S.T.E.A.M. Environmental Education
We offer FREE hands-on, arts-based environmental S.T.E.A.M. lessons for the Delridge and West Seattle educators and community organizations for the 2024-25 school year!
Participants will learn about a range of topics, such as…
- Water flow and stormwater pollution.
- Ecologic makeup of forests, wetlands, and gardens.
- Plant and animal adaptations and life cycles.
- How to make food, art, and medicine with garden plants through nature connection, drawing, mapping, engineering, creating, and collaborating.
In the 2024-25 school year, we will offer S.T.E.A.M. in classrooms, on outdoor field trips to local natural areas, and in garden spaces!
Lessons are taught by Jules Hepp, DNDA’s Environmental Education Coordinator. Learn more, contact Jules, and book lessons below.
Urban Forest Restoration Program
DNDA’s Urban Forest Restoration Program is committed to restoring forests and other important natural areas throughout our community. Since 2003, our restoration program has brought volunteers and community members together to help restore habitat in Seattle’s urban forests. We work in more than a dozen sites throughout Delridge and West Seattle, hosting individuals and groups ranging in size from 5 to 150. Volunteer events are held Tuesdays and Saturdays throughout the year!
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Environmental Justice Youth Program
DNDA runs an Environmental Justice (EJ) youth program for 10 youth, ages 14-18. Our EJ Program youth, primarily residents of Delridge and High Point, meet at Roxhill Park and each day cover a wide variety of topics related to local environmental issues, learn about the history of our land, and meet other organizations and community groups who are actively working to build community and improve the health of the local environment.
Our teen interns learn about the history, past and present, of Longfellow Creek, the Duwamish River, and our connection to local environmental justice issues. Over the past 3 years, we have explored environmental issues such as: food access and food justice, stormwater pollution, changes to the environment through urbanization and colonization, and accessibility of space.
Longfellow Creek Diaries
The iconic Longfellow Creek runs the length of West Seattle. From its headwaters at Roxhill all the way to Elliot Bay, Longfellow Creek is an important part of this city’s story and that of our community. We want your personal stories of the creek in this community Diary of Longfellow – past experiences, current activities or special memories all help tell the tapestry of Longfellow’s story.
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