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October 25, 2025 - October 31, 2025
25 Green Seattle Day at Be'er Sheva! October 25, 10am-1pm @ Beer Sheva Park Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day 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! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. more
25 Green Seattle Day at Colman Park October 25, 10am-1pm @ Colman Park Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day 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! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. more
25 Green Seattle Day at Daybreak Star: Forest Garden Plant Welcoming & Spooky Stories that will LEAF chills down your spine! October 25, 2pm-5pm @ Daybreak Star Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day 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! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. We are excited to invite you to a day of celebration, community, and environmental restoration at Green Seattle Day on Saturday, October 25th! Together, we’ll welcome 100 volunteers to roll up our sleeves, restore, plant, and care for the green spaces that are vital to our shared home. This event is more than just planting trees—it's about honoring the land, uplifting Indigenous knowledge, and continuing the vital work of ecological stewardship. Why This Day Matters Green Seattle Day is more than a volunteer event—it’s a celebration of community care, ecological justice, and Indigenous sovereignty. By coming together on October 25th, we honor the long arc of work that connects treaty rights, land defense, ecological restoration, and climate justice. We celebrate the powerful legacy of Indigenous peoples’ leadership in environmental care, and we plant seeds for future generations. A Spooky Twist: Spooky stories that will LEAF you with chills down your spine This year, we’re also excited to have Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwha S'klallan) and Fern Naomi Renville (Siséthuŋwaŋ Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ Oyáte) join us for Spooky Storytelling—a special treat for all ages! Gather around as they share hauntingly beautiful stories rooted in Indigenous traditions and ancestral knowledge. Their tales will guide us into the spirit of the season while deepening our connection to the land and its stories. A Strong Partnership for a Stronger Community For the last six years, United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, Green Seattle Partnership, and Futures Rising: Restoration and Co-Creation have been working hand-in-hand to restore and steward local lands. From community-led planting to habitat restoration, these efforts not only revitalize the earth but also center Coast Salish ecological knowledge and Indigenous leadership in environmental practices. Together, we’ve planted thousands of native trees and shrubs, removed acres of invasive plants, and cultivated deep, lasting relationships across communities. This work extends beyond the land—it also engages youth, families, and elders in learning about ecological stewardship, climate resilience, and community care. By building partnerships across environmental organizations, schools, and grassroots groups, we are ensuring the long-term ecological and cultural health of our region. The Food Sovereignty Forest In recent years, United Indians has also developed the Food Sovereignty Forest—a vibrant, growing space dedicated to restoring traditional foods, medicines, and native plants. This ecological and cultural classroom not only reconnects the community with ancestral knowledge, but it also supports the health and wellbeing of future generations. The forest embodies the powerful principle that caring for the land is inseparable from caring for people. Green Seattle Day builds on this foundation, continuing the work of ecological restoration while cultivating food, medicine, and knowledge sovereignty for the future. We can’t wait to welcome you to Daybreak Star on October 25th whether you're planting, listening, or learning, there’s a place for you in this vibrant and growing community. Let’s honor the land, our shared history, and each other—see you there! more
25 Green Seattle Day at Discovery Park! October 25, 9am-12pm @ Discovery Park Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. We will be planting and removing blackberry. 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! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. Please also sign up on the Greenway's website here: https://mtsgreenway.org/event/green-seattle-day-at-discovery-park/ more
25 Green Seattle Day at Golden Gardens Park October 25, 9am-12pm @ Golden Gardens Park Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day 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! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. more
25 Green Seattle Day at Green Lake (North) October 25, 10am-1pm @ Green Lake Park Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day 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! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. more
25 Green Seattle Day at Green Lake (South) October 25, 9am-12pm @ Green Lake Park Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day 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! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. more
25 Green Seattle Day at Harrison Ridge Greenbelt October 25, 10am-1pm @ Harrison Ridge Greenbelt Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day 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! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. more
25 Green Seattle Day at Kubota Gardens Natural Area with Partner in Employment! October 25, 10am-1pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for all to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun with the Partner in Employment's Restoration Training Crew 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
25 Green Seattle Day at Lincoln Park October 25, 9am-12pm @ Lincoln Park Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day 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! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. more
25 Green Seattle Day at Magnuson Park October 25, 10am-1pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day 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! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. more
25 Green Seattle Day at Pigeon Point Park! October 25, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
25 Green Seattle Day at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands October 25, 11am-2pm @ Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetland Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day 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! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. Join us at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands for a celebration event rooted in community to help kick off Seattle Forest Week. There will be plantings led by the Rainier Beach Youth Stewards, art activities for all ages, and snacks. We hope to see you there! more
25 Green Seattle Day at Seward Park October 25, 11am-1pm @ Seward Park Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. more
25 Green Seattle Day at Westcrest Park October 25, 10am-1pm @ Westcrest Park Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. Join the fun with the Westcrest Park Forest Stewards 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
25 Green Seattle Day at Woodland Park October 25, 10am-2pm @ Woodland Park Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day is one of the best ways to give back to your neighbors, parks, and your local forest. more
25 Green Seattle Day on the Burke-Gilman Trail October 25, 9:30am-1pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail Plant a forest and grow community! Help us create a healthier, happier, and greener Seattle by coming out to kick off planting Season on Green Seattle Day! From creating wildlife habitat, to combating climate change, and providing a place for residents to recreate: having a hand in Green Seattle Day 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! The event is family friendly and open to all ages. Join us for the kick-off off our planting season and help us to plant Native wildflowers in our "Pollinator Patch". more
26 Help the Kubota Forest - Out with the Ivy! October 26, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area So much ivy! Every month, volunteers make a big difference by removing ivy in preparation for planting in early winter. As you will quickly see, it's covering large areas of ground and 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
26 Magnolia Park S.E. Forest restoration October 26, 9am-12pm @ Magnolia Park There is work to be done to reclaim Magnolia Park Forest S.E. Along the water on West Galer Street, off 32nd Ave. West. Invasive plants have taken over, and volunteers are needed to help defend this beautiful natural area. Join neighbors and friends to help out and learn about how we plan on bringing this forest back to a natural environment. You will have a chance to see a deferent view of Seattle and Mount Rainier from the forest area. more
27 Weeding at 36th Ave NE and NE Blakeley St October 27, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be weeding at 36th Ave NE and NE Blakeley St while waiting for our plant delivery more
28 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event October 28, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central more
29 More weeding at 36th Ave NE and NE Blakeley St October 29, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be weeding along this stretch of the BG Trail more
30 Daybreak Star Land & Community Tending October 30, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star I want to invite you to something really meaningful happening in our community: Forest Garden Community & Land Tending Days at Daybreak Star. These gatherings are about more than gardening—they're about showing up for the land, for Indigenous food sovereignty, and for the continued work of Native people reclaiming space, culture, and connection. Led by the hands and hearts of community members and organizers at United Indians of All Tribes, this work centers Indigenous knowledge and relationships with the land that go back thousands of years and continue strong today. Food as Medicine, Food as Resistance The forest garden is being grown with intention—filled with traditional plants like camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, cedar, and nettle—not only as foods and medicines, but as acts of care for the many programs UIATF runs. These plants will nourish elders, youth, families, and ceremony. They are first and biggest teachers and ancestors. This is about food, yes—but it's also about sovereignty. About healing relationships with land that’s been taken and harmed. And about recognizing that tending plants is also a way of tending memory, culture, and future generations. These community tending days are open to all who want to learn, help, and build relationships. You don’t need gardening experience—just a willingness to listen, get your hands in the soil, and show up with care. This is Indigenous-led, land-based work. It’s rooted in culture, care, and connection. If you’ve been looking for a way to show up meaningfully, this is one of those opportunities. more
31 Magnuson Reforestation October 31, 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 will include planting and may include removing invasive plants like ivy, Canada thistle, and blackberry and 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
31 Plant rescue October 31, 1pm-3pm @ SW Queen Anne Greenbelt We will be rescuing plants that are being overwhelmed with affection from invasive plants more
November 2025
1 Fall Planting November 01, 1pm-3pm @ Ravenna Park At this event, we'll be putting some trees, ferns, and shrubs into the ground. more
1 Friends of Discovery Park work party at Capehart Forest November 01, 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
1 Green Seattle Day #2 Planting in the Pollinator Patch! November 01, 9:30am-1pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail Please come and help us plant native flowers in our "Pollinator Patch on the Burke-Gilman Trail by Gas Works ! Help us make Happy Bees and Butterflies more
1 Past event November 01, 11am-2pm @ West Duwamish Greenbelt: Alaska more
1 Pigeon Point Park Restoration Event November 01, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
1 South Meadow Planting Party November 01, 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
2 Forest Restoration November 02, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park - Mulching around trees planted last week and tagging them with orange ribbons. - Weeding maintenance on areas we recently planted. - Weeding areas with lots of blackberries. - Moving logs into positions to protect plants. - Spreading seeds more
2 Friends of South Portage Bay Habitat November 02, 1:30pm-3pm @ Montlake Playfield We have a newly cleared area and a pile of wood chips and cardboard. This makes the layering project perfect for all ages and abilities. more
2 Magnuson Reforestaton November 02, 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 will include planting and may include removing invasive plants like ivy, Canada thistle, and blackberry and 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
3 Planting fun in the Pollinator Patch November 03, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our planting operation at our Pollinator Patch adding more native wildflowers more
4 Camp Long Restoration Event November 04, 10am-1pm @ Camp Long more
4 Northacres Stewardship Team - Time for Planting! November 04, 10am-1pm @ Northacres Park Join us as we expand the future tree canopy and wildlife habitat. We will be planting to enhance biodiversity and outcompete weeds. We will also perform maintenance weeding. Expect to learn about various plants as we put our hands in the soil and wood chips while we care of our forest. All ages, abilities and experience levels are welcome and encouraged to join the effort. more
5 Amazon Work Party Madrona Park November 05, 2:30pm-4:30pm @ Madrona Park PLEASE DO NOT SIG N UP UNLESS YOU ARE AN AMAZON EMPLOYEE .THIS IS A PRIVATE EVENT. Welcome to beautiful Madrona Park. We will be planting and removing invasive species . If we have good weather we will have a great view of Mount Ranier more
6 Daybreak Star Community & Land Tending- Meet Your Neighbors: You are Safe With Me November 06, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star I want to invite you to something truly meaningful growing in our community. It's called Forest Garden Community & Land Tending Days, held at Daybreak Star—and it’s so much more than gardening. These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. Food as Medicine, Food as Resistance The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We’ll have time to power map, reflect, and build connections that can carry beyond one day. Because the garden isn’t just about plants—it’s about people. And the more we know each other, the more we can protect and sustain what matters. What to Bring: Water, weather-ready clothes, gloves (if you have them), notebook (optional), and your whole self. This is an Indigenous-led, intergenerational, and welcoming space. No gardening experience is needed. Just bring respect, care, and a willingness to listen and connect. Whether you're Native or non-Native, long rooted in this work or just starting your journey—you are welcome. Come be part of growing something that nourishes all of us. more
7 A planting we will go! Planting native wild flowers on the Burke-Gilman Trail November 07, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our marathon bare root planting of native wild flowers on the B-G Trail more
7 Daybreak Star Community & Land Tending- Meet Your Neighbors: You are Safe With Me November 07, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star I want to invite you to something truly meaningful growing in our community. It's called Forest Garden Community & Land Tending Days, held at Daybreak Star—and it’s so much more than gardening. These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. Food as Medicine, Food as Resistance The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We’ll have time to power map, reflect, and build connections that can carry beyond one day. Because the garden isn’t just about plants—it’s about people. And the more we know each other, the more we can protect and sustain what matters. What to Bring: Water, weather-ready clothes, gloves (if you have them), notebook (optional), and your whole self. This is an Indigenous-led, intergenerational, and welcoming space. No gardening experience is needed. Just bring respect, care, and a willingness to listen and connect. Whether you're Native or non-Native, long rooted in this work or just starting your journey—you are welcome. Come be part of growing something that nourishes all of us. more
7 Daybreak Star Community & Land Tending - PowerMaping: You are Safe With Me November 07, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star I want to invite you to something truly meaningful growing in our community. It's called Forest Garden Community & Land Tending Days, held at Daybreak Star—and it’s so much more than gardening. These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. Food as Medicine, Food as Resistance The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We’ll have time to power map, reflect, and build connections that can carry beyond one day. Because the garden isn’t just about plants—it’s about people. And the more we know each other, the more we can protect and sustain what matters. What to Bring: Water, weather-ready clothes, gloves (if you have them), notebook (optional), and your whole self. This is an Indigenous-led, intergenerational, and welcoming space. No gardening experience is needed. Just bring respect, care, and a willingness to listen and connect. Whether you're Native or non-Native, long rooted in this work or just starting your journey—you are welcome. Come be part of growing something that nourishes all of us. more
7 Longfellow Beaver Pond Forest Restoration November 07, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central With your help, the Longfellow Creek green space is evolving into a thriving native food forest. We are getting ready for planting by removing the remaining invasive plants and if we have plants delivered by this event's date, then we will also be planting! Most of the remaining invasives include blackberry, ivy, and morning glory. Come learn about the importance of invasive plant removal, the established plants we're saving, and the native species we are preparing to plant. Walk away with pride, knowing your efforts support local ecology, community, and overall good health. Longfellow Creek is part of a vital urban watershed that beavers and Coho salmon have returned to. If interested, we can dive deeper into the benefits of our restoration efforts and the native plants we’re reintroducing, including: Cedar, Maple, Elderberry, Nootka Rose, Huckleberry, Salmonberry, Ferns, Salal, and much more. more
7 Magnuson Reforestation November 07, 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 poantrung natuives 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
8 EC Hughes Restoration Event November 08, 10am-1pm @ E.C. Hughes Playground more
8 Golden Gardens Park work parties November 08, 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
8 Have Fun, Get Fit November 08, 10am-1pm @ Licton Springs Park Area maintenance with some planting of new plants and spreading of wood chips. more
8 Magnuson Park North Meadow, Interior Forest, and Wetlands November 08, 10am-1pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park We will primarily be focused on planting. more
8 Minecraft Meadow Planting November 08, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park The south meadow is dominated by mainly 4 exotic grasses. This near monoculture is not great for wildlife habitat. We will be planting a small area devoid of grasses for planting 30 different species of native wildflowers to support our many pollinators and birds. We are using the recommended methodology to create new wildflower meadows according to the Xerces Society and Northwest Meadowscapes. The process will primarily be planting new wildflowers in a 600 square foot area. more
8 Orchard Street Ravine Planting Party November 08, 10am-1pm @ Orchard Street Ravine Join other enthusiastic volunteers for a fun morning restoring our native forest by planting and mulching native plants. more
8 Planting with Schmitz Park Creek Restore! November 08, 10am-12pm @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help the community group, Schmitz Park Creek Restore, plant hundreds of native plants so that birds, insects and other wildlife can thrive 🦅 more
8 Removing invasive plants and preparing for planting November 08, 10am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park It's that preparing for planting time of year! Join us as we prepare newly/freshly cleared habitat restoration areas for planting. more
8 Sturtevant Ravine Work Party! November 08, 9am-11am @ Sturtevant Ravine Help restart forest restoration at the Ravine! We will clearing out blackberry and other plants that are surrounding native plants that need our support. more
9 Fall Forest Care 2 at Beaver Pond Natural Area November 09, 10am-12pm @ Beaver Pond Natural Area on TC Continued clearance of blackberry and ivy, and planting native shrubs and ferns in a corridor along Thornton Creek close to Northgate Mall and the Northgate Community Center to protect native trees and shrubs for improved wildlife habitat as well as human visitor enjoyment. Come see the progress and be part of the success! Work areas are level and easy to access. This event was rescheduled from October 26 and will be rescheduled again if raining steadily and windy again. more
9 Friends of Discovery Park work party at Capehart Forest November 09, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Capehart Forest is the most wildlife-safe 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
9 Magnolia Park / Forest S.E. planting party November 09, 9am-12pm @ Magnolia Park There is work to be done to reclaim Magnolia Park S.E. Forest in Magnolia Park. native plants need to get in the ground, and volunteers are needed to help defend this beautiful natural area by planting 200 new plants. Join neighbors and friends to help out and learn about how we plan on bringing this forest back to a natural environment more
9 Magnuson Reforestation November 09, 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 planting natrves and 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
9 November Oak Understory Tending November 09, 11am-1pm @ Martha Washington Park GSP is partnering with Queer the Land 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... - weeding Himalayan Blackberry - tip-root Blackcap Raspberry - managing biomass & leaf fall on plantings - starting seeds Please note these activities may involve bending and kneeling. There's seating on-site, but the garden isn't wheelchair-accessible. more
10 More planting on the B-G Trail at NE 60th St and Pullman November 10, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our planting on this section of the B-G Trail more
