Protecting & Enhancing Puget Sound
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Mussel Watch Program is a biennial community science program. Teams of Puget Soundkeeper volunteers install mussel cages at eight different shoreline sites in King County during a fall late-night low tides. Volunteers collect the mussels about three months later and WDFW analyzes mussel tissue to determine the accumulation …
Save the date and join us for our annual Longfellow Creek Cleanup! Salmon Surveyors from the Pre-Spawn Mortality Survey will be out on the creek looking for Coho Salmon as we join them to clean up debris along this vital urban creek. Meeting location: Dragonfly Garden and Pavilion (4111 26th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106) All …
** Due to the plumbing issues at the Sail Loft, the volunteer event is now moved to the Boathouse Gallery at the Center for Wooden Boats (same address). Staff and sandwich boards will be visible to point you in the right direction when you arrive. *** Puget Soundkeeper cannot do what we do without our …
Our Lost Urban Creeks project needs 10-12 volunteers to help the Mid-Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group and youth from Unleash the Brilliance with invasive species removal and/or plantings for our Springbrook Creek Restoration Day in Renton. Lunch and supplies will be provided. Register here!
Join us on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19th) for a beach clean-up at Be’er Sheva Park (8650 55th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118). Volunteers will help clean litter and debris on the beach and in the park adjacent from 10am to 12pm. All are welcome to join, and supplies/refreshments will be provided! We …
Join us as we retrieve the mussel cages deployed in November 2025 for the Mussel Watch Program! Mussel cage retrieval will start at 6 PM and volunteers should plan to meet at the Puget Soundkeeper office. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) Mussel Watch is a biennial community science effort in which a …