Nature Blog
Camp Long Gateway Project: Honoring the life of Sheila Brown
Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA) is happy to share with our community that the Sheila Brown Gateway Project at Camp Long is open for visitors! The construction project honors Sheila Brown, who served as the director of Camp Long for 13 years. The gateway, which leads into the park, was funded through a community donation…
Reflecting on October STEAM lessons for youth
This year, Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association’s (DNDA) fall STEAM lessons reached 120 students through September and October — nearly as many students as we typically serve in a whole year! October’s “Watershed Wonders” nature workshops were a hit with the kids. “I didn’t realize water was all around us!” one student said. Jules Hepp, DNDA’s…
A productive fall Duwamish Alive!
On Saturday, October 21, we hosted nearly 60 volunteers at Pigeon Point Park in the West Duwamish Greenbelt in West Seattle, our biggest event in years for Duwamish Alive! Duwamish Alive! is a regional day of service that brings together hundreds of volunteers to more than a dozen sites throughout the Green-Duwamish Watershed to improve…
Reflecting on Wine in the Woods 2023
A reflection dreamt and written by Mesha Florentino, DNDA’s Co-Executive Director of Housing & Finance. As the last echoes of laughter fade and the stars take their places in the night sky, we pause to reflect on an evening that we will forever hold close to our hearts — Wine in the Woods. The early…
An Exciting Update on Our Delridge Wetland Park Project
We are beyond excited to announce that DNDA has finished major construction on our long-awaited Delridge Wetland Park project! Our primary contractor on the project, Titan Earthwork, wrapped up their work last week, and the site now has proper sidewalks, walking trails, and functional green stormwater infrastructure. In the coming months, we’ll be continuing to…
Reviewing Our Summer Environmental Justice Program
As summer is coming to a close we want to highlight DNDA’s Environmental Justice Summer Youth Program, celebrating the amazing teens who participated and all of the wonderful partner organizations who helped make this program a success! This summer DNDA was able to expand our EJ Summer Youth Program by hosting two sessions, one in…