Nature Blog

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…

One of the most common questions we get from first-time volunteers at our restoration events is what we will do with all the blackberry and ivy plants being removed from the forest. This post will explain more about our onsite composting techniques and why they work. During spring and summer, DNDA volunteer events focus on…

A public meeting for the community-led restoration of Roxhill Bog will be held online on Wednesday, November 17th from 6:30 to 8 pm. The meeting will provide an update on the hydrology study of why the wetland has been drying out, possible solutions to the problem and also share the results of the community survey…

The Green-Duwamish, One River for All: From its pristine headwaters near Mt Rainier, above the Howard Hanson Dam through a magical gorge of waterfalls and great walls onto farmland and urban industry, the Green-Duwamish River and its watershed is at the center of our region’s history and future.  A new photo exhibit presents a modern…