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Join community members and local businesses for an afternoon of volunteering to restore the Duwamish River shoreline.  Volunteers will help dig out invasive blackberry, lay down mulch and plant native vegetation. This event will continue the Restore the Duwamish Shoreline Challenge initiated by BECU. Come learn more about the Challenge’s goal of uniting Tukwila’s business community for this local environmental cause and lend a hand restoring the Duwamish River’s ecosystem.

For more information and to register for the event, go to www.duwamishalive.org

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[volunteer]: Polliwog Preschool @ Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center

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At Polliwog Preschool, held at the Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center in Bellevue, we focus on developing the whole child – socially, emotionally, mentally and physically – while initiating them into a lifelong, meaningful relationship with the natural world. The program is play-based and student-driven with stations to choose from, discovery exploration times and specific activities that relate to a seasonal theme each week. Activities are designed to address each child’s developmental needs while encouraging curiosity, fostering love of nature and developing the whole child.

 

The Polliwog Preschool program at the Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center in Bellevue is looking for volunteers. This is not only a great opportunity for any PoE student looking to get experience with environmental education, but is also a way to connect with PoE alumna Jackie Wilson.

We would be happy to have volunteers for 1-2 days per weeks through the end of our school year (June 7).  Any day of the week Monday-Friday is possible.  For the position description and information on how to apply, see:

http://pacscivolunteers.blogspot.com/2012/08/polliwog-preschool-volunteer-bellevue.html

 

Thanks so much!

 

Jackie Wilson | PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER

Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center Site Supervisor | P (425) 450-0207 | F(425) 450-0219

Pacific Science Center is an independent, not-for-profit educational institution that inspires lifelong interest in science, math and technology.

The Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center is a collaboration of Pacific Science Center and the City of Bellevue.

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Seattle Audubon’s elementary education program Finding Urban Nature is searching for enthusiastic volunteers from local universities. The University of Washington’s commitment to service and sustainability aligns with Seattle Audubon’s goal to cultivate and lead a community that values and protects birds and the natural environment.Check out the cool opportunities!

Speak Korean? Unique opportunity

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Do you speak Korean well enough to act as an interpreter? The Dann Woo Community Garden is looking for students interested in acting as interpreters for elder gardeners. The goal is, “…collecting gardener stories as a way to preserve their histories and pass the important knowledge on to the youth in our program”.

Want more information? Contact Joe Kobayashi at: jkob@uw.edu.

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Get Involved with Environmental Education & Sustainable Agriculture! 

Intern & Volunteer Opportunities with Seattle Tilth
Seattle Tilth volunteers gain work experience in nonprofit organization, education, volunteer coordination, garden and farm stewardship and more. They have fun working in the community and contribute greatly to Seattle Tilth. Read on to learn more or visit our website.

The best way to get started in Seattle Tilth’s volunteer and intern program is by filing out a volunteer / intern registration form and then attending a volunteer orientation. To apply for an internship, click the link and follow the instructions there.

INTERNSHIPS 
Education Internships
Children’s Garden Teaching Intern – Application due Jan. 28
Adult Education Teaching Intern
Seattle Youth Garden Works Mentor – Application due Mar. 8

Garden/Farm Internships
Garden Steward Interns in North Seattle, Mt. Baker, and Issaquah
Farm-to-Plate Internship at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands
Farm Steward at Seattle Tilth Farm Works – Application due Feb. 8

Organizing Internships 
Marketing Intern
Administrative Intern at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands
Adult Education Program Intern
Social Media Intern for Just Garden Project

Volunteer Coordinator Intern for Just Garden Project

Events Internships 
Garden Build Coordinator for Just Garden Project

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
Volunteers bring Seattle Tilth’s mission to life. Current available positions:

Children’s Garden Volunteer Naturalists in Wallingford, Rainier Beach, and Issaquah
Adult Education Class Assistants
Garden and Farm Crews in Rainier Beach and Issaquah
Master Composter/Soil Builders – Application due Feb. 17
Garden Ambassadors in Issaquah
Street Promotions Team
Spring into Bed event on March 23 – Event Support & Site Coordinator Volunteers

DROP-IN WORK PARTIES
Can’t make the next Volunteer Orientation, but want to get started working with us right away?  Try attending a drop-in work party this summer!

5513 S. Cloverdale St.  Seattle, WA
Every Saturday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Rainier Community Center
4600 38th Avenue S, Seattle, WA
Third Friday of every month, 3–7 p.m.
Contact leikasuzumura@seattletilth.org

1730 10th Ave NW  Issaquah, WA 98027
Some Tuesdays and Saturdays – visit the website for details.

