Tree Planting Celebration 2023

For safety, volunteers are required to wear:

• Long pants (we’ll be working with tools, so no shorts!)
• Sturdy, close-toed shoes (absolutely no sandals)
• Gloves (provided)

In addition, we recommend that participants bring:

• Warm layers, especially during the fall, winter, and spring
• Rain gear, BOOTS (it will be muddy walking in)
• At least one full water bottle
• Small daypack for snacks, extra layers, etc…

From I-90 eastbound, take exit 15. Turn left on NW 17th. Continue on as rd becomes NW Sammamish Rd (road bends to the right). You’ll pass the parking lot on your left, but you will have to continue down the road in order to turn around. Make a U-turn left at 10th Ave into the Animal Hospital parking lot (or right into the Pickering Shopping Complex) to turn around. Heading back the way you came on NW Sammamish, turn right into the small soccer field parking lot. Please carpool if possible as parking will be limited. We will have signs to overflow parking as well.

Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/e7RfujNjtHUb4UJA8

Up until 2019, this section of the park was a field of thriving himalayan blackberry. Since then, and with funding from King County One Million Trees initiative, the Greenway Trust was able to transform this field into a young forest -- with the help of many hands, of course. From professional restoration crews, contractors, and over 300 volunteers in counting, this native forest was planted to help enhance the riparian buffer of Issaquah Creek. Join the Greenway in continuing restoring this area of the park by planting native trees and continuing to clear invasive species!

After the event, you are welcome to stay for our Cheers to Volunteers where lunch sandwiches will be provided by our partners at Carter Subaru.