10 WEED+GREET in the Alder Creek Natural Area. November 10, 9am-11am @ Washington Park and Arboretum Join a friendly group of neighbors in weeding the park frontage with 26th Ave E. More adventure is to be found in Ravine #1. cutting and removing blackberries. We like to chat. more
11 Sorting and moving plants November 11, 9am-12pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be sorting and moving plants to their planting locations more
12 Follow Up Planting Party November 12, 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
12 Planting on the BGT at South Yesler November 12, 9am-12pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters Planting potted plants in South Yesler Ravine more
13 Beaver workshop November 13, 2pm-4pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central more
13 Seward Park Site Maintenance November 13, 10am-2pm @ Seward Park more
14 Magnuson Reforestation November 14, 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 may include planting and 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
15 3rd Saturday forest restoration at Jackson Park Trail! November 15, 10am-2pm @ Jackson Park Golf Course Help restore native plants along this lovely trail around the public golf course. We're out there every third Saturday. Enjoy the birds, trees, Thornton Creek, and views into the golf course (and the occasional golf ball find!) more
15 A Patch Work Day at LBNA November 15, 10am-12pm @ Little Brook Natural Area Pick your own patch to work on at Little Brook Natural Area! If you want to go easy, we have a couple spots of herb robert, some of it returning. After clearing, a good, thick mulching would be beneficial to keep it at bay. If you want to go for a little more exercise, we have a few spots of ivy yet to be tackled. And if you really want to go for the gusto, we have blackberry that need to come out by their roots, not to mention a few invasive trees that need to be dug out. For the bonus, if native plants arrive, some planting can be done as well. A quick orientation to weed identification, techniques, and tool safety will be provided at the start of the work party. If raining heavily, event will be rescheduled. more
15 Carkeek STARS Work Party November 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
15 Cheasty Blvd - 3rd Saturday Cheasty Main (North Loop) November 15, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd Our plant orders have arrived! This is the best time of year to work in to forest because we get to plant. The earlier we get the plants in the ground the better chance they stand of surviving the summer drought. Come join us to enjoy the satisfaction of planting with your neighbors and contributing to the future old growth conifer forest that Cheasty will become for future generations to enjoy. more
15 East Duwamish Work Party November 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
15 Forest Restoration - Longfellow Creek at Graham Street November 15, 10am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Delridge Natural Area You and your fellow volunteers will participate in hands-on conservation work. This event will be a combination of removing invasive plants, planting native plants, and putting down wood chips. more
15 Ivy Pulling at Camp Long 2 November 15, 10am-1pm @ Camp Long I had to cancel the first event due to medical issues. But I'm better now, so come pull ivy with me at Camp Long! We'll be removing it from the forest floor then piling it up so it can't re-root. Later on, we'll plant native species in the space we clear. The event is happening rain or shine. There will be snacks and coffee! Let me know if you need work gloves and what size. Tools are provided. more
15 Live Stakes and Seeds and Plugs, Oh My! November 15, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Now that the majority of the restoration areas have been planted with shrubs, we will be filling in the gaps with live stakes (willow, ninebark, snowberry, currant, redosier, twinberry), seeds (gumweed, lupine, cowparsnip, wormwood) and plugs (gumweed, asters, goldenrod) more
15 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event November 15, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Yancy more
15 Planting Party in Dead Horse Canyon November 15, 9am-1pm @ Lakeridge Park We'll be planting natives in the areas we have been weeding all year long and taking a break from blackberries. more
15 Removing invasive plants and preparing for planting November 15, 10am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park It's that preparing for planting time of year! Join us as we prepare newly/freshly cleared habitat restoration areas for planting. more
16 Cheasty Forest at Hanford Steps November 16, 1pm-3pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd We will plant shrubs, ferns and wild flowers. Then mulch with a thick layer of woodchips, that will keep the the soil moist and suppress weeds. more
16 Fall for Peppi's Woods November 16, 10am-12:30pm @ Peppi's Playground We have plants! We'll focus on planting shrubs, trees and groundcovers. more
16 Friends of Discovery Park work party at Capehart Forest November 16, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Capehart Forest is the most wildlife-safe 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
16 Green Lake planting November 16, 10am-12:30pm @ Green Lake Park We have been working north of the Bathhouse Theater to prepare for planting. The time has arrived to do the fun part! Planting native plants and tucking them in before Winter so they can get a great start in the Spring. more
16 Magnuson Reforestation November 16, 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. Workmay include planting and is 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
16 Planting a Native Food Forest in Longfellow Creek November 16, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central Following the hard work of many restoration events in this space, we are ready to start planting! With your help, we are evolving Longfellow Creek into a thriving native food forest. Come learn about the different trees, shrubs, and groundcovers we’re planting, including Cedar, Maple, Elderberry, Nootka Rose, Huckleberry, Salmonberry, Ferns, Salal, and much more. If interested, we can dive deeper into their edible and ecological benefits. Walk away with pride, knowing your efforts support local ecology, community, and overall good health. more
16 Tis the Seasonal Wrap November 16, 9am-1pm @ Froula Playground Tis the season for tidy bits and bobs - Tuck in native plants established last year, replace some lost over summertime, add a tad bit more flowering groundcover. Light weeding as needed, and we may break down some debris piles to spread as additional mulch. more
17 More planting at NE 60th Ave North November 17, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be planting north from NE 60th St to Ne 65th St more
18 Magnuson Park North Meadow, Interior Forest, and Wetlands November 18, 10am-1pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park This work party will focus on planting. more
19 Planting at Princeton Bridge November 19, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be planting around Princton Bridge and maybe shift to just west of there to Pathways Park to do some other plants. more
21 Mulching at Be’er Sheva November 21, 10am-1pm @ Beer Sheva Park We’re getting ready to give our newly planted friends at Be’er Sheva a cozy blanket of mulch on November 7! These plants went into the ground on October 25, and now it’s time to tuck them in for the season. more
21 Planting a Native Food Forest in Longfellow Creek November 21, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central Following the hard work of many restoration events in this space, we are ready to start planting! With your help, we are evolving Longfellow Creek into a thriving native food forest. Come learn about the different trees, shrubs, and groundcovers we’re planting, including Cedar, Maple, Elderberry, Nootka Rose, Huckleberry, Salmonberry, Ferns, Salal, and much more. If interested, we can dive deeper into their edible and ecological benefits. Walk away with pride, knowing your efforts support local ecology, community, and overall good health. more
21 Planting with A Cleaner Alki at Duwamish Head Greenbelt November 21, 9:30am-11:30am @ Duwamish Head Greenbelt Help the community group, A Cleaner Alki, plant native plants that will support birds, insects and other wildlife 🦅 This event involves hiking down a switchback trail on a steep slope so folks with limited mobility and young children will find this difficult. more
21 Planting Yesler Ravine November 21, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters We will be planting in Yesler Ravine just south of Metropolitan Market more
21 Removing invasive plants and preparing for planting November 21, 10am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park It's that preparing for planting time of year! Join us as we prepare newly/freshly cleared habitat restoration areas for planting. more
22 End of Year Wrap-up Work Party at Westcrest Park November 22, 10am-1pm @ Westcrest Park Join Dirt Corps in wrapping up our restoration work at Westcrest Park for the year! We'll be learning about planting season in the PNW, the different native plants we use at this site, and the power of mulch! We'll also be planting native shrubs, trees, and groundcovers, and tucking everything in with mulch to keep the soil and plants snug through the winter. We hope to see you there! more
22 English Ivy Removal - Forest Fun for Everyone November 22, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area So much ivy! Every month, volunteers make a big difference by removing ivy in preparation for planting in early winter. As you will quickly see, it's covering large areas of ground and 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
22 Garry Oak tree Planting November 22, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park The best time to plant an oak tree is 30 years ago; the second-best time to plant an oak tree is today. Our native Garry oak tree is a keystone species to coastal bluffs and outwash soils of Puget Sound. Oak trees host more insects than almost any other plant in the area and insects are the basis of the food web. We'll be planting oaks in the open sunny areas of the south meadow. We'll also have some goldenrod and shore pines to plant as well. more
22 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event November 22, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central more
22 North Genesee Forest Restoration November 22, 10am-12:30pm @ Genesee Park and Playfield When the air is crisp and cool, it's good to get outside. Spend a morning with friends and neighbors in the Genesee forest. We'll be putting in baby plants and pulling out ivy. Bring the kids, of course--all ages are welcome! more
22 Planting with Schmitz Park Creek Restore November 22, 10am-12pm @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help the community group, Schmitz Park Creek Restore, plant native plants that will support insects, birds and other wildlife 🦅 more
22 St. Mark's Greenbelt Autumn Planting November 22, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt Planting the SW slope. more
22 Vietnamese Cultural Center Tree planting November 22, 10am-2pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central more
23 Magnuson Reforestation November 23, 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 may include planting and 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
23 winter is comming November 23, 10am-2pm @ Mount Baker Park winter time is planting time! lets get going! lots to plant, mulch to move, weeds to clear. more
23 Woodland Park Forest Restoration November 23, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park Join us for a sunday morning of weeding and other maintenance tasks around the site. more
25 Northacres Stewardship Team - A Planting Abundance! November 25, 10am-1pm @ Northacres Park Join us as we expand the future tree canopy and wildlife habitat. We will be planting to enhance biodiversity and outcompete weeds. We will also perform maintenance weeding. Expect to learn about various plants as we get our hands in the soil and wood chips while we care for our forest. All ages, abilities and experience levels are welcomed and encouraged to join the effort. more
25 Pigeon Point Park Restoration Event November 25, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
25 Tabling VCC event Vietnamese community November 25, 10am-2pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central more
27 Daybreak Star Community & Land Tending - LandBack Day November 27, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star As the country prepares to celebrate a version of “Thanksgiving” rooted in myth, erasure, and colonial violence—we invite you to gather for LandBack Day, a space to transform that narrative and stand in solidarity with Indigenous sovereignty, survival, and resurgence. These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. Food as Medicine, Food as Resistance The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. This is not a day of celebration. It is a day of remembering, of returning, and of rising. more
28 Cheasty Black Friday - Weeding and Planting November 28, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd Instead of shopping, why not hang out in the forest and pull blackberry, plant, and chat with you neighbors? REI had a good idea about "opting outside." During this event we will continue to plant the trees from our 2025 plant orders and liberate 2024 plants from 2025 blackberries and other weeds that came in during the summer. more
28 Daybreak Star Community & Land Tending November 28, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star I want to invite you to something truly meaningful growing in our community. It's called Forest Garden Community & Land Tending Days, held at Daybreak Star—and it’s so much more than gardening. These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. Food as Medicine, Food as Resistance The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. more
28 Green Friday Planting Party in Longfellow Creek November 28, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central Following the hard work of many restoration events in this space, we are ready to start planting! With your help, we are evolving Longfellow Creek into a thriving native food forest. Come learn about the different trees, shrubs, and groundcovers we’re planting, including Cedar, Maple, Elderberry, Rose, Huckleberry, Salmonberry, Ferns, Salal, Thimbleberry, and much more. If interested, we can dive deeper into their edible and ecological benefits. Walk away with pride, knowing your efforts support local ecology, community, and overall good health. more
28 Magnuson Reforestation November 28, 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 may include plantiung and 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
29 Finn Eagle Project November 29, 8am-1pm @ Ravenna Park I’m inviting all of Troop 186 to help with my Eagle Scout project. Below are the details: Who: All Scouts, parents, and anyone from Troop 186 who is willing to help. No special experience is needed—just a good attitude and willingness to work outdoors. What: We will be removing invasive blackberry and ivy, clearing the work area, and planting native trees, ferns, salal, and Oregon grapes. I’ll give a short safety talk and explain how to identify the invasive plants and how to plant the new ones. Tools will be provided by the park, and I will bring extra gloves and supplies. Where: Ravenna Park in Seattle. I will send a map, meeting spot, and parking instructions a few days before the project so everyone knows exactly where to go. When: Saturday, November 29. We will meet at 8:00 AM and work until around 1:00PM, depending on how fast everything gets done. We will take a pizza and water break around noon. Why: This project will help restore a section of Ravenna Park by removing harmful invasive plants that block native growth. Planting native species will support local wildlife, improve the health of the forest, and help Seattle Parks and Recreation keep the park in good condition for the community. Please let me know if you can come so I know how many volunteers to plan for. Thanks a lot—I really appreciate the support! Finn Jenkins more
29 Friends of Discovery Park work party at Capehart Forest November 29, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Capehart Forest is the most wildlife-safe 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
29 Green Lake planting at 64th St dock November 29, 10am-12:30pm @ Green Lake Park We have some beautiful plants to put in to add to the ones we have put in over the years. This is a great example of a positive transformation of an overgrown area of Green Lake Park, and you can be a part of this. more
30 Magnuson Reforestatuon November 30, 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. Workmay include planting and 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
30 Post-Turkey Planting at Ravenna Park November 30, 10am-12:30pm @ Ravenna Park Shake off that post-thanksgiving slump by helping put some plants in the ground! We will be working to plant a range of lovely native plants in a creekside section of Ravenna park. Most of the planting area has already been cleared and this is the perfect time to get the new plants in before the winter rains. more
30 Woodland Park - Forest Restoration November 30, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park We will: - Gather and plant live stakes - Pull some blackberry - spread wildflower seeds more
December 2025
1 Invasive removal December 01, 1pm-3:30pm @ SW Queen Anne Greenbelt This is a lovely site on the side of Queen Anne Hill. 11 years ago, it was all blackberries, but now it is restored with native plants. Some invasives have chosen to return between the native plants. We want to remove them so the natives can thrive and natural seeding can occur. more
1 Planting with Keku at Matthews Beach December 01, 9am-12:30pm @ Matthews Beach Park We'll be planting at Matthews Beach with Joanne & Keku supervising! more
3 Live Stakes and Seeds and Plugs, Oh My! December 03, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park The most effective tool in our restoration toolbelt against blackberries is shade so we will be increasing the density of our plantings with quick and easy (and cheap) installation of live stakes to increase the density of plants. We also have harvested a whole bunch of seeds that grow really large in the first year to add to the biodiversity of the restoration sites. If you're live stake curious check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qZpkjSccUA more
3 Planting fun at Blakeley Cresent Park on the B-G Trail December 03, 9am-12:30pm @ Blakeley Crescent Park We'll be planting potted native plants at Blakeley Cresent Park more
5 Magnuson Reforestation December 05, 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.and planting. Because the work may be beyond capability of youth below high school age, please get the leader’s permission before registering if younger. more
5 Planting a Native Food Forest in Longfellow Creek December 05, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central Following the hard work of many restoration events in this space, we are continuing to get plants in the ground! With your help, we are evolving Longfellow Creek into a thriving native food forest. Come learn about the different trees, shrubs, and groundcovers we’re planting, the plant guilds we’re building, and if interested, their edible and ecological benefits. Walk away with pride, knowing your efforts support local ecology, community, and overall good health. more
5 Planting at NE 65th St and the Burke-Gilman Trail!! December 05, 10:30am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We're almost done planting a mountain of native plants! Come and help us plant almost the last of these at NE 65th St and the Burke-Gilman Trail more
5 Schmitz Park / Planting December 05, 9:30am-11:30am @ Schmitz Preserve Park We’ll head back to our newly adopted forest steward parcel in Schmitz Park which we’ve only been clearing to this point, but this visit we’ll get to put some beautiful native plants back in the ground! We'll be planting in areas that we cleared of dense blackberry and ivy overgrowth and also an area we removed an abandoned encampment from. This should be a fun and rewarding trip! Feel free to reach out with any questions. 206-852-9552 (Erik) more
6 EC Hughes Restoration Event December 06, 10am-1pm @ E.C. Hughes Playground more
6 Intermingle with People and Plants December 06, 9:30am-12pm @ Interlaken Park Come be with the community of plants and people for a bit. Activities will vary based on activity level and the day. We will be working with our hands! more
6 Planting Time - Welcome the Season December 06, 10am-1pm @ Leschi-Lake Dell Natural Area Come help maintain and improve our beautiful Natural Area habitat! Join neighbors, family and friends install new plants. We are creating a place for native plants to thrive! more
7 Friends of Discovery Park at Capehart Forest December 07, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Capehart Forest is the most wildlife-diverse area in Discovery Park. Come help us promote its biodiversity by weeding out invasives, mulching to aerate the soil and 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
7 Magnuson Reforestation December 07, 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 or planting.. Because the work may be beyond capability of youth below high school age, please get the leader’s permission before registering if younger. more
7 Planting at Peppi's December 07, 10am-12:30pm @ Peppi's Playground We will continue planting shrubs, trees and groundcovers in Peppi's Woods! more
8 WEED+GREET in the Alder Creek Natural Area. December 08, 9am-11am @ Washington Park and Arboretum Friendly group of neighbors host monthly work party in Alder Creek. December work includes plant installation, seeding, blackberry removal, ivy pull and brush pile dissambly. Join us. more
9 Frink Ridge Planting December 09, 9am-12pm @ Frink Park We will do some ground preparation and invasive plant removal and then plant native species in their place. more
9 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event December 09, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Yancy more
9 Northacres Stewardshp Team - Planting Season Wrap Up December 09, 10am-1pm @ Northacres Park Join us as we expand the future tree canopy and wildlife habitat. We will be planting to enhance biodiversity and outcompete weeds. We will also perform maintenance weeding. Expect to learn about various plants as we get our hands in the soil and wood chips while we care for our forest. All ages, abilities and experience levels are welcomed and encouraged to join the effort. more
9 Roxhill Park Volunteer Event December 09, 10am-12pm @ Roxhill Park more
12 Magnuson Reforestation December 12, 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
12 Planting a Native Food Forest in Longfellow Creek December 12, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central With your help, we are evolving Longfellow Creek into a thriving native food forest. Following the hard work of many restoration events in this space, we are continuing to get plants in the ground and spread mulch around them to tuck them in for winter. Come learn about the different trees, shrubs, and groundcovers we’re planting, the plant guilds we’re building, and if interested, their edible and ecological benefits. Walk away with pride, knowing your efforts support local ecology, community, and overall good health. more