Find all of this information and more at: http://seattletilth.org/get-involved/volunteer

Questions? Contact Chris Iberle at chrisiberle@seattletilth.org

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Come support Friends of Cedar River Watershed by volunteering at one of their upcoming restoration events. ** Many of these events are supported by two interns who are PoE students! 

Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service Planting at Madrona Woods
Monday, January 21 ~ 10am-2pm
Madrona Woods, Seattle
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service by planting trees to improve your local watershed! Madrona Woods is a 9-acre urban forest across the street from the west shore of Lake Washington, home to bald eagles, hummingbirds, and salamanders. Help restore this beautiful neighborhood treasure to a more natural and sustainable state while creating places for both people and wildlife in our cities.
Contact amy@cedarriver.org / 206.297.8141 to register

Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service Planting at Cavanaugh Pond
Monday, January 21 ~ 10am-2pm
Cavanaugh Pond Natural Area, Renton
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service by planting trees to improve your local watershed! Noted for populations of spawning sockeye salmon, the Cavanaugh Pond Natural Area includes a series of ponds nestled along the banks of the Cedar River. This site is a restoration success due to the work of thousands of volunteers. Come be a part of the story. A Cedar River Salmon Journey Naturalist will be onsite giving interpretive tours. 
Contact amy@cedarriver.org / 206.297.8141 to register

Planting at Taylor Mountain Forest
Saturday, February 2 ~ 10am-2pm
Taylor Mountain Forest, Hobart
Taylor Mountain Forest is a critical wildlife corridor that connects Tiger Mountain and the protected Cedar River Watershed, the direct source of clean drinking water for over one million residents in King County. The forest contains hiking and equestrian trails, wetlands, and streams, and is also home to wildlife such as bear, elk, cougars, cutthroat trout, and western toads! Volunteers will be re-vegetating a newly acquired area of the forest with native trees and shrubs. 
Contact amy@cedarriver.org / 206.297.8141 to register

To see more of their events,  go to http://www.cedarriver.org/events

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Be a volunteer judge for the 16th annual Orca Bowl Competition! 

Orca Bowl is one of 25 regional components of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB). Its Washington’s regional marine sciences bowl competition for high school students. 

Saturday, February 23, 2013, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the University of Washington  Seattle campus

Training sessions start soon! To find out more about the positions, competition, or to register as a volunteer, click here or email Maile Sullivan at orcabowl@uw.edu

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

[volunteer]: Polliwog Preschool

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When: 1-2 times a week, Monday-Thursday, for a minimum of three months

Where: The Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center in Bellevue, WA

Details: The Polliwog Preschool and the Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center are part of a collaboration with the Pacific Science Center. Volunteer work will revolve around interaction with Polliwog Preschool Teachers and students (3-5 years old). The three main focuses of the position are early childhood education, environmental education and operational support for the school. 

To learn more and apply for the position, click here!

[volunteer]: Master Naturalist Training Program (City of Bellevue)

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Greetings!

January 11, 2013 is the last day to submit Master Naturalist Training Program Applications!  Please pass this information along to anyone you know who may be interested in applying. More information regarding this program is listed below. Please let me know if you have any questions and  I look forward to receiving your application.

The City of Bellevue is hosting the fourth annual Master Naturalist Training Program – a free 13 week program that educates volunteers on the importance of ecological restoration and preservation. Through a series of in-class lectures, field trips, workshops and restoration projects, volunteers will learn about the area’s wildlife ecology, wetland management, forest restoration, plant identification, cultural history and much more. In exchange for this free environmental training, naturalists are expected to reciprocate at least 5 volunteer hours per month up to 100 hours of service in the care of Bellevue’s natural resources. Applications are due Friday, January 11, 2013. Preference will be giving to Bellevue residents. Please visit http://www.bellevuewa.gov/9182.htm for more information or phone 425-452-4195 or emailparks_stewardship@bellevuewa.gov.

 

How to Apply

Application packets are available online at http://www.bellevuewa.gov/9182.htm.  All packets must be postmarked by January 11, 2012.  Bellevue residents have priority.  Application packets can be emailed to Alex DySard atADySard@bellevuewa.gov or mailed to:

Attention: Alex DySard

Master Naturalist Training Program
Parks & Community Services
Natural Resource Division
16023 N.E. 8th Street

Bellevue, WA 98008

For additional questions please call Alexandra DySard at 425.452.4195.