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Girl in white hate wearing a grey hoodie and black gloves carrying two black buckets next to a pile of cut down branches.

Summer Volunteering is in Full Swing!

By Communications Team | June 5, 2025

We’ve been enjoying this beautiful summer weather, as have the plants at our restoration sites! Summer is typically our slowest season for volunteering and also the prime growing season for native and invasive plants alike.    We continue to host our regular events on Tuesdays and Saturdays throughout the summer. These are great ways for…

Volunteer holding a plant while working in the field.

DNDA’s Earth Day Month Recap!

By Communications Team | May 1, 2025

April was Earth Month and we were thrilled to host about 70 volunteers at Pigeon Point Park for our annual Duwamish Alive Earth Day celebration!      This event focused on continuing the ongoing restoration of the forest at the park, and featured eco-art activities and performances from local musicians Benson Smith and KoWallace. DNDA…

A group of event attendees stand around a 3D map of Longfellow Creek made of recycled materials. One participant is adding to it using glue and small objects, and the others are looking at the map and at other participants standing around the table.

Diving into community at Fishy Fables: Event Recap

By Communications Team | March 20, 2025

    On Saturday, February 22, the Delridge community gathered at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center to celebrate our urban waterways, and the people and wildlife who call our neighborhood home. In partnership with Seattle Public Utilities, we dove into water-inspired activities and filled Youngstown with music, creativity, fun, and learning.   Our event began with…

A photo of a group of people walking along the trails of Camp Long. Nicole Parish-Andrews from Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Environmental Education Team leads the group. Nicole, dressed in a blue coat and white beanie hat looks towards where a young participant in the group is pointing.

The Wonders of Winter Wings

By Communications Team | March 6, 2025

On Saturday February 15, DNDA and the Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) team at Camp Long hosted our second collaborative community event for youth and families — Winter Wings! Winter Wings was a part of celebrating the weekend of the Backyard Bird Count and to provide community fun and engaging opportunities to get folks out…

A photo of volunteers adding soil to the accessible garden bed.

DNDA Makes an Accessible Garden Bed!

By Communications Team | November 14, 2024

In spring 2024, DNDA started the process of helping the Delridge P-Patch become more accessible.   This dream was started by some members of Delridge P-Patch and Jules Hepp, DNDA’s environmental education coordinator. Jules and the gardeners knew that accessible garden beds were necessary for many people in our community. Although there are some higher beds…

Each has a scavenger hunt made up of a small group of younger and older people surrounding Environmental Education Guides. The Guides are prompting the groups to learn about the site and work to figure out a way for the group to solve their location clues. The group looks and listens to the Guide giving them more information about owls and centipedes to continue on their mission around the Park.

A Spooky Success!

By Communications Team | October 31, 2024

In our Delridge community rests a Park of 68 acres filled with trails, rock climbing structures, and high ropes courses. This space also hosts magical and important connections to salamanders, owls, bats, and fungi. What is this amazing space, you may ask? It’s Camp Long! Here at DNDA, we have worked within and partnered closely…