WASHINGTON
Seattle to Tacoma
Everett and North Sound
Olympia to Vancouver
Seattle to Tacoma -
Municipal (alphabetically by city)
Bellevue
The City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services Department Natural Resource Division manages 1347 acres of Bellevue's 1888 acres of park land to maximize multiple public benefits including land buffering, wildlife habitat, passive recreation and water quality. Visit: www.ci.bellevue.wa.us
Key staff include:
Geoff Bradley, Natural Resource Supervisor
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009-9012
T:425.452.2740
F:425.452.2740
gbradley@ci.bellevue.wa.us
Redmond
The City of Redmond has 1000 acres of developed parkland and 300 acres of undeveloped parkland. The city has conducted several restoration projects along trails and roadway shoulders, including the River Walk on the Samammish River and the Watershed Preserve area. Visit:
www.ci.redmond.wa.us/insidecityhall/parksrec/parks_recreation.asp
For more information contact:
Park Operations (general number)
Natural Resources Department
16600 NE 80th Street
Redmond, WA 98073
T:425.556.2825
The Public Works - Natural Resources Division also conducts restoration projects.
Key staff include:
Peter Holt, Outreach Coordinator
T:425.556.2822
Seattle
Seattle has many native plant projects throughout the city, and has its own nursery for growing native plants. For more information on this nursery or other city efforts related to naturescaping please contact Park and Recreation Department staff.
Forward all questions regarding native plant projects within the Parks to:
Parks and Recreation Department
Parks & Recreation Administration Building
100 Dexter Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
T:206.684.4075
Seattle's Public Utilities Department - Conservation and Environment Division provides free information on beneficial landscaping practices and sustainability. Visit: www.cityofseattle.net/util/rescons/default.htm then click Natural Landscaping or Natural Lawn or Landscape Professionals or another.
For more information on Conservation and Environment Division's Programs contact:
Seattle Public Utilities
710 Second Avenue, Suite 505
5th Floor Dexter Horton Building
Seattle, WA 98104
Reception: T:206.684.7666
While not offered by the City of Seattle, the U.S.E.P.A. provides a list of "Demonstration Gardens" around Seattle that illustrate beneficial landscaping concepts. Visit:
http://yosemite1.epa.gov/R10/ECOCOMM.NSF/BLstartpage?OpenPage
Snohomish
County
Snohomish County Native Plant Salvage Project
Many volunteer opportunities to assist in plant salvages and learn more about native plant ecology.
Scott Moore, Native Plant Salvage Coordinator
T:425.388.3464, ext.6462
http://yosemite1.epa.gov/R10/ECOCOMM.NSF/BLstartpage?OpenPage
Tacoma
Tacoma Parks and Recreation manages approximately 1,730 acres of parklands, about 600 of which is developed. Tacoma boasts several natural areas including Point Defiance Park which is primarily forest, Swan Creek natural area, tidal lands, wet lands, the Nature Center at Snake Lake and a native garden at Point Defiance. Visit: www.tacomaparks.com
Key staff include:
Kristi Evans, Planning and Development Manager
Parks Department
4702 South 19th Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
T:253.305.1054
kristie@tacomaparks.com
Marina Becker, Program Manager Horticulture & Landscape
T:253.591.5328
marinab@tacomaparks.com
Non-Profit Assistance
in Seattle to Tacoma
King County Native Plant Salvage Project
Offers workshops on Naturescaping and native plant salvage. Conducts native plant salvages four times a year. Their website has a lot of useful information about sustainability and native plants. For more information contact:
Greg Rabourn
T:206.296.1923
greg.rabourn@metrokc.gov
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/PI/salopps.htm
Kitsap Conservation District
Kitsap Conservation District offers information on native
plants and has annual tree and shrub sales. Their website
has information on beneficial landscape practices.
Sandy Jacobson, NPSP Coordinator
817 Sidney Avenue
Port Orchard, WA 98366
T:360.337.7171
kcd@wa.nacdnet.org
www.kitsapcd.org
Native Plant Salvage Programs
Native plant salvage programs engage volunteers to collect
native plants from land scheduled for development. The
paltns are cared for and/or replanted at sites where
water quality and wildlife habitat has been compromised
or needs enhancement. The salvaged plants are used to
create buffers along streams and wetlands and in residential
landscapes. In addition to the salvaging activities,
a series of public workshops, lectures and field experiences
are commonly offered.
