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Volunteer for King County Parks and Natural Lands!
Come volunteer with King County who manages over 25,000 acres of parks, natural lands and trails and has a wide variety of recreational opportunites. There are many ways to help depending on your interests, skills and availability. You can participate in a cleanup, restoration project or trail work, assist at a special event, teach a skill at our teen program, donate professional services, help with office projects and much more. Contact a Volunteer Coordinator to find a project for you or your group.
Adopt A Park or trail and help improve King County’s parks and regional trails The Adopt-a-Park program provides opportunities for groups to help and maintain King County's 200 parks and 200 miles of regional trails. You or your group can adopt a park or a portion of a trail by volunteering there at least four times over a 12 month period. Become a Park Ambassador and help park visitors appreciate the natural environment Willing to commit 100 hours per year of volunteer time in King County? Become a Park Ambassordor and help visitors to be more appreciative of the natural environment. Help share the history of the parks, monitor ecosystems, clean up a park, improve salmon habitat, check on trails, and assist park visitors. This is a prefect program for seniors but any adult is welcome to participate. For more information, on the adopt a Park or Park Ambassador Programs contact Laurie Clinton Volunteer Coordinator, at 206-296-2990 or e-mail tina.miller@metrokc.gov There are many ways to volunteer depending on your interests and availability including office support, assisting at special events, working with youth, or donating professional services to our aquatics programs or recreation services. As a volunteer you can help enrich the capabilities and services of the Parks & Recreation Division. Contact the King County Parks Information Line at 206-296-4232 to find a project that is right for you. Natural Resources – Restoration, Trail Work, Pot a Tree Help improve and maintain our parks and natural lands through clean-up efforts and restoration projects. During the year we are looking for individuals and groups that want to volunteer. We are looking for help to plant native trees and shrubs, pot up native trees, do trail work, weed and mulch our restoration projects or to remove invasive weeds? Contact the Natural Lands Volunteer Coordinator at 206-296-2990 or tina.miller@metrokc.gov to find a project for you or your group! For a schedule, please visit Volunteer Events 2005 Your volunteer efforts in our parks and natural areas and on our trails increases public awareness of the importance of protecting our natural resources; generates pride in our parks; and demonstrates a commitment to your community. Restoration Projects – Spring 2005 Come help out by planting native trees and shrubs or weeding restoration projects along rivers throughout King County. We have projects along the Cedar, Green, Sammamish, and Snoqualmie Rivers. These projects are helping to restore the streamside habitat for fish and wildlife. Check out the link for specific projects and dates. Potting Trees at the Greenhouse and Nursery Come pot native trees and shrubs at the King County Greenhouse and Nursery in Maple Valley. This is a great event for all ages. Check out the link for specific dates. If you have a group that is interested in scheduling an event on another date, contact Tina Miller, Natural Lands Volunteer Coordinator at 206-296-2990 or e-mail at tina.miller@metrokc.gov. Volunteer Trail Work Help us work on construction of our regional trail system at Grand Ridge, Soaring Eagle, Cougar Mountain, Squak Mountain, Rattlesnake Ridge, and Taylor Mountain Forest. It’s a great way to learn about new hiking areas. To register for a winter (November to April) trail party contact Washington Trails Association at www.wta.org (external link) or call 206-626-1367. Check out Volunteer Events calendar for specific dates. For any additional questions contact Tina Miller, Volunteer Coordinator at 206-296-2990 or tina.miller@metrokc.gov Red-Town Meadow Project The Red Town Meadow Project at Cougar Mountain is a volunteer effort to reestablish a small Western Washington meadow at the site of the historic ballpark in the former mining community of Red Town (about three miles east of the City of Newcastle). Whatever your skills, the Meadow Project can use your help! Contact Jenny Bauer, from the Washington Native Plant Society, at 425-836-3461 or e-mail jenjon@seanet.com or Niki McBride at 206-296-4145 or e-mail niki.mcbride@metrokc.gov |
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| For questions about information on this page, please contact Tina Miller
For questions about the Department of Natural Resources and Parks Updated: April 5, 2005 |
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