Help Preserve Sammamish's Parks by Becoming a Native Plant Steward
Sign Up Now for Free WNPS Stewardship Training in King
County by Gary Smith, WNPS Stewardship Program Chair
Interested in becoming a Native Plant Steward? WNPS is planning
a stewardship training program in 2014 in cooperation with five
community partners in King County. The partners include: the
cities of Kenmore, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Sammamish, SeaTac
and King County. Each program partner will be assigned a trained
stewardship team to work with their local community in restoring
natural areas (forest, riparian, wetlands, etc.) in a designated city
or county park. Past Sammamish project have been in the Lower
Commons and Illahee Park Trail. WNPS members and residents living
in King County and in partner communities are encouraged to sign
up for the free 10-week stewardship training class that will be held
April 18th through June 27th at Mercer Slough Environmental Learning
Center, courtesy of the City of Bellevue. Steward training includes:
native plant identifi cation, restoration ecology and methods, and
recruiting and engaging community volunteers in preserving their
parks and natural areas. Stewards are asked to commit 100 volunteer
hours in exchange for the free training. Watch for details about the
class schedule and applications that will be available soon on the
any questions or wish to have your name placed on a mailing list to
receive advanced details of the program as soon as they become available.
Sammamish Native Plant Stewards and volunteers working to clear blackberry bushes at Illahee Park
