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August 09, 2026
9 Jeanne Hansen Park Blackberry-Digging Jubilee! August 09, 9am-12pm @ Deer Park Thank you for joining us for the Green Snoqualmie Summer of Service! On Saturday, August 9th, from 9 AM-12 PM, join us for a volunteer work party at Jeanne Hansen Park! Thanks to past restorations (including a Green Snoqualmie Day!) at Jeanne Hansen Park, the section we will be working in is largely blackberry-free, but it can only stay that way with a community effort to keep it out. Armenian blackberry is an invasive plant introduced decades ago for its delicious (but quite tart!) berries... the suburban bird species around here LOVE spreading this berry around. If it has enough space and sunlight, Armenian blackberry chokes out young trees and every native plant shorter than six feet tall to the detriment of the rest of the wildlife. Wildlife that enjoys nectar and berries from our native shrubs & wildflowers, those that nest in our magnificent conifers and maples, and those that cannot move through dense, thorny thickets are most impacted. The Ridge's forests are in the early stages of blackberry infestation, so it's our duty to rein it in as much as possible. That's why on Sunday, 8/9/2026 from 9 AM-12 PM, concerned community members like yourself will venture into the woods, equipped with hand tools, gloves, and long pants to fight for the forest, all while chatting it up and enjoying each other's company! This is one of the best ways to give back to your local forest and meet like-minded forest advocates. Help us build a healthy habitat and a healthy community! Tools and training are provided, and all ages and abilities are welcome. Pizza will be provided for groups larger than five. more
11 Revitalize an Eagle Project Forest Restoration Site with Troop 1776! August 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm @ Northwest Slope Thank you for joining us for the Green Snoqualmie Summer of Service! On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, join a group of community volunteers for an ecological restoration at the Silent Creek Forest. In 2024, Ojas Herur from Snoqualmie Scout Troop 1776 worked together with the City of Snoqualmie to clear this area of invasive Armenian blackberry and plant it with drought-tolerant native shrubs and trees. The shore pine, red-flowering currant, oceanspray, and others have taken off since then. We need your help to spread in some fresh mulch and dig a few blackberry shoots that have grown back! In September, more plants (groundcovers and more shrubs) will be added to the site! Tools, snacks, and training are provided, and all ages and abilities are welcome. more
15 Tending to the Amazing Azalea Park August 15, 9am-12pm @ Northwest Slope Thank you for joining us for the Green Snoqualmie Summer of Service! Your help ensures that Snoqualmie's forests will be healthy for hundreds of years to come. Azalea Park and Tanner Jeans Fields are home to a great baseball field, playground, and picnic shelter. At the back of the park, one can find the Deep Creek Trail. On August 15th, from 9 AM-12 PM, we are maintaining our ecological restoration site at the Deep Creek Trail trailhead! The Deep Creek Trail follows a steep ravine and can either take you to the east or west end of the Preston-Snoqualmie Trail. The west end spits you out in Fall City, and in the winter, the east side gives you a view of the south side of Snoqualmie Falls! We must continue to steward this site to prevent invasive species at the trailhead from flowing downward into the trail system. Specifically, we are concerned about invasive Armenian blackberry, Robert geranium (stinky Bob), and foxglove. In past restoration projects, volunteers have planted a palette of drought-resistant native shrubs and trees; shore pine, tall Oregon-grape, snowberry, the list goes on. Uncontrolled, blackberry will grow up around these and choke them out, preventing them from reproducing in the future. Down the trail, stinky Bob and foxglove are encroaching into the native wildflowers. Luckily, they will meet their fate at your hands, clad with work gloves and carrying shovels and hand tools! more
16 Still Keeping Stillwater Bog Happy and Healthy! August 16, 9am-12pm @ Northwest Slope Thank you for joining us for the Green Snoqualmie Summer of Service! On 8/16/26, from 9 AM-12 PM, join a group of community volunteers for an ecological restoration at the forest buffer surrounding Stillwater Bog! Stillwater Bog is one of Green Snoqualmie's oldest restoration sites, and invasive blackberry is 95% eradicated from the forest buffer! We need YOU help us dig to get that number to 100% and set us up for a great fall planting event :) What makes a bog a bog? Sphagnum, of course! What's sphagnum? A type of moss! Yes, sphagnum moss defines bog ecosystems. After a glacial-carved lake was carved out thousands of years ago, a species of sphagnum colonized the empty bowl. Sphagnum mosses are ecosystem engineers, turning the lake acidic. The low-oxygen and high-acidity conditions prevent organic matter from decaying, so dead plant matter (peat) builds up for hundreds of years! The bog is an important carbon sink. Furthermore, Stillwater Bog is exclusively fed by rain, much of which runs off from the surrounding forest. This means that it is super important to ensure the forest buffer is healthy, as a healthy forest will stop pollution before it enters the bog. This is one of the best ways to give back to your local forest and your community. Meet like-minded forest advocates as you help us build a healthy habitat! Pizza will be ordered for groups of five or more, and snacks, tools, and training will be provided. There are roles for all ages and skill levels! Show up as early as 8 AM and stay as late as 1 PM, but the event officially starts at 9. more
21 Class: Local Ecology and Plant ID at Stillwater Bog! August 21, 6pm-8pm @ Northwest Slope Do you want to learn about and connect with the different vibrant, thriving ecosystems in your backyard? Do you want to be able to name the ferns growing along our trails and the trees overhead, and in doing so, come to understand them better? Have you ever wondered what berries are edible in Snoqualmie? If so, come join us at the Snoqualmie Valley YMCA and Stillwater Bog for a class on plant ID and local ecology from a local botanist and restoration ecologist! more
