Duwamish Alive! Event: Earth Day Celebration

Where:

Duwamish Riverbend Hill in Tukwila (Directions below)

About the Event:
Duwamish Alive! is a chance for people to give back to Seattle’s river. On Saturday, April 18, hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers will roll up their sleeves to help restore the Duwamish River. Last year’s Duwamish Alive! on Earth Day brought together almost 500 volunteers. Join us to make this year’s event even better!

Join volunteers to help restore this culturally significant property and help in the effort to transform this area into a park preserve for the local community.  Event activities include planting, invasive weed removal and other restoration projects.

About the Property:
In 2001, Cascade Land Conservancy, the City of Tukwila, and a local citizen group formed a partnership to work for the preservation of an undeveloped parcel of land on the Duwamish River.  The property will be managed as a public open space preserve devoted to the interpretation of the site’s Native American cultural significance and other aspects of Duwamish River Valley natural and cultural history.  The Hill is culturally significant for its association with southern Puget Sound Salish oral tradition and history, as a key location in the stories collectively known as the “Epic of the Winds.”

What to bring:
Please remember to dress for the weather.  Suggested Dress: Boots or comfortable athletic shoes, work clothes, rain gear and appropriate layers.  Volunteers should bring a refillable water bottle.  Snacks, drinks, tools and gloves will be provided.

Directions:
All events will meet at 10:00 am in the pull-off along the north side of the Duwamish River near the intersection of E Marginal Way S and S 115th St. (see directions below).

Heading S on I-5- Take Exit 158.  Head west toward the intersection of Marginal Way and Pacific Highway.  Take a hard left onto E Marginal Way S.  Take a left onto S 115th St.  Park in the pull-out on the right shoulder.

Heading N on I-5- Take Exit 156.  Take the Tukwila Exit.  Take a left onto Interurban Ave S.  Turn right onto S 115th St.  Park in the pull-out on the right shoulder.

For additional information or to register please contact Stacy Cachules, Manager of Volunteer Programs, volunteer@cascadeland.org.

This project is funded in part by a joint King County, King Conservation District Conservation Partnership Grant.

If you are under 18 and attending the event without a parent or guardian please come to the event with the waiver below signed by a parent or guardian.

Click here to download the CLC Youth Volunteer Waiver.