In King County: dnr.metrokc.goc/wlr/pi/salopps.htm
In Pierce County: www.ssstewardship.org
In Snohomish County: www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/Public_Works/Divisions/SWM/Work_Areas/Outreach/Native_Plants/default.htm
Plant Amnesty
Plant Amnesty advocates for urban landscape management and provides a referral service to landscape professionals that provide naturescaping services.
P.O. Box 15377
Seattle, WA 98115-0377
T:206.783.9813
www.plantamnesty.org
Seattle Audubon's - Gardening for Life Program
Gardening for Life runs free naturescaping workshops in Seattle and King County. Look under conservation on the Seattle Audubon website for more information.
Lauren Braden
8050 35th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98115
T:206.523.8243, ext.14
conservation@seattleaudubon.org
www.seattleaudubon.org
Seattle Tilth Association
Their emphasis is on organic gardening, but they promote ecologically beneficial gardening and are a clearinghouse of information on composting and related subjects.
4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Room 1
Seattle, Washington 98103
T:206.633.0451
tilth@seattletilth.org
www.seattletilth.org
Washington Native Plant Society
Website has sections on naturescaping, plant salvage programs and related events.
Washington Native Plant Society
6310 NE 74th Street, Suite 215E, Seattle, WA 98115
T:206.527.3210
wnps@wnps.org
www.wnps.org
Publications: Douglasia, a quarterly journal.
See also nonprofits such as The Nature Conservancy and others on the Rural Assistance page.
Academics in
Seattle to Tacoma
This section includes contact information for locally based individuals who are capable of teaching naturescaping classes or workshops. Contact information for educational institutions that provide professional degrees relating to naturescaping are also provided in this section, yet further below.
Victoria Olson, Landscape Designer and Contractor
Puget Sound Native Landscape
T:253.759.5637
gardens@seanet.com
Also runs Design Your Own Native Landscape Workshops through Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Washington, Spring Quarter and the City of University Place, Washington, Winter Quarter (call or email her for exact workshop dates).
Brett Johnson
Mercer Island, WA
T:206.232.5734
bnbjohns@home.com
The following educational institutions provide professional degrees relating to naturescaping
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
UW provides degreed programs in landscape architecture. An emphasis in naturescaping is possible. For more information contact:
Iain Robertson, Department Head - Landscape Architecture
T:206.543.9246
iainmr@u.washington.edu
www.caup.washington.edu/HTML/LARCH/
UW Center for Urban Horticulture (in the College of Forest Resources) provides a "Restoration Ecology" certificate in a BA program and an MS/PhD program in Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry. For more information contact:
Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott
Center for Urban Horticulture
Box 354115
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
lindacs@u.washington.edu
http://depts.washington.edu/urbhort/
Note that Washington State University
coordinates the Master Gardener program through WSU
Extension Service. While Master Gardeners typically
know little about naturescaping (previously there was
no section on naturescaping in their manual, and most
Master Gardeners seem very fond of chemical use), it
is now possible, though rare, to find a Master Gardener
with some knowledge of naturescaping. For more information
see: http://gardening.wsu.edu/text/about.htm
Native Plant Stewardship Training
Programs
WNPS and partners annually offer Native Plant Stewardship
programs that provide 100 hours of in-class training
and field trips to individuals meeting program objectives.
Training covers restoring and protecting native platns
and natural areas in Puget Sound habitats of King, Pierce,
and Snohomish Counties. Participatns learn to identify
plants growing in the region and to understand the natural
plant communities that esisted before developemtn. Program
participants agree to provide a minimum of 100 hours
of outreach, service and education towards a project
of their choice.
In King County: dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/pi/salopps.htm
In Pierce County: www.ssstewardship.org
In Snohomish County: www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/Public_Works/Divisions/SWM/Work_Areas/Outreach/Native_Plants/default.htm
We also recommend inquiring at local community
colleges to determine if they offer naturescaping or
native plant identification/awareness classes.
