Looking for a way to get outside this winter and spring and provide a helping hand? Check out the amazing volunteer and education opportunities put on by the Green Tukwila Partnership. 

February Events: 

• • February 10: Restoration at Riverton Park — Celebrate the season of love by caring for your community forest. With Forest Steward Debbie, you’ll plant young native plants that help restore balance under the park’s towering trees. Together, we’ll push back invasive ivy and blackberry and create thriving habitats for birds and wildlife.
    
  • February 11: Riverside Restoration — Warm up your winter with a riverside work party! Join REI and Steward Chris for ecological restoration along the Green River Trail. Volunteers will clear invasive plants and help establish native species that provide critical shade and habitat for salmon. Your efforts will directly support the health of the Green–Duwamish River ecosystem.
  • February 12: Planting at Cottonwood Corner — Join us this February at Cottonwood Corner with Forest Stewards Heidi and Greta. Together we’ll plant even more native shrubs and bushes to create cleaner water and better habitat along Riverton Creek. Everyone is welcome, no experience needed. Pack a picnic and stay to enjoy this special site after the work party.
  • February 20: Fabulous Forterra Friday — At Duwamish Hill Preserve, a Tukwila park providing critical wildlife habitat and public trails in a fairly industrial area, help restore essential wildlife habitat by removing Himalayan blackberries that threaten our local native trees, shrubs, and groundcover. Established native plants benefit local wildlife, improve water quality, and enhance air quality.
  • February 21: We Love Duwamish Hill — Spend the morning caring for native plants and removing invasive species to help the hillside habitat flourish. Your efforts help keep this special cultural and ecological site healthy and full of life.
  • February 23: Eco-Art Adult Watercolor Workshop — February theme is Conifers in Tukwila. We will be learning about what these trees do for the environment and for people. Olena will then lead a step-by-step watercolor workshop on painting conifers. Hands-on workshops combining environmental education with guided watercolor instruction. Learn about local ecosystems while creating art inspired by Pacific Northwest plants, wildlife, and landscapes. No art experience required.

March Events: 

• • March 10: Restoration at Riverton — The forest is waking up—and so can you! Join Forest Steward Debbie to plant native understory plants that will brighten Riverton Park and support the towering trees that raptors and wildlife call home. This is your chance to spring into action and make a lasting impact on Tukwila’s urban forest.
  • March 11: Riverside Restoration with REI — Join REI and Steward Chris to tackle Himalayan blackberry and bindweed that choke out young native plants. By freeing up space and light, we’re giving native trees and shrubs a chance to thrive—providing shade, filtering water, and strengthening salmon habitat.
  • March 12: Restore Cottonwood Corner — This March, help Forest Stewards Heidi and Greta restore Cottonwood Corner by removing invasive plants that crowd out our native forest. Your efforts open space for wildlife-friendly native plants to thrive along Riverton Creek. All ages welcome—come ready to dig, pull, and make a difference! Tools and guidance provided.
  • March 13: Eco-Ed Watershed Eco Systems — We all live in a watershed, and it’s up to us to keep the water that flows through it clean and plentiful. This program introduces people to their own local watershed and to the plants and animals that share this important ecosystem.

Sign up for these events here!