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July 11, 2025
11 Hamlin Upper Forest Restoration Project July 11, 12pm-3pm @ Hamlin Park Join us as we restore the forest by removing invasive species, improving the health of the soil, and planting native trees, shrubs and ground cover. No experience is necessary; just an interest in having fun while protecting native habitat. We provide all of the tools and work gloves, but you are welcome to bring your own if you wish. more
12 Hamlin Forest Restoration - get dirty, learn new skills and have fun July 12, 9am-12pm @ Hamlin Park Join your neighbors and make new friends while expanding and protecting Hamlin Park’s beautiful urban forest. We are restoring the forest by removing invasive species, improving the health of the soil, and planting native trees, shrubs and ground cover. Improve your wildlife identification skills while learning urban forestry and ecological restoration best practices. Students can earn community service hours while having fun outdoors. more
12 Healthy Forests @ Boeing Creek Park July 12, 10am-12pm @ Boeing Creek Park Expand our healthy forest! We'll be removing ivy, holly, and blackberries. And spreading mulch! more
12 Help Us Grow Our Forest at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park July 12, 9am-11:30am @ Richmond Beach Saltwater Park Enjoy panoramic views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains while helping to take care of native habitat restoration areas. We'll be removing noxious weeds and/or mulching today. Everyone who comes to help restore nearshore habitat at the park is appreciated! No experience is necessary; just an interest in working together and having fun while protecting and restoring native habitat. We provide all tools and work gloves. (You are welcome to bring your own if you wish). more
12 Ivy Tree Ring - 5 July 12, 8am-10am @ Richmond Beach Saltwater Park We will be removing a ring of ivy from the trees in the area east of the railroad tracks. This is an overgrown area and bushwhacking will be involved. Parts of the area are rough terrain and wet. more
12 Northcrest Park Restoration Event #9 July 12, 10am-1pm @ Northcrest Park Come join us as we fine tune the area in the west meadow in preparation for planting this fall. We will only have 2 events in July, so come and help the park gain its Independence from the ivy (and holly and blackberry) more
12 Twin Ponds green work for July July 12, 9:30am-12:30pm @ Twin Ponds Park Maintain our recent plantings with a little water, mulch and weeding. more
13 Join us! Weekly Sunday Work Party July 13, 9am-12pm @ Twin Ponds Park There are invasive weeds EVERYWHERE! High on the list of pernicious weeds is bindweed because it can strangle our native plants as it grows upward. And, bindweed seems to thrive in both wet and dry areas. If you can spare a few hours on a Sunday morning, please join us as we rescue native plants from this vile and unwelcome invasive. Also, there’s plenty of Stinky Bob to yank out, too. more
15 Forest Restoration with Lakeside July 15, 9am-12pm @ North City Park This summer we have a number of restoration work tasks which will keep the students busy and learning as they help with restoring the North City Park forest. Students will have the chance to help identify native plants within a new restoration site as well as remove invasive and bring in much to enrich the soil. We also have a number of trees that would benefit from ivy removal and digging survival rings. Finally, we will be liming some of the larger holly trees preparing them for treatment later this summer. more
16 Hamlin Forest Restoration - get dirty, learn new skills and have fun July 16, 9am-12pm @ Hamlin Park Join your neighbors and make new friends while expanding and protecting Hamlin Park’s beautiful urban forest. We are restoring the forest by removing invasive species, improving the health of the soil, and planting native trees, shrubs and ground cover. Improve your wildlife identification skills while learning urban forestry and ecological restoration best practices. Students can earn community service hours while having fun outdoors. more
17 Help Us Grow Our Forest at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park July 17, 9am-11:30am @ Richmond Beach Saltwater Park Enjoy the panoramic views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains while helping to water trees and shrubs in native habitat restoration areas planted by UW students and community members. We use an innovative irrigation system that saves water and keeps our plants healthy during the hot summer months. It’s simple and can be used in home gardens – we can show you how. Everyone who comes to help restore nearshore habitat at the park is appreciated! No experience is necessary; just an interest in working together and having fun while restoring native habitat. We provide all tools and work gloves. (You are welcome to bring your own if you wish). more
18 Make Hillwood Park Happy Hour! July 18, 4pm-6pm @ Hillwood Park Have you heard? - Hillwood Park is expanding, adding a new entrance from 8th avenue! Please join us for a fun Friday Happy Hour Work Party! We'll be removing noxious weeds and non-native plants from the new park section to prepare the land for the city to install walking trails and other features. There will be an optional meetup afterwards (location TBD) to celebrate our progress! more
19 Hamlin Forest Restoration - get dirty, learn new skills and have fun July 19, 9am-12pm @ Hamlin Park Join your neighbors and make new friends while expanding and protecting Hamlin Park’s beautiful urban forest. We are restoring the forest by removing invasive species, improving the health of the soil, and planting native trees, shrubs and ground cover. Improve your wildlife identification skills while learning urban forestry and ecological restoration best practices. Students can earn community service hours while having fun outdoors. more
19 Healthy Forests @ Boeing Creek Park July 19, 10am-12pm @ Boeing Creek Park Expand our healthy forest! We'll be removing ivy, holly, and blackberries. And spreading mulch! more