12 Weeding at 36th Ave NE and NE Blakeley St!! December 12, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail Rain Permitting, we'll be weeding out this area of the Trail - mostly Blackberries more
13 December in Madrona Park .Its the season of giving December 13, 9am-12pm @ Madrona Park Lets give back to the earth with native plantings mulching and some invasive removal more
13 Golden Gardens Park work parties December 13, 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
13 Have Fun, Get Fit December 13, 10am-1pm @ Licton Springs Park Area maintenance with some planting of new plants and spreading of wood chips. more
13 Intermingle with People and Plants December 13, 9:30am-12pm @ Interlaken Park Come be with the community of plants and people for a bit. Activities will vary based on activity level and the day. We will be working with our hands! more
13 North Genesee Forest Restoration December 13, 10am-12:30pm @ Genesee Park and Playfield As the days get shorter, it's good to get outside. Spend a morning with friends and neighbors in the Genesee forest. We'll be putting in baby plants and pulling out ivy. Bring the kids, of course--all ages are welcome more
13 Pulling ivy with Schmitz Park Creek Restore December 13, 10am-12pm @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help the community group, Schmitz Park Creek Restore, remove ivy to make room for native plants that will support insects 🐜 birds 🐦 and other wildlife. more
13 Ravenna Planting Party December 13, 10am-12:30pm @ Ravenna Park Help us plant our newest additions to this budding section of the Ravenna forest! We will be working to plant a range of lovely native plants in a creekside section of the park. Most of the planting area has already been cleared and this is the perfect time to get the new plants in before the winter rains. If planting isn't your speed, there are plenty of other clearing tasks to be done. Hope to see you there! more
13 Roxhill Park Volunteer Event December 13, 10am-12pm @ Roxhill Park more
13 Seattle: Kubota Garden (Volunteer Appreciation and Winter Festivities!) December 13, 10am-1pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area more
13 Sturtevant Ravine Work Party! December 13, 9am-11am @ Sturtevant Ravine Help restart forest restoration at the Ravine! We will clearing out blackberry and other plants that are surrounding native plants that need our support. more
14 December Oak Understory Tending December 14, 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... - raking leaves - pruning paths around the Trailing Blackberry trellis - supporting propagation of berry plants - weeding Please note these activities may involve bending and kneeling. There's seating on-site, but the garden isn't wheelchair-accessible. more
14 Forest Restoration - Longfellow Creek at Graham Street December 14, 10am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Delridge Natural Area You and your fellow volunteers will participate in hands-on conservation work. This event will be some combination of removing invasive plant, planting native plants, and putting down wood chips, based on how far we get in the previous event. more
14 Friends of Discovery Park at Capehart Forest December 14, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Capehart Forest is the most wildlife-safe 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
14 Llandover Woods December Planting and Trails Workparty December 14, 9am-12pm @ Llandover Woods Greenspace Planting season is almost over and we still have plants to put into the ground. Planting is what many people enjoy the most, so please join us. We will start the morning with planting, and then perform some minor trail maintenance in preparation for the continuing rainy season. We may even rip out some ivy!! more
14 Magnuson Reforestatikopn December 14, 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
14 Work on Summer Irrigation System December 14, 12pm-2pm @ Woodland Park We will work on the summer irrigation systems. There is a 5-10 year old forest restoration irrigations systems that is in good shape and modular enough to move. We will work on: - disassembling part of it - moving it to our current restoration site - Designing they layout - Reassembling it - Testing it The full project will likely require 2-3 events over the next few weeks. This is the first event, starting from disassembling. more
16 Frink Ridge Planting December 16, 9am-12pm @ Frink Park We will do some ground preparation and invasive plant removal and then plant native species in their place. more
17 More Weeding at 36th Ave NE and NE Blakeley St December 17, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be continuing our weed out in this area more
19 Frink Ridge Planting December 19, 9am-11am @ Frink Park We're going to clear a bit of invasive species including ivy and holly, then plant 11 plants that will finish up my 2025 planting for this site. I'm excited to get this done before the new year (I usually don't even start until February). more
19 Promontory Meadow Restoration December 19, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Work to umprove meadow and poloinator habitat in an area which was once covered with an airpoane runway. We will be uinstaooung smaoll ploants and weeding out smalll blackberry plants and ivy. more
19 Pulling ivy with A Cleaner Alki December 19, 9:30am-11:30am @ Duwamish Head Greenbelt Help the community group, A Cleaner Alki, remove ivy to make space for native plants that will support birds, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more
19 Weeding at 36th Ave NE and NE Blakeley St December 19, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our weeding operation in this area more
20 3rd Saturday forest restoration at Jackson Park Trail! December 20, 10am-2pm @ Jackson Park Golf Course Help restore native plants along this lovely trail around the public golf course. We're out there every third Saturday. Enjoy the birds, trees, Thornton Creek, and views into the golf course (and the occasional golf ball find!) more
20 East Duwamish Work Party December 20, 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
20 solstice tree plant December 20, 10am-2pm @ Mount Baker Park Happy solstice everyone! It's winter, it's wet, there's mud, we love it. come celebrate native plant stewards favorite holiday. more
21 Cheasty Forest at Hanford Steps December 21, 1pm-3pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd We will plant shrubs, ferns and wild flowers. Then mulch with a thick layer of woodchips, that will keep the the soil moist and suppress weeds. more
21 Friends of Discovery Park at Capehart Forest December 21, 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. 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
21 Magnuson Reforestation December 21, 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
21 Mulching and Live Stake Planting December 21, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park Moving mulch and planting live stakes more
22 Planting and seeding December 22, 1pm-3:30pm @ Discovery Park We have a few plants that need to be planted and some seeding that needs to be done. We need to prepare some beds and plant, and cross our fingers, for luck. We will probably cut back some invasives if we have time. more
22 The weeding goes on and on but we're getting there December 22, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our weeding operation along the B-G Trail! more
26 Magnuson Reforestation December 26, 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
26 Mulching, moving logs, and planting Douglas Fir December 26, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park Last week we started and finished mulching/planting the top 1/3 of the hillside, today we will work on the middle third. 1. Mulch 2. Arrange logs 3. Plant Douglas Fir, Grand Fir, Western Hemlock trees, Red Alder trees 4. Plant Live stakes for snowberry and osoberry more
27 English Ivy Removal - Forest Fun for Everyone December 27, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area So much ivy! Every month, volunteers make a big difference by removing ivy so that trees, bushes, ferns and other native plants have room to grow. As you will quickly see, the ivy covers large areas of ground and is climbing up trees. We also are discovering small Himalayan blackberry plants and getting those out immediately is a priority. No experience is needed - just bring your energy and interest in making a difference! more
27 Mike Webb family work party December 27, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Miyawaki forests are densely planted, fast-growing pocket forests created using a diverse mix of native species. Developed by botanist Akira Miyawaki, this method jump-starts natural regeneration—mini-forests grow 10–30 times faster than conventional plantings, require little maintenance once established, and quickly create rich habitat for birds and wildlife. Discovery Park now has its own Miyawaki-style mini-forests adjacent to the Capehart restoration area, and they’re already transforming former housing land into vibrant native woodland. To keep these young forests thriving, Friends of Discovery Park will focus our January work parties on tending, mulching, and supporting these dense new plantings. more
27 Mulching, moving logs, and planting conifer trees December 27, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park Last week we started and finished mulching/planting the top 2/3 of the hillside, today we will work on the bottom third. 1. Mulch 2. Arrange logs 3. Plant Douglas Fir, Grand Fir, Western Hemlock trees, Red Alder trees 4. Plant Live stakes for snowberry and osoberry more
28 Magnuson Reforestation December 28, 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
29 Live staking and transplanting on Howard's Beach. We possibly will make a rabbit proof fence. December 29, 1pm-3:30pm @ Discovery Park We will probably do a little invasive removal but the focus will be on live staking and transplanting. We will use plants next to the beach and plant them in unpopulated areas. We may also weave and rabbit barrier out of sticks from the site. more
29 Post Christmas Weeding fun! December 29, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be weeding this section of the Trail heading north! more
31 Weeds begone! December 31, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail Help us end 2025 with a weed out along the Burke-Gilman Trail more
January 2026
2 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending January 02, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. more
2 Pulling Ivy with A Cleaner Alki in Schmitz Park January 02, 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, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more
2 Starting the New Year off with a bang - weeds begone January 02, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our weeding operation on into the New Year more
3 Root in Recipriocity: Tend Together January 03, 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.Participants will be guided by Brianna Klein, Public Programs Manager at Seward Park Audubon. With experience in community engagement, environmental education, and habitat restoration, Brianna brings a wealth of knowledge and hands-on expertise to each gathering. She will ensure participants learn safe and effective restoration practices while gaining insight into the park’s habitats, wildlife, and ecological connections.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
3 Scotch Broom Patrol January 03, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Scotch broom really stands out this time of year (especially in the brown meadows) and are easy to pull in the wet soils. We've got extractigators, weed wrenches, uprooters and heavy-duty shovels to remove these prolific pests. more
4 Mulching, moving logs, and planting trees January 04, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park 1. Mulch or weed 2. Arrange logs 3. Plant Douglas Fir, Grand Fir, and Western Hemlock trees more
5 Crafting- building a rabbit proof fence, propagation and some blackberry removal at Howard's beach January 05, 1pm-3:30pm @ Discovery Park We will continue the craft project of building a rabbit proof fence, doing some propagation and some invasive removal. more
5 De-Weeding the B-G Trail January 05, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We will be weeding out this section of the B-G Trail more
5 Past event January 05, 10am-2pm @ West Duwamish Greenbelt: Alaska more
6 Pigeon Point Park Restoration Event January 06, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
8 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending January 08, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star 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 and real. The Forest Garden is growing with intention—camas, berries, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food or medicine. They are relatives and teachers, tended to support elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs. This is sovereignty in practice—and it’s also about growing a future. A future rooted in care, reciprocity, and possibility. If you’re looking for a place to show up, learn, build relationships, and imagine what’s possible together, this is a space to gather, tend the land, and grow something lasting. more
9 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Roots January 09, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star 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 grounded, real ways. This week, we’ll be planting and preparing a root garden—tending camas and other relatives that feed both people and possibility. The Forest Garden supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs, and helps grow a future rooted in reciprocity and care. Alongside the land work, we’re preparing for an optional book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February–March readings include M-Archive by Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both are available on Libby and Audible, and hard copies will be available for those who’d like to pick one up. Participation is flexible: land work will always be happening, whether or not you choose to join discussions or arts practices. You’re welcome to come just to tend the land, move your body, and be in community. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and imagine what’s possible together, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and grow something lasting. more
9 Pulling ivy with A Cleaner Alki January 09, 9:30am-11:30am @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help the community group, A Cleaner Alki, remove ivy to make space for native plants that will support birds, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more
9 Weeding Fun on the Trail by Yesler Ravine January 09, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be weeding out noxious weeds in this area of the Burke-Gilman Trail more
10 Friends of Discovery Park at Capehart January 10, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Miyawaki forests are densely planted, fast-growing pocket forests created using a diverse mix of native species. Developed by botanist Akira Miyawaki, this method jump-starts natural regeneration—mini-forests grow 10–30 times faster than conventional plantings, require little maintenance once established, and quickly create rich habitat for birds and wildlife. Discovery Park has its own Miyawaki-style mini-forests adjacent to the Capehart restoration area, and they’re already transforming former housing land into vibrant native woodland. To keep these young forests thriving, Friends of Discovery Park will focus our January work parties on tending, mulching, and supporting these dense new plantings. If you’d like to help restore biodiversity, learn about this innovative reforestation method, and see the Capehart area evolving firsthand, please join us in January. Your hands-on help makes a real difference in the health and future of Discovery Park’s newest forests. more
10 Golden Gardens Park work parties January 10, 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
10 Have Fun, Get Fit January 10, 10am-1pm @ Licton Springs Park Weeding Planting Mulching Enjoy working with other volunteers in this unique wetland. Learn about the historical Native American significance of this land. more
10 North Genesee Forest Restoration January 10, 10am-12:30pm @ Genesee Park and Playfield Spend a morning with friends and neighbors in the Genesee forest as we continue the planting season. We'll be pulling some English Ivy to make room for the ferns and other native plants we hope to get in the ground. Bring the kids, of course--all ages are welcome! more
10 Pulling English Ivy at Woodland Park January 10, 10am-1pm @ Woodland Park We will remove english ivy from two spots. One area that has been weeded in the past and has small amounts of ivy re-sprouting. A brand new area that has 100% english ivy coverage. Removing ivy in the winter is the best time as the soft soils allow for the roots to be easily removed. more
10 Pulling ivy with Schmitz Park Restore January 10, 10am-12pm @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help the community group, Schmitz Park Restore, remove ivy to make space for native plants that will support birds, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more
10 Roxhill Park Volunteer Event January 10, 10am-1pm @ Roxhill Park more
10 Scotch Broom Patrol January 10, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Scotch broom really stands out this time of year (especially in the brown meadows) and are easy to pull in the wet soils. We've got extractigators, weed wrenches, uprooters and heavy-duty shovels to remove these prolific pests. more
10 Winter Planting January 10, 1pm-3pm @ Ravenna Park Rainy season is a great time to plant. We'll be putting trees, bushes, and shrubs in the ground, beautifying our park. more
11 January Oak Understory Tending January 11, 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... - pruning & harvesting Oregon Grape bark - weeding - thinning the ookow patch - managing biomass piles Please note these activities may involve bending and kneeling. There's seating on-site, but the garden isn't wheelchair-accessible. more
12 Crafting- building a rabbit proof fence, propagation and some blackberry removal at Howard's beach January 12, 1pm-3:30pm @ Discovery Park We will spend some time removing black berries, propagating native plants and weaving a rabbit fence to try to keep rabbits out of a newly planted area more
12 More WEEDING at NE 48th St! January 12, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our weeding operation along the B-G Trail more
13 Brandon Street Natural Area Restoration January 13, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Brandon Street Join the DNDA Nature program and help restore important habitat in the critical Longfellow Creek Watershed. Each work party begins with a short informal forest ecology discussion and we spend the remainder of the time performing various restoration activities, including planting native trees and shrubs, removing invasive species, mulching previously-planted areas and more. We work rain or shine! more
13 Frink Ridge invasive plants removal January 13, 9am-12pm @ Frink Park We will remove invasive species such as ivy, holly, and clematis. more
14 Scotch Broom Patrol January 14, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Scotch broom really stands out this time of year (especially in the brown meadows) and are easy to pull in the wet soils. We've got extractigators, weed wrenches, uprooters and heavy-duty shovels to remove these prolific pests. more
15 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Roots January 15, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star 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 grounded, real ways. This week, we’ll be planting and preparing a root garden—tending camas and other relatives that feed both people and possibility. The Forest Garden supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs, and helps grow a future rooted in reciprocity and care. Alongside the land work, we’re preparing for an optional book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February–March readings include M-Archive by Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both are available on Libby and Audible, and hard copies will be available for those who’d like to pick one up. Participation is flexible: land work will always be happening, whether or not you choose to join discussions or arts practices. You’re welcome to come just to tend the land, move your body, and be in community. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and imagine what’s possible together, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and grow something lasting. more
15 Magnuson Park North Meadow and Wetlands January 15, 10am-1pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park It's time for some mid-winter cleanup! We will be doing a variety of activities--some planting, some mulching, more weeding, some re-arranging of down wood. Should be fun! more
16 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Roots January 16, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star 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 grounded, real ways. This week, we’ll be planting and preparing a root garden—tending camas and other relatives that feed both people and possibility. The Forest Garden supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs, and helps grow a future rooted in reciprocity and care. Alongside the land work, we’re preparing for an optional book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February–March readings include M-Archive by Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both are available on Libby and Audible, and hard copies will be available for those who’d like to pick one up. Participation is flexible: land work will always be happening, whether or not you choose to join discussions or arts practices. You’re welcome to come just to tend the land, move your body, and be in community. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and imagine what’s possible together, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and grow something lasting. more
16 Magnuson Reforestation January 16, 12:30pm-3:30pm @ 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
16 Pulling ivy with A Cleaner Alki January 16, 9:30am-11:30am @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help the community group, A Cleaner Alki, remove ivy to make space for native plants that will support birds, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more
16 Weeding at NE48th St and 39th Ave NE January 16, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our weeding operation along this section of the B-G Trail more
17 Carkeek STARS Work Party January 17, 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
17 East Duwamish Work Party January 17, 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
17 GET OUTSIDE IN WINTER! Clear invasives and plant new natives January 17, 10am-2pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd OUTSIDE IN WINTER! Let's clear invasive plants (ivy, blackberry) and make way for planting new natives. Though the ground is wet, it's the best time to get rid of those nasty non-native encroachers. more
