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Daybreak Star Community and Land TendingMay 01, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star We welcome you to an embodied Community and Land Tending Day at Daybreak Star Cultural Center. Our work will be informed by our ongoing readings of "Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World" by Aboriginal scholar Tyson Yunkaporta of the Apalech Clan in Cape York, Australia. These gatherings are a return to land, to care, and to being in right relationship with one another. Guided by Indigenous leadership at 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’re tending the Forest Garden, which supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs while helping grow 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, be witnessed, be in community, and build relationships. If you’re looking for a place to show up and grow something lasting, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and imagine what’s possible together. more |
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Magnuson ReforestationMay 01, 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 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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More grass and weed pulling at the "Pollinator Patch!May 01, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be getting rid of grass and weeds that are trying to choke out our wild flowers at the "Pollinator Patch"!! more |
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Pulling ivy with A Cleaner AlkiMay 01, 9:30am-11:30am @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help the community group, A Cleaner Alki, remove ivy to make room for native plants that will support birds, salamanders, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more |
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Volunteer Work Party at Seattle's Largest Urban FarmMay 01, 10am-12pm @ Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetland Join 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 |
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Root in RecipriocityMay 02, 10am-12:30pm @ Seward Park Caring for the land that cares for us. The land around us has been scarred by pollution, carved over by development, and fragmented by development expansion. To live in reciprocity means to give back, to tend, and to restore what has been lost. Are you in good relations with the land? By stepping into this work, we have the chance to give back, repair habitats, support native wildlife, and strengthen our connection to the Land. Restoration is our way of returning care to the land that has long sustained us. Join us at Seward Park Audubon Center for Root in Reciprocity: Tend Together. Together, we’ll be engaging in either the removal and repurpose of introduced species, plant native flora, and restore habitats that sustain birds, pollinators, and the broader ecosystem. All tools, guidance, and materials are provided, just bring your curiosity, care, and willingness to get your hands in the soil. more |
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Magnuson ReforestationMay 03, 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 TendingMay 03, 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. In collaboration with Green Seattle Partnership 💚🌲 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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Peppi's Woods Mulching and WateringMay 03, 10am-12:30pm @ Peppi's Playground Mulching and Watering (if needed) at Peppi's. We'll add a final layer of mulch to some thin areas in the forest, and start watering, if weather has been dry. We also may do some trail marking and ivy/blackberry removal. more |
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Watering Trees and WeedingMay 03, 9am-11:30am @ Woodland Park We will: - Water the trees that are in the driest areas of the site - Remove clematis from a hillside - Dig out Himalayan blackberry roots and English holly - Wheelbarrow mulch more |
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More weed Pulling at the Pollinator PatchMay 04, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail Hopefully this will be the last day for weeding in this area with the caveat that I am usually too optimistic about how much we get done. more |
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South Meadow wateringMay 04, 9am-12pm @ Discovery Park These warm temps are stressing out some recently planted oak and madrona trees that are scattered around the south meadow. This involves carrying water jugs in wheelbarrows to far flung parts of the meadow more |
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Daybreak Star Community and Land TendingMay 07, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star We welcome you to an embodied Community and Land Tending Day at Daybreak Star Cultural Center. Our work will be informed by our ongoing readings of "Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World" by Aboriginal scholar Tyson Yunkaporta of the Apalech Clan in Cape York, Australia. These gatherings are a return to land, to care, and to being in right relationship with one another. Guided by Indigenous leadership at 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’re tending the Forest Garden, which supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs while helping grow 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, be witnessed, be in community, and build relationships. If you’re looking for a place to show up and grow something lasting, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and imagine what’s possible together. more |
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South Meadow Blackberry PurgeMay 07, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Help us make way for more native plant habitat by removing the many invasive blackberry plants encroaching on the south meadow. This will be a little bit of cutting back the blackberry out of the forest edge of the meadow and a bit of digging up roots. All tools will be provided. more |
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Weekday WeedingMay 07, 5:30pm-7pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Let's meet up for some weeding on a weekday evening! more |
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Daybreak Star Community and Land TendingMay 08, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star We welcome you to an embodied Community and Land Tending Day at Daybreak Star Cultural Center. Our work will be informed by our ongoing readings of "Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World" by Aboriginal scholar Tyson Yunkaporta of the Apalech Clan in Cape York, Australia. These gatherings are a return to land, to care, and to being in right relationship with one another. Guided by Indigenous leadership at 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’re tending the Forest Garden, which supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs while helping grow 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, be witnessed, be in community, and build relationships. If you’re looking for a place to show up and grow something lasting, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and imagine what’s possible together. more |
