EarthCorps Volunteer Event: West Duwamish Greenbelt: Duwamish Alive! Planting

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EarthCorps and Nature Consortium are joining forces again to plant native trees and shrubs at the West Duwamish Greenbelt/Pigeon Point Park. This is the same site hundreds of volunteers worked with us on Earth Day this past April. Join us and a host of partners and volunteers as we continue to restore the largest contiguous greenbelt in Seattle. The greenbelt is home to a diverse population of wildlife and provides an important corridor for migrating birds. This site hosts a variety of habitats including meadow, forest, wetland and a diversity of edge habitats.
Duwamish Alive! is a chance for people to give back to Seattle’s river and forest communities. The Duwamish River is our hometown river, flowing through heavily developed and industrialized areas of South Seattle and King County into Elliott Bay. The river’s final six miles, which were turned into a straightened channel in the first half of last century, have been polluted by years of industry and overburdened storm-sewer drains and are a Federal Superfund Cleanup site. Restoring the health of urban rivers such as the Duwamish is essential to restoring the health of Puget Sound. Duwamish Alive! is a coalition of nonprofit groups and local government agencies joining together to help bring back the river’s health for people, salmon and wildlife.
Be sure to check out the Nature Consortium to learn about their programs, opportunities and efforts in terms of restoring the West Duwamish Greenbelt.

Directions

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We encourage volunteers to carpool or utilize public transportation to our events.

DIRECTIONS BY BUS: Please use King County Metro Online to plan your trip.

Driving Directions to Pathfinder K-8/Pigeon Point Park

Pathfinder K-8
1901 SW Genesee St
Seattle, WA 98106
-From I-5 or Route 99 (heading north or south):
-Take the West Seattle Bridge exit off either highway.
-From the bridge take the Delridge Way SW/South Seattle Comm. College
exit (right hand exit).
-The exit will wind around to the left & turn into Delridge Way.
-At the first light, turn left at SW Andover St.
-Turn right at 21st Ave. SW.
-Turn left at SW Genesee St.
-Park in the school’s parking lot.
-Our site is behind the school and there is a rainbow Parks and Rec sign at the entrance.

For more information, contact:

Chris LaPointe, Volunteer Program Manager
(206) 322-9296, ext. 217
chrisearthcorps.org