My Year as an AmeriCorps Member at KCD

by Macy Schmidt, 2021-2022 AmeriCorps Riparian Habitat Stewardship and Volunteer Projects Coordinator Backyard rivers, creeks, and streams and the sound … Continued
Delridge Area Residents Collaborate to Restore Longfellow Creek

From it’s headwaters at the 10,000 year old Roxhill Bog, Longfellow Creek flows 3+ miles through the urbanized Roxhill and … Continued
Thornton Creek Backyard Oasis Emerges from Ivy’s Grasp

In April, King Conservation District worked with a north Seattle homeowner to restore 3,300 square feet of streamside habitat along … Continued
2021 Orca Recovery Day – Working to Restore Salmon Habitat

Thanks to our amazing volunteers that came out for Orca Recovery Day! Thanks to 24 dedicated volunteers, we were able … Continued
KCD Native Plant Nursery Volunteer Event

Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers who spent Saturday morning, September 28, helping to maintain KCD’s NAtive Plant Nursery. We … Continued
United Way Day of Caring – Microsoft Volunteer Event

A group of 11 volunteers from Microsoft spent the 2019 United Way Day of Caring maintaining a KCD restoration site … Continued
Yesler Swamp Project

In 2015, Seattle Parks Foundation received a KCD-Seattle Community Partnership grant award for $31,940 to restore six acres of wetlands … Continued
Kirkland Twilight Tour shows off KCD/Lake Washington Christian Church Shoreline Restoration Partnership

As if on cue, a bald eagle soared overhead during a recent Twilight Tour at Lake Washington Christian Church, where … Continued
Mercer Island Students Help Enhance Pine Creek

Students from the City of Mercer Island VOICE Program volunteered their time to support a KCD Urban Shoreline project in … Continued
Beautify and Care for Your Streamside Property

KCD supports homeowners interested in stewarding their stream, lake or wetland property. The following slides and resources are available for … Continued