17 Mulching, moving logs, live stakes, and seeds at Woodland Park! January 17, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park We will work in 4 teams mulching, moving logs, burying an irrigation line, preparing and planting live stakes, and sowing seeds. more
17 Planting: Cheasty Trails & Bike Park @ ViewPoint Park January 17, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd This is the best time of year to work in to forest because we get to plant. The earlier we get the plants in the ground the better chance they stand of surviving the summer drought. Come join us to enjoy the satisfaction of planting with your neighbors and contributing to the future old growth conifer forest that Cheasty will become for future generations to enjoy. more
17 Promontory Ponds weeding January 17, 1pm-4pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park It may be January, but the weather forecast calls for sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures--not great for snow sports, but just about perfect for yanking out blackberry and other weeds. We are going to focus on the western portion of the Promontory Ponds area. more
17 Restoration Planting in Seward's Old-Growth Forest January 17, 10am-12:30pm @ Seward Park Three deeply mulched bare ground sites in the forest are ready for planting. The Green Seattle Partnership provided 250 plants, selected according to a few years Seward-specific survival data. Come help put these in the ground! more
17 Spurge Laurel Control January 17, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Scotch broom really stands out this time of year (especially in the brown meadows) and are easy to pull in the wet soils. We've got extractigators, weed wrenches, uprooters and heavy-duty shovels to remove these prolific pests. more
17 Weeding at Dead Horse Canyon January 17, 9am-11am @ Lakeridge Park We will be removing several species of non-native plants like blackberries, ivy and buttercups. more
18 Cheasty Forest at Hanford Steps January 18, 1pm-3pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd We will plant shrubs, ferns and wild flowers. Then mulch with a thick layer of woodchips, that will keep the the soil moist and suppress weeds. We can cut back blackberries and other weeds or dig them out. more
18 Magnuson Reforestation January 18, 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
19 Building a woven fence and blackberry removal January 19, 1pm-3:30pm @ Discovery Park We will continue to work on a wood woven fence to keep out rabbits from new plantings and cut and dig out some black berries. more
19 Clark Construction Group Work party January 19, 8am-12pm @ Magnolia Park There is work to be done to reclaim Magnolia Park S.E. Forest in Magnolia Park. Non-native plants have taken over, and volunteers are needed to help defend this beautiful natural area. Join neighbors and friends to help out and learn about how we plan on bringing this forest back to a natural environment. more
19 MLK day of service January 19, 10am-2pm @ Mount Baker Park we come to finish the year strong: remove invasive groundcover, pull back dead oso berry, plant and mulch. more
19 MLK Day Planting Event at Westcrest Park with Dirt Corps! January 19, 10am-1pm @ Westcrest Park Join Dirt Corps in celebrating MLK Day with a community planting and restoration event at Westcrest Park, part of the West Duwamish Greenbelt! We will be caring for our restoration area by planting native trees, shrubs, and groundcovers, and removing non-native weeds (looking at you, blackberry!). These low-intensity activities are fun for all ages and skill levels. We look forward to seeing you out! more
19 Weeding for fun and Profit celebrating MLK Day January 19, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our weeding operation along the Trail at NE 51st St more
21 Lizard Haven weeding, seeding and treeing January 21, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Weeding can be a perfect opportunity for new weeds to colonize the disturbed soil, but we are going to counteract this contradiction by spreading some fast-growing native seeds such as lupine, mugwort, cow parsnip and gumweed. This will have the added benefit of shading out blackberry as they grow. more
21 More Fun weeding at 40thAve NE to 45th Ave NE January 21, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail The weeding goes on and on and so do we! more
22 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future January 22, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star 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 grounded, real ways. This week, we’ll be planting and preparing a root garden—tending camas and other relatives that feed both people and possibility. The Forest Garden supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs, and helps grow a future rooted in reciprocity and care. Alongside the land work, we’re preparing for an optional book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February–March readings include M-Archive by Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both are available on Libby and Audible, and hard copies will be available for those who’d like to pick one up. Participation is flexible: land work will always be happening, whether or not you choose to join discussions or arts practices. You’re welcome to come just to tend the land, move your body, and be in community. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and imagine what’s possible together, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and grow something lasting. more
23 Camp Long - Ivy removal January 23, 11am-1pm @ Camp Long Camp Long needs a little tender love attention, especially after the fire which destroyed the lodge. We will remove ivy from the plantings along the parking lot at the entrance. more
23 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future January 23, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star 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 grounded, real ways. This week, we’ll be planting and preparing a root garden—tending camas and other relatives that feed both people and possibility. The Forest Garden supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs, and helps grow a future rooted in reciprocity and care. Alongside the land work, we’re preparing for an optional book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February–March readings include M-Archive by Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both are available on Libby and Audible, and hard copies will be available for those who’d like to pick one up. Participation is flexible: land work will always be happening, whether or not you choose to join discussions or arts practices. You’re welcome to come just to tend the land, move your body, and be in community. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and imagine what’s possible together, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and grow something lasting. more
23 Magnuson Reforestatiom January 23, 12:30pm-3:30pm @ 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
23 Weeding & Live staking in South Yesler Ravine January 23, 9am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters We'll be weeding and live staking in South Yesler Ravine more
24 Forest Restoration January 24, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park Work on several small projects at the north woodland park forest restoration site more
24 Forest Restoration - Longfellow Creek at Graham Street January 24, 10am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Delridge Natural Area You and your fellow volunteers will participate in hands-on conservation work. This event will be some combination of removing invasive plant, planting native plants, and putting down wood chips, based on how far we get in the previous event. more
24 Kubota forest work continues! In with the new year and out with the ivy! January 24, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area So much ivy! Every month, volunteers make a big difference by removing ivy so that trees, bushes, ferns and other native plants have room to grow. As you will quickly see, the ivy covers large areas of ground and is climbing up trees. We also are discovering small Himalayan blackberry plants and getting those out immediately is a priority. No experience is needed - just bring your energy and interest in making a difference! more
24 Sturtevant Ravine Work Party! January 24, 9am-11am @ 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
25 A (rare) Sunday at the (Jackson Park) Trail! January 25, 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
25 Friends of Discovery Park at Capehart January 25, 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
25 Magnuson Reforestation January 25, 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
25 Mapes Creek Path Tending January 25, 10am-2pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area We spent last summer getting introduced to the land, the creek, and the way humans and creatures move around and interact. To continue this introduction and be able to move more clearly and safely, we want to better define the foot paths. Some come move some mulch with us! The perfect activity for chilly days. We'll also be moving sticks, gently pruning, and digging up some buttercup. One of Trillium's goals is nurture and build a culture of land care founded on understanding the impact and function of what we do in a relational way. There will be spacious time to learn about path tending, mulching, and everything in between! We will open with a site tour and project introduction this project and what it offers in the realm of re-indigenizing land stewardship. Folks are welcome to come in and out for any duration of the event window, but consider that the site tour is offered only at the beginning of the event. Snacks and warm drinks provided 🍵 more
26 Weeding east of Metropolitan Market January 26, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our weeding operation going east of Metropolitan Market. more
26 Working and playing in a green belt January 26, 1pm-3:45pm @ SW Queen Anne Greenbelt We will be tracking down blackberries, clematis and ivy. It will be search and destroy mission. No quarter will be given if they are found. This event could involve bushwhacking if you choose to go after the hidden buggers. more
27 Thistle Street Greenspace Restoration Event January 27, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Thistle Street Greenspace more
28 Magnuson Reforestation January 28, 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
28 More Fun In South Yesler Ravine - weeding & live staking January 28, 9am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters We'll continue our weeding & live staking in South Yesler Ravine more
29 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future January 29, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star 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 grounded, real ways. This week, we’ll be planting and preparing a root garden—tending camas and other relatives that feed both people and possibility. The Forest Garden supports elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs, and helps grow a future rooted in reciprocity and care. Alongside the land work, we’re preparing for an optional book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February–March readings include M-Archive by Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both are available on Libby and Audible, and hard copies will be available for those who’d like to pick one up. Participation is flexible: land work will always be happening, whether or not you choose to join discussions or arts practices. You’re welcome to come just to tend the land, move your body, and be in community. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and imagine what’s possible together, this is a space to gather, care for the land, and grow something lasting. more
29 Longfellow Creek Mulch Party January 29, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central With your help, we are evolving Longfellow Creek into a thriving native food forest. Following the hard work of many restoration events in this space, we are continuing to mulch all the new plants, in order to keep them warm, provide nutrients, and keep back invasive plants. Come learn about the different trees, shrubs, and groundcovers we’ve planted, the plant guilds we’re building, and if interested, their edible and ecological benefits. Walk away with pride, knowing your efforts support local ecology, community, and overall good health. more
30 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future January 30, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star 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 grounded, real ways. This week, we’ll be planting and preparing a root garden—tending camas and other plant relatives that nourish elders, youth, and Indigenous-centered community programs, while growing a future rooted in reciprocity and care. Land work is always happening. Participation is flexible: you’re welcome to come just to tend the land, move your body, and be in community. Alongside this, we’re offering optional creative and reflective practices, including a book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. From February–March, we’ll loosely engage with M-Archive (Alexis Pauline Gumbs) and Hospicing Modernity (Vanessa Machado de Oliveira), using them as touchstones—not requirements—for noticing, questioning, and imagining together. Readings are available on Libby and Audible, with hard copies available to borrow. Each week pairs hands-on stewardship—root gardens, ivy and blackberry removal, composting, observing light and shade—with gentle questions and creative invitations: mapping, writing, drawing, shared leadership, and slowing down enough to listen to land and each other. If you’re looking for a place to show up, build relationships, and explore what care, responsibility, and possibility can look like in practice, this is a space to gather, tend the land, and grow something lasting. more
30 Forest Restoration January 30, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park Continue working on projects such as planting big leaf maple transplants, English holly removal, mulching, and moving logs. more
30 Magnuson Reforestation January 30, 12:30pm-3:30pm @ 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
30 Planting at Water Way 19! January 30, 9am-12:30pm @ Waterway 19 We'll be planting some of our bare root plant order in the Water Way Park and maybe some weeding too more
30 Pulling ivy with A Cleaner Alki January 30, 9:30am-11:30am @ Duwamish Head Greenbelt Help the community group, A Cleaner Alki, remove ivy to make space for native plants that will support birds, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more
31 Live Stakes Harvest + Training January 31, 10am-2pm @ Jefferson Park Come join us for some live stake harvesting and training at the Beacon Hill Food Forest! This is the final session of our GSP Intro to Restoration Seeding and Propagation Basics. more
31 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event January 31, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central more
31 St. Mark's Winter Wonderland January 31, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt Help plant a greenbelt in the midst of Seattle's Capital Hill. more
February 2026
1 Magnuson Reforestation February 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
1 Peppi's Restoration February 01, 10am-12:30pm @ Peppi's Playground We'll start removing ivy and blackberry from an area on the east side of the park near base of stairs. Due to road proximity, please only sign up high school aged youth and above. There may be a few final plants to put in the ground, and we'll make some plant protectors for plants we've already put in. If there is mulch on site, we may do some mulching as well. more
2 Native Hedgerow Maintenance February 02, 12:30pm-3:30pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Maintain the Native Plant Border, the hedgerow around the Magnuson Community Garden and learn about native plants while working. High priority work for the intrepid includes plunging into shrub thickets to find and remove sparse blackberry roots and canes. There may also be some trimming of shrubs along path edges and work moving and spreading wood chip mulch. Advance approval of leader is required for youth groups and children below high school age more
2 Planting and weeding at Blakeley Cresent Park on the B-G Trail! February 02, 9am-12:30pm @ Blakeley Crescent Park We'll be planting and doing a little weeding more
3 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event February 03, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Yancy more
3 Plant rescue February 03, 1pm-4pm @ SW Queen Anne Greenbelt We will continue removing ivy, clematis, and black berries from the native plant areas of the green belt. Last week we saw a vast assortment of different bird species. Come join us for the fun. more
4 Lizard Haven weeds and seeds and trees February 04, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Weeding can be a perfect opportunity for new weeds to colonize the disturbed soil, but we are going to counteract this contradiction by spreading some fast-growing native seeds such as lupine, mugwort, cow parsnip and gumweed. This will have the added benefit of shading out blackberry as they grow. We also have some oak and cedar trees to plant. more
4 Magnuson Reforestation February 04, 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
4 Mare weeding an planting at Yesler Ravine South End February 04, 9am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters We'll have some planting to do, but also continue our weeding operation in the Ravine. more
4 Planting Maples and Mulching February 04, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park We will plant 1-2 year old transplanted big leaf maples, along with mulching the areas around where we plant them. more
5 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending February 05, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return—to land, to Indigenous teachings, and to being in community with one another in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They center Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and the ongoing practice of caring for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work honors Indigenous knowledge systems and land relationships that have existed since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants. These are more than food or medicine; they are relatives, teachers, and ancestors. They are tended not just for harvest, but to support Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF, including elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where we belong and how to show up, this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and remember the power we already hold together. We gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. Optional Reading & Creative Practice Path (Offered for those who want to engage on their own timeline or join later—no pressure, no prerequisites.) Alongside ongoing land work, we’re offering an optional book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. From February–March, we’ll loosely engage with: M-Archive by Alexis Pauline Gumbs Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira Both books are available on Libby and Audible. Hard copies are also available to borrow. These texts are used as companions, not requirements. All practices and conversations are designed to be accessible whether or not you’ve read the material. Weekly Touchstones (Optional & Self-Paced) WEEK 1 — Entering the Record (Feb 5–6) Readings (Optional) M-Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” Land Practice Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel Questions to Live With What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? Creative Invitations (Choose Any) Touch-drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments beginning with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — Entanglement (Feb 12–13) Readings (Optional) M-Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity Land Practice Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears Questions to Live With What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection become suffocation? What systems promised safety? Creative Invitations Rope or string mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust Shared Leadership Someone demonstrates ivy technique Someone names when enough is enough Someone shares why ivy isn’t “thrown away” WEEK 3 — Defense & Urgency (Feb 19–20) Readings (Optional) M-Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought Land Practice Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct Questions to Live With Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? Creative Invitations Timed writing with intentional pauses Gesture marks with charcoal or ink Breath-tracking during labor Shared Leadership Participants set the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — Light, Shade & Power (Feb 26–27) Readings (Optional) M-Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance Land Practice Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture Questions to Live With Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? Creative Invitations Light and shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming Leadership Openings Someone interprets a light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — Decay as Care (Mar 5–6) Readings (Optional) M-Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well Land Practice Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention Questions to Live With How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? Creative Invitations Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Journaling with temperature, smell, and time. more
