Green Kirkland Partnership
The Green Kirkland Partnership engages the local community in the restoration and care of natural areas in City parks.
Volunteer Calendar and Registration
Welcome Volunteers!
Green Kirkland volunteer stewardship events are happening at a park near you in 2025!
Opportunities to volunteer are posted on our event calendar as they become available.
Visit our About Volunteering page for general details about what to expect at a stewardship event.
Join the Green Kirkland Steward team!
Did you know that a fun and dedicated team of 50+ super volunteers called Green Kirkland Stewards help engage our community in the restoration of over 500 acres of natural parkland in Kirkland?
Stewards bring a diversity of interests, skill, and time to our parks in this long-term, ongoing role. We encourage all that are interested to attend new Steward orientation. Orientation is free, open to the public, and is a blend of online and in-person sessions.
The next new Steward Orientation will be hosted in Fall 2025.
Register for all three sessions on the New Steward Orientation Event Page
Session 1: Program and Urban Forestry Overview (Online) - Thursday September 18, 6:00-8:00 pm. Online via Zoom
Session 2: Field Training in Restoration Practices (In-person) - Saturday September 20, 10:00am – 1:00pm. Kirkland Park TBD
Session 3: Site and Volunteer Management (Online) - Thursday September 25, 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 Watering Volunteers
Thanks to all summer watering volunteers who helped nurture native plants in the natural forested areas of Kirkland’s parks this summer.
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.
2024 Accomplishments
Thanks to our volunteers, parks staff, and partners for a ‘tree-rific’ 2024! A few highlights from the year include:
- Over 1,800 volunteers contributed 7,600 service hours across 28 parks.
- 56 Green Kirkland Stewards hosted over 160 stewardship events.
- 5,642 new native plants were installed.
- 8 new acres were enrolled in long-term monitoring.
- 9 new acres of natural area parkland were enrolled in restoration for a total of 334 acres enrolled in restoration in Kirkland parks.
Green Kirkland 2024 Accomplishments Flyer(PDF, 6MB)
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.