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Blackberry Pulling!May 09, 9am-11:30am @ Woodland Park Earlier this spring Seattle Parks and Recreation used a machine to clear all the vegetation in two large blackberry fields near the dog park. Several months later the blackberries are beginning to regrow from the roots, making it easier to spot them and dig them out. We will work together digging the roots out of the ground and stacking them on compost piles. more |
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Fairview Park RewildingMay 09, 9am-12pm @ Fairview Park Fairview Park has seen great improvement in the last year and a half and much remains to be done. Come join community members to rewild and reconnect with Eastlake's largest woodland. We will continue to work removing blackberry, clematis, ivy, protect new plants with mulch, and tidy up. more |
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Golden Gardens Park work partiesMay 09, 9am-12pm @ Golden Gardens Park Do you want to restore the forest at Golden Gardens Park? Come out and help us the second Saturday of every month. We remove invasive weeds and plant native species that return the forest to a more natural ecosystem. We provide tools and training so we only need your enthusiasm to help restore this beautiful park. more |
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HAVE FUN, GET FITMay 09, 10am-1pm @ Licton Springs Park Join FRIENDS OF LICTON SPRINGS for our monthly work parties. Removing Blackberries, grass, Ivy, etc. Replanting in the Fall with selected plants. more |
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Ivy pulling with Schmitz Park RestoreMay 09, 10am-12pm @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help the community group, Schmitz Park Restore, remove ivy to make space for native plants that support birds, salamanders, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more |
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North Genesee Forest RestorationMay 09, 10am-12:30pm @ Genesee Park and Playfield Spend a morning at Genesee Park as we get the plants ready for the heat of summer. We'll be weeding and mulching while enjoying the forest at its most vibrant time of year. more |
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Orchard Street Ravine Work PartyMay 09, 10am-1pm @ Orchard Street Ravine Join other enthusiastic volunteers for a fun morning restoring and preserving our native forest. more |
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Sturtevant Ravine Work Party!May 09, 11am-1pm @ Sturtevant Ravine 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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Westcrest Park- Spring Foraging CelebrationMay 09, 9am-12pm @ Westcrest Park Join Dirt Corps this May to learn about foraging in the urban landscape and help us care for this section of the West Duwamish Greenbelt. We'll be learning about human-appreciated plants in the PNW, and how biodiversity in Westcrest Park relates to this effort. We'll then be caring 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 kinds of landscape maintenance. We hope to see you there! more |
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Spring Open House / Camas DayMay 10, 2pm-4pm @ 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. Please join Queer the Land and friends at Martha Washington Park's oak understory garden for a family-friendly spring open house to celebrate the camas bloom and Mother (Earth) Day! - informational tours of the garden - free refreshments made with camas - flower art activities - seed sharing more |
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Daybreak Star Community and Land TendingMay 14, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star We welcome you to an embodied Community and Land Tending Day at Daybreak Star Cultural Center. Our work will be informed by our ongoing readings of "Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World" by Aboriginal scholar Tyson Yunkaporta of the Apalech Clan in Cape York, Australia. These gatherings are a return to land, to care, and to being in right relationship with one another. Guided by Indigenous leadership at 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’re tending the Forest Garden, which supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs while helping grow 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, be witnessed, be in community, and build relationships. If you’re looking for a place to show up and grow something lasting, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and imagine what’s possible together. more |
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Daybreak Star Community and Land TendingMay 15, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star We welcome you to an embodied Community and Land Tending Day at Daybreak Star Cultural Center. Our work will be informed by our ongoing readings of "Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World" by Aboriginal scholar Tyson Yunkaporta of the Apalech Clan in Cape York, Australia. These gatherings are a return to land, to care, and to being in right relationship with one another. Guided by Indigenous leadership at 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’re tending the Forest Garden, which supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs while helping grow 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, be witnessed, be in community, and build relationships. If you’re looking for a place to show up and grow something lasting, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and imagine what’s possible together. more |
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Magnuson Park (Magazine Meadow): Experience Momentum (Private Event)May 15, 12:30am-3:30pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park |
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3rd Saturday forest restoration at Jackson Park Trail!May 16, 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 PartyMay 16, 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 PartyMay 16, 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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Friends of Discovery ParkMay 16, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Capehart Forest is the most wildlife-safe area in Discovery Park. Come help us 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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Middle of MayMay 16, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt Help us removed non native plants from the ravine of St. Mark's Greenbelt. more |
