Volunteer with Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park: Assist with Walk’n Wag dog walk on March 19 as a trail guide. Become a docent, helping teach environmental education to students. Training begins in March. Event planners wanted! Join the Celebrations Committee to help plan Parkadilly kids fair and a news summer campout event. Help restore habitat to its natural state. Next event is Feb. 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our new Gardening Corps is just getting started. Help plant and weed flower beds to help with park beautification.

Contact director@flssp.org to learn more about volunteering with FLSSP projects.

It’s Salmon SEEson Again! So many ways to SEE salmon – don’t miss out this celebratory fall activity!

Check out the resources here:

http://www.govlink.org/watersheds/8/action/salmon-seeson/

Come take a walk on the board along Issaquah Creek at Lake Sammamish State Park and review the interpretive signs about the salmon. Smell the salmon as they arrive. New brochures will be available throughout the park to give you more salmon insights!

Enjoy the return of the salmon!

Playtime can be educational! Lake Sammamish State Park has a mission to be a living laboratory for environmental education — even on the new playground!

In addition to the salmon "stream," kids will learn from signage that will share fun facts about mushrooms and pond life. Did you know that frogs don't drink water, but absorb it through their skin? Now you do!

Another local connection at the playground will be the long-forgotten Issaquah Mining Company, named on the mountain and mine.

The site work on the playground is moving quickly! Be sure to come check it out at the park. Kids enjoy watching the earth movers and cement work during the weekdays!

Let’s Talk about Bird Friendly Communities on June 13 at 7 p.m. at Blakely Hall.Learn simple steps you can take in your own backyard to attract birds and ways to get involved in the community to support sustainability in parks and open spaces.

Looking for an outdoor community service opportunity? Come volunteer for the Living Laboratory, a restoration project at Lake Sammamish State Park! Volunteers will assist with removing invasive species from an area near the lake shore. Come get your hands dirty, enjoy the beautiful scenery, and help us create a healthier, more beautiful park!