Nature Blog

Discover your local birds, how to identify them, when and where to find them. Join Seattle Audubon’s Master Birders Etta Cosey and Wendy Walker on two Saturdays this July for bird identification information and activities at Roxhill Park! Saturday, July 16 (9:00a to 10:00a) will feature a bird presentation about habitat needs of local birds,…

We’re launching a new environmental program this summer in South Seattle and we’re looking for some enthusiastic teens to join it! DNDA’s Nature team is launching an exciting new program at Roxhill Park and Bog next month that will engage youth in topics around environmental justice. Our Environmental Justice Summer Youth Program will run from…

Do you ever wonder where that bumble bee goes once they have collected pollen from a flower? Or maybe you have questioned where that yellow jacket went after harassing you at your picnic? Chances are that they’re going to the ground — as much as 70 percent of native bee species in the United States…

After 5 Years, DNDA’s Programming at Delridge Wetland Park Continues to Evolve It has been more than five years since DNDA started partnering to bring students from Louisa Boren STEM K-8 out to our nascent Delridge Wetland Park, and over that time the programming has taken a lot of different forms. Students have helped create…

For the second year in a row, we are looking for local teens to join us in conducting water quality assessments of an urban creek connected to the Duwamish River! This position is open to students ages 14 through 18. We will go out and conduct water quality tests from 3:30 to 4:30 pm on…

We’ve been working hard at our restoration of Pigeon Point Park and this year we are excited to announce that we’re expanding into a new section of the park: Pigeon Point 03! This zone is located at the south end of the park, and may be best known for its many meandering walking and running…