Nature Blog
Finding Calm in the Face of Crisis
“Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” – John Muir Physical distancing, working from home and self-isolating have become the new norm for Washingtonians. Health officials have called on the general public to flatten the…
Fall in Love with 25 Seattle Birds: A Recap
The second event of the 2020 Wetland Workshop Series was in partnership with Seattle Audubon. Titled Fall in Love with 25 Seattle Birds, this event took place on February 16 at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. A total of 135 attendees were present. The emphasis of this event was on educating the community about common birds…
Celebrating MLK Day with DNDA
DNDA, in partnership with United Way King County, celebrated Martin Luther King Day of Service this year by hosting a volunteer restoration event in the West Duwamish Greenbelt. The event focused largely on social and environmental justice through forest restoration, with a lunchtime EcoArts activity that highlighted and honored the work of several local activists.…
Introducing the Wetland Workshop Series
The Delridge Wetland Park Project is creating space for increased community use in addition to restoring a unique urban greenspace in the Longfellow Creek watershed. DNDA’s Wetland Workshop Series offers a variety of free events designed to facilitate a re-introduction between our communities and the Delridge Wetland. The goal for the workshop series is to…
Join our Volunteer Appreciation Potluck!
10 parks. 1,624 volunteers. 5,455 hours worked. 277,669 square feet of invasive plants removed. 2,344 native plants installed. This is what our volunteers are capable of. All of this work was accomplished by our volunteers in just 10 months. Without their help, our forested parks would still be ravaged by Himalayan blackberry, English ivy and…
Plant a Forest & Grow Community
Plant a forest and grow community on Saturday, November 2nd! This year DNDA’s Urban Forest Restoration team is celebrating Green Seattle Day at Pigeon Point Park. You can help us create a healthier, happier and greener Seattle by joining us in one of our biggest restoration events of the year. Join the fun with DNDA…