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Dear Community, We want you to know that DNDA is keeping current with news and advice shared by Public Health – Seattle & King County, and as an organization that connects and convenes its community, we have decided to remain open to the public at this time. If you plan to attend an event at…
Destination Delridge Cancelled
It is with sadness and deep feelings of responsibility about community health, that we have decided to cancel/postpone Destination Delridge, scheduled to take place tomorrow, Friday March 6th. We had a very fun party planned for you, and have been weighing this decision heavily over the last week. But given King County’s most recent public…
Art for the People and the Planet
Art for the People and the Planet: Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service To honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., DNDA with United Way hosted a day of service at Pigeon Point Park—a green space embedded in the Delridge Neighborhoods. Volunteers signed up for a day of forest restoration*, but little did they know that the EcoArts program in partnership with the Nature Consortium had crafted…
Open Position: AmeriCorps VISTA with DNDA
We’re seeking an AmeriCorps VISTA member to join the DNDA team! Read more about this position below, and submit your application here. Apply today! This position begins on Monday, March 16. AmeriCorps VISTA: DNDA Community Engagement & Development Specialist This position is made available through AmeriCorps and United Way of King County. Member Duties: The VISTA…
Celebrating MLK Day with DNDA
DNDA, in partnership with United Way King County, celebrated Martin Luther King Day of Service this year by hosting a volunteer restoration event in the West Duwamish Greenbelt. The event focused largely on social and environmental justice through forest restoration, with a lunchtime EcoArts activity that highlighted and honored the work of several local activists.…
Introducing the Wetland Workshop Series
The Delridge Wetland Park Project is creating space for increased community use in addition to restoring a unique urban greenspace in the Longfellow Creek watershed. DNDA’s Wetland Workshop Series offers a variety of free events designed to facilitate a re-introduction between our communities and the Delridge Wetland. The goal for the workshop series is to…
A *Flurry* of Holiday Crafts at Croft
It’s almost the end of 2019—and what better way to celebrate than with a series of holiday craft-making classes! To round out this year’s programming at Croft Place Townhomes, teaching artist Molly Duttry and the EcoArts Program Coordinator Madison Bristol facilitated art classes centered around the season, which included canvas painting, block printing cards of gratitude, making…
Meet DNDA’s EcoArts Program Coordinator!
Imagine you are in a forest grove underneath a tunnel of intertwining branches. The afternoon light is trickling in through the leaves, highlighting the forest bed—if this autumn had been any wetter, this clearing could in fact be a stream. Now, insert children’s laughter, tables full of art supplies, cut-out paper salmon, and an atmosphere…
OPEN ARTIST CALL: Arts in Nature Festival
Our festival artist call is now open! We’re seeking artists of all disciplines to apply for the 2020 Arts in Nature Festival. Learn more and submit your application here. Next year’s festival will take place on June 20-21 at Camp Long in West Seattle. We’re excited to announce the festival theme Eternal Sunshine, in honor…