Everett and North Sound -
Municipal (alphabetically by city)
Anacortes
Anacortes operates 2,220 acres of Anacortes Community Forest Lands as well as many large parks including Mount Erie. Many of Anacortes' native plantings are at water treatment sites. Soon, the Parks Department will be restoring Guemes Channel Park with natives to create a waterfront park. Visit: www.cityofanacortes.org
Key staff include:
Gary Robinson, Director of Parks and Recreation
Parks Department
P.O. Box 547
Anacortes, WA 98221
T:360.293.1918
gary@cityofanacortes.org
Bellingham
The City of Bellingham manages 2000 acres of upland park, natural areas and other lands. About 1900 acres is in native condition or in the process of being restored. The City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department routinely incorporates native plantings and habitat restoration into its capital projects for recreation enhancement. The Parks and Recreation Department also partners with community organizations and volunteers in projects that involve the removal of noxious plants, site preparation, planting native plants and related maintenance. Native plant projects can be found at Whatcom Falls Park, Paddon Lake Park and Birchwood Park. Visit: www.cob.org/parks/index.htm
Key staff include:
Jonathan Schilk, Landscape Architect
(designs and manages park projects)
T:360.676.6985
jschilk@cob.org
Sally Manifold, Volunteer Coordinator
Parks and Recreation
3424 Meridian St
Bellingham, WA 98225
T:360.676.6801
Tim Wahl, Greenways Program Coordinator
(manages Land and Easement Acquisition; experienced with specifying and planting native vegetation)
T:360.676.6985
Everett
Everett is propagating many natives in their nursery for use in park plantings. Some of these plantings are at Lowell Riverfront Park, Forrest Park and Howarth Park. www.ci.everett.wa.us
Non-Profit
Assistance in Everett and North Sound
Audubon Society - Gardening for Life Program
Gardening for Life provides free naturescaping workshops. Look under conservation on the following website: www.seattleaudubon.org
Washington Native Plant Society
Website has sections on naturescaping, plant salvage programs and related events. Visit: www.wnps.org
Academics - Everett and North Sound
This section includes contact information for locally based individuals who are capable of teaching naturescaping classes or workshops.
For a referral to an individual who can teach a class or workshop on naturescaping it is suggested to inquire with:
Plant Amnesty at www.plantamnesty.org or
Jonathan Schilk, Landscape Architect at the City of Bellingham
T:360.676.6985
jschilk@cob.org
Note that Washington State University coordinates the Master Gardener program through WSU Extension Service. While Master Gardeners typically know little about naturescaping (previously there was no section on naturescaping in their manual, and most Master Gardeners seem very fond of chemical use), it is now possible, though rare, to find a Master Gardener with some knowledge of naturescaping. For more information see: http://gardening.wsu.edu/text/about.htm
We also recommend inquiring at local community colleges to determine if they offer naturescaping or native plant identification/awareness classes.
Olympia to Vancouver -
Municipal (alphabetically by city)
Longview
The city has no real native plant projects, except one mitigation effort at the In Farm Industrial Park. Visit: ci.longview.wa.us/parks/index.htm
Key staff include:
Al George, Parks Superintendent
Parks and Recreation Department
2920 Douglas Street
Longview, WA 98632
T:360.577.3345
al.george@ci.longview.wa.us
Olympia
Olympia Parks and Recreation operates between 750-1000 acres of parkland.
Key staff include:
Joel Miller, Parks Maintenance Superintendent
Parks, Arts, and Recreation Department
222 Columbia Street NW
Olympia, WA 98501
T:360.753.8380
jmiller@ci.olympia.wa.us
State of Washington
Natural Area Preserve Program Forest Resources
Division
1111 Washington Street SE, Olympia, WA 98504-7016
Tel: 360-902-1340
The Washington Department of Natural Resources manages
approximately 26,000 acres in 46 Natural Area Preserves
(NAPs) throughout the state. Reserves were established
to protect high-quality examples of typical or unique
natural features. Emphasis is on rare plant or animal
communities. Protected habitats include grasslands,
wetlands, high- and low-elevation forests and rock cliffs.
