Nature Blog
A Summer of Environmental Justice
This summer, DNDA launched and facilitated a new Environmental Justice Summer Youth Program based at Roxhill Park, which ran from July 5 to August 25. Through this program we engaged with a cohort of youth interns ranging in age from 14 to 16, most of whom were from Seattle Housing Authority’s High Point community in…
Work Outdoors With Us!
Our Nature team is growing! We are looking for a strong candidate for a key role leading education programming through our Delridge Wetland Park project and our Urban Forest Restoration Program. The Environmental Education Coordinator will tailor technical, science-based information for diverse audiences, developing relevant curriculum and activities. This position will require integrity and accountability…
Nature Activities this Summer at Roxhill Park
DNDA, in partnership with the Duwamish Alive Coalition and Seattle Parks & Recreation, is hosting weekly nature-based activities at Roxhill Park located at 2850 SW Roxbury St in Seattle. There’s still time to join us before summer is over, all ages are welcome! Thursday, August 11, 12:30 to 2:30pm — Wildlife of Seattle Meet your furry…
Birds of Roxhill Park: Community Presentation and Tours
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,…
Join Our Environmental Justice Summer Program!
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…
The Bees Beneath Our Feet
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…