Volunteers needed for Duwamish Alive! habitat restoration event, Oct. 9

One of the largest ongoing habitat restoration events in King County returns on Saturday, Oct. 9. The annual Duwamish Alive! river restoration event takes place at a dozen designated sites along the Duwamish River.

Work sites and projects include a river cleanup by kayak and canoe, shoreline habitat restoration and native forest revitalization.

Organizers have planned clean-up events in a number of communities along the Duwamish, including South Park, Georgetown, White Center and Delridge/Pigeon Point.

No experience is necessary, and organizers will provide volunteers with work gloves, tools, snacks, beverages and instructions. Volunteers are reminded to dress for the weather, and be sure to wear sturdy footwear, long pants and long sleeves – especially when there are blackberry brambles to battle.

To sign up or to get more information about parking and work site activities, visit the Web at http://www.pugetsound.org/events/duwamishalive, e-mail da@pugetsound.org or call 206-382-7007.

The event is organized by the Duwamish Alive Coalition – a partnership of non-profit organizations, government agencies, community groups and local businesses, including: King County; King Conservation District; Alki Kayak Tours; Cascade Land Conservancy; CleanScapes; City of Seattle; City of Tukwila; The Boeing Company; Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition; EarthCorps; Elