CHIMACUM — The North Olympic Salmon Coalition is seeking volunteers to help pot 900 plants at its native plant nursery from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Each spring, the coalition celebrates the end of tree planting season by hosting a work party at its nursery at the Finnriver Orchard just south of the junction of Center and Beaver Valley roads. Parking is at 124 Center Road.
“This is our first big event at the new location since we moved our nursery over the summer,” said Emily Bishop, the Salmon Coalition’s Washington Conservation Corps education and outreach assistant.
“Previously, we’ve only potted about 450 plants for the nursery,” she said.
“This year, with newer facilities, we were inspired to double our stock and pot 900.
“We’re going to need all the help we can get.”
The bare-root plants potted at this event will be planted at coalition restoration sites during the 2016-17 winter season.
Instructions for potting, as well as refreshments, tools and gloves, will be provided.
Volunteers are asked to wear warm, waterproof layers and work boots and bring their own lunches and water.
The coalition plants native trees and shrubs to enhance habitat along waterways on the North Olympic Peninsula.
A link to RSVP electronically can be found at www.nosc.org.
For questions, email Bishop at outreach@nosc.org or phone the coalition at 360-379-8051.
