The Dirt: hands-on volunteer opportunities

• Weed Watchers
  Adopt a trail or lake you're familiar with and report noxious weeds you see when you're out and about.
• Volunteer Lake Stewardship Program
  Get outside to help monitor water quality at select lakes in King County.
• Salmon counts and habitat restoration
  • Miller and Walker Creeks Stewardship 
  • Volunteer for Salmon!
• Parks volunteer program - volunteer for a restoration project
  Find scheduled events to join King County Parks for tree plantings and weed control.
• Repair events
  Volunteer to help other fix and repair their stuff, or learn how to fix things at events across King County.
• Miller and Walker Creeks volunteer calendar
  Plant native trees and shrubs, pull invasive, non-native plants and clean up litter at these Puget Sound creeks.
• Master Recycler Composter Program
  Sign up for free training to learn about waste reduction, recycling, solid waste impacts on climate change and public outreach, and help other citizens reduce waste.
• City Soil Farm
  1.5-acre demonstration farm near Renton. Learn about how food is grown, taste the food, and take some food home.
• 3 Million Trees

Related information

• Volunteer in King County, Washington
• Environmental education programs and resources
• Grants and awards

Related agencies

• Water and Land Resources Division
• Parks and Recreation Division
• Department of Natural Resources and Parks

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