Duwamish Alive! Restore Our River

Mark your calendar for the largest Earth Day celebration in the Seattle area

April 17th, 2010, 10am-2pm

Thousands of volunteers are needed at multiple sites in the Duwamish River watershed. Celebrate the restoration of Seattle's Duwamish River, and the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day by volunteering at one of 12 restoration sites. Work sites include a river cleanup by kayak and canoe, shoreline salmon restoration, and forest tree planting, and no experience is necessary!

You may also attend the FREE Earth Day Festival from 2-4pm at Pathfinder School in the Delridge neighborhood. The Festival will provide food, kids' activities, informational booths, music, and special Earth Day surprises!

The restoration of the Duwamish depends on community, non-profit, government and corporate partners working together to restore the urbanized environment. The Duwamish River Estuary has less than 3% of its original habitat remaining. Our goal is to help bring back at least 30% of the river shoreline for wildlife habitat, but in order to do so, we need YOU to join us, too. We are looking for school, work, or other organizational groups as well as individuals to volunteer for Duwamish Alive. 

Contact Duwamish Alive, or call 206-382-7007 today! See you on April 17!

2010 Restoration Project Sites

• West Duwamish Greenbelt/Pigeon Point |1901 SW Genesee St.
  Work with The Nature Consortium and Earth Corps, removing invasive plants and native tree care in Seattle’s largest urban forest area that’s part of the Green Seattle Partnership. (contact)
• North Wind's Weir | 2914 South 112th St., Tukwila
  Join People For Puget Sound, King County, NOAA, and the Environmental Coalition of South Seattle at the newest restoration site on the Duwamish River. Join us in our 3rd planting this year to fully stock North Wind's Weir with native plants.  We’ll install thousands of marsh plants and spread mulch around the sapling trees and shrubs already on site. We will have a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the official “opening” of North Wind’s Weir Estuary Restoration Area.  Learn more about the restoration of this site here. (contact)
  
• Herring House/T-107, 4460 W Marginal Way SW
  Park at Westbridge Parks Dept.:  4209 West Marginal Way SW
  Work with Seattle Parks Department and the Port of Seattle on shoreline and upland restoration at this large habitat site next to Kellogg Island. (contact)
• Brandon Street Natural Area | 29th Ave SW & SW Brandon St.
  Work with the King Conservation District and Longfellow Creek Watershed Council to kill ivy and blackberry, spread wood chips, and pick-up trash. (contact)
• Duwamish Riverbend Hill | E Marginal Way S and S 115th St., Tukwila
  Work with Friends of Riverbend Hill and Cascade Land Conservancy to continue stewardship of the hill. (contact)
• Gateway Park North/8th Avenue | 7699 8th Ave. S
  Work with Georgetown Community Council and CleanScapes to help remove invasive blackberry, remove trash from the tideline, mulch native planting areas, and work to keep the street's pedestrian areas clear of weeds and debris. Learn about native plants, the street's history and future community and business partnerships.  Meet at the street end park at the end of 8th Avenue South.  (contact)
• Duwamish River Kayak Cleanup | 7900 10th Ave. S
  Partner with Alki Kayak Tours, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Argosy Cruises, Neal Chism, and Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition to paddle the Duwamish and free it of garbage! Kayaks/equipment/instruction provided for free! All experience levels and personal kayaks/canoes are welcome, but reservations are required and space is limited. Meet at Duwamish Waterway Park. (contact)
• Terminal 105 Park | 4032 W. Marginal Way SW
  Work with EOS Alliance and Port of Seattle on this Port of Seattle restoration site near the mouth of the Duwamish River.  We will be laying down cardboard and mulch to suppress persistent and pesky invasive weeds that threaten to take over our native plants.  (contact) 
• Puget Creek | 6700 18th Ave SW (SW Holly & 18th Ave. SW)
  Puget Creek Watershed Alliance will be hosting a planting, mulch moving, and garbage hauling work party.  (contact)
• Roxhill Bog | 2850 SW Roxbury St.
  Work with Friends of Roxhill Bog to remove invasives, pick up trash and restore the bog that is the headwaters of Longfellow Creek. (contact)
• Seacrest Park | 1660 Harbor Ave SW
  Work with Alki Habitat Coalition and Seattle Parks to restore the shoreline at Seacrest Park. (contact)
• Hamm Creek Estuary | 10000 West Marginal Pl. S.
  The Veterans Conservation Corps and I’m-A-Pal, will be working to remove invasive plants, mulch and plant native species. VCC affiliates only.

The Duwamish Alive! Coalition includes the following organizations:

Alki Kayak Tours |  The Boeing Company  |  Cascade Land Conservancy | CleanScapes | City of Seattle | City of Seattle Neighborhood Matching Fund |  City of Tukwila |  Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition | EarthCorps |  Elliott Bay Restoration Panel | Environmental Coalition of South Seattle | EOS Alliance | U. S. Environmental Protection Agency | Field Roast Grain Meat Company | Friends of Duwamish Riverbend Hill | Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed Forum of Local Governments |  Green Seattle Partnership | Georgetown Community Council | HSBC Bank | IM-A-PAL Foundation | King County | King Conservation District |  Longfellow Creek Watershed Council | Nature Consortium | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | People For Puget Sound |  Port of Seattle | Puget Creek Watershed Alliance | REI |  Restore America’s Estuaries | Seattle Parks and Recreation | Tukwila Parks and Recreation | Veterans Conservation Corps | Washington State Department of Ecology | West Seattle Wildlife Habitat Project