19 Help Us Grow Our Forest at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park July 19, 9am-11:30am @ Richmond Beach Saltwater Park Enjoy panoramic views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains while helping to take care of native habitat restoration areas. We'll be removing noxious weeds and/or mulching today. Everyone who comes to help restore nearshore habitat at the park is appreciated! No experience is necessary; just an interest in working together and having fun while protecting and restoring native habitat. We provide all tools and work gloves. (You are welcome to bring your own if you wish). more
20 Join us! Weekly Sunday Work Party July 20, 9am-12pm @ Twin Ponds Park There are invasive weeds EVERYWHERE! High on the list of pernicious weeds is bindweed because it can strangle our native plants as it grows upward. And, bindweed seems to thrive in both wet and dry areas. If you can spare a few hours on a Sunday morning, please join us as we rescue native plants from this vile and unwelcome invasive. Also, there’s plenty of Stinky Bob to yank out, too. more
23 Hamlin Forest Restoration - get dirty, learn new skills and have fun July 23, 9am-12pm @ Hamlin Park Join your neighbors and make new friends while expanding and protecting Hamlin Park’s beautiful urban forest. We are restoring the forest by removing invasive species, improving the health of the soil, and planting native trees, shrubs and ground cover. Improve your wildlife identification skills while learning urban forestry and ecological restoration best practices. Students can earn community service hours while having fun outdoors. more
24 Help Us Grow Our Forest at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park July 24, 9am-11:30am @ Richmond Beach Saltwater Park Enjoy the panoramic views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains while helping to water trees and shrubs in native habitat restoration areas. We use an innovative irrigation system that saves water and keeps our plants healthy during the summer. It’s simple and can be used in home gardens – we can show you how. Everyone who comes to help restore nearshore habitat at the park is appreciated! No experience is necessary; just an interest in working together and having fun restoring native habitat. We provide all tools and work gloves. (You are welcome to bring your own if you wish). more
25 Hamlin Upper Forest Restoration Project July 25, 1pm-3pm @ Hamlin Park Join us as we restore the forest by removing invasive species, improving the health of the soil, and planting native trees, shrubs and ground cover. No experience is necessary; just an interest in having fun while protecting native habitat. We provide all of the tools and work gloves, but you are welcome to bring your own if you wish. more
26 Hamlin Forest Restoration - get dirty, learn new skills and have fun July 26, 9am-12pm @ Hamlin Park Join your neighbors and make new friends while expanding and protecting Hamlin Park’s beautiful urban forest. We are restoring the forest by removing invasive species, improving the health of the soil, and planting native trees, shrubs and ground cover. Improve your wildlife identification skills while learning urban forestry and ecological restoration best practices. Students can earn community service hours while having fun outdoors. more
26 Healthy Forests @ Boeing Creek Park July 26, 10am-12pm @ Boeing Creek Park Expand our healthy forest! We'll be removing ivy, holly, and blackberries. And spreading mulch! more
26 Northcrest Park Restoration Event #10 July 26, 10am-1pm @ Northcrest Park Join us for the last event of the summer as we plan on taking August off - time for everyone to relax and enjoy the progress of the park. We may be able to start moving mulch so come and see what's up. more
26 Work Party on the Beach July 26, 9am-11:30am @ Richmond Beach Saltwater Park We'll be working out on the beach this Saturday - picking up trash and removing scotchbroom (and maybe a few blackberry here and there). This knoll is a favored bird watching location as it has a great view of the Sound. Come help us reclaim the beach! There is a restroom and water spigot on the beach. Everyone who comes to help restore nearshore habitat at the park is appreciated! No experience is necessary; just an interest in working together and having fun restoring native habitat. We provide all tools and work gloves. (You are welcome to bring your own if you wish). more
27 Join us! Weekly Sunday Work Party July 27, 9am-12pm @ Twin Ponds Park There are invasive weeds EVERYWHERE! High on the list of pernicious weeds is bindweed because it can strangle our native plants as it grows upward. And, bindweed seems to thrive in both wet and dry areas. If you can spare a few hours on a Sunday morning, please join us as we rescue native plants from this vile and unwelcome invasive. Also, there’s plenty of Stinky Bob to yank out, too. more
28 Twin Ponds Park Restoration July 28, 8:45am-11am @ Twin Ponds Park Get outdoors, make new friends, and learn about creating healthy ecosystems, all while helping to restore Twin Ponds Park! We will remove invasive plants, allowing the native species access to the space and nutrients they need to thrive, and creating room for new plantings in the fall. Students can earn community service hours while having fun in nature. more
30 Hamlin Forest Restoration - get dirty, learn new skills and have fun July 30, 9am-12pm @ Hamlin Park Join your neighbors and make new friends while expanding and protecting Hamlin Park’s beautiful urban forest. We are restoring the forest by removing invasive species, improving the health of the soil, and planting native trees, shrubs and ground cover. Improve your wildlife identification skills while learning urban forestry and ecological restoration best practices. Students can earn community service hours while having fun outdoors. more
31 Help Us Grow Our Forest at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park July 31, 9am-11:30am @ Richmond Beach Saltwater Park Enjoy the panoramic views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains while helping to water trees and shrubs in native habitat restoration areas. We use an innovative irrigation system that saves water and keeps our plants healthy during the summer. It’s simple and can be used in home gardens – we can show you how. Everyone who comes to help restore nearshore habitat at the park is appreciated! No experience is necessary; just an interest in working together and having fun restoring native habitat. We provide all tools and work gloves. (You are welcome to bring your own if you wish). more

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