How You Can Help
The earth needs all of us to help save wildlife.
Luckily, there’s a lot you can do to help. Donate, volunteer, become a member, do community science or support conservation – they’re all ways to learn and care. Start now.
When you volunteer at Northwest Trek, you aren’t just having fun working outdoors in a beautiful park. Or learning constantly about animals and plants in the Northwest.
You’re helping our visitors truly experience nature by assisting at events, staffing our animal discovery carts, doing citizen science and conservation, or helping our horticulturalist with plantings.
In other words, you’re making a difference.
Northwest Trek needs you. We began from an incredibly generous donation of land from “Doc” and Connie Hellyer, and since then we’ve grown and thrived on the support of other generous people, companies and foundations.
From our Kids’ Trek playground to animal habitats and care, fun events and wider conservation, your donations help us help wildlife.
Becoming a member isn’t just about seeing amazing animals for free all year long. Nor is it just about the perks, though they’re pretty awesome.
No, membership at Northwest Trek is about helping wildlife. Your fee gives us the stability to plan long-term, attract other support and create a better environment for all animals.
We know you care about wildlife. Join us.
Do you love getting out in nature? Maybe getting your feet wet? Learning about animals and plants?
Then come do community science with us!
From reporting coyotes to identifying frog calls, we’ve got something for everyone’s inner scientist.
The information you collect helps bigger organizations understand animals and habitat, and protect both.
It takes everyone to protect the planet. But sometimes it’s hard to know where to start.
Here at Northwest Trek we take on conservation projects that we know are vital, and where we can make a difference.
You can help too. Start now.
Here at Northwest Trek we recycle everything we can, from office paper to animal food waste. You can do it too – it’s easy, and helps protect our planet for animals.
Every city or county has its own recycling rules: Contact your local city council. Or visit earth911.com to search recycling locations by material type and zip code.
Finally, reuse items as much as you can. It takes all of us to protect the earth.
The more we learn about a person, the more we care. The same is true for animals. What they need to survive, how they behave – you can learn it all here at Northwest Trek. Ask questions at a Keeper Chat. Explore artifacts inside our cabins. Take a tour to meet our free-roaming animals.
And visit our Trek News blog to read stories about conservation and animal care..