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Help restore a trail. Join a litter pick-up party. Help track wildlife. Learn how to test water quality in Denny Creek. Or join a committee dedicated to a specific area of interest. For more than 20 years, the success of your neighborhood association has started with the passion and dedication of community members like you.
How to volunteer:
- Frequently check the items below for upcoming volunteer opportunities.
- Sign-up for the FHNA newsletter to get volunteer opportunities delivered to your inbox.
- Contact us if you are interested in joining a committee.
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Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
- DennyFest : DennyFest, our annual celebration in O.O. Denny Park, is scheduled for Sunday, September 8. We are starting to plan the event now, and we need volunteers. Our first organizational meeting was at Urban Coffee in Juanita Village on May 8. Contact: meg@finnhillalliance.org if you would like to help out!
- Juanita Friday Market: WE NEED HELP. Do you love visiting the Juanita Beach Friday Farmer’s Market? If so, we have the perfect opportunity to enjoy the Farmer’s Market. FHNA will have a table during the Friday Market and we need people like you to help hand out Finn Hill flyers, offer Finn Hillers the opportunity to sign up for the neighborhood e-mail announcements and share event news. Interested? contact kurt@finnhillalliance.org
- Juanita Heights Park: We are looking for volunteers to help pull Ivy in Juanita Heights Park. Please email Kathy@finnhillalliance.org if you can help out. Next ivy pull is Saturday, May 25 from 9:00 – 11:00, meet on the small loop trail.
Log Blog: Thank You Volunteers
Log Blog to March 30th volunteers-A big THANK YOU! “We had a great turnout! A big thank you to all 25 volunteers. We had beautiful weather, everyone really worked hard. Mother nature, the woodlands, and the neighborhood are immensely grateful”, says Teresa Chilelli, Chairperson of the Juanita Woodlands. She reports volunteers cleared invasive Himalayan blackberry and holly, and also re-tagged and staked native trees planted January 2012 in the Woodlands east section. And here’s photos of some of their accomplishments. Huge...
read moreLog Blog Spring 2013
Juanita Woodlands Log Blog What’s Growing & Going On In the Park Third Edition, Spring 2013 By Anne Fleming, Volunteer, Stewardship Committee Saturday morning March 30th clean up the east section of Juanita Woodlands Spring forth! Volunteer! No experience necessary. Families welcome. It’s fun. Do it! Have the satisfaction of helping to create a healthier and more beautiful Woodlands! FREE hot Starbucks coffee, hot chocolate, muffins and donuts. Pull unwanted invasive plants, like Himalayan blackberry, ivy, and holly to enable young...
read moreJuanita Woodlands Clean Up
Volunteers Needed on March 30th…you came…we worked Update: 4-3-2013 We had a beautiful sunny day on March 30th. It was delivered for this fantastic clean-up. Thank you all for coming out to work in the Woodlands. We made great progress and the trees thank you….Teresa Did you know that strategically placed trees can decrease utility bills or that an acre of trees absorbs the amount of carbon produced by driving a car 26,000 miles? We need your help to help preserve the Juanita Woodlands! Please join us at 9:00 AM on...
read moreThe Juanita Woodlands Story
What’s Growing and Going On In the Park First Edition-Fall 2012 Introducing the new Log Blog for the Juanita Woodlands Park—your connection to what’s growing and what’s going on in the park. Have you ever wondered how many inches a young tree can grow in 4 months? Or if different species of trees are growing at different rates? Then the see the new Juanita Woodlands Tree Study Project results, posted in each quarterly edition of the Log Blog! Keep up to date with how the trees are growing, in the on-going Tree Height Measurement...
read moreJuanita Woodlands Clean Up on October 27
Please save the date! Volunteers are needed on October 27 at 9:00 AM for pulling invasive species and re-tagging trees that were planted last year. If you are interested please meet other volunteers near the 120th Street trail head on the east side of Juanita Drive at 76th Pl. NE. For more information or to sign up contact Theresa at tchilelli@aol.com or call 425.501.4693. Any other questions can be forwarded to Matt Pruitt matt@finnhillalliance.org To Learn More about the Clean Up Help Needed, Click Here to view...
read moreRain gardens — New Event Date: October 13
Yes, it will start to rain again. But we can make the most of it with rain gardens. They are a great way to optimize our region’s bountiful rainfall for growing plants and vegetables, while controlling surface water runoff. Kirkland is creating rain gardens at various properties around town, and several will be installed on Finn Hill on October 13 (revised date) at 138th Street between 88th and 90th. Click here for details. You’re invited to stop by and learn how you can create your own rain garden. (And the city wouldn’t mind a bit if...
read moreKirkland Triathlon Coming to Finn Hill – Help Needed!
Do you want a free T-Shirt and food, and help cheer on our region’s athletes without going very far? If so, please consider volunteering for the upcoming Kirkland Triathlon on September 30th. The event will be supporting the HopeLink Organization. The bike route comes right through the Finn Hill neighborhood on Juanita Drive, 84th Avenue, NE 145th Street, 90th Avenue NE, and NE 131st Way – see the course map. The organizers are in need of local volunteers to assist with traffic control at the numerous intersections throughout our...
read moreVolunteers Needed to Collect Food for the Hungry!
Volunteers from FHNA are needed to Collect Food for the Hungry: This Saturday (September 15th) is the first day of the Eastside Concern for the Hungry Food Drive (a region wide food drive). The food that hundreds of volunteers collect on this day across King County will substantially impact the growing crisis of hunger that far too many of our neighbors will face during the coming winter months. There is still time to volunteer! Volunteers are needed at the Inglemoor (Finn Hill) QFC and the Juanita Albertsons. If you want to help,...
read moreFinn Hill Trail Mapping and Signage
Finn Hill is the home of a vibrant and active trail system in OO Denny Park, Big Finn Hill Park, and other areas. FHNA is committed to being a partner in efforts to restore and maintain this important community asset. Currently we are involved in two major projects. First, we are working on identifying, mapping, and marking trails and historic areas in OO Denny Park. Second, we are actively participating in a Big Finn Hill Park trails planning project coordinated by King County. We need walkers, bikers and all trail users who are...
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