6 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future February 06, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return—to land, to Indigenous teachings, and to being in community with one another in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They center Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and the ongoing practice of caring for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work honors Indigenous knowledge systems and land relationships that have existed since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants. These are more than food or medicine; they are relatives, teachers, and ancestors. They are tended not just for harvest, but to support Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF, including elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where we belong and how to show up, this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and remember the power we already hold together. We gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. Optional Reading & Creative Practice Path (Offered for those who want to engage on their own timeline or join later—no pressure, no prerequisites.) Alongside ongoing land work, we’re offering an optional book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. From February–March, we’ll loosely engage with: M-Archive by Alexis Pauline Gumbs Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira Both books are available on Libby and Audible. Hard copies are also available to borrow. These texts are used as companions, not requirements. All practices and conversations are designed to be accessible whether or not you’ve read the material. Weekly Touchstones (Optional & Self-Paced) WEEK 1 — Entering the Record (Feb 5–6) Readings (Optional) M-Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” Land Practice Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel Questions to Live With What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? Creative Invitations (Choose Any) Touch-drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments beginning with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — Entanglement (Feb 12–13) Readings (Optional) M-Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity Land Practice Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears Questions to Live With What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection become suffocation? What systems promised safety? Creative Invitations Rope or string mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust Shared Leadership Someone demonstrates ivy technique Someone names when enough is enough Someone shares why ivy isn’t “thrown away” WEEK 3 — Defense & Urgency (Feb 19–20) Readings (Optional) M-Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought Land Practice Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct Questions to Live With Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? Creative Invitations Timed writing with intentional pauses Gesture marks with charcoal or ink Breath-tracking during labor Shared Leadership Participants set the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — Light, Shade & Power (Feb 26–27) Readings (Optional) M-Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance Land Practice Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture Questions to Live With Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? Creative Invitations Light and shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming Leadership Openings Someone interprets a light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — Decay as Care (Mar 5–6) Readings (Optional) M-Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well Land Practice Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention Questions to Live With How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? Creative Invitations Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Journaling with temperature, smell, and time. more
6 Magnuson Reforestation February 06, 12:30pm-3:30pm @ 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
6 The weeding goes on in Yesler Ravine South February 06, 9am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters We'll continue our weeding operation in Yesler Ravine more
6 Volunteer Work Party at Seattle's Largest Urban Farm February 06, 10am-12pm @ Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetland Join us the 1st Friday and 3rd Saturday of the month for our wetland work parties at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands! We will work together in community to help restore wetland areas of Seattle's largest urban farm. Support installing native plants, trail maintenance, and other stewardship tasks. more
7 Leschi Natural Area - Lake Dell Care Giving February 07, 10am-12:30pm @ Leschi-Lake Dell Natural Area Give some LOVE to a local favorite! Come help maintain and improve the habitat for all those furry and feathered friends. Join neighbors to create a place for native plants to thrive! more
7 North Genesee Forest Restoration February 07, 10am-12:30pm @ Genesee Park and Playfield Spend a morning with friends and neighbors in the Genesee forest as we continue the planting season. We'll be pulling some English Ivy to make room for the ferns and other native plants we hope to get in the ground. Bring the kids, of course--all ages are welcome! more
7 Pulling ivy with Boy Scouts February 07, 9:30am-12pm @ Duwamish Head Greenbelt The Boy Scouts will be removing ivy to make room for native plants that will support birds, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more
7 Ravenna Restore - With SER UW! February 07, 11am-1pm @ Ravenna Park Start your Saturday right by helping us revitalize a lush section of Revenna Park that needs some love and attention. This work party will have a variety of projects for folks to work on, including mulching some of our newly planted saplings, clearing non native species, and potentially some litter pickup. We will be primarily working at the southeast end of the park, so join us to see how the space transforms! more
7 Root in Recipriocity: Tend Together February 07, 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
7 West Duwamish Greenbelt Restoration Event February 07, 10am-1pm @ West Duwamish GS: Soundway more
8 February Oak Understory Tending February 08, 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... - dividing clumps of Nodding Onion and other perennials - planting perennials - tool maintenance - weeding Please note these activities may involve bending and kneeling. There's seating on-site, but the garden isn't wheelchair-accessible. more
8 Friends of Discovery Park February 08, 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
8 Magnuson Reforestation February 08, 10am-1pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Meet along the north cross park trail just west of the crest of Kite Hill. A large wood chip pile is along the trail near the meeting place. To reach the meeting area from the swim beach area parking lot E4 head northwest and uphill over the mowed grass area to reach the north cross park trail. Total distance from the swim beach lot to the meeting area is about a quarter mile. If approaching from the west side of the park head for the sports meadow (sports fields 1-4), follow the road around its perimeter and head up hill on the north cross park trail from the east side of the grass sports field area. Be aware that if used from outside the park Goggle maps driving directions may mistakenly guide to NOAA which is fenced off from the park to try to reach meeting place. more
8 Super Sunday at Llandover Woods February 08, 9am-12pm @ Llandover Woods Greenspace We will meet briefly on Super Sunday morning to remove ivy and perform surgical strikes on the few remaining/resprouting blackberry vines. We will finish before noon. more
9 Magnuson Forest Stewardship February 09, 9am-12pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Help save one of the best forest sections of Magnuson Park. Depending on season work may include removing invasive plants such as bindweed or blackberry, spreading of wood chip mulch, and planting. There will also be a chance to learn a bit about native plants while working. Advance approval of leader is required for youth groups or children below high school age. more
9 More weeding in Yesler Ravine South February 09, 9am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters Weeding in Yesler Ravine North End more
9 Plant rescue and live staking February 09, 1pm-4pm @ SW Queen Anne Greenbelt We do a few stretches during out introductions before we begin working in small teams to remove invasives. If you have a joke tell us so you can tell it to us. The object is to have fun, learn something and get a little work done. more
10 Frink Ridge Invasive Plant Removal February 10, 9am-12pm @ Frink Park We're going to visit violence upon some invasive species today in preparation to replace them with native local species this fall. You can expect to be pulling out mostly ivy and holly. This site has been under restoration since 2022 so it's a good place to see what's been done and what your work area will look like a couple of years from now. more
10 Pigeon Point Park Restoration Event February 10, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
11 Spruce Island: Weeds and Seeds and Trees February 11, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Weeding can be a perfect opportunity for new weeds to colonize the disturbed soil, but we are going to counteract this contradiction by spreading some fast-growing native seeds such as lupine, mugwort, cow parsnip and gumweed as well as some shade loving seeds like fringecup, sanicle, and bigleaf avens. This will have the added benefit of shading out blackberry as they grow. We also have some cedar trees to plant. more
11 The weeding goes on in Yesler Ravine February 11, 9am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters We'll continue our weeding project at the south end of Yesler Ravine more
11 Woodland Park Live Stake Planting February 11, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park We will snowberry live stakes at the restoration site along with other restoration activities. more
12 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future February 12, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 1 — FEB 5–6 ENTERING THE RECORD M Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” LAND PRACTICE Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? CREATIVE PRACTICES (CHOOSE) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments that begin with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — FEB 12–13 ENTANGLEMENT M Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity LAND PRACTICE Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection turn into suffocation? What systems promised safety? CREATIVE PRACTICES String/rope mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust SHARED LEADERSHIP A participant demonstrates ivy technique Someone decides when enough is enough Someone explains why ivy is not “thrown away” WEEK 3 — FEB 19–20 DEFENSE & URGENCY M Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought LAND PRACTICE Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? CREATIVE PRACTICES Timed writing + intentional pauses Charcoal or ink gesture marks Breath tracking during labor SHARED LEADERSHIP Participants sets the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — FEB 26–27 LIGHT, SHADE, & POWER M Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance LAND PRACTICE Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? CREATIVE PRACTICES Light/shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming LEADERSHIP OPENINGS Someone interprets the light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling more
13 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future February 13, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 1 — FEB 5–6 ENTERING THE RECORD M Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” LAND PRACTICE Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? CREATIVE PRACTICES (CHOOSE) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments that begin with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — FEB 12–13 ENTANGLEMENT M Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity LAND PRACTICE Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection turn into suffocation? What systems promised safety? CREATIVE PRACTICES String/rope mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust SHARED LEADERSHIP A participant demonstrates ivy technique Someone decides when enough is enough Someone explains why ivy is not “thrown away” WEEK 3 — FEB 19–20 DEFENSE & URGENCY M Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought LAND PRACTICE Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? CREATIVE PRACTICES Timed writing + intentional pauses Charcoal or ink gesture marks Breath tracking during labor SHARED LEADERSHIP Participants sets the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — FEB 26–27 LIGHT, SHADE, & POWER M Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance LAND PRACTICE Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? CREATIVE PRACTICES Light/shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming LEADERSHIP OPENINGS Someone interprets the light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling more
13 Magnuson Reforestation February 13, 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
13 Pulling ivy with A Cleaner Alki February 13, 9:30am-11:30am @ Duwamish Head Greenbelt Help the community group, A Cleaner Alki, remove ivy and blackberry to make space for native plants that will support birds, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more
13 Wood Chipping at the Pollinator Patch February 13, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be spreading wood chips over Ron's newly cleared area more
14 Bleeding Hearts Club: Land and Community Tending February 14, 11am-2:30pm @ Frink Park Bleeding Hearts Club: You’re invited to a community land gathering rooted in slowness, care, and shared responsibility. Together, we’ll tend the land through ivy cut-and-roll, blackberry clearing, composting, and observation — guided by attention, not urgency. These gatherings are a return to land, to care, and to being in right relationship. Come Listen to Slow Jams, sink your hands in the soil, gaze at your loves through dappled light, and eat snacks! 🖤 Write Love Notes for the Land and Leave Beauty Behind. Come to work. Come to observe. Come to rest. All forms of participation are welcome. Tools, gloves, and snacks provided. No experience needed. more
14 Forest restoration with Schmitz Park Restore February 14, 10am-12pm @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help the community group, Schmitz Park Restore, remove ivy to make room for native plants that will support birds, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more
14 Golden Gardens Park work parties February 14, 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
14 Have Fun, Get Fit February 14, 10am-1pm @ Licton Springs Park Weeding Planting Mulching throughout this unique wetland. Enjoy working with volunteers and learn about Licton Springs History and Native American significance. more
14 Pulling ivy with Scout troops February 14, 9:30am-12pm @ Duwamish Head Greenbelt Help the Scouts pull ivy to make room for native plants that will support birds, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more
14 Restoration Planting in the Old-Growth Forest February 14, 1pm-4pm @ Seward Park This is one of the final planting events of the season. If we finish early, we have some mulch to move, and some invasives to take out. more
14 Scenic views in St. Mark's Greenbelt February 14, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt Planting natives and removing non-endemic plants from the greenbelt. more
14 Sturtevant Ravine Work Party! February 14, 9am-11am @ 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
15 Cheasty Forest at Hanford Steps February 15, 1pm-3pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd Park along 25th Ave S, south of Hanford street. Do not leave valuables in the car. The light rail station Mount Baker is a short walk away. We can cut back blackberries and other weeds or dig them out. more
15 Magnuson Reforestation February 15, 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. Most of the wprk in this event will be cutting down part of a dense blackberry thicket and digging up large blackberry roots to prepare for future trees and native plantings. Because the work may be beyond capability of youth below high school age, please get the leader’s permission before registering if younger. more
15 Planting Snowberry and Weeding Blackberry February 15, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park Planting snowberry live stakes and maples in the 2026 planting zone and removing blackberry and ivy in next years planting zone. About 250 large live stakes and 2000 small live stakes need to be planted. more
15 Valentine Workparty for Little Brook Natural Area February 15, 10am-12pm @ Little Brook Natural Area Show some love for a riparian habitat on Little Brook Creek by joining us to keep blackberry out and to keep our native plantings free to grow this spring. Soils are softer now making it easier to dig out the blackberry roots. Work area is on a gentle slope. A brief orientation to the task for the day, weeding techniques, and safety reminders will be given at the start of the event. if raining heavily, event will be rescheduled to another date. more
16 Monday green workday at Judge Stokes Overlook February 16, 11am-1:30pm @ Judge Charles M. Stokes OverlK Come work off Valentine's Day candy ... and help us clear blackberry and ivy at Judge Charles M. Stokes Overlook. All experience levels welcome! This is only our 2nd work day at this site! Our first work day made great strides cutting into a large bank of brambles to reveal a living pine tree previously presumed deceased, and new ground where we can start envisioning a forest. We'll continue cutting vines, digging out roots and piling debris. Expect mud, thorns, and camaraderie. Youth aged 12 and up are welcome. Youth under age 15 must have a signed waiver unless accompanied by parent or guardian. Potential volunteers under age 12 please hold off until we've done more of the initial site prep. If the weather is iffy, please check email by 9am to confirm - contact leader if in doubt. more
16 More Weeding in Yesler South February 16, 9am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters Hopefully we'll be finishing our weeding operation in Yesler South and can move north more
16 Mulching February 16, 10am-1pm @ Leschi Park We are mulching to help stop the spread of invasive blackberry in beautiful Leschi Park. more
16 Plant rescue and maybe propagation February 16, 1pm-4pm @ SW Queen Anne Greenbelt We will continue to explore the site and remove invasives. We may also do some propagation using on site plants. more
17 Pigeon Point Park Restoration Event February 17, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
18 Longfellow Creek Mulch Party February 18, 9:30am-12pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central With your help, we are evolving Longfellow Creek into a thriving native food forest. Following the hard work of many restoration events in this space, we are continuing to mulch all the new plants, in order to keep them warm, provide nutrients, and keep back invasive plants. Come learn about the different trees, shrubs, and groundcovers we’ve planted, the plant guilds we’re building, and if interested, their edible and ecological benefits. Walk away with pride, knowing your efforts support local ecology, community, and overall good health. more
18 Magnuson Forest Stewardship February 18, 9am-12pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Help save one of the best forest sections of Magnuson Park. Work may include removing invasive plants such as ivy and blackberryand more., . There will also be a chance to learn a bit about native plants while working. Advance approval of leader is required for youth groups or children below high school age. more
18 Will the weeding never end? February 18, 9am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters Ivy, Ivy everywhere! we'll continue our weeding operation at the South end of Yesler Ravine more
19 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future February 19, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 1 — FEB 5–6 ENTERING THE RECORD M Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” LAND PRACTICE Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? CREATIVE PRACTICES (CHOOSE) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments that begin with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — FEB 12–13 ENTANGLEMENT M Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity LAND PRACTICE Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection turn into suffocation? What systems promised safety? CREATIVE PRACTICES String/rope mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust SHARED LEADERSHIP A participant demonstrates ivy technique Someone decides when enough is enough Someone explains why ivy is not “thrown away” WEEK 3 — FEB 19–20 DEFENSE & URGENCY M Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought LAND PRACTICE Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? CREATIVE PRACTICES Timed writing + intentional pauses Charcoal or ink gesture marks Breath tracking during labor SHARED LEADERSHIP Participants sets the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — FEB 26–27 LIGHT, SHADE, & POWER M Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance LAND PRACTICE Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? CREATIVE PRACTICES Light/shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming LEADERSHIP OPENINGS Someone interprets the light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling more
19 South Meadow Blackberry Purge February 19, 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 lot of spreading wood chips to keep weed seeds from sprouting. All tools will be provided. more
20 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future February 20, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 1 — FEB 5–6 ENTERING THE RECORD M Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” LAND PRACTICE Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? CREATIVE PRACTICES (CHOOSE) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments that begin with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — FEB 12–13 ENTANGLEMENT M Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity LAND PRACTICE Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection turn into suffocation? What systems promised safety? CREATIVE PRACTICES String/rope mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust SHARED LEADERSHIP A participant demonstrates ivy technique Someone decides when enough is enough Someone explains why ivy is not “thrown away” WEEK 3 — FEB 19–20 DEFENSE & URGENCY M Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought LAND PRACTICE Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? CREATIVE PRACTICES Timed writing + intentional pauses Charcoal or ink gesture marks Breath tracking during labor SHARED LEADERSHIP Participants sets the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — FEB 26–27 LIGHT, SHADE, & POWER M Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance LAND PRACTICE Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? CREATIVE PRACTICES Light/shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming LEADERSHIP OPENINGS Someone interprets the light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling more
20 Magnuson Reforestation February 20, 9am-12pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Help improve habitat and create replacement forest on a formerly denuded navy airfield. (Above photo taken in Navy era). The aim is to create healthy forest habitat and increase beneficial ecosystem services including provision of human enjoyment and health. It is also an opportunity to enjoy nature and learn a bit about native plants while doing satisfying work. Work is most likely to include removing invasive plants like ivy, Canada thistle, and blackberry but may also include other tasks such as distributing wood chips or planting. more
20 Weeding at Yesler South -- North end February 20, 9am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters We'll finish our weeding operation in the Yesler South Ravine - north end more
21 3rd Saturday forest restoration at Jackson Park Trail! February 21, 10am-2pm @ Jackson Park Golf Course Enjoy the "natural areas" along the Jackson Park golf course perimeter trail. We'll walk to a work area and continue to make progress removing invasive ivy and blackberries, planting native plants, weeding, or mulching, as the season demands! more
