Nature Blog

Last week we had work parties out at our Allstar site, which is located about a half mile from our office and is bisected by Longfellow Creek. Volunteers found a newt in the grass and Coho salmon were seen making their way upstream- who knew there could be so much wildlife right next to a…

The sky opened up and let loose this morning, as if to let us know that it is, in fact, time to start planting. Despite the impressive downpour, 118 brave and wonderful souls came out to the Duwamish Alive! event that we co-hosted with EarthCorps. This large group of volunteers was split into five different…

Last week, buphalo went to John Hay Elementary to give a lesson to 4th and 5th graders on water as a limited resource and the effects of pollution on watersheds. Unfortunately, we don’t have any photos from that day, but this hands-on lesson included a large tub of water, sponges of various shapes and sizes,…

The morning was cold and the dark clouds threatened rain, but the sun decided to show itself for the last half of this highly productive work party with alumni from Phillips Academy in Andover, MA. The event was set up as part of Andover’s Non Sibi Day, which according to their website “was established in…

It was another beautiful autumn day for this quick and dirty work party with over 60 seventh graders from University Prep. We only had two hours with this group, so after buphalo gave a talk about the West Duwamish Greenbelt and its carbon sequestration potential (and that of coniferous forests in general) we put these…

The fifth grade class from Tilden Elementary brought the sun today when they joined us in the Greenbelt for a lesson on watersheds, biodiversity, and restoration practices. As we hiked into the site at 14th and Holly, buphalo showed the kids how to collect fireweed seed and expounded on the wonders of the thimbleberry plant…