Stream Team
| Days: Vary |
Hours: Varies per project |
| Season: Varies per project |
Job site: Local streams |
| Length of commitment: Variable |
Reports to: Utilities Department |
| Work environment: Outdoors |
Training: Yes |
Primary Responsibilities (any or all of the following):
- Salmon Watcher: monitor local streams for salmon returning in the fall, visiting a site for 15 minutes twice a week from September through December and reporting when, where and what type of salmon are sighted. Attend two-hour workshop in September.
- Peamouth Patrol: check local streams for 15 minutes twice a week from mid-April through May. Record spawning times and use of Bellevue streams. Attend one-hour workshop in April.
- Earth Day/Arbor Day Booth: Plant native plants near streams and in wetlands.
- Collect insect samples from Bellevue streams for water quality monitoring.
To Apply:
Check the Stream Team flyer to learn about Stream Team volunteer opportunities. To become a volunteer, contact Stream Team at 425-452-5200 or streamteam@bellevuewa.gov and provide an e-mail and/or mailing address where you would like to receive information. Volunteers will receive a newsletter and flyers during the year about upcoming volunteer events. Then, sign up for what interests you.
The City of Bellevue provides volunteer opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual preference and/or disability.