LIKE TO HIKE?

Join the Mid Fork Snoqualmie Invasive Weed Control Project. Hikers are needed to survey the valley's trails. Contact Mark Boyar for more information.

WHERE CAN I VOLUNTEER?

King County Parks and Natural Lands – Contact: Tina Miller, 206-296-2990, tina.miller@kingcounty.gov. Check out The Dirt for upcoming volunteer events.

Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust – Contact the volunteer program at 206-812-0122, volunteer@mtsgreenway.org.

Watershed Stewardship Directory – a searchable directory of groups and agencies helping to preserve and restore King County's watersheds.

Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed - volunteer schedule for salmon restoration projects.

EarthCorps - volunteer opportunities for individuals and/or groups to work on trails, remove invasive plants, and plant native species. Lots of great opportunities for completing Service Learning hours for school credit.

Green Seattle Partnership - Work Party Calendar - forest restoration volunteers remove invasive plants, plant new native trees and understory plants, and do long term maintenance and monitoring of restoration sites.

Seattle Creeks – become a creek steward. Contact Bob Spencer, (206) 684-4163, bob.spencer @seattle.gov.

Other Cities – contact your local parks department or utilities to see if they have work parties or volunteer events. If they don’t, offer to volunteer in your neighborhood and gather neighbors for a work party.

WHERE DO I GET MONEY FOR PROJECTS?

Stewardship Funding Sources. Great website listing a wide range of government and private funding sources for this area.

King County Grants Exchange. Contact Ken Pritchard at 206-296-8265, ken.pritchard@kingcounty.gov.

Washington State Department of Ecology, Aquatic Weeds Financial Assistance Program. For more information email: jrus461@ecy.wa.gov.

City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Matching Fund. For more information: 206-684-0464.

City of Seattle Aquatic Habitat Matching Grant.

City of Seattle Watershed Grants. For more information, contact Anthony Matlock, Seattle Public Utilities, Community Project Manager, at (206) 386-9746, or anthony.matlock@seattle.gov.

Volunteer photos - click thumbnail for larger image

Program offices are located at 201 S. Jackson St., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104. To contact a staff member at the King County Noxious Weed Control Program, please call 206-296-0290 or by reach them by email.