The Tacoma Habitat Stewardship Program has four restoration work parties coming up in Tacoma in July! Looking to meet folks passionate about caring for local green spaces and community? We’d love to have you join us for our upcoming events. No experience is necessary and all are welcome! We’ll provide all the essentials: 🧤 Gloves 🛠️ Tools 🥨 Snacks 💧 Water 👷 Instruction and support qʷiqʷəlut Work Party July 12 9:00am-12:00pm RSVP: qʷiqʷəlut Salt Marsh Work Party - 07/12/2025<https://forms.zohopublic.com/pierceconservationdistrict/form/qiqlutSaltMarshWorkParty07122025/formperma/yIo2Zt6FuAfccIYvMqLryGa_0dgSDGfZt_1Yd_N37xk> Come check out this unique salt marsh tucked away in the tide flats of Tacoma! We’ll be clearing weeds and mulching around native plantings and mulching along the pathway into the marsh. Wapato Hills Work Party – Join us for the kick-off event! July 12 9:00am-12:00pm RSVP: Wapato Hills Volunteer Work Party 7/12<https://forms.zohopublic.com/pierceconservationdistrict/form/WapatoHillsVolunteerWorkParty712/formperma/gk2K5Z9vVZgTMyve2T9Xcw8Fu2koYrb_rPJrnkXdZzY> Join us for our first work party at Wapato Hills! We’ll be working along the western trails of the park, clearing weeds and mulching. Trafton Slope Work Party – Join us for PNW Climate Week<https://pnwclimateweek.org/>! July 19 9:00am-12:00pm RSVP: Trafton Slope Volunteer Work Party 7/19<https://forms.zohopublic.com/pierceconservationdistrict/form/TraftonSlopeVolunteerWorkParty719/formperma/nVetseXs9vYFIMmFI47_iutO5kZ11GiwBZjByLwDuIM> This is a unique natural area tucked away in South Tacoma, consisting of both the more familiar Pacific Northwest forest ecosystem, but also has some Garry-oak prairie remnants. We will be clearing weeds like blackberry, mulching the restoration pathways. Fern Hill Work Party July 26 9:00am-12:00pm RSVP: Fern Hill Volunteer Work Party 6/26<https://forms.zohopublic.com/pierceconservationdistrict/form/FernHillVolunteerWorkParty626/formperma/UsVIPDjdcfh9FXImz-ViHjh5VGjl6Tf2OS_aW5smd9Y> Come help us kick off regular work parties at our Fern Hill site, located in the South End. We’ll be mulching the restoration pathway and continuing to remove non-native blackberry to prep for planting in the fall. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions. Hope to see you there, [Logo Description automatically generated] Lizzy Matteri (she/her) Restoration Ecologist Environmental Services Department LMatteri@tacoma.gov<mailto:LMatteri@tacoma.gov> (253) 325-1393