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Restoration at Discovery ParkMay 16, 9am-12pm @ Discovery Park Join the Greenway in removing Himalayan blackberry and English ivy from trail systems along the park! We'll have snacks for folks to enjoy as well. more |
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Volunteer Work Party at Seattle's Largest Urban FarmMay 16, 10am-12:30pm @ Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetland Join 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 |
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Private Work Party with AmazonMay 20, 10am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail This is a Private work Party with Amazon more |
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Daybreak Community & Land TendingMay 21, 11am-4pm @ Daybreak Star We invite you to join us in tending the land at Daybreak Star Cultural Center. These gatherings are a return—to land, to care, and to being in right relationship with one another. Guided by Indigenous leadership at the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, we come together to practice food sovereignty, cultural memory, and collective care in ways that are grounded, relational, and real. This season, we are tending the Forest Garden, a living space that supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs while growing a future rooted in reciprocity, responsibility, and long-term care. All ages are welcome. You’re invited to come move your body, tend the land, and be in community—whether you stay for a couple of hours or the full day. Together, we’ll engage in hands-on care of the land through planting, weeding, harvesting, and seasonal projects, while also making space for connection, learning, and shared reflection. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and grow something lasting, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and imagine what’s possible—together. more |
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Scotch Broom PatrolMay 21, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park We'll be using loppers to cut scotch broom near the bluff that we didn't clear earlier this year. Ideally, we will cut the plants below the soil line or at least as low as we can to minimize any chance for it to resprout. more |
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Daybreak Community & Land TendingMay 22, 11am-4pm @ Daybreak Star We invite you to join us in tending the land at Daybreak Star Cultural Center. These gatherings are a return—to land, to care, and to being in right relationship with one another. Guided by Indigenous leadership at the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, we come together to practice food sovereignty, cultural memory, and collective care in ways that are grounded, relational, and real. This season, we are tending the Forest Garden, a living space that supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs while growing a future rooted in reciprocity, responsibility, and long-term care. All ages are welcome. You’re invited to come move your body, tend the land, and be in community—whether you stay for a couple of hours or the full day. Together, we’ll engage in hands-on care of the land through planting, weeding, harvesting, and seasonal projects, while also making space for connection, learning, and shared reflection. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and grow something lasting, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and imagine what’s possible—together. more |
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Friends of Discovery ParkMay 24, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Capehart Forest is the most wildlife-safe area in Discovery Park. Come help us 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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Daybreak Community & Land TendingMay 29, 11am-4pm @ Daybreak Star We invite you to join us in tending the land at Daybreak Star Cultural Center. These gatherings are a return—to land, to care, and to being in right relationship with one another. Guided by Indigenous leadership at the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, we come together to practice food sovereignty, cultural memory, and collective care in ways that are grounded, relational, and real. This season, we are tending the Forest Garden, a living space that supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs while growing a future rooted in reciprocity, responsibility, and long-term care. All ages are welcome. You’re invited to come move your body, tend the land, and be in community—whether you stay for a couple of hours or the full day. Together, we’ll engage in hands-on care of the land through planting, weeding, harvesting, and seasonal projects, while also making space for connection, learning, and shared reflection. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and grow something lasting, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and imagine what’s possible—together. more |
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Daybreak Community & Land TendingMay 29, 11am-4pm @ Daybreak Star We invite you to join us in tending the land at Daybreak Star Cultural Center. These gatherings are a return—to land, to care, and to being in right relationship with one another. Guided by Indigenous leadership at the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, we come together to practice food sovereignty, cultural memory, and collective care in ways that are grounded, relational, and real. This season, we are tending the Forest Garden, a living space that supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs while growing a future rooted in reciprocity, responsibility, and long-term care. All ages are welcome. You’re invited to come move your body, tend the land, and be in community—whether you stay for a couple of hours or the full day. Together, we’ll engage in hands-on care of the land through planting, weeding, harvesting, and seasonal projects, while also making space for connection, learning, and shared reflection. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and grow something lasting, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and imagine what’s possible—together. more |
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Kubota forest work - always ivy!May 30, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area So much ivy! Every month, volunteers primarily are 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 |
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May FlowersMay 30, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt Help us transform the St. Mark's Greenbelt into an urban environmental oasis by removing the non native plants. more |
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