21 Carkeek STARS Work Party February 21, 9am-12pm @ Carkeek Park Join other enthusiastic volunteers for a fun morning of forest restoration and trails maintenance. We have a wide variety of tasks you can help with. Adults and teenagers welcome. If you are a group of 5 or more contact Dale Johnson. Follow the STARS signs to our meeting place, which will be the parking lot at the Environmental Learning Center. Welcome! more
21 East Duwamish Work Party February 21, 10am-12pm @ East Duwamish GS: S Chicago St Help take care of the forest along this neighborhood trail! Depending on the time of the year, we'll be pulling and removing ivy, cutting back and digging out blackberry or planting new plants; and always having a good time! more
21 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event February 21, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central more
21 Planting: Cheasty Trails and Bike Park. February 21, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Cheasty GS: Cheasty Blvd This is the best time of year to work in to forest because we get to plant. The earlier we get the plants in the ground the better chance they stand of surviving the summer drought. Come join us to enjoy the satisfaction of planting with your neighbors and contributing to the future old growth conifer forest that Cheasty will become for future generations to enjoy more
21 Seattle: Kubota Garden February 21, 10am-1pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area more
21 Seward Park Forest Restoration Planting February 21, 10am-12:30pm @ Seward Park Join us as we continue restoration of a half-acre fern die-off area within Seward Park’s beautiful Magnificent Forest. Our goal is to bring back a diverse, healthy understory by restoring sword ferns and other native plant species. This event will focus on planting native species including sword fern, evergreen huckleberry, Oso berry, salmon berry and cedar trees in previously mulched areas and sections of bare ground. more
21 Volunteer Work Party at Seattle's Largest Urban Farm February 21, 10am-12:30pm @ Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetland Join us the 1st Friday and 3rd Saturday of the month for our wetland work parties at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands! We will work together in community to help restore wetland areas of Seattle's largest urban farm. Support installing native plants, trail maintenance, and other stewardship tasks. more
21 Winter Plantings Love & Tuck at Westcrest Park February 21, 10am-1pm @ Westcrest Park Join us to tuck in our new winter plantings with mulch and then remove blackberry to make sure our plantings have plenty of space to grow in our restoration area! more
22 end of season February 22, 10am-2pm @ Mount Baker Park Lets wrap up a great year and finish strong! more
22 Friends of Discovery Park February 22, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Capehart Forest is the most wildlife-diverse area in Discovery Park. Come help us promote forest health and increase its biodiversity by weeding out invasives, mulching and aerate the soil to encourage symbiotic fungi, and plant this year's native shrubs and groundcovers. more
22 Intermingle at Interlaken with People and Plants February 22, 12pm-2pm @ Interlaken Park We plan on walking, talking, and saving trees together! Removal of ivy off of tree trunks, clearing walking paths, and mindful movement with community. more
22 Magnuson Reforestation February 22, 10am-1pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Help improve habitat and create replacement forest on a formerly denuded navy airfield. (Above photo taken in Navy era). The aim is to create healthy forest habitat and increase beneficial ecosystem services including provision of human enjoyment and health. It is also an opportunity to enjoy nature and learn a bit about native plants while doing satisfying work. Work is most likely to include distributing wood chips and removing invasive plants like ivy, Canada thistle, and blackberry. Because the work may be beyond capability of youth below high school age, please get the leader’s permission before registering if younger. more
23 Invasive removal and possibly some propagation February 23, 1pm-4pm @ SW Queen Anne Greenbelt We will be hunting invasives in this lovely forest and removing them. Some native plants are doing well and we may propagate some of them. more
23 Weeding in the Muck at South Yesler Ravine February 23, 9am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters Join our Hardy Troop and help us pull English Ivy in Yesler Ravine! more
25 Magnuson Forest Stewardship February 25, 9am-12pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Help steward one of the best forested sections of Magnuson Park. Work will include removing invasive plants such as Himalayan Blackberry, ivy, and bindweed and other work such as trimming aooing traios or removing debrisl. There will also be a chance to learn a bit about native plants while working. Advance approval of leader is required for youth groups or children below high school age. more
25 More Ivy Pulling in Yesler Ravine February 25, 9am-12:30pm @ Yesler Creek Headwaters We'll continue our work pulling Ivy in Yesler Ravine more
26 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future February 26, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 1 — FEB 5–6 ENTERING THE RECORD M Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” LAND PRACTICE Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? CREATIVE PRACTICES (CHOOSE) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments that begin with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — FEB 12–13 ENTANGLEMENT M Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity LAND PRACTICE Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection turn into suffocation? What systems promised safety? CREATIVE PRACTICES String/rope mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust SHARED LEADERSHIP A participant demonstrates ivy technique Someone decides when enough is enough Someone explains why ivy is not “thrown away” WEEK 3 — FEB 19–20 DEFENSE & URGENCY M Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought LAND PRACTICE Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? CREATIVE PRACTICES Timed writing + intentional pauses Charcoal or ink gesture marks Breath tracking during labor SHARED LEADERSHIP Participants sets the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — FEB 26–27 LIGHT, SHADE, & POWER M Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance LAND PRACTICE Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? CREATIVE PRACTICES Light/shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming LEADERSHIP OPENINGS Someone interprets the light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling more
27 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future February 27, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 1 — FEB 5–6 ENTERING THE RECORD M Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” LAND PRACTICE Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? CREATIVE PRACTICES (CHOOSE) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments that begin with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — FEB 12–13 ENTANGLEMENT M Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity LAND PRACTICE Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection turn into suffocation? What systems promised safety? CREATIVE PRACTICES String/rope mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust SHARED LEADERSHIP A participant demonstrates ivy technique Someone decides when enough is enough Someone explains why ivy is not “thrown away” WEEK 3 — FEB 19–20 DEFENSE & URGENCY M Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought LAND PRACTICE Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? CREATIVE PRACTICES Timed writing + intentional pauses Charcoal or ink gesture marks Breath tracking during labor SHARED LEADERSHIP Participants sets the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — FEB 26–27 LIGHT, SHADE, & POWER M Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance LAND PRACTICE Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? CREATIVE PRACTICES Light/shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming LEADERSHIP OPENINGS Someone interprets the light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling more
27 Magnuson Reforestation February 27, 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 may include planting and 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
27 Mapes Creek Community Clean-Up & Restoration Day February 27, 10am-1pm @ Beer Sheva Park Join us for the Mapes Creek Community Clean-Up and Weed Removal event, where volunteers will help remove invasive weeds and pick up garbage from the creek and surrounding areas to restore habitat, improve water quality, and support a healthier, more resilient natural environment along the Lake Washington shoreline. more
27 Weeding fun on the Trail February 27, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be weeding out the north side of the Burke-Gilman Trail to the east of 40thn Ave NE more
28 Forest Restoration - Longfellow Creek at Graham Street February 28, 10am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Delridge Natural Area You and your fellow volunteers will participate in hands-on conservation work. This event will be some combination of removing invasive plant, planting native plants, and putting down wood chips, based on how far we get in the previous event. more
28 Green Lake planting and clearing February 28, 1pm-4pm @ Green Lake Park What fun to enhance our Green Lake treasure with more plantings, clearing, and mulching more
28 Intermingle at Interlaken with People and Plants February 28, 10am-2pm @ Interlaken Park Come be with the community of plants and people for a bit. Activities will vary based on activity level and the day, come and go as you please. We will be working with our hands and hearts. more
28 Kubota forest work - always ivy! February 28, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area So much ivy! Every month, volunteers make a big difference by removing ivy so that trees, bushes, ferns and other native plants have room to grow. As you will quickly see, the ivy covers large areas of ground and is climbing up trees. We also are discovering small Himalayan blackberry plants and getting those out immediately is a priority. No experience is needed - just bring your energy and interest in making a difference! more
28 Maple Playfield: Land & Community Tending February 28, 11am-2:30pm @ Maple Wood Playfield ENGAGEMENT 1 — RECORD, MEMORY & ENTANGLEMENT You’re invited to a community land gathering rooted in slowness, care, and shared responsibility. Together, we’ll tend the land through ivy cut-and-roll, blackberry clearing, composting, and observation — guided by attention, not urgency. These gatherings are a return to land, to care, and to being in right relationship. This season, we’re planting and preparing a pocket food forest — a space of immersive play, learning, and community care for young people and families. Alongside the land work, we’re opening an optional book-and-film braid in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. Reading Threads (optional) 📖 M Archive — Alexis Pauline Gumbs • Archive of Dirt — What We Did • Dirt → Fire • Archive of Fire — Rate of Change 📖 Hospicing Modernity — Vanessa Machado de Oliveira • A Single Story of “Forward” • The House of Modernity Art / Somatic Practices (optional) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Slow walking + breath noticing through the site Come to work. Come to observe. Come to rest. All forms of participation are welcome. Tools, gloves, and snacks provided. No experience needed. 📍 Meet near the playground 🗓 2/28/2026 🕚 11:00am–2:30pm Part of a Green Seattle Partnership–supported stewardship effort more
28 North Genesee Forest Restoration February 28, 10am-12:30pm @ Genesee Park and Playfield Come spend a morning with friends and neighbors in the fresh air of Genesee forest as we continue the planting season and looks for signs of Spring. We'll be pulling some English Ivy to make room for the ferns and other native plants we hope to get in the ground. Bring the kids, of course--all ages are welcome! more
28 Pigeon Point Park Restoration Event February 28, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
28 Wrapping up planting in St. Mark's Greenbelt February 28, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt Finish planting natives for Winter 2026. more
March 2026
1 Magnolia Park South East forest planting party March 01, 9am-12pm @ Magnolia Park In December the forest received 400 native plant for restoration of the forest. The work party today will be planting110 bare root plants to add to the restoration of the forest. If these all get into the ground quickly we will begin some new areas of the ground for next falls plants. more
1 Magnuson Reforestation March 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. Wor may include planting and 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
1 Peppi's Mulching and Weeding March 01, 10am-12:30pm @ Peppi's Playground We'll mulch some new planting areas, remove ivy and blackberry, and finish some protective fencing. more
1 Planting Trees! March 01, 10am-12pm @ Woodland Park Planting Trees ordered from the king county conservation district. Douglas Fir, Vine Maple, Western Red Cedar, Grand Fir, Cascara, Deer Fern more
2 Native Hedgerow Maintenance March 02, 9am-12pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Maintain the Native Plant Border, the hedgerow around the Magnuson Community Garden and learn about native plants while working. High priority work for the intrepid includes plunging into shrub thickets to find and remove sparse blackberry roots and canes. There may also be some trimming of shrubs along path edges and work moving and spreading wood chip mulch. Advance approval of leader is required for youth groups and children below high school age more
2 Plant rescue March 02, 1pm-4pm @ SW Queen Anne Greenbelt We will be removing invasives and possibly do some propagation more
2 We'll be weedin along the Traik March 02, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be weeding out Ivy and Blackberries along this section of the Trail more
4 Magnuson Reforestatjon March 04, 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 will include planting and may aoso include removing invasive plants like ivy, Canada thistle, and blackberry and 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
5 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future March 05, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 1 — FEB 5–6 ENTERING THE RECORD M Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” LAND PRACTICE Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? CREATIVE PRACTICES (CHOOSE) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments that begin with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — FEB 12–13 ENTANGLEMENT M Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity LAND PRACTICE Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection turn into suffocation? What systems promised safety? CREATIVE PRACTICES String/rope mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust SHARED LEADERSHIP A participant demonstrates ivy technique Someone decides when enough is enough Someone explains why ivy is not “thrown away” WEEK 3 — FEB 19–20 DEFENSE & URGENCY M Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought LAND PRACTICE Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? CREATIVE PRACTICES Timed writing + intentional pauses Charcoal or ink gesture marks Breath tracking during labor SHARED LEADERSHIP Participants sets the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — FEB 26–27 LIGHT, SHADE, & POWER M Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance LAND PRACTICE Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? CREATIVE PRACTICES Light/shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming LEADERSHIP OPENINGS Someone interprets the light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling more
5 Magnuson Park (Magazine Meadow): Lakeside School Private Event March 05, 9:30am-12:50pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park more
5 South Meadow Blackberry Purge March 05, 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
6 Camp Long - Ivy removal March 06, 11am-1pm @ Camp Long Camp Long needs a little tender love attention, especially after the fire which destroyed the lodge. We will finish removing ivy from the plantings along the parking lot at the entrance. Then we will move to an planting area behind the lodge as well as single spots around the lodge. more
6 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future March 06, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 1 — FEB 5–6 ENTERING THE RECORD M Archive: Archive of Dirt — What We Did Hospicing Modernity: A Single Story of “Forward” LAND PRACTICE Walk the site without touching Notice soil, slope, water, plants Identify ivy, blackberry, laurel QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What stories are already written here? What happened before we arrived? Who decided what “progress” looked like? CREATIVE PRACTICES (CHOOSE) Touch drawing with soil or charcoal Mapping: What We Did / What Was Done Here Writing fragments that begin with “Before us…” WEEK 2 — FEB 12–13 ENTANGLEMENT M Archive: Dirt → Fire Hospicing Modernity: The House of Modernity LAND PRACTICE Ivy cut-and-roll Stack ivy for compost—nothing disappears QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What was built to help but now causes harm? When does protection turn into suffocation? What systems promised safety? CREATIVE PRACTICES String/rope mapping of entanglement Writing or drawing from the forest floor’s view Diagrams of “houses” we were taught to trust SHARED LEADERSHIP A participant demonstrates ivy technique Someone decides when enough is enough Someone explains why ivy is not “thrown away” WEEK 3 — FEB 19–20 DEFENSE & URGENCY M Archive: Archive of Fire — Rate of Change Hospicing Modernity: Faster Than Thought LAND PRACTICE Blackberry cutting and root crown removal Work slower than instinct QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who taught us to hurry? What does urgency cost bodies and land? When is speed useful—and when is it violence? CREATIVE PRACTICES Timed writing + intentional pauses Charcoal or ink gesture marks Breath tracking during labor SHARED LEADERSHIP Participants sets the pace Someone calls a collective pause Someone reflects on urgency aloud WEEK 4 — FEB 26–27 LIGHT, SHADE, & POWER M Archive: Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became Hospicing Modernity: Surrendering Arrogance LAND PRACTICE Laurel identification and management Observe changes in light and moisture QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Who gets access to light? What thrives when dominance loosens? Where do our assumptions fail? CREATIVE PRACTICES Light/shadow mapping Writing from an understory plant’s voice Sky-based metaphors for becoming LEADERSHIP OPENINGS Someone interprets the light shift Someone chooses where not to intervene WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling more
6 Weeding extravaganza at the Burke-Gilman Trail March 06, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our weeding efforts on the south side of the Trail from Yesler Ravine to 45th Ave NE more
7 Ivy Removal and New Plantings near the Frog Pond at Green Lake Park March 07, 9am-12pm @ Green Lake Park Help us maintain the recently planted native vegetation. We will be mainly focusing on removing new ivy starts that are trying to get a foothold in the area. We will also be adding some additional plantings near the new frog pond restoration project to help attract amphibians to the area and support wildlife. more
7 Kingfisher Natural Area Restoration Work Party March 07, 10am-1pm @ Kingfisher Natural Area on TC Join Dirt Corps this March 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. After this we'll be caring for the space by removing groundcover 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
7 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event March 07, 10am-12:30pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Yancy more
7 Root in Recipriocity: Tend Together March 07, 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
7 Seattle: Hitt's Hill March 07, 10am-1pm @ Hitts Hill Park more
7 South Meadow Blackberry Purge March 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
7 Spring Planting-Community Event at Lincoln Park March 07, 9am-12pm @ Lincoln Park Hooray for Spring and Spring Planting! We'll be installing native bare root plants and trees in a beautiful area of urban forest in the Park. We promise you lots of good nature vibes and high fives. Please be sure that all volunteers, including youth are registered! Bare Root Planting 101 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_UDQxjwuxk more
7 Sturtevant Ravine Work Party! March 07, 9am-11am @ Sturtevant Ravine Help continue forest restoration at the Ravine! We will be planting bare root plants and plugs along with clearing out blackberry and other plants that are surrounding native plants that need our support. more
8 Kubota Gardens/Mapes Creek Path Tending March 08, 11am-3pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area We spent last summer getting introduced to the land, the creek, and the way humans and creatures move around and interact. To continue this introduction and be able to move more clearly and safely, we want to better define the foot paths. Some come move some mulch with us! The perfect activity for chilly days. We'll also be moving sticks, gently pruning, and digging up some buttercup. One of Trillium's goals is nurture and build a culture of land care founded on understanding the impact and function of what we do in a relational way. There will be spacious time to learn about path tending, mulching, and everything in between! We will open with a site tour and project introduction this project and what it offers in the realm of re-indigenizing land stewardship. Folks are welcome to come in and out for any duration of the event window, but consider that the site tour is offered only at the beginning of the event. Snacks and warm drinks provided 🍵 Please bring your own cup & plate more
8 Magnolia United Church of Christ March 08, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park Capehart Forest is the most wildlife-diverse area in Discovery Park. Come help us promote its biodiversity by weeding out invasives, mulching to aerate the soil and encourage symbiotic fungi, and plant this years native shrubs and groundcovers. more
8 Magnuson Reforestation March 08, 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
8 March Madrona Woods Workparty March 08, 9am-12pm @ Madrona Park Join us in Madrona Woods as we finish plantings for the season and weed, mulch, and maintain our pollinator gardens. more
8 March Oak Understory Tending March 08, 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... - thinning annuals - weeding - planting perennials - reshaping and moving camas from walking paths Please note these activities may involve bending and kneeling. There's seating on-site, but the garden isn't wheelchair-accessible. more
8 MUCC Work Party March 8th March 08, 9am-11:30am @ Magnolia Park There is work to be done to reclaim Magnolia Park S.E. Forest in Magnolia Park. Non-native plants have taken over, and volunteers are needed to help defend this beautiful natural area. Join neighbors and friends to help out and learn about how we plan on bringing this forest back to a natural environment. more
