We’re digging up native plants and need your help!
Join other volunteers digging up trees and shrubs from this future housing site in the morning and then dig free plants for yourself! In the afternoon, we’ll pot-up the salvaged plants at the nursery where free potted plants are given away! The plants will be installed on King County environmental restoration projects, where they will help reduce erosion, shade streams and provide habitat. Special thanks to Murray Franklyn for providing the salvage site and the City of Snoqualmie for their valuable assistance.
When: Saturday, February 7, 2015
Time:
9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m: Salvage plants for King County.
12:00 to 2:00 p.m: Salvage plants for yourself if you salvaged for the County from 9:00 to 12:00.
1:00 to 4:00 p.m: Potting at Nursery (Free plants are offered to potters).
Where: Snoqualmie for salvaging
Maple Valley for potting (Note new nursery location) Directions to the Salvage site: From I-90 take Exit 25 (HWY 18 West and Snoqualmie Parkway). Drive north on SE Snoqualmie Parkway for 0.5 miles and turn right onto SE 96th Street. Drive 0.7 miles. Park as directed.
From Highway 202 (SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Road), drive south on SE Snoqualmie Parkway for 2.7 miles and turn left onto SE 96th Street. Drive 0.7 miles. Park as directed.
Volunteers who dig for King County from 9:00 to 12:00 are eligible to dig plants for themselves from 12:00 to 2:00.
Not a morning person? Volunteers are needed at the Nursery from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to help pot up the salvaged plants. Volunteers who help with potting are eligible for a free native plant for every half hour they work.
Directions to the Nursery (NEW LOCATION!):
From I-90, take the Front Street exit in Issaquah. Go south on Front Street. Front Street becomes Issaquah-Hobart Rd SE. In about 4.5 miles turn right onto the Cedar Grove Road SE. In about 1.7 miles turn right onto 228th Ave SE and in .25 miles turn right onto 227th Ave SE. The nursery is in .5 miles on the right.
From Highway 169, go north on Cedar Grove Rd SE. In about 1.6 miles turn left onto 228th Ave SE and in .25 miles turn right onto 227th Ave SE. The nursery is in .5 miles on the right.
Notes: A parent or guardian must accompany volunteers under 16 years old. Dress for the weather and be prepared to get dirty. Sturdy shoes or boots are recommended. The site can be muddy. We’ll provide gloves, tools and light refreshments.
Participation in at least one event per season will get you invited to an all-day-Salvage-For-Yourself event in late March!
Please contact Cindy Young at 206-477-4859 or cindy.young@kingcounty.gov if you plan to participate.