Green Kirkland Partnership

The Green Kirkland Partnership is a Kirkland Parks and Community Services program that engages our community to restore and care for natural areas in Kirkland’s parks.

Volunteer Calendar and Registration

Volunteer in Kirkland Parks

Looking for ways to volunteer in Kirkland? Join us to plant native trees, remove invasive plants, and help restore forests, wetlands, and meadows for the benefit of wildlife and our community!

Volunteer events are happening at parks near you in 2026!
Explore the Green Kirkland Event Calendar for upcoming environmental stewardship opportunities.

What to Expect:

• Everyone is welcome (please review event and youth guidelines).
• We provide tools, gloves, guidance, and plenty of fresh air.
• No experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm!

Learn more on our About Volunteering page.

Learn to Lead Stewardship Events

Join the fun and dedicated team of Green Kirkland Stewards and help engage your community in the restoration of natural area parkland in Kirkland!

Stewards are ongoing volunteer leaders who direct stewardship events and forest restoration projects in their local parks with support from the Kirkland Parks Department.

Stewards bring a diversity of interests, skill, and time to Kirkland's natural areas - anyone interested is encouraged to attend session one of orientation.

Orientation is free, open to the public, and is a blend of online and in-person sessions covering topics in urban forestry, habitat restoration, and volunteer management.

The next new Steward Orientation will be hosted in March 2026.

Register for all three sessions on the New Steward Orientation Event Page

Session 1: Program and Urban Forestry Overview (Online) - Thursday March 19, 6:00-8:00 pm. Online via Zoom

Session 2: Field Training in Restoration Practices (In-person) - Saturday March 21, 10:00am – 1:00pm. Kirkland Park TBD

Session 3: Site and Volunteer Management (Online) - Thursday March 26, 6:00-8:00 pm. Online via Zoom

Sign-up for monthly Green Kirkland e-newsletter to stay informed on the timing of the next orientation.

To learn more about the Steward role visit the Ongoing Volunteer Roles page under About Volunteering.

Summer Volunteer Opportunity - Watering

Thanks to all summer watering volunteers who helped nurture native plants in the natural forested areas of Kirkland’s parks in 2025.

The summer watering role opens again in May of 2026.

Volunteers in this role commit to serving two hours, every two weeks from June through September on their own time and schedule.

Visit the Green Kirkland Summer Watering Role webpage for more details.

2025 Accomplishments

Thanks to our volunteers, parks staff, and partners for a HUGE 2026! A few highlights from the year include:

• Over 1,840 volunteers contributed 8,900 service hours across 27 parks.
• 60 Green Kirkland Stewards hosted over 175 stewardship events.
• 4,770 new native plants were installed.
• 5.2 new acres were enrolled into the planted phase.
• 3.2 new acres of natural area parkland were enrolled in restoration for a total of 337 acres enrolled in restoration in Kirkland parks.

Green Kirkland 2025 Accomplishments Flyer(PDF, 3MB)

Visit the City of Kirkland Land Acknowledgement page.

This program is made possible with support from the King County Wastewater Treatment Division and King Conservation District.