9 Clearing Grass & Fennel at the Pollinator Patch March 09, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail To protect our growing flowers We'll be beating back non native grass that will squeeze out the native wild flowers we have planted more
9 Magnuson Reforeststion March 09, 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
9 Plant rescue March 09, 1pm-4pm @ SW Queen Anne Greenbelt We will be removing invasives. It will mostly be ivy and some blackberries more
9 WEED+GREET in the Alder Creek Natural Area. March 09, 9am-11am @ Washington Park and Arboretum Join neighbors in tending our beloved Alder Creek. Goodwill abundant. This month we will pull ivy from the park frontage on 26th Ave E. more
11 Native Hedgerow Maintenance March 11, 9am-12pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Maintain the Native Plant Border, the hedgerow around the Magnuson Community Garden and learn about native plants while working. High priority work for the intrepid includes plunging into shrub thickets to find and remove sparse blackberry roots and canes. There may also be some trimming of shrubs along path edges and work moving and spreading wood chip mulch. Advance approval of leader is required for youth groups and children below high school age more
12 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future March 12, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling WEEK 6 — MAR 12–13 WATER REMEMBERS M Archive: Archive of Ocean — Origin Hospicing Modernity: There Is No Away LAND PRACTICE Trace runoff and pooling Follow water without correcting it QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Where does water go when it leaves here? What do we send “away” that never leaves? What water are you from? CREATIVE PRACTICES Watershed self-portraits Sound mapping of drip, flow, saturation Blue-line memory maps SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone guides the water walk Someone offers a reflection WEEK 7 — MAR 19–20 TENDING WITHOUT CERTAINTY M Archive: Baskets — Possible Futures Yet to Be Woven Hospicing Modernity: Mapping Horizons of Possibility LAND PRACTICE Mulching and soil repair QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What are we willing to tend without guarantees? How do we care without controlling outcomes? CREATIVE PRACTICES Basket pages: futures unnamed Collective language weaving Lists of responsibilities, not goals SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone decides mulch depth Someone names what “enough” feels like WEEK 8 — MAR 26–27 STAYING AS THINGS FALL APART M Archive: Fragments & Offerings Hospicing Modernity: As Things Fall Apart / Returning Home / Getting to Zero LAND PRACTICE Site walk: before/after noticing Documentation, not celebration QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What responsibility remains? Where is home when nothing is finished? What does “zero” feel like in the body? CREATIVE PRACTICES Collective statements of responsibility Archiving fragments (text, drawings, maps) Silence as practice SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone decides what is archived Someone closes the circle Someone invites stillness more
12 Restoration is for the Birds March 12, 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. We're in a mad dash to finish this task before nesting season so the chicks can have some peace. All tools will be provided. more
13 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future March 13, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling WEEK 6 — MAR 12–13 WATER REMEMBERS M Archive: Archive of Ocean — Origin Hospicing Modernity: There Is No Away LAND PRACTICE Trace runoff and pooling Follow water without correcting it QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Where does water go when it leaves here? What do we send “away” that never leaves? What water are you from? CREATIVE PRACTICES Watershed self-portraits Sound mapping of drip, flow, saturation Blue-line memory maps SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone guides the water walk Someone offers a reflection WEEK 7 — MAR 19–20 TENDING WITHOUT CERTAINTY M Archive: Baskets — Possible Futures Yet to Be Woven Hospicing Modernity: Mapping Horizons of Possibility LAND PRACTICE Mulching and soil repair QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What are we willing to tend without guarantees? How do we care without controlling outcomes? CREATIVE PRACTICES Basket pages: futures unnamed Collective language weaving Lists of responsibilities, not goals SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone decides mulch depth Someone names what “enough” feels like WEEK 8 — MAR 26–27 STAYING AS THINGS FALL APART M Archive: Fragments & Offerings Hospicing Modernity: As Things Fall Apart / Returning Home / Getting to Zero LAND PRACTICE Site walk: before/after noticing Documentation, not celebration QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What responsibility remains? Where is home when nothing is finished? What does “zero” feel like in the body? CREATIVE PRACTICES Collective statements of responsibility Archiving fragments (text, drawings, maps) Silence as practice SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone decides what is archived Someone closes the circle Someone invites stillness more
13 Pulling ivy with A Cleaner Alki March 13, 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, insects, salamanders and other wildlife 🦅 more
14 First glimpses of the coming Spring March 14, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt As spring approaches help us remove plants that are not endemic to the Pacific NW, but seem to be due to their aggressive growth habits. more
14 Golden Gardens Park work parties March 14, 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
14 HAVE FUN, GET FIT March 14, 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
14 International Day of Forests at Westcrest Park March 14, 10am-1pm @ Westcrest Park Join Dirt Corps this March to celebrate the International Day of Forests and help us care for this section of the West Duwamish Greenbelt. We'll be learning about this international celebration and forest care event and the tree species present in Westcrest Park. We'll then be caring for our restoration area by applying mulch around the native plants and trees and removing weeds (looking at you blackberry!). We hope to see you there! All ages OK more
14 Pigeon Point Park Restoration Event March 14, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
14 Planting at Camp Long March 14, 10am-1pm @ Camp Long Join us for a planting party at Camp Long on the 14th! We have 70-80 plants to put into the ground, and we'll get it done, rain or shine! I'll be bringing some coffee, snacks, and sparkling water for the volunteers! more
14 Pulling ivy with Schmitz Park Restore March 14, 10am-12pm @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help the community group, Schmitz Park Restore, remove ivy to make space for native plants that will support birds, insects, salamanders and other wildlife 🦅 more
14 Restoration is for the Birds March 14, 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. We're in a mad dash to finish this task before nesting season so the chicks can have some peace. All tools will be provided. more
15 Magnuson Reforestation March 15, 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
16 Invasive Weed Removal March 16, 10am-1pm @ Leschi Park Join us as we bring together community volunteers to remove invasive blackberry and ivy at Leschi Park. This hands-on restoration event helps protect native plants, support young trees, and improve the health of our local ecosystem. No prior experience is needed—just bring your energy and commitment to caring for our shared green space. more
16 Looking at the beach and removing invasives March 16, 1pm-4pm @ Discovery Park This site is next to the shoreline we will take a short walk and remove invasives between the bluff and the beach. We will also work on a twig fence to keep rabbits out of a newly planted space. more
16 More Weeding in the Pollinator Patch March 16, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our project of remoc=ving Non-Native grass that are trying to squeeze our native wildflowers that are planted there. more
17 Pigeon Point Park Restoration Event March 17, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
18 Mulch-Stravaganza March 18, 9am-12pm @ Woodland Park Creating mulch rings around newly planted trees. Feel free to arrive/leave anytime between 9-12 more
18 Seattle: Mt. Baker Park March 18, 10am-1pm @ Mount Baker Park more
19 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future March 19, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling WEEK 6 — MAR 12–13 WATER REMEMBERS M Archive: Archive of Ocean — Origin Hospicing Modernity: There Is No Away LAND PRACTICE Trace runoff and pooling Follow water without correcting it QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Where does water go when it leaves here? What do we send “away” that never leaves? What water are you from? CREATIVE PRACTICES Watershed self-portraits Sound mapping of drip, flow, saturation Blue-line memory maps SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone guides the water walk Someone offers a reflection WEEK 7 — MAR 19–20 TENDING WITHOUT CERTAINTY M Archive: Baskets — Possible Futures Yet to Be Woven Hospicing Modernity: Mapping Horizons of Possibility LAND PRACTICE Mulching and soil repair QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What are we willing to tend without guarantees? How do we care without controlling outcomes? CREATIVE PRACTICES Basket pages: futures unnamed Collective language weaving Lists of responsibilities, not goals SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone decides mulch depth Someone names what “enough” feels like WEEK 8 — MAR 26–27 STAYING AS THINGS FALL APART M Archive: Fragments & Offerings Hospicing Modernity: As Things Fall Apart / Returning Home / Getting to Zero LAND PRACTICE Site walk: before/after noticing Documentation, not celebration QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What responsibility remains? Where is home when nothing is finished? What does “zero” feel like in the body? CREATIVE PRACTICES Collective statements of responsibility Archiving fragments (text, drawings, maps) Silence as practice SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone decides what is archived Someone closes the circle Someone invites stillness more
20 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future March 20, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling WEEK 6 — MAR 12–13 WATER REMEMBERS M Archive: Archive of Ocean — Origin Hospicing Modernity: There Is No Away LAND PRACTICE Trace runoff and pooling Follow water without correcting it QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Where does water go when it leaves here? What do we send “away” that never leaves? What water are you from? CREATIVE PRACTICES Watershed self-portraits Sound mapping of drip, flow, saturation Blue-line memory maps SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone guides the water walk Someone offers a reflection WEEK 7 — MAR 19–20 TENDING WITHOUT CERTAINTY M Archive: Baskets — Possible Futures Yet to Be Woven Hospicing Modernity: Mapping Horizons of Possibility LAND PRACTICE Mulching and soil repair QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What are we willing to tend without guarantees? How do we care without controlling outcomes? CREATIVE PRACTICES Basket pages: futures unnamed Collective language weaving Lists of responsibilities, not goals SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone decides mulch depth Someone names what “enough” feels like WEEK 8 — MAR 26–27 STAYING AS THINGS FALL APART M Archive: Fragments & Offerings Hospicing Modernity: As Things Fall Apart / Returning Home / Getting to Zero LAND PRACTICE Site walk: before/after noticing Documentation, not celebration QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What responsibility remains? Where is home when nothing is finished? What does “zero” feel like in the body? CREATIVE PRACTICES Collective statements of responsibility Archiving fragments (text, drawings, maps) Silence as practice SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone decides what is archived Someone closes the circle Someone invites stillness more
20 More weeding in our Pollinator Patch March 20, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail Moore weeding to be done in our Pollinator Patch more
20 Pulling ivy with A Cleaner Alki March 20, 9:30am-11:30am @ Schmitz Preserve Park Celebrate the first day of spring by helping the community group, A Cleaner Alki, remove ivy to make room for native plants that will support birds, insects, salamanders and other wildlife 🦅 We will be in a gorgeous area of the woods surrounded by ancient trees. more
21 3rd Saturday forest restoration at Jackson Park Trail! March 21, 10am-2pm @ Jackson Park Golf Course Enjoy the "natural areas" along the Jackson Park golf course perimeter trail. We'll walk to a work area and continue to make progress removing invasive ivy and blackberries, planting native plants, weeding, or mulching, as the season demands! more
21 Carkeek STARS Work Party March 21, 9am-12pm @ Carkeek Park Join other enthusiastic volunteers for a fun morning of forest restoration and trails maintenance. We have a wide variety of tasks you can help with. Adults and teenagers welcome. If you are a group of 5 or more contact Dale Johnson. Follow the STARS signs to our meeting place, which will be the parking lot at the Environmental Learning Center. Welcome! more
21 Combatting Nihilism March 21, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Discovery Park Afraid for the future of the environment? Let’s do something to help fight the looming extinction crisis. By removing invasive exotic plants and planting natives, we will be improving the habitat for a more biodiverse Discovery Park. We’ll be removing noxious blackberry to make way for new native plants. more
21 East Duwamish Work Party March 21, 10am-12pm @ East Duwamish GS: S Chicago St Help take care of the forest along this neighborhood trail! Depending on the time of the year, we'll be pulling and removing ivy, cutting back and digging out blackberry or planting new plants; and always having a good time! more
21 Friends of Discovery Park at Capehart March 21, 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
21 Keeping Dead Horse Canyon Beautiful March 21, 9am-11am @ Lakeridge Park Have some fun working to keep our beautiful park beautiful. more
21 Kris Baker Memorial Spring Equinox Workday March 21, 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 invasive plants, mulching and aerating the soil to encourage symbiotic fungi, and plant this year's native shrubs and perennials. more
21 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event March 21, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central more
22 Magnuson Reforestation March 22, 10am-1pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Help improve habitat and create replacement forest on a formerly denuded navy airfield. (Above photo taken in Navy era). The aim is to create healthy forest habitat and increase beneficial ecosystem services including provision of human enjoyment and health. It is also an opportunity to enjoy nature and learn a bit about native plants while doing satisfying work. Work is most likely to include distributing wood chip mulch and removing invasive plants like ivy, Canada thistle, and blackberry but may also include other tasks. Because the work may be beyond capability of youth below high school age, please get the leader’s permission before registering if younger. more
23 Weeding fun in the Pollinator Patch March 23, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our weeding operation on the other side of the B-G Trail in our Pollinator Patch more
24 Pigeon Point Park Restoration Event March 24, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
25 Grass be-GONE at the Pollinator Patch March 25, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be removing non-native grass that is invading the "Pollinator Patch" more
26 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future March 26, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling WEEK 6 — MAR 12–13 WATER REMEMBERS M Archive: Archive of Ocean — Origin Hospicing Modernity: There Is No Away LAND PRACTICE Trace runoff and pooling Follow water without correcting it QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Where does water go when it leaves here? What do we send “away” that never leaves? What water are you from? CREATIVE PRACTICES Watershed self-portraits Sound mapping of drip, flow, saturation Blue-line memory maps SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone guides the water walk Someone offers a reflection WEEK 7 — MAR 19–20 TENDING WITHOUT CERTAINTY M Archive: Baskets — Possible Futures Yet to Be Woven Hospicing Modernity: Mapping Horizons of Possibility LAND PRACTICE Mulching and soil repair QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What are we willing to tend without guarantees? How do we care without controlling outcomes? CREATIVE PRACTICES Basket pages: futures unnamed Collective language weaving Lists of responsibilities, not goals SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone decides mulch depth Someone names what “enough” feels like WEEK 8 — MAR 26–27 STAYING AS THINGS FALL APART M Archive: Fragments & Offerings Hospicing Modernity: As Things Fall Apart / Returning Home / Getting to Zero LAND PRACTICE Site walk: before/after noticing Documentation, not celebration QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What responsibility remains? Where is home when nothing is finished? What does “zero” feel like in the body? CREATIVE PRACTICES Collective statements of responsibility Archiving fragments (text, drawings, maps) Silence as practice SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone decides what is archived Someone closes the circle Someone invites stillness more
26 Promontory Ponds weeding March 26, 10:30am-1pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park Let's clear weeds around the ponds before migratory birds return for the nesting season. The weather forecast looks good, just about perfect for yanking out blackberry and other weeds. We are going to focus on the western portion of the Promontory Ponds area. more
27 Building compost piles and Blackberry Removal March 27, 4pm-6pm @ Woodland Park Build compost piles in the spots in preparation for this summers weeding to clear space for fall planting. We will also clip a few blackberries to place on the compost piles we build, so they stay put. If you arrive late, look for us near the parking lots on west green lake way. more
27 Daybreak Star Forest Garden Land Tending: Tending Our Future March 27, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star These gatherings are a place to return to the land, to reconnect with Indigenous teachings, and to be in community with each other in ways that are rooted, relational, and real. They’re about Indigenous food sovereignty, cultural memory, and reclaiming the right to care for land in the ways our ancestors always have. Led by community members and organizers with United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, this work centers Indigenous knowledge systems and relationships with land that have existed here since time immemorial—and that continue, despite every attempt to erase them. The Forest Garden is growing with care—planted with camas, salmonberry, huckleberry, wild strawberry, nettle, cedar, and other Native plants that are more than food and medicine—they’re our teachers, our elders, and our ancestors. These plants are being tended not just for harvest, but to support the many Indigenous-centered programs at UIATF: elder meals, youth programming, cultural wellness, and more. This is one way we practice sovereignty—by feeding ourselves, our people, and our spirits in alignment with our values. In a time when many of us are searching for where to belong and how to show up—this is a space to meet one another, build real relationships, and map the power we already hold together. Let’s gather not just to work the land—but to connect, share our stories, and remember that we are each other’s safety, each other’s strength, and each other’s solution. We will be preparing for our OPTIONAL book and film series in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. February - March we will be reading "M-Archive" by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and "Hospicing Modernity" by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. Both books can be found on Libby or Audible. (We are including this list, just incase people want to join in, or engage at a different time. No pressure. Everyone is invited to participate in a created practices and conversations. We are intentionally making this accessible even if folks aren't able to read the text.) WEEK 5 — MAR 5–6 DECAY AS CARE M Archive: Dirt (Revisited) Hospicing Modernity: Living and Dying Well LAND PRACTICE Build or turn compost piles Layer with intention QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH How do we care for what is ending? What deserves gentleness even in removal? What does dignity look like in decay? CREATIVE PRACTICES Letters to what is being composted One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Temperature, smell, time journaling WEEK 6 — MAR 12–13 WATER REMEMBERS M Archive: Archive of Ocean — Origin Hospicing Modernity: There Is No Away LAND PRACTICE Trace runoff and pooling Follow water without correcting it QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH Where does water go when it leaves here? What do we send “away” that never leaves? What water are you from? CREATIVE PRACTICES Watershed self-portraits Sound mapping of drip, flow, saturation Blue-line memory maps SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone guides the water walk Someone offers a reflection WEEK 7 — MAR 19–20 TENDING WITHOUT CERTAINTY M Archive: Baskets — Possible Futures Yet to Be Woven Hospicing Modernity: Mapping Horizons of Possibility LAND PRACTICE Mulching and soil repair QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What are we willing to tend without guarantees? How do we care without controlling outcomes? CREATIVE PRACTICES Basket pages: futures unnamed Collective language weaving Lists of responsibilities, not goals SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone decides mulch depth Someone names what “enough” feels like WEEK 8 — MAR 26–27 STAYING AS THINGS FALL APART M Archive: Fragments & Offerings Hospicing Modernity: As Things Fall Apart / Returning Home / Getting to Zero LAND PRACTICE Site walk: before/after noticing Documentation, not celebration QUESTIONS TO LIVE WITH What responsibility remains? Where is home when nothing is finished? What does “zero” feel like in the body? CREATIVE PRACTICES Collective statements of responsibility Archiving fragments (text, drawings, maps) Silence as practice SHARED LEADERSHIP Someone decides what is archived Someone closes the circle Someone invites stillness more
27 Magnuson Reforestation March 27, 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
27 More Grass Removal at the Pollinator Patch March 27, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our grass and weed removal at the Pollinator Patch more