Vancouver
Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation operates 549 acres of parkland within the city. Their native plant projects focus on restorative measures. Parks with natural areas include: Salmon Creek Greenway at Turtle Pond, Daybreak Park, Vancouver Lake Park and Moulton Falls. Visit: www.ci.vancouver.wa.us/parks-recreation/index.html
Key staff include:
Alana Mcqueen, Volunteer Coordinator (for restoration
projects)
Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation
603 West Evergreen Blvd. PO Box 1995
Vancouver, WA 98668
T:360.696.8171
The StreamTeam is a volunteer
based stream restoration and environmental education
program of Clark Public Utilities. The StreamTeam focuses
on native plant restoration in the Salmon Creek Watershed
of Clark County, Washington. Throughout the year over
500 dedicated volunteers plant over 50,000 native plants
to improve air and water quality, wildlife habitat and
community aesthetics. Volunteers can take their experience
one step higher by becoming a Stream Steward. The Stream
Stewards participate in hands-on workshops that cover
topics from natural history and water quality to native
plant landscaping and restoration. For more information
please contact Lisa Beranek (StreamTeam@clarkpud.com)
or visit www.StreamTeam.net.
Non-Profit Assistance in Olympia to Vancouver
Audubon Society - Gardening for Life Program
Gardening for Life provides free naturescaping workshops. Look under conservation on the following website: www.seattleaudubon.org
NatureScaping Wildlife Botanical Gardens
11000 N.E. 149th St., Vancouver, WA 98682 Tel: 360-604-4400
Three-acre display of 12 distinct gardens that demonstrate
gardening techniques to attract butterflies, songbirds,
hummingbirds and other wildlife to residential gardens.
Washington National Wildlife Federation
Check their website for occasional activities that relate to native plants and conservation.
P.O. Box 1966
Olympia, WA 98507-1966
T:360.705.1903
www.washingtonwildlife.org/
Washington Native Plant Society
Website has sections on naturescaping, plant salvage programs and related events. Visit: www.wnps.org
WSU Extension Native Plant Salvage
Project
NPSP offers workshops, naturescape garden tours, and
other special events relating to native plants. Call
to find out when you can volunteer for one of their
native plant salvages. They also have an informative
guide with information on naturescaping, salvaging and
native plant descriptions.
Erica Guttman, Project Coordinator
WSU Thurston County Extension
2400 Bristol Court SW, Suite 100
Olympia, WA 98502-6004
T:360.754.3588
ericag@wsu.edu
nativeplantsalvage.org
Academics in Olympia to Vancouver
This section includes contact information for locally based individuals who are capable of teaching naturescaping classes or workshops.
For a referral to an individual who can teach a class or workshop on naturescaping it is suggested to inquire with: Plant Amnesty at www.plantamnesty.org or Jane Jenkerson at 360.951.8696, www.nativescapedesign.com.
Note that Washington State University coordinates the Master Gardener program through WSU Extension Service. While Master Gardeners typically know little about naturescaping (previously there was no section on naturescaping in their manual, and most Master Gardeners seem very fond of chemical use), it is now possible, though rare, to find a Master Gardener with some knowledge of naturescaping. For more information see: http://gardening.wsu.edu/text/about.htm
We also recommend inquiring at local community colleges to determine if they offer naturescaping or native plant identification/awareness classes.
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Native Plant
Society
PO Box 808
New Haven, WV 25265
www.wvnps.org
WISCONSIN
Society
for Ecological Restoration
University of Wisconsin Arboretum
285 W 18th St #1, Tucson AZ 85701
Tel: 608-262-9547
Web: www.ser.org
Publications: Ecological Restoration www.ecologicalrestoration.info,
a biannual scholarly journal.
Wehr Nature Center
9701 W. College Ave., Franklin, WI 53132
Tel: 414-425-8550
Encompasses 220 acres; part of the Milwaukee County
Park System. Includes wetland with lake, oak savanna,
woodland and restored prairie. The prairie is one of
the oldest in this part of Wisconsin and has 200 species
of native prairie plants. Demonstration gardens, including
ethnobotany garden showing original uses of plants.
WYOMING
Wyoming Native Plant Society
PO Box 1471, Cheyenne, WY 82003
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