Nature Blog
Now in Restoration: DNDA’s Croft Forest
Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association and the Nature Consortium program are excited to announce that we are hosting three additional restoration events this summer! This extra dose of restoration work will take place in DNDA’s Croft Forest, located directly behind the Croft Place Townhomes at the junction of Delridge Way SW and SW Holly St. The…
Summer Youth Program Coordinator
Updated 6.27.2019: This position has been filled. DNDA’s Summer Youth Program approaches arts education, arts experiences, and recreation programming from an environmental perspective. Programs serve youth at the High Point Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) property. The Summer Youth Program Coordinator is responsible for planning, managing and evaluating all aspects of the DNDA’s Summer Youth Program.…
RECAP: EcoArts Fusion Camp
The combination of Art, Nature, and Neighborhood played a big role in our annual EcoArts Fusion Spring Nature Camp earlier this month at Camp Long. Local youth from Seattle Housing Authority’s (SHA) High Point housing site, ranging from ages 7 to 12, joined us during their spring break to enjoy a memorable weekend outdoors, creating…
Now Hiring – Forest Restoration Interns
Urban Forest Restoration Program Internship 10-12 hours a week 3 positions available Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association is a registered 501c(3) Seattle-based not for profit organization. Organization Description: The DNDA-Nature Consortium Forest Restoration Program is part of the Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association, which integrates Art, Nature, and Neighborhood to build and sustain a dynamic Delridge. Position…
Volunteers Wanted to Plant Trees in West Seattle
Did you know that Seattle’s largest remaining forest, the West Duwamish Greenbelt, happens to be next to one of the most polluted rivers in the country? Extending over 500 acres in West Seattle, the greenbelt plays a critical role in filtering the air and water pollution in the Duwamish River created by urban runoff and…
More edible nature in Seattle: Thimbleberry edition
Note: We recently re-posted a blog item from 2011 about the native and edible salmonberry. The popularity of that post gave us the idea to do similar profiles for many of the common native plants, edible or not, that we use in our restoration program. Today is Part 2 of that effort, profiling thimbleberry. The headlines…