Nature Blog

Fall in Love with 25 Seattle Birds: A Recap

By Nature Team | March 27, 2020

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

By DNDA Staff | January 24, 2020

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

By DNDA Staff | January 10, 2020

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!

By DNDA Staff | November 7, 2019

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

By DNDA Staff | October 18, 2019

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…

Plant your Future Forests with DNDA!

By DNDA Staff | October 15, 2019

Come plant with us in our urban forests while the sun is still shining! We have several exciting planting events coming up, which are a great way to get outside, connect with your community and enjoy the fall foliage. Join us on Saturday, October 19th, for our annual Fall Duwamish Alive! volunteer event. We will…