October 22 Planting at Evans Creek Preserve

Join the city to work on a habitat restoration project started by the Master Stewards from the Washington Native Plant Society.  Come help  establish native habitat by removing invasive plant species at Evans Creek Preserve.  Give back to your community, learn about native plants and enhance wildlife habitat!

Water, snacks, gloves and tools will be provided. Please dress appropriately for weather, and wear closed-toed shoes.

Meeting Place

Volunteers should meet near trail marker 2 (see map). Please also note that Evan's Creek Preserve has an upper (off Sahalee Way) and Lower (off HWY 202) entrance. Please make sure you navigate to the Lower entrance (off HWY 202).

Parking

Please note, parking is extremely limited. Please plan to meet at a nearby public parking lot and carpool to the site or arrange for drop off/pick up.

If the parking lot is full, you may park anywhere in the neighborhood, WHERE IT IS PERMITTED & SAFE TO DO SO. Please do not block mailboxes, fire hydrants, driveways or roads. Please note any "no parking signs" and do not park within 50 feet of the intersection of Hwy 202 and 224th Ave.

Event Cancellation Policy

Please note, that volunteer events occurring on the weekends will now require a minimum of 10-15 total sign ups and those occurring on weekdays require a minimum of 7-10. An event may be cancelled by the site supervisor 1-3 days before the event is scheduled. Please check your emails or your volunteer dashboard for any updates (we will send out an email blast and update the event title with "CANCELLED" in the event we decide to cancel it. 

Registering for Galaxy and Signing up for an Opportunity

• Sign up is recommended. Sign ups close 2-3 days before the scheduled event. If you miss the deadline - please reach out to the event supervisor to see if you can still join. Show ups for a few individuals is permitted, but those that are part of a larger group should first confirm so we can have enough tools prepared.
• ALL volunteers are required to have a valid waiver on file. If you do not have one, you will be unable to volunteer.

HOW TO REGISTER &  SIGN UP

Please note there is a difference between signing up for the site and signing up for a specific event. There is also a different process based on the age of the volunteer(s). We have provided a summary of how to signup below. If you have any issues or become confused, you can reach out to us at fsanchez@sammamish.us or sritacco@sammamish.us (please cc both of us for fastest response).

Volunteer Ages and Requirements

Volunteers 18+ - Must have/create a Galaxy account and complete their own waiver on Galaxy. 

Volunteer 14-17 - Can have/create their own Galaxy account. Parent/guardian must complete a waiver (an email will be sent to them). You must have them complete this to be able to sign up for an event. 

Volunteer 13 and under - Parents must create an account for themselves and respond as a team with a reserved slot for each kid. Volunteers 13 and under should be accompanied by a parent guardian. A digital waiver (via jotform sign) must be completed for each kid (link provided below).

If you have already volunteered with the city:

1. Login into your Galaxy account
2. Respond to the opportunity 
   1.  Click "Respond" if you are an individual either volunteering alone, or volunteering with a team, but registering yourself. 
   2. Click "Respond as team" if you  are the team leader and are registering a team OR are a parent attending with an unregistered minor. You can add team members by email (team member MUST have an account created) or by reserving slots (up to 8). Please note, any person in a reserved slot will need to bring a printed signed waiver. See below for link.
   
   

If this is your first time volunteering for the city,

Adults 18+ AND Parents/Guardians/Team Leaders with Minors Under 14

1. Create an account
2. Fill out a waiver.
3. After completing the waiver you can then respond to the opportunity 
   1. Click "Respond" if you are an individual either volunteering alone, or volunteering with a team, but registering yourself.
   2. Click "Respond as team" if you are the team leader and are register a team OR are a parent attending with an unregistered minor. You can add team members by email (team member MUST have an account created) or by reserving slots (up to 8). Please note, any person in a reserved slot will need to bring a printed signed waiver. See below for link.

Youth between 14 - 17 years old

1. Create an account
2. Have a parent fill out a waiver -this will be emailed to them, so make sure the email is correct and have them check their spam.
3. After completing the waiver you can then respond to the opportunity 
   1. Click "Respond" if you are an individual either volunteering alone, or volunteering with a team, but registering yourself.
   2. Click "Respond as team" if you are the team leader and are register a team OR are a parent attending with an unregistered minor. You can add team members by email (team member MUST have an account created) or by reserving slots (up to 8). Please note, any person in a reserved slot will need to bring a printed signed waiver. See below for link.

Minors under the age of 14 years

1. Must be accompanied by an adult. You must have a parent/guardian create a Galaxy account and sign you up for the event (see directions above)

Digital volunteer forms are located at: https://sammamish.us/community-involvement/volunteer/