King County Parks, Green Seattle Partnership and many more organizations are making it easy for everyone to make room for trees and help grow a greener environment for Earth Month! Check out the great list of King County events for Earth Month, the big map full of fun work parties in Green Seattle, and see below for many more great ways to volunteer outdoors this month.
Invasive weeds are one of the biggest obstacles for new and growing forests. They are just too fast-growing and competitive to give trees and other native forest plants a chance.
Fortunately, people can make a huge difference by joining together to tip the balance back in favor of trees and native plants. If everyone volunteered even once a year, the difference in our forests would be amazing.
Living here in King County, we are blessed with so many opportunities to volunteer in green spaces and parks. It’s hard to know where to start, but I suggest starting where your heart takes you. Where do you love to be outside in nature? There are sure to be volunteer events there!
Here are just a few ideas for ways to volunteer outdoors in King County – and I’m sure there are many more!
Middle Fork Snoqualmie Stewardship with Mountains to Sound Greenway
Snoqualmie Valley Volunteering with Stewardship Partners
Green Cities with Forterra:
Kent
Kirkland
Redmond
Seattle
Snoqualmie
Tukwila
West Seattle Duwamish Greenbelt with the Nature Consortium
The Dirt: Calendar of hands-on volunteer opportunities with King County Parks
What’s your favorite way to volunteer to help forests and natural areas? Share your ideas in comments or send me an email. Our Volunteer Information page always has room for more opportunities!
