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August 10, 2026 |
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Weeding on the Burke-Gilman TrailAugust 10, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our weeding operation around Princeton Bridge more |
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Vashon View Restoration Area MaintenanceAugust 11, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Restoration isn't just removing invasive species and planting natives. There's a lot of follow up and tending that needs to occur. We will be touring a number of sites in the south meadow to assess maintenance, weeding and watering. We will likely be pulling and digging multiple blackberry resprouts. Depending upon the recent weather, we may be hand watering the previously planted restoration plantings. more |
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Weed-Be-GoneAugust 12, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our weeding project along the B-G Trail more |
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Mapes Creek Watershed Hike 🚶🚶♀️🚶♂️August 13, 5pm-8pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area This time we're going on a walk! A naturalist-led wander through the Mapes Creek Watershed. An activity that supports feeling a sense of place and connection with our forests and waterways. To better understand how this precious gem fits in the city's landscape. To learn about the history and challenges. To understand our relationship and responsibility. To imagine a future of resilience and mutual thriving. We will start near the Mapes Creek headwaters (South Creston Street SCL substation) and meander through the Kubota Natural area (including the garden), by Sturdivant ravine, and finish at Be'er Sheva Park: the mouth of the creek and the water's convergence with Lake Washington. This journey will be a little over 2 miles downhill, with a few short sections of moderate climb. This walk is accessible to folks with moderate ability to move. 50% of the path is unpaved, with some uneven ground. Sturdy ankles are a must! Youth and children are enthusiastically invited. Spots are limited to ensure rich experience for everyone 👂 --------------------------------------------- Logistics: You can either show up with a friend and two cars (one at top and one at bottom). If you choose this option, give yourself another 20 minutes before the event to get sorted. Your other option is to park at either ends and take the close-by bus (approx 20 min travel). Directions will shared on site. We will have a limited number of available car seats to shuttle back to start ----------------------------------------------- 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. more |
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Thorndyke Park Pinterest team afternoon work eventAugust 13, 2pm-5pm @ Thorndyke Park Invasive plant Clean-up (rain or shine) 2821 Thorndyke Ave W We're pulling ivy and small invasive trees and black berry shoots coming back in the area we have replanted. Gloves and tools are provided. more |
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PRIVATE EVENT - PwCAugust 14, 10am-12pm @ Discovery Park Help us make way for more native plant habitat by removing the many invasive blackberry plants encroaching on the south meadow. This will be a little bit of cutting back the blackberry out of the forest edge of the meadow and a bit of digging up roots. We will also need to spread wood chips to keep new seeds from sprouting. All tools will be provided. more |
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3rd Saturday forest restoration at Jackson Park Trail!August 15, 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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Carkeek STARS Work PartyAugust 15, 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 PartyAugust 15, 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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Fight Blackberries in Thistle Street Greenspace!August 15, 10am-12pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Thistle Street Greenspace Come learn about and participate in restoration efforts right here in your neighborhood! We'll be identifying and removing invasive species to clear up space for the fall planting season, with the long-term goal of returning this important neighborhood forest to something closer to its historic, pre-logging form. If we're lucky we'll see some cool birds, too! more |
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Phil Vogelzang with Friends of Discovery ParkAugust 15, 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 years native shrubs and groundcovers. more |
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PRIVATE work party with Boeing ReachAugust 15, 10am-2pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail This is a private work party for Boeing Reach more |
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Capehart Weeding & WateringAugust 16, 9:30am-11:30am @ 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 invasive plants and watering native plants. more |
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Summer Watering & Invasive RemovalAugust 16, 10am-12pm @ Ravenna Park What we plant in the fall needs water to make it through the summer! At his event we'll make use of the cistern, hoses, and my carts with water jugs to make sure the trees survive and prosper. more |
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South Meadow Restoration MaintenanceAugust 18, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Restoration isn't just removing invasive species and planting natives. There's a lot of follow up and tending that needs to occur. We will be touring a number of sites in the south meadow to assess maintenance, weeding and watering. We will likely be pulling and digging multiple blackberry resprouts. This is also a great way to get the full view of years of restoration. more |
