Volunteers Wanted for Planting Season Kickoff in Local Forest
SEATTLE – On October 18, hundreds of volunteers will come together in a day of environmental cleanup called Duwamish Alive. Volunteer events will take place at 11 sites along the Duwamish River to help repair the damaged watershed ecosystem.
Duwamish Alive is a bi-annual event organized by the Duwamish Alive Coalition, a group of community, government, nonprofit, and corporate organizations working together to restore habitat in the Duwamish River watershed. The largest event of the day will be held in the West Duwamish Greenbelt, where Nature Consortium and EarthCorps will lead up to 200 volunteers in tree planting activities.
The Duwamish Alive event marks the first day of Nature Consortium’s planting season, which runs October through March in the West Duwamish Greenbelt. Volunteers are invited to pitch in at Pigeon Point Park, located in the north end of the greenbelt, to help plant the first trees and shrubs of the 2014-2015 season.
Extending over 500 acres on the western slope of the Duwamish River, the West Duwamish Greenbelt is the largest remaining forest in Seattle. In addition to providing wildlife habitat, the forest also serves as a buffer between the polluted industrial corridor and nearby residences.
Like many urban forests, the West Duwamish Greenbelt has suffered the effects of logging, invasive weeds, urbanization, and loss of biodiversity. Since 2003, West Seattle-based nonprofit Nature Consortium has been working to restore habitat in the greenbelt by removing invasive weeds and replanting the forest.
As part of their mission to connect people, arts, and nature, Nature Consortium will also bring live musicians to play for volunteers while they work.
For more information or to register for this event, visit www.naturec.org/duwamish-alive.
Event Details:
Duwamish Alive with Nature Consortium and EarthCorps
Saturday, October 18, 10am-2pm
Pigeon Point Park (1901 SW Genesee St, Seattle WA 98106