23 Final Summer 2026 Borden Park Blackberry & Ivy Dig :O August 23, 9am-12pm @ Kimball Coal Thank you for joining us for the Green Snoqualmie Summer of Service! On Sunday 8/23/26, from 9 AM to 12 PM, join us for a habitat restoration at Flicker Creek, the creek behind Borden Park in Snoqualmie Ridge. At the Green Snoqualmie Partnership, we love our forests. Do you love forests, too?! Snoqualmie Ridge was built with forests in mind; the city planners knew residents would love walking the trails, eating berries, and enjoying the cool shade in the hot summer months. Wildlife from spotted towhees to black bears call Snoqualmie's forests home, as do a diversity of beetles, bees, and butterflies. With the construction of the Ridge, many forest edges were created, weakening the forest due to the "edge effect". Forests went from shady and moist to windy and sunny in a matter of months. These edges also provided a spot for invasive species to take hold. Weeds like English ivy, Armenian blackberry, and cutleaf blackberry began relentlessly spreading into Snoqualmie Ridge's forests. We can look to forests in Downtown Snoqualmie or Seattle for examples of what will happen if invasive species spread is not stopped quickly enough; blackberries form thickets blocking the growth of native trees, and ivy climbs up and pulls down trees. During the Green Snoqualmie Summer of Service, our aim is to eliminate the invasive blackberries and ivy from Flicker Creek to prevent an enormous future cost--losing the forest entirely. So why is worth it for YOU to join restoration projects like this one? If you're a local, you can come back and see the forest you weeded and planted grow and mature for the next several decades. Your children/future generations can grow up in a city with healthy forests, knowing they were protected by people like you who care. You will get to learn more about the local ecology and the plants that grow in the wild here, and you will get to meet like-minded forest advocates. Also, we'll have pizza (for groups larger than five!) and snacks! Tools, training, and water are provided. This is open to all ages and abilities. Feel free to stay as late as 1 PM, but the event officially ends at 11 AM! more
26 Late-Summer Weeding in Silent Creek Forest (Wednesday Evening) August 26, 8am-11pm @ Northwest Slope Thank you for joining us for Green Snoqualmie's Summer of Service! On Wednesday, 8/26/26, from 7 PM to 9 PM, join a group of community volunteers for habitat restoration at Silent Creek Forest, near Curtis Park in Snoqualmie Ridge! This event will be focused on digging invasive plant species to improve the health of the forest, in preparation for fall planting events. At the Green Snoqualmie Partnership, we love our forests. Do you love forests, too?! Snoqualmie Ridge was built with forests in mind; the city planners knew residents would love walking the trails, eating berries, and enjoying the cool shade in the hot summer months. Wildlife from spotted towhees to black bears call Snoqualmie's forests home, as do a diversity of beetles, bees, and butterflies. With the construction of the Ridge, many forest edges were created, weakening the forest due to the "edge effect". Forests went from shady and moist to windy and sunny in a matter of months. These edges also provided a spot for invasive species to take hold. Weeds like English ivy, Armenian blackberry, and cutleaf blackberry began relentlessly spreading into Snoqualmie Ridge's forests. We can look to forests in Downtown Snoqualmie or Seattle for examples of what will happen if invasive species spread is not stopped quickly enough; blackberries form thickets blocking the growth of native trees, and ivy climbs up and pulls down trees. During the Green Snoqualmie Summer of Service, our aim is to eliminate the invasive blackberries and ivy from the Silent Creek Forest to prevent an enormous future cost--losing the forest entirely. So why is worth it for you to join restoration projects like this one? If you're a local, you can come back and see the forest you weeded and planted grow and mature for the next several decades. Your children/future generations can grow up in a city with healthy forests, knowing they were protected by people like you who care. You will get to learn more about the local ecology and the plants that grow in the wild here, and you will get to meet like-minded forest advocates. Also, we'll have pizza (for groups larger than five!) and snacks! Tools, training, and water are provided. This is open to all ages and abilities. Feel free to show up as early as 6 PM, but the event officially starts at 7 PM! more
29 Stewarding the Gnome Trail at Riverview Park August 29, 9am-12pm @ Riverwalk Thank you for joining us for the Green Snoqualmie Summer of Service! On August 29th, 2026, from 9 AM-12 PM, join a group of community volunteers for an ecological restoration at Riverview Park! A community of gnomes has moved into our restoration area, indicating that our restorations have already succeeded in increasing the habitat value for the local gnome population. Yes, this is real. Come see it for yourself! The summer heat has been relentless, but you can help us plant and maintain the forest at Riverview Park to provide a shady refuge from the heat! During this project, we will continue to remove invasive species that have moved into Riverview Park in preparation for planting events in autumn. There is a patch of English ivy we have been working on digging out, as well as any morning glory/creeping buttercup in our path and scattered blackberry individuals around the site. Pretty soon, Riverview Park will be fully ivy- and blackberry-free, and we will plant some gorgeous native wildflowers, sedges, grasses, and ferns along the trail. This is one of the best ways to give back to your local forest and meet like-minded forest advocates. Help us build a healthy habitat and a healthy community! Tools, snacks, and training are provided, and all ages and abilities are welcome. Pizza will be ordered for groups greater than five. more

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