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Work Parties Ongoing-Snohomish County Nursery
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| Do you have a volunteer opportunity you would like posted? Send date, time, and place with contact information to npsp@wnps.org. Thanks! | ||
| Carillon Woods | |
| Sponsor | City of Kirkland Parks and Community Services Department |
| Location | 5429 106th Ave. NE, Kirkland |
| Time & Date | To be announced. |
| Notes | Join us as we remove invasive plants and improve our important urban forest. Call or e-mail for current information. |
| Contact | Nicci Osborn 425-587-3342 |
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| Carkeek Park | |
| Sponsor | Western Cascade Fruit Society/Piper Orchard Chapter |
| Location | 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd., Seattle |
| Time & Date | 9 AM - 12 PM 3rd Saturday of each month |
| Notes | Come help us plant native trees and plants throughout Carkeek. Call for the current meeting place, and please show up 15 min. early. |
| Contact | Paul Donaldson 206-364-0161 |
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| Genesee Park | |
| Location | 4316 S Genesee St Seattle |
| Time & Date | 9 AM - 1 PM 2nd Saturday of each month |
| Notes | Help remove blackberry to restore the woodland. Wear heavy work clothes to prevent scratching. Some tools will be provided, bring your own if you have them. Plantings will occur in the fall. |
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| Greg Davis Park | |
| Location | 26th Ave SW and SW Brandon, 3 blocks west of Delridge Way SW |
| Time & Date | 10 AM - 1 PM 1st Saturday of each month |
| Notes | Volunteers meet to pull weeds and plant any available native plants. Bring your own gloves, boots, weather-appropriate gear, safety glasses, weeding tools, lunch and water. |
| Contact | Steve Richmond |
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| Licton Springs | |
| Sponsor | Friends of Licton Springs Park, UW Restoration Ecology Network, and EarthCorps |
| Location | North Seattle Meet at the "comfort station" at 97th and Ashworth Ave. N |
| Time & Date | 10 AM - 2 PM 2nd Saturday of each month |
| Notes | Mulch, plant, and weed to continue habitat restoration at this amazing site! Liven your fitness plant with Canary Reed pulls! Mulch barrow jog! Wood chip bends! Planters squats! And bramble root digs! Tools and gloves provided, but wear appropriate clothing (like muck boots, etc). |
| Contact | Joe Kiegel 206-634-0412 or Ann Hirshi 206-323-2731 |
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| Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail | |
| Location | SW Thistle Street and 26th Ave SW |
| Time & Date | 10 AM - 2 PM 1st Saturday of each month |
| Notes | Help other volunteers continue to maintain and restore the trails and gardens in a once overgrown and invaded greenspace. |
| Contact | Kirsten Rohrbach 206-937-7210 |
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| Madrona Woods | |
| Sponsor | Friends of Madrona Woods |
| Location | Visit our website at www.madronawoods.org to find out more about us and get directions to 38th and Marion, where we meet. |
| Time & Date | 9 AM – 1 PM 3rd Saturday of each month |
| Notes | Be a part of this exciting project removing invasive ivy and holly, planting native seedlings, spreading mulch, learning about native plants and restoration and spending time with friendly Madrona folks eating pizza, cookies, or gourmet lunch. |
| Contact | Deirdre McCrary 206-325-9035 |
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| Magnuson Park - Community Garden | |
| Location | Meet at Magnuson Community Garden |
| Time & Date | 9 AM - 1 PM 1st Saturday of each month |
| Contact | Tom Kelly tpaulkelly@hotmail.com Bonnie Miller bmiller@serv.net |
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| Magnuson Park-Promontory Point | |
| Sponsor | Magnuson Environmental Stewardship Alliance |
| Location | 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle |
| Time & Date | 10 AM - 2 PM 2nd Sunday, 3rd Thursday & 3rd Saturday of each month |
| Notes | Ongoing invasive plant removal, mulching, and planting native plants. Meet at the Education Pavilion; enter at NE 65th St., drive to the boat launch parking lot, look for "Volunteer" banner. |
| Contact | Bonnie Miller, bmiller@serv.net, 206-524-8713 |
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| Pritchard/Loon Wetland | |
| Location | South of Pritchard Beach, 8400 55th Ave. S., Seattle |
| Time & Date | 10 AM - 1 PM 2nd Saturday of each month |
| Notes | Explore and help maintain a unique weland park in the city! Pritchard/Loon Wetland is over 4 acres of restored habitat. We have easy and fun work parties! Please bring gloves and wear appropriate clothing. Tools and beverages will be provided. |
| Contact | Valerie Rose 206-527-7488 |
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| Roxhill Bog | |
| Location | Meet at the restrooms at 29th Ave. SW |
| Time & Date | 9 AM - 1 PM 2nd Saturday of each month |
| Notes | Knowledgeable Plant Stewards needed, but all volunteers are welcome! This is specialized peat bog restoration. |
| Contact | Scott Blackstock 206-938-2144 |
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| Schmitz Park | |
| Location | West Seattle. Meet at trailhead at 52nd Ave SW and Hanford Street . |
| Time & Dates | 9 AM - noon Saturday, April 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2007 |
| Notes | Tools and gloves provided. Open to the public. Check out the website for additional information about other activities at Schmitz Park: www.schmitzpark.org |
| Contact | Deborah Mendenhall 983-3050 |
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| South Park Wetland | |
| Location | South Seattle, between 4th and 5th Ave and Concord in the South Park neighborhood. |
| Time & Date | Flexible. Schedule dates and times with Katie Kadwell. |
| Notes | Come for as long or as short as you'd like! |
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| WNPS Nursery | |
| Location | Magnuson Park Map to Nursery |
| Time & Date | 10 AM - 3 PM (but come by anytime) Saturdays |
| Notes | Feel free to bring your favored digging tool. See you at the nursery. |
| Contact | Geoff Berg |
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| Restoration Work Parties in Seattle Parks | |
| Contact | There are always opportunities to volunteer in the city of Seattle. For information on work parties near you, check out the volunteer opportunities page on Seattle Parks and Recreation's website: |
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| Snohomish County Nursery Holding Facility | |
| Many plants in the holding facility are about to go out for planting, but they have grown weeds over the summer. Volunteers are needed to pull weeds in the nursery. | |
| Sponsor | Snohomish County Surface Water Management |
| Location | Holding Facility in Lake Stevens |
| Date & Time | Flexible, arrange dates and times with Jordan Ottow. |
| Contact | Jordan Ottow (425) 388-3464 ext. 4690 |
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