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More edible nature in Seattle: Thimbleberry edition
Note: We recently re-posted a blog item from 2011 about the native and edible salmonberry. The popularity of that post gave us the idea to do similar profiles for many of the common native plants, edible or not, that we use in our restoration program. Today is Part 2 of that effort, profiling thimbleberry. The headlines…
Edible nature in Seattle’s forests: Salmonberries are here!
Note: Even after seven years, one of the most popular blog posts we’ve ever written continues to be this one about the native (and delicious) salmonberry. It’s nearly salmonberry season again so we’re reposting it today. Get out there and enjoy these native treats! -The Restoration Team The salmonberries in the greenbelt are nearly ripe…
ANNOUNCING THE 2018 ARTS IN NATURE FESTIVAL AT CAMP LONG
DNDA proudly presents the 19th Annual Arts in Nature Festival at Camp Long in West Seattle! The 19th Annual Arts in Nature Festival August 25th & 26th at Camp Long will feature art, nature, and neighborhood. The theme for artist presentation is “Convergence”. Artists and audience members are encouraged to engage in active participation with each other, other art disciplines, and with the…
Now Hiring: Environmental Engagement Coordinator
We are excited to announce that we’re expanding the staff of our Restoration Program to include an Environmental Engagement Coordinator. This full-time position includes performing volunteer outreach, recruitment and coordination as well as conducting volunteer-based forest restoration work parties (this work may include invasive plant removal and installing native plants on project sites). Additionally, the position will…
For Charleena: Amplifying Black Womxn’s Voices
In June 2017, Seattle’s Charleena Lyles’ life was taken by the Seattle Police Department. Almost one year later, we are coming together to honor her memory, and speak back to injustice through art, performance, and word. For Charleena: Amplifying Black Womxn’s Voice is a collaboration between DNDA’s Youngstown Cultural Arts Center and visual artist Wynn Adele, whose inspired artwork, For…
Looking Back on Fusion Spring Nature Camp 2018
By Sarah Haghi, EcoArts Program Intern Screaming and laughing as loud as they could, the children from DNDA and SHA’s High Point subsidized public housing spent a week running through Camp Long, exploring Seattle’s only urban campground. The kids that participated in DNDA’s Fusion Spring Nature Camp spent the whole week outdoors. This Fusion Spring Nature Camp aims to…
Recap: Let’s Talk Race Series: American Housing and Economics
This past Saturday, May 12th marked the fourth event in DNDA’s Let’s Talk Race Series: American Housing and Economics. The workshop began as guests followed a timeline of United States history around the room and were then led through a brief account of American history and how racial hierarchy has impacted our economic system. Participants…
Thank You for Giving BIG!
The grand finale of GiveBIG has come and gone! This past Wednesday, May 9, the greater Seattle community participated in the last year of GiveBIG–an online day of giving held by the Seattle Foundation. GiveBIG was especially big this year thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor–every dollar donated to DNDA was matched, up…
RECAP: UNDERSTANDING ISLAM
On Saturday, April 28, the auditorium inside the High Point Community Center filled with eager residents of the West Seattle community and beyond to learn more about Islam in DNDA’s third event of the Let’s Talk Race Series: Understanding Islam. Two engaging facilitators opened the discussion with the importance of their names in shaping who they are. They…