Those of you who are regulars at Marymoor Park may be wondering what all the new paths leading out from the Meadow Loop Trail are for. No, they are not for birding access further into the natural area but were made in preparation for the plant installations the Marymoor team has planned for this fall.
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Marymoor Park Restoration: Looking back on 2025 & Goals for 2026
Marymoor Park Restoration
Looking back on 2025 & Goals for 2026
Eastside Audubon hosts monthly work parties at Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA to restore and maintain the ecosystem for birds and other wildlife. Volunteers gather every month to remove invasive species, plant trees, and help support a healthy ecosystem.
This year, we had more volunteers join us than in 2024, which allowed us to focus on managing the meadow and start a new project by the viewing mound. Together, we spent many Saturday mornings removing and mulching the pesky invaders popping up in the meadow (mostly Himalayan blackberry, Scotch broom, and English hawthorn). We also started our multi-year viewing mound project, kicking it off by planting 414 native trees and shrubs, including evergreen huckleberry, mock orange, serviceberry, and sword fern!
As our long-time volunteer and dedicated scotch broom identifier, Glenn Eades, often reminds us, a huge part of restoration is managing what we’ve restored. In 2026, we plan to continue managing the meadow, planting and mulching around the viewing mound (our next planting day is in February), and possibly begin working in the riparian area along the bird loop and the shrubland area.
We couldn’t do this incredible work without the many volunteers who dedicate the first Saturday of each month to join us in caring for this beautiful bird loop trail. It is truly amazing how much we can accomplish together in just 3 hours. Let’s have another great year!
Jenna Cardoso (she/her)
Marymoor Restoration Project Manager & Board Member
