City Seeks Volunteers For Evans Creek Preserve, Which Could Open This Summer

Sammamish residents: If you want to become part of the city's volunteering history, this might be your chance.

The city still has volunteer spots open to help with Evans Creek Preserve, which is located on the northern borderof Sammamish, the city said on its website. It will be a city-run park.

City officials are dubbing this the "biggest volunteer project ever" in Sammamish history. To help out, contact the Washington Trails Association.

For this month and April, the group is helping with trail plans and training volunteers, city officials said. The city's volunteer program will begin in June and go through September.

The preserve will cover about 180 acres and could open this summer. Help is needed to build a trail, clear paths and build boardwalks over wetlands, the city said.

Volunteers might want to become trail stewards and will help with other trail construction projects from June through September. People who are interested in becoming a trail steward can contact Dawn Sanders, the city's volunteer coordinator.

She can be reached at dsanders@ci.sammamish.wa.us or 425-295-0556.