for folks to enjoy! There will be scavenger hunt prizes and free plant giveaways! more |
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Serving the ForestNovember 14, 11am-3pm @ West Duwamish Greenbelt: Alaska In honoring this ancestral land of the Duwamish Tribe, we will be working to restore the health of this special place located in the West Duwamish Greenbelt Forest. Efforts will include removing plants, caring for native plants and preparing for our fall planting. more |
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Cheasty Forest at Hanford StepsNovember 15, 1pm-3pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. New Plants arrived! We will have trees, shrubs and ground cover to plant in the forest. We will mulch with wood chips and weed were it is necessary. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at College Street RavineNovember 15, 9am-1pm @ College Street Ravine Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and ground covers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week at Southwest Queen Anne GreenbeltNovember 15, 10am-1pm @ SW Queen Anne Greenbelt Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week @ North Genesee ParkNovember 15, 10am-12:30pm @ Genesee Park and Playfield Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Seattle Forest Week - Sturtevant Ravine Work Party!November 15, 9am-11am @ Sturtevant Ravine Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year that we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers that will become the future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience is necessary. These events are family friendly and open to all ages. Help continue 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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Seattle Forest Week The Burke Gilman Pollinator PatchNovember 15, 9:30am-1:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail Seattle Forest Week is November 7th - 15th! Plant a forest and grow community! This is the time of year we get together with our neighbors and kick off tree planting season. From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for resident to recreate: having a hand in Seattle Forest Week is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks and your local forest. Join the fun and be one of the hundreds of volunteers across the city planting native groundcovers that will become future forest of Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience necessary. these events are family friendly and open to all ages. more |
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Follow Up Planting PartyNovember 17, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park There are still a number of plants to get planted throughout the meadow including understory plants and meadow wildflowers. If we get the last of the of the potted plants in the ground there are a number of seeds that should be planted in multiple restoration areas. more |
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🌲Tree Tuesdays at the Kubota Forest🌲November 17, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area HANDS ON 👐 WE LEARN ABOUT TREES AND URBAN FOREST 🌳🌲🌳🌲 We learn how to care for them and tend the plants that love to climb them! Sometimes too much 😅 Depending on the season, we also practice tree planting, pruning, harvesting, and soil tending. This a land and culture tending practice. An ongoing series to learn the process and be in relationship. Guided by indigenous and Social Forestry principals. Trillium offers this justice-oriented container as an opportunity to build connections, learn, practice, heal, create, and weave resilient communities anchored in land and water. Learning the skills of forest and watershed stewardship and restoration. Learning how to nurture a reciprocal relationship with land. Weaving a resilient community. Cultivating a sense of place. Learning about the ecology of this region and how to connect with and recognize flora and fauna. Taking meaningful action towards climate, land, and social justice. more |
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Daybreak Community & Land TendingNovember 19, 11am-3pm @ 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. All ages OK more |
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Woodland Park Forest RestorationNovember 19, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park Continue working on weed removal in a blackberry and ivy field. Including mulching areas previously weeded. more |
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Daybreak Community & Land TendingNovember 20, 11am-3pm @ 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. All ages OK more |
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3rd Saturday forest restoration at Jackson Park Trail!November 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 |
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Back in the Canyon!November 21, 9am-11am @ Lakeridge Park SPU work crews should have completed their important work. This will be our first time in six months to get back into the canyon and do OUR work. more |
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Carkeek STARS Work PartyNovember 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 |
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East Duwamish Work PartyNovember 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 |
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Garry Oak and Camas PlantingNovember 21, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Did you know that our one native oak tree, the Garry oak, supports far more caterpillars than any other tree in our region; more than 200 caterpillars are reliant on Garry oaks. We have some Garry oaks, madronas, camas, goldenrod and asters to add to the south meadow, increasing the biodiversity and improving the habitat in a grassland of mostly exotic pasture grasses. The planting will involve a good bit of preparation since the grasses are a hostile environment for new transplants. more |
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Planting at St. Mark's GreenbeltNovember 21, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt Planting newly cleared spaces near the east entrance to St. Mark's Greenbelt. more |
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Friends of Discovery ParkNovember 22, 10am-12pm @ 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 years native shrubs and groundcovers. Note. We usually take photographs at these work events and frequently use them on our social media, newsletter and marketing efforts. If you'd rather not be included in this, please let me know beforehand or let our photographer know at the event. Thanks more |
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🌱 Oak Understory PlantingNovember 22, 11am-1:30pm @ 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! We'll start with an introduction to the site for new volunteers and then demonstrate planting techniques and best practices. Then, we'll work on planting a number of perennials around the meadow, forest edge, and shoreline edge patches. Please note these activities may involve bending, kneeling, and lifting. There's seating on-site, but the garden isn't wheelchair-accessible. more |
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Ravenna Restoration RompNovember 22, 10am-12:30pm @ Ravenna Park Welcome! To Ravenna Park! We will be working around the basketball court and eventually down the access road to the SE. We will be removing blackberry, ivy and some Golden Chain trees that are crowding out the area, creating mulch piles, and preparing the site for planting next year! more |
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Daybreak Community & Land TendingNovember 26, 11am-3pm @ 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. All ages OK more |
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Daybreak Community & Land TendingNovember 27, 11am-3pm @ 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. All ages OK more |
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Cheasty Forest at Hanford StepsNovember 29, 1pm-3pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd New Plants arrived! We will have trees, shrubs and ground cover to plant in the forest. We will mulch with wood chips and weed were it is necessary. more |
