Sammamish High School Mini-Forest

In late 2019, students in Sammamish High School’s environmental club set out to turn an unused corner of their campus into a forest.

Shortly after developing a planting plan, students faced two major obstacles: a pandemic that kept them away from the campus, and no source of funds to buy trees.

After months of planning, it all came together on a stormy weekend in late October 2021. Dozens of volunteers braved wind, rain, and lots of mud to get 300 trees planted. We finished with only minutes to spare late Sunday afternoon.

Since then

We continue to care for and improve this community forest every year. In 2026 we plan to expand our understory plantings in the forest. Sign up for our volunteer list to be notified of opportunities to help.

Know a good site?

We learned a lot through this event and will be looking for similar opportunities in the future. If you know of a largish piece of ground near a school, church, or business that would be a happy place for dozens of trees to grow, please let us know.