28 Maple Playfield: Land & Community Tending March 28, 11am-2:30pm @ Maple Wood Playfield ENGAGEMENT 2 — URGENCY, DECAY & CARE You’re invited to a community land gathering held in gentleness, intention, and shared responsibility. Together, we’ll tend the land through composting, mulching, soil repair, and blackberry and laurel management — practicing care without force and action without harm. These gatherings are a return to land, to care, and to being in right relationship. This season, we continue nurturing the pocket food forest, supporting a space of learning, play, and community care for young people and families. Alongside the land work, we continue an optional book-and-film braid in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation. Reading Threads (optional) 📖 M Archive — Alexis Pauline Gumbs • Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became • Dirt (Revisited) 📖 Hospicing Modernity — Vanessa Machado de Oliveira • Faster Than Thought • Living and Dying Well • Surrendering Arrogance Art / Somatic Practices (optional) Breath tracking during labor One-sentence writing (only what is necessary) Come to work. Come to observe. Come to rest. All forms of participation are welcome. Tools, gloves, and snacks provided. No experience needed. 📍 Meet near the playground more
28 North Genesee Forest Restoration March 28, 10am-12:30pm @ Genesee Park and Playfield Celebrate the arrival of Spring a morning with friends and neighbors in the fresh air of Genesee forest as begin to get plants ready for the heat of summer. We'll be pulling some English Ivy in previously cleared areas and snugging baby plants with nourishing mulch. Bring the kids, of course--all ages are welcome! more
28 Pack 144 Ravenna Event March 28, 2:30pm-4:30pm @ Ravenna Park One last volunteer event at Ravenna! We'll be focused on clearing any invasives trying to make a comeback and making sure all the native trees and ferns we planted are going to make it. more
28 Planting, Weeding, and Irrigation System Building March 28, 9am-11am @ Woodland Park Planting 25 western red cedar trees, connecting irrigation pipes, and pulling blackberry. more
28 Spring's arrival at St. Mark's Greenbelt March 28, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt Enjoy the newly flowering native plants as we remove aggressive non endemic plants from the greenbelt. more
28 University Prep volunteer day at Discovery Park March 28, 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
29 Burke-Gilman Reunion Bird Walk on the B-G Trail March 29, 7am-9:30am @ Burke-Gilman Trail For 10 Years, Woody Wheeler led bird walks every month for us on the Burke-Gilman Trail He has offered to come back and do a reunion walk on the Trail. The walk is a total of 2 miles out and back at a leisurely pace, Experience is not necessary and Woody is a great teacher more
29 Green Lake Walking Tour March 29, 2pm-4:30pm @ Green Lake Park Please join us for the Friends of Green Lake (FOGL) and Green Seattle Partnership (GSP) Project Tour.You have two exciting options to explore the beauty of Green Lake and learn about the ongoing conservation efforts. Participate in our guided walking tour, which begins at the North Start at 2:00 PM and concludes at the South End at 4:30 PM. Alternatively, you can visit individual sites at your own pace to watch demonstrations anytime during this period. Whether you love a structured tour or prefer a flexible schedule, this event offers something for everyone. We look forward to seeing you there! more
29 Magnuson Reforestation March 29, 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
30 The grass removal goes on! March 30, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll continue our weeding operation in our Pollinator Patch more
31 Forest Restoration at Greg Davis Park March 31, 10am-1pm @ West Seattle Golf Course Join the DNDA Nature program and help restore important habitat in the critical Longfellow Creek Watershed. Each work party begins with a short informal forest ecology discussion and we spend the remainder of the time performing various restoration activities, including planting native trees and shrubs, removing invasive species, mulching previously-planted areas and more. We work rain or shine! more
31 Individual hours for 4 March 31, 10am-12pm @ Ravenna Park more
April 01, 2026 - April 30, 2026
2 Daybreak Star Community and Land Tending April 02, 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. Logistics: • Location: Meet near the overlook in front of Daybreak Star Cultural Center • Preparation: Dress for the weather; wear sturdy closed-toe shoes and bring water • Provided: Tools, gloves, and a snack • Date & Time: May 1st, 2026 \| 11:00am–2:30pm more
2 South Meadow Blackberry Purge April 02, 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
3 Daybreak Community and Land Tending April 03, 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
3 Grass is good, but not among our native wild flowers - it must go April 03, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be ripping out grass that is trying to strangle our native wild flowers more
3 Magnuson Reforestation April 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
3 Pulling ivy with A Cleaner Alki April 03, 9:30am-11:30am @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help the community group, A Cleaner Alki, remove ivy to make space for native plants that will support birds, salamanders, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more
3 Volunteer Work Party at Seattle's Largest Urban Farm April 03, 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
4 Community & Land Tending at Daybreak Star Forest Garden April 04, 10:30am-2pm @ Daybreak Star We welcome you to an embodied Community and Land Tending Day at Daybreak Star Cultural Center. This gathering will center 40 youth from The Service Board—a local nonprofit that creates access to snowboarding and skateboarding while cultivating leadership, community, and personal growth. Together, we will engage in hands-on stewardship and learning, tending to the land while deepening our understanding of the ecosystems that sustain us. Our focus will be on water and air quality, exploring how these essential elements can guide us in practicing collective care—not only environmentally, but also on social, emotional, and spiritual levels. We will also gather in reflection around fire, considering its role in balance, transformation, and renewal within both the natural world and our communities. This day invites us into relationship—with land, with elements, and with one another—as we nurture the leaders we are becoming and the futures we are shaping together. 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
4 Golden Gardens Park work parties April 04, 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
4 Hummingbirds, Weeding, and Mulching at Capehart April 04, 10am-1pm @ Discovery Park We'll be removing strangling grass and weeds and mulching amongst the bees and hummingbirds. Last weekend we did remove most of the scotch broom so we've had to change the description of the workday! more
4 Kubota forest work - always ivy! April 04, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area So much ivy! Every month, volunteers make a big difference by removing ivy so that trees, bushes, ferns and other native plants have room to grow. As you will quickly see, the ivy covers large areas of ground and is climbing up trees. We also are discovering small Himalayan blackberry plants and getting those out immediately is a priority. No experience is needed - just bring your energy and interest in making a difference! We like to show our thanks with homemade cookies at the end. more
4 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event April 04, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central more
4 Promontory Ponds weeding April 04, 12pm-2:30pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park The Promontory Ponds in Magnuson Park provide some of the highest value habitat in the city. This event will focus on clearing weeds around the ponds to allow native plants to get better established. The weather should be just about perfect for yanking out blackberry and other weeds. more
4 Root in Recipriocity April 04, 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
4 South Woodland Park Spring Restoration Party April 04, 1pm-3:30pm @ Woodland Park Come welcome spring with a habitat restoration work party at South Woodland Park. We'll be planting native plants, mulching, building compost piles, and removing invasive blackberry. more
4 trail-side mulching at Seward Park April 04, 1pm-4pm @ Seward Park Trail-side mulch berms, topped with branches: the best low-key way to encourage humans and dogs to stay on the trail. This year's planting is done. The weather looks promising. A big pile of mulch awaits. Come lend a hand! more
4 Volunteer Work Party at Seattle's Largest Urban Farm April 04, 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
5 Camas prairie restoration -- UW student-led project April 05, 11am-1pm @ Warren G. Magnuson Park UW environmental science students, in partnership with the Muckleshoot tribe, are working to establish important indigenous prairie plants to the meadow area bordering the beach walk trail north of the Fins art installment. This work party will involve planting, weeding, and mulching. Event is open to the public. more
5 Kubota Gardens/Mapes Creek Path Tending April 05, 12pm-4pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area We spent last summer getting introduced to the land, the creek, and the way humans and creatures move around and interact. To continue this introduction and be able to move more clearly and safely, we want to better define the foot paths. Some come move some mulch with us! The perfect activity for chilly days. We'll also be moving sticks, gently pruning, and digging up some buttercup. One of Trillium's goals is nurture and build a culture of land care founded on understanding the impact and function of what we do in a relational way. There will be spacious time to learn about path tending, mulching, and everything in between! We will open with a site tour and project introduction this project and what it offers in the realm of re-indigenizing land stewardship. Folks are welcome to come in and out for any duration of the event window, but consider that the site tour is offered only at the beginning of the event. Snacks and warm drinks provided 🍵 Please bring cup/bowl/utensils more
5 Magnuison Reforestation April 05, 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
6 Getting the Grass out of our flower beds April 06, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail We'll be grubbing out grass and a few other weeds from our flower beds in our Pollinator Patch more
7 Blackberry Removal April 07, 4pm-6pm @ Woodland Park Pull blackberry in a new work site with views of green lake. https://maps.app.goo.gl/CL2jshiJmAcXHi7K8 more
7 Greg Davis Park Forest Restoration April 07, 10:01am-1pm @ West Seattle Golf Course more
8 More Grass grubbin in the Pollinator Patch April 08, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail The Grass Grubbing goes on! we'll be removing Grass and other noxious weeds from our Pollinator Patch more
9 Daybreak Star Community and Land Tending April 09, 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
9 South Meadow Blackberry Purge April 09, 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
10 Daybreak Star Community & Land Tending April 10, 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
10 Remove Ivy from Trail Stairs April 10, 4pm-6pm @ Woodland Park There is a patch of ivy near here ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/pKAsquagxFTVrDVN7 ) that has grown over a series of trail stairs. We will clear the ivy away, construct compost piles that limit erosion and encourage use of the stairs. With extra time we will clear nearby blackberry. more
10 Volunteer Work Party at Seattle's Largest Urban Farm April 10, 10am-12pm @ Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetland Join us 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
11 Earth Month Celebration at Westcrest Park April 11, 10am-1pm @ Westcrest Park Join Dirt Corps this April to celebrate Earth Day month, enjoy the flowers and help us care for this section of the West Duwamish Greenbelt! We'll be learning about some of the early spring plants in this unique forest ecosystem in Westcrest Park. We'll then be caring for our restoration area by applying mulch around the native plants and trees and removing weeds (looking at you blackberry!). We hope to see you there! more
11 Emerging Spring April 11, 10am-2pm @ St. Marks Greenbelt Come out and enjoy the early Spring days in St. Mark's Greenbelt as we rid the space of unwanted plants. more
11 Friends of Discovery Park at Capehart April 11, 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. 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
11 Frink Ridge - Invasive Plant Removal April 11, 1pm-4pm @ Frink Park We will visit violence upon the invasive species at this job site, removing holly, ivy, clematis, and blackberry. Specifically, we will complete a couple of survival rings, freeing the trees of ivy that is depriving them of water and nutrients while adding significant weight to them, risking them falling down in a wind storm. I always invite those who help clear areas in the spring to return in the fall to plant native plants in the area they cleared. more
11 HAVE FUN, GET FIT April 11, 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
11 Heron Habitat Helpers - Help us restore Kiwanis Ravine! April 11, 9am-1pm @ Kiwanis Memorial Preserve Park We’ll be grubbing out blackberry root crowns and spreading mulch to prevent regrowth. The main blackberry stalks will already be cut, so we’ll focus on keeping the site healthy for native plants to thrive. Designated as Seattle Parks’ first official Wildlife Sanctuary in 2010, Kiwanis Ravine is adjacent to Seattle’s largest Great Blue Heron colony—just a short walk from our work site! If you’re interested, we’d love to lead a short tour after the event. Volunteers are welcome to join for any length of time. We’ll provide tools, gloves, and light snacks—just bring a full water bottle and wear clothes that can get muddy or snagged. No experience necessary, just enthusiasm for helping wildlife habitat thrive! more
11 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event April 11, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Yancy more
11 Orchard Street Ravine Work Event April 11, 10am-1pm @ Orchard Street Ravine Join other enthusiastic volunteers for a fun morning restoring and preserving our native forest. more
11 Pulling ivy with Schmitz Park Restore in West Seattle April 11, 10am-12pm @ Schmitz Preserve Park Help the community group, Schmitz Park Restore, remove ivy and blackberry to make room for native plants that will support birds, salamanders, insects and other wildlife 🦅 more
12 April Oak Understory Tending April 12, 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... - dividing Shooting Star flowers - weeding - moving camas from paths Please note these activities may involve bending and kneeling. There's seating on-site, but the garden isn't wheelchair-accessible. more
12 Feed the Earth with Mulch for Earth Month! April 12, 10am-12:30pm @ Peppi's Playground Come celebrate Earth Month with us! We are working on adding wood chip mulch to the forest via buckets and wheelbarrows! Mulch adds nutrients to the soil, retains rainwater, reduces compaction from foot traffic, and insulates the soil during extreme weather. It is one of the most important ingredients in a healthy forest! There are some non-mulching options available too. more
13 Mulch & Mingle with Partner in Employment (PIE) April 13, 3pm-5pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area Join Partner in Employment for a fun-filled community event! This event will be centered on caring for the native plants our fall restoration crews have installed in previous years by laying down mulch around them. We'll also learn about the amazing benefits and importance of mulch! We would love to see you there :D more
13 Spring Break Service Week at EC Hughes April 13, 10am-1pm @ E.C. Hughes Playground more
14 Spring Break Service Week at EC Hughes April 14, 10am-1pm @ E.C. Hughes Playground more
15 Spring Break Service Week at EC Hughes April 15, 10am-1pm @ E.C. Hughes Playground more
16 Daybreak Star Community and Land Tending April 16, 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
16 Spring Break Service Week at EC Hughes April 16, 10am-1pm @ E.C. Hughes Playground more
17 Daybreak Star Community and Land Tending April 17, 11am-2:30pm @ Daybreak Star 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
17 Spring Break Service Week at EC Hughes April 17, 10am-1pm @ E.C. Hughes Playground more
18 3rd Saturday forest restoration at Jackson Park Trail! April 18, 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
18 Carkeek STARS Work Party April 18, 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
18 Duwamish Alive! Celebrating Seattle's River April 18, 10am-2pm @ Herrings House Park (Tulaltwx) Join us for a morning along the river, enjoying its wildlife while helping to heal this special ecosystem. We will be watering young plants, removing invasive ones and mulching to prepare for our fall planting of native plants. This is one of the few lower river salmon habitats, so you may even see juvenile salmon as they head out to Elliot Bay. We are honored to help steward this special place, the ancestral home of the Duwamish Tribe. more
18 Earth Day at Pigeon Point Park April 18, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
18 East Duwamish Work Party April 18, 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
19 Friends of Discovery Park April 19, 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
21 PitchBook group work party April 21, 1pm-4pm @ Thorndyke Park While the exact tasks can vary, our projects focus on improving the forests and parks in our local cities. Healthy and thriving forests are vital to our community because they absorb and filter rain water, produce clean oxygen, provide living spaces for wildlife, and create a place for people to connect with the outdoors. In order to help create healthy forests, the work can include: • Removing aggressive weeds (like Ivy or Blackberry) • Maintaining areas where invasives have been removed more
22 Earth Day at Seattle: Kubota Garden April 22, 10am-1pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area more
22 Earth Day Community Restoration Event April 22, 10am-1pm @ Beer Sheva Park Join us this Earth Day to give back to our environment and strengthen our community. Volunteers will work together to remove invasive plants, clean up the park, and spread mulch to support healthy soil and tree growth. This hands-on event is a great opportunity to protect our local ecosystem, learn about environmental stewardship, and make a lasting impact. more
22 Earth Day Community Restoration Event April 22, 10am-1pm @ Leschi Park Join us this Earth Day to give back to our environment and strengthen our community. Volunteers will work together to remove invasive plants, clean up the park, and spread mulch to support healthy soil and tree growth. This hands-on event is a great opportunity to protect our local ecosystem, learn about environmental stewardship, and make a lasting impact. more
22 Earth Day: Hands in the Land! (DNR) April 22, 10am-12:30pm @ Seward Park Join us this Earth Day for Hands in the Land, a community restoration event dedicated to caring for our local green spaces. Together, we’ll roll up our sleeves and remove invasive English ivy, helping native plants breathe, grow, and reclaim the forest floor. This hands-on volunteer day is a chance to connect with the land, learn about the impacts of invasive species, and support the health of our shared ecosystem. No experience is needed—just a willingness to get a little muddy and make a meaningful difference. We’ll provide tools, gloves, and guidance. You bring your enthusiasm, your curiosity, and your commitment to giving back to the Earth. As we work side by side, we honor the reciprocal relationship between people and place: our hands help the land heal, and the land heals our hands in return—grounding us, teaching us, and reminding us of our shared resilience. Celebrate Earth Day through collective action, community care, and the renewal that comes from restoring the land together. 🌿 more
22 Phase one weed removal work party April 22, 8am-12pm @ Magnolia Park There is work to be done to reclaim Magnolia Park S.E. Forest in Magnolia Park. Non-native plants have taken over, and volunteers are needed to help defend this beautiful natural area. Join neighbors and friends to help out and learn about how we plan on bringing this forest back to a natural environment. more
22 Pigeon Point Park Restoration Event April 22, 10am-1pm @ Pigeon Point more
22 Private Work Party with Pitchbook April 22, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail This is a private work party for Pitchbook more
23 Daybreak Star Community and Land Tending April 23, 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
23 Earth Day in the South Meadow April 23, 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
23 Private Work Party with Pitchbook for Earth Week April 23, 9am-12:30pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail This will be a Private work party for Pitchbook more
24 Daybreak Star Community and Land Tending April 24, 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
25 EVERY Day is Earth Day Restoration Event April 25, 9am-12pm @ Lincoln Park Earth Day is EVERY Day! Connect with nature and community while we remove blackberry, ivy, and other introduced plants to make room for beneficial native trees and plants. We promise you lots of good nature vibes and high fives. PLEASE BE SURE THAT ALL VOLUNTEERS (including youth) IN YOUR GROUP ARE REGISTERED SEPARATELY. Thank you! more
25 North Genesee Forest Restoration April 25, 10am-12:30pm @ Genesee Park and Playfield Celebrate Earth Day at Genesee Park! We'll be pulling English Ivy and protecting new baby plants with mulch as we enjoy the smells of Spring and the return of warmer weather. All are welcome--bring the kids, of course! more
25 PRIVATE work party with Boeing Reach April 25, 10am-2pm @ Burke-Gilman Trail This is a Private Work Party with Boeing Reach and we'll be weeding. more
25 PwC corporate work party at Capehart April 25, 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
26 Micro-forest Work Party (ivy and blackberry removal) April 26, 12pm-2pm @ Interlaken Park Continue work along Interlaken Blvd to remove ivy and make space for a new micro-forest along the area. We'll be touching up a well planted space as well as starting a new space for planting next fall. more
26 Second Reunion Bird Walk with Woody Wheeler on the Burke-Gilman Trail April 26, 7am-9:30am @ Burke-Gilman Trail Come and join us for a second reunion Bird walk on the Burke-Gilman Trail. Hopefully we can see how the Merlin and the bushtits are coming on their respective nests. more
28 Longfellow Creek GS Restoration Event April 28, 10am-1pm @ Longfellow Creek GS: Central more
28 🌲 Tree Tuesdays @ Kubota Forest April 28, 10am-12pm @ Kubota Gardens Natural Area more
30 Daybreak Star Community and Land Tending April 30, 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
30 EC Hughes Restoration Event April 30, 10am-1pm @ E.C. Hughes Playground more

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