WASHINGTON NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
NATIVE PLANT STEWARD
POSITION DESCRIPTION
For more information about the WNPS Stewardship Program www.wnps.org/npsp/KC
POSITION:
Washington Native Plant Society Native Plant Steward
REPORTS TO:
WNPS Stewardship Coordinator and respective host Volunteer Coordinator
of partners from Kenmore, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Sammamish, SeaTac and
King County
LOCATION:
Cities of Kenmore, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Sammamish and SeaTac and
surrounding areas of east and south King County
POSITION TYPE:
Volunteer, 100 volunteer hours within at least two-year term of service; 75
hours to GSP team project and 25 hours to individual WNPS elective activities
and events.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Stewards will work in teams to lead volunteer restoration work in a forested
parkland, wetland, shoreline or riparian setting to bringing together the needed
community volunteers, materials, technical knowledge, and other resources to
make on-the-ground ecological restoration a reality. Steward teams will
restore a designated site through an annual restoration cycle with assistance
from community volunteers or may be will be assigned to a special restoration
related project. Stewards apply best management practices to work
independently to complete a site assessment, prepare site plans and tasks to
remove invasive plants, install native plants, and conduct site maintenance and
monitoring with the help of community volunteers. Steward teams are
encouraged to form or work with “Friends of” or “Adopt a Park” groups.
SPECIFIC DUTIES:
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Coordinate work activities with respective Volunteer Coordinators
Develop site annual restoration work plan for your site
Coordinate volunteer forest restoration events and activities in your
assigned restoration site
Manage event and material requests, sign-in sheets, and work tasks
Complete annual site inventory and monitoring
Attend training events for ongoing personal development
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REQUIRED
QUALIFICATIONS:
 Attend 100 hour WNPS Stewardship Training
 Complete 75 volunteer hours for team project and 25 volunteer hours for
WNPS activities and events
 Coordinate and lead at least 4 volunteer events per year (of any size)
 Ability to maintain a positive working relationship with team, staff, volunteers
and community supporters
 Ability to organize and manage diverse activities and set priorities; flexible
under pressure
 Ability to work under physically-demanding conditions, including cold and wet
weather
DESIRED
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Desire to restore forest, wetland, shoreline and riparian ecosystems in
neighborhood parks and natural areas
 Willingness to learn ecological restoration best management practices taught
by local experts
Willingness to work with youth, young adults and adult volunteers in an
environmental education setting
 Good organizational and basic computer skills
Contact:
Joy Wood, WNPS Stewardship Coordinator npsp@wnps.org or
206-963-5704
The Native Plant Stewardship Program is an education project of the Washington Native Plant Society's
Central Puget Sound Chapter and is made possible by funding from the partner cities of Kirkland, Mercer
Island, Sammamish, SeaTac and King County Parks, King Conservation District and the WNPS Central Puget
Sound Chapter.
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