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Private Work Party with IHMEAugust 19, 8:30am-1:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail Private Work Party with IHME more |
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Lake Washington Blvd: South Seattle (Partner Event with The Service Board!)August 21, 10am-1pm @ Lake Washington Boulevard |
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St. Joseph Parish Restoration at Interlaken ParkAugust 22, 10am-12:30pm @ Interlaken Park St. Joseph Climate Justice Committee is hosting a work party at Interlaken Park, a nearby green space shared by community members of north Capitol Hill, Portage Bay, and Montlake. We'll be conducting ecological restoration activities working with our hands to make space for native plants, animals, and people to enjoy. Make some local impact with good company. more |
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Westcrest Park Work Party and Forest BathingAugust 22, 9am-12pm @ Westcrest Park Join Dirt Corps this August for a forest bathing walk and then dive in and help us care for this section of the West Duwamish Greenbelt. We'll be going on a walk through the denser canopy areas, enjoy some quite and clean air. We'll then care for our restoration area by applying mulch around the native plants and trees, removing weeds (looking at you,blackberry! a yummy but gnarly invasive species), and performing other important landscape maintenance. We hope to see you there! more |
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August Oak Understory TendingAugust 23, 11am-1pm @ Martha Washington Park GSP is partnering with Queer the Land (queertheland.org) to support the ongoing stewardship of this oak understory garden as a space to build community and relationships with first food plants of the Coast Salish region. All experience levels welcome! For this event, we'll work on... - collecting and processing seeds - weeding - raking biomass 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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“Teaching of the Tree People” Screening The Work of Bruce Miller at The Seattle Central Library AuditororiumAugust 27, 6pm-7:30pm @ Daybreak Star The Teaching of the Tree People Community Film Screening & Conversation Join us for a special screening of The Teaching of the Tree People, a moving documentary centered on the life, teachings, and legacy of Gerald Bruce Miller (Subiyay), a revered Skokomish elder, master artist, educator, and cultural caretaker whose life's work was dedicated to preserving and sharing the knowledge of the Twana and Southern Coast Salish peoples. The film was completed shortly before his passing and serves as his enduring gift to future generations. Bruce Miller believed that "the trees were our first teachers." Through stories, traditional ecological knowledge, plant medicines, cedar harvesting and weaving, First Foods traditions, language, and cultural teachings, he demonstrated how the natural world guides us in living with reciprocity, responsibility, and respect. As the bearer of generations of knowledge, oral history, art, and spirituality, he devoted his life to ensuring these teachings would continue long after him. Presented in partnership with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation and the Green Seattle Partnership, this event invites community members to reflect on the deep connections between Indigenous knowledge, cultural resilience, ecological restoration, and stewardship of the lands and waters that sustain us. The documentary follows Bruce's journey from his childhood among tribal elders, through experiences at Berkeley, Vietnam, and New York City, and ultimately his return home to the Skokomish homeland, where he led a cultural renaissance rooted in language revitalization, traditional arts, ceremony, and environmental stewardship. His influence continues to shape Indigenous food sovereignty, plant medicine, cultural education, and restoration efforts throughout the Pacific Northwest. Following the screening, participants will be invited into a community conversation exploring Indigenous stewardship, restoration, food sovereignty, and the teachings that continue to guide us through our relationships with the land, plants, waters, and one another. Location: Seattle Central Library Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026 Time: 6pm-7:30pm Cost: Free and open to the public All are welcome. more |
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Longfellow Creek Forest Restoration @ Willow StAugust 28, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central Following the first year of restoration and planting events in the Willow St reach of Longfellow Creek, our community food forest is starting to come alive and take shape! For this event we’ll be removing the invasive species that have returned (thankfully not too much) and providing additional mulch to the new young plants that we planted last year. Come see how the green space is evolving and learn about the variety of species that we planted. Be part of local change and walk away with pride knowing your efforts support ecology, community, and good health. more |
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Capehart Weeding and WateringAugust 29, 9:30am-11:30am @ 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 invasive plants and watering native plants. more |
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Kingfisher Natural Area Restoration- Forest Bathing and Work PartyAugust 29, 9am-12pm @ Kingfisher Natural Area on TC Join Dirt Corps this August in learning about and caring for the riparian forest of Kingfisher Natural Area. We'll be exploring the history, restoration, hydrology, and ecology of this section of Thornton Creek. Enjoy talking a walk through the denser canopy, quite and cleaner air. After this we'll be caring for the space by removing ground cover English ivy and other weeds, and performing general upkeep to keep it a nice space for people to use. We hope to see you there! more |
