Help FLSSP Restore Tibbetts Creek by Planting Trees November 18

Washington State Parks, Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park, and several other organizations are partnering together on a multi-year restoration of Lake Sammamish State Park. Over the last several months, FLSSP as been working on a new restoration site along Tibbetts Creek. We have had over 25 volunteer’s come out in the last two months to pull blackberry’s and other non-natives in preparation for planting trees this November.

Lake Sammamish State Park provides important habitat for several species of salmon, many birds – including bald eagles, great blue herons, and red-tailed hawks – and a wide variety of amphibians, insects and other wildlife. Our efforts in the last few months have been focused on Tibbetts Creek a small watershed that helps support our local salmon population.

Tibbetts Creek runs from Squak Mountain through Tibbetts Creek Valley and into Lake Sammamish through Lake Sammamish State Park. The Snoqualmie Tribe, Trout Unlimited, Mountains to Sound Greenway and other agencies have worked across the watershed restoring sections of Tibbetts Creek through undesirable plant removal and native tree plantings – all with the help of volunteers. Combined, these efforts help to restore and create habitat, add species diversity, and improve water quality in the creek supporting local native fish populations, including salmon.

Our latest effort has been focused on an area of the Tibbetts Creek buffer that had not yet been restored. Several months ago with the help of State Park staff and volunteers we begin our restoration efforts by removing invasive plants, primarily blackberry, to prepare the site for planting of native trees and shrubs. This month we are excited to be hosting our tree planting.

FLSSP invites you to join us as we plant native trees and shrubs this November 18th from 10 am - noon at our Tibbetts restoration site. Come join the fun and help us restore Lake Sammamish State Park - register here.

This work is supported by partnerships with REI and Dell, and made possible by many volunteer hands - thank you for joining us!