Upcoming Activities
Marine Mammal Health Volunteer Orientation
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
6:00 pm
Owen Beach
5605 N. Owen Beach Rd.
Tacoma, WA 98407
Learn more about the Point Defiance Park Watch Program and how to help protect marine wildlife at Owen Beach by serving as a Park Watch volunteer.
Wapato Lake Park Monthly Restoration Work Party
Saturday, May 24, 2025
9:00 am
Wapato Park
6500 S. Sheridan Ave
Tacoma, WA 98408
Join us at a volunteer work party at Wapato Park on the 4th Saturday of the month from 9 am-12 pm.
Ursich Park Monthly Work Party
Saturday, May 24, 2025
9:00 am
Ursich Park
2412 N 29th St
Tacoma, WA 98403
Restore your Ursich park’s natural area on the fourth Saturday of the month from 9 am-12 pm.
Rhododendron Garden Club Work Party
Saturday, May 24, 2025
9:00 am
Rhododendron Garden
Five Mile Rd
Tacoma, WA 98407
Join Park Stewards and volunteers to care for important Rhododendrons in the historic Rhododendron Garden at Point Defiance Park.
Point Defiance Garden Club Work Party
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
10:00 am
Join the Point Defiance Garden Club volunteers by helping maintain landscape beds surrounding the Point Defiance Lodge and remove unwanted weeds.
Point Defiance Bear Grotto Work Party
Saturday, May 31, 2025
9:00 am
Point Defiance Park
5400 N Pearl St
Tacoma, WA 98407
Give back to the community while greatly improving an important area at Point Defiance Park behind the old “Bear Grotto.”…
Grit City Litter Cleanup – Puget Park
Saturday, May 31, 2025
9:30 am
Puget Park
3111 N Proctor St
Tacoma, WA 98407
Join community volunteers to clean up Puget Park/Gulch and surrounding area.
Swan Creek Monthly Work Party
Sunday, Jun 1, 2025
12:00 pm
Swan Creek Park
E 42nd St & Roosevelt Ave
Tacoma, WA 98404
Join Park Steward Sean Arent to help beautify and maintain the restoration site at Swan Creek Park from 12-2 pm every 1st Sunday of the month.
TNC Stewardship Work Party
Friday, Jun 6, 2025
9:00 am
Tacoma Nature Center
1919 South Tyler Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
Help us care for the trails and grounds around the Tacoma Nature Center by participating in a work party held on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month from 9 am-12 pm.
China Lake Monthly Work Party
Saturday, Jun 7, 2025
9:00 am
China Lake Park
1811 S Shirley St
Tacoma, WA 98465
Help restore the natural areas at China Lake on the first Saturday of the month from 9 am-12 pm.
Charlotte’s Blueberry Park Monthly Work Party
Saturday, Jun 7, 2025
9:00 am
Charlotte’s Blueberry Park
7402 E D St
Tacoma, WA 98404
Join Park Steward DJ Heath to help beautify and maintain the restoration site at Blueberry Park on the 1st Saturday of the Month, 9 am-12 pm.
Point Defiance Flower & Garden Festival
Saturday, Jun 7, 2025
10:00 am
Point Defiance Park
5400 N Pearl St
Tacoma, WA 98407
Enjoy a showcase of gardening in the Pacific Northwest with hands-on programming, garden tours, food trucks, shopping, lectures, live music, a beer and wine tasting garden and…
Point Defiance Garden Club Work Party
Saturday, Jun 7, 2025
10:00 am
Join the Point Defiance Garden Club volunteers by helping maintain landscape beds surrounding the Point Defiance Lodge and remove unwanted weeds.
Point Defiance Garden Club Work Party
Wednesday, Jun 11, 2025
10:00 am
Join the Point Defiance Garden Club volunteers by helping maintain landscape beds surrounding the Point Defiance Lodge and remove unwanted weeds.
Browns Point Playfield Work Party
Friday, Jun 13, 2025
9:00 am
Browns Point Playfield
4915 La Hal Da Lane NE
Tacoma, WA 98422
Restore the habitat at Browns Point Playfield by joining community volunteers to remove invasive species and prepare the site for fall planting.
Volunteer at the Spring Dance Recital
Saturday, Jun 14, 2025
8:00 am
It’s never too early to sign up to volunteer! With the children being back stage for the entire show, our instructors love to have a helping hand from dance parents.
Senator Rosa Franklin Park Monthly Work Party
Saturday, Jun 14, 2025
9:00 am
Senator Rosa Franklin Park
1201 S Puget Sound Ave
Tacoma, WA 98405
Join Park Steward Nori Kimura to help beautify and maintain the restoration site at Senator Rosa Franklin Park.
