A volunteer opportunity is available for those who would like to improve local habitat with Friends of the Cedar River Watershed and City of Sammamish on May 17.

The southern section of Sammamish Landing contains invasive plants that threaten to spread and degrade habitat. Volunteers will work to restore this important shoreline to a more natural and sustainable state by removing invasive plants this spring and summer and replanting with native trees and shrubs in the fall.

“This project offers a great opportunity to learn about the local environment, meet the community, and get involved for a good cause,” the city said.

Sammamish Landing is an 8.23 acre site located along the eastern shore of Lake Sammamish and is the only stretch of shoreline property along Lake Sammamish that is in public ownership within city limits. The southern shoreline section of Sammamish Landing will be going into active restoration beginning this spring. This area provides beach access in a natural setting that is high habitat-value as it sits right along the shore of Lake Sammamish.

The city is working in collaboration with Friends of the Cedar River Watershed to host various community-supported habitat restoration projects.

To sign up to volunteer, visit http://www.cedarriver.org/events.