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Onsite Composting: Explaining Our Mess
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…
Community Meeting on Roxhill Bog Restoration
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…
DNDA 2021 Summer Youth Program Mural Projects
This summer, as part of the programming for the Summer Youth Program, youth from the High Point, NewHolly, and Rainier Vista neighborhoods had the opportunity to flex their creative muscles by helping design and paint community murals. In High Point, youth partnered with local artist Amaranta Sandys to paint their local basketball court. This court…
A Recap on DNDA’s Soccer Program
This July and August, DNDA and our partner Intercity Soccer League organized beginner-friendly youth soccer practices at the NewHolly and High Point neighborhoods! Over eight weeks, up to 120 High Point, NewHolly/Rainier Vista players met for practice sessions at their respective fields twice a week. High Point, NewHolly, and Rainier Vista players had the opportunity…
Join us for the premiere of two powerful photo exhibits!
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…
DNDA Board Spotlight: Shannon Woodard – Board President
Shannon is an incredibly proud parent to a precocious aspiring singer/songwriter, comic book artist, and comedian. They spend much of their time outside in the dirt and mud, dancing through puddles, and singing loud enough for all Delridge to hear. With her daughter by her side, Shannon works daily to be a housing-for-all champion. As…
Summer Youth Program 2021 – A Recap
The DNDA Summer Youth Program drew a strong turnout this year, with over 300 youth participating across the High Point, NewHolly, and Rainier Vista neighborhoods. 2021 marked five years of DNDA leading arts and recreation programming in partnership with Seattle Housing Authority. This year, we took a hybrid approach due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.…
Family and Community Connections at High Point
Written by Yeggy Michael. On August 14, 2021, DNDA’s Family Connections program hosted a community gathering at High Point Commons Park that attracted almost 90 participants. After over 14 months of zoom workshop and meetings, this was the first in-person gathering for the families, including four cohorts supporting Somali, Oromo, Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Vietnamese families.…
Wetland Workshops: An Eventful Year
Over the last 18 months, DNDA has toiled away through several climate events and a global pandemic to bring you nine wonderful wetland workshops with an outstanding cast of 15 diverse and unique presenters! Together we traveled from the past through traditional Indigenous stories, to the future of restoration practices in a changing climate, and…