Duwamish Alive! Earth Day Volunteer Events

Join us in celebrating Seattle’s only RIVER, the Duwamish, with community volunteers working on the river removing debris, caring for salmon habitat and our upland forests in an effort to improve native habitat health and water quality not only for our salmon and orca but all wildlife and communities within the Duwamish Watershed so that all can thrive in our urban community.

Our forested areas such as the West Duwamish Greenbelt, one of the largest in the lower section of the river, provides important air and water filtration of pollution, especially storm runoff one of the major sources polluting our waters. Tree canopy cover also reduces our summer heat domes, unequally affecting low income, communities of color to a greater degree. Duwamish Alive Coalition continues to nurture and expand tree canopy within our local communities which suffer the effects of pollution and heat domes.

The river ecosystem supports 5 salmon species including the threatened Chinook salmon which is a critical food source for our Southern Resident Orcas; along with wildlife that includes river otters, beavers, bald eagles, and blue herons. Each of our habitat sites supports this web of life while providing important environmental benefits to our communities.

We are honored to help steward these lands and waters that are the ancestral home of the Duwamish Peoples.

We will be working at the following multiple sites for this event, a special link is provided for each volunteer site registration.  This is a family friendly event, all ages welcome.  Tools, instruction and snacks are provided.

Point Rediscovery at Hamm Creek, Seattle    DIRT Corps    

Duwamish Hill Preserve, Tukwila    Green Tukwila Partnership

Cecil Moses Park,  Tukwila    King County Parks

Northwind’s Weir, Tukwila Seattle City Light

Salmon Cove Park & Turning Basin 3,  Puget Soundkeeper Alliance & Port of Seattle

Green Line, 10617 53rd Ave South Seattle   Seattle City Light

t̓uʔəlaltxʷ Village Park and Shoreline Habitat, Seattle Port of Seattle

Duwamish Greenbelt at Pigeon Pt , Seattle   Delridge Neighborhood Development  Association

həʔapus Village Park and Shoreline Habitat, Seattle

Duwamish River Kayak Cleanup, Seattle Puget Soundkeeper Alliance & Heron’s Nest Outdoor Education Center’s  River  Access Program   

Herrings House Park, Seattle     Green Seattle Partnership/Seattle Parks