Grit City Birders Habitat Restoration Crew
Saturday, Jun 14, 2025
9:00 am
Titlow Park & Lodge
8425 6th Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98465
Free! Help revitalize a habitat for local avian species at Titlow Park. 9 am-12 pm, registration required to attend.
Peck Greenspace Work Party
Saturday, Jun 14, 2025
1:00 pm
Help us keep Peck’s Greenspace healthy by mulching tree wells and trimming back blackberries from 1-3 pm every 2nd Saturday of the month!…
TNC Stewardship Work Party
Friday, Jun 20, 2025
9:00 am
Tacoma Nature Center
1919 South Tyler Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
Help us care for the trails and grounds around the Tacoma Nature Center by participating in a work party held on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month from 9 am-12 pm.
Dickman Mill Work Party
Saturday, Jun 21, 2025
9:00 am
Dickman Mill Park
2423 Ruston Way
Tacoma, WA 98402
Come on down to the Tacoma Waterfront and help care for the important habitat at Dickman Mill Park by removing invasive blackberries.
McKinley Park Monthly Work Party
Saturday, Jun 21, 2025
9:00 am
McKinley Park
907 Upper Park Dr
Tacoma, WA 98408
Help keep McKinley Park's habitat healthy and the park safe on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9 am-12 pm.
Oak Tree Park Monthly Work Party
Saturday, Jun 21, 2025
9:00 am
Oak Tree Park
7633 S Montgomery St
Tacoma, WA 98407
Help restore Oak Tree Park's natural area on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9 am-12 pm.
Grit City Litter Cleanup
Saturday, Jun 21, 2025
9:00 am
Point Defiance Marina
5912 Waterfront Dr
Tacoma, WA 98407
Join community volunteers to clean up areas around the Point Defiance Marina, Owen Beach, Promenade, and the surrounding park.
Point Defiance Garden Club Work Party
Wednesday, Jun 25, 2025
10:00 am
Join the Point Defiance Garden Club volunteers by helping maintain landscape beds surrounding the Point Defiance Lodge and remove unwanted weeds.
Wapato Lake Park Monthly Restoration Work Party
Saturday, Jun 28, 2025
9:00 am
Wapato Park
6500 S. Sheridan Ave
Tacoma, WA 98408
Join us at a volunteer work party at Wapato Park on the 4th Saturday of the month from 9 am-12 pm.
Ursich Park Monthly Work Party
Saturday, Jun 28, 2025
9:00 am
Ursich Park
2412 N 29th St
Tacoma, WA 98403
Restore your Ursich park’s natural area on the fourth Saturday of the month from 9 am-12 pm.
Rhododendron Garden Club Work Party
Saturday, Jun 28, 2025
9:00 am
Rhododendron Garden
Five Mile Rd
Tacoma, WA 98407
Join Park Stewards and volunteers to care for important Rhododendrons in the historic Rhododendron Garden at Point Defiance Park.
TNC Stewardship Work Party
Friday, Jul 4, 2025
9:00 am
Tacoma Nature Center
1919 South Tyler Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
Help us care for the trails and grounds around the Tacoma Nature Center by participating in a work party held on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month from 9 am-12 pm.
China Lake Monthly Work Party
Saturday, Jul 5, 2025
9:00 am
China Lake Park
1811 S Shirley St
Tacoma, WA 98465
Help restore the natural areas at China Lake on the first Saturday of the month from 9 am-12 pm.
Charlotte’s Blueberry Park Monthly Work Party
Saturday, Jul 5, 2025
9:00 am
Charlotte’s Blueberry Park
7402 E D St
Tacoma, WA 98404
Join Park Steward DJ Heath to help beautify and maintain the restoration site at Blueberry Park on the 1st Saturday of the Month, 9 am-12 pm.
Point Defiance Garden Club Work Party
Saturday, Jul 5, 2025
10:00 am
Join the Point Defiance Garden Club volunteers by helping maintain landscape beds surrounding the Point Defiance Lodge and remove unwanted weeds.
Swan Creek Monthly Work Party
Sunday, Jul 6, 2025
12:00 pm
Swan Creek Park
E 42nd St & Roosevelt Ave
Tacoma, WA 98404
Join Park Steward Sean Arent to help beautify and maintain the restoration site at Swan Creek Park from 12-2 pm every 1st Sunday of the month.
Point Defiance Garden Club Work Party
Wednesday, Jul 9, 2025
10:00 am
Join the Point Defiance Garden Club volunteers by helping maintain landscape beds surrounding the Point Defiance Lodge and remove unwanted weeds.
Browns Point Playfield Work Party
Friday, Jul 11, 2025
9:00 am
Browns Point Playfield
4915 La Hal Da Lane NE
Tacoma, WA 98422
Restore the habitat at Browns Point Playfield by joining community volunteers to remove invasive species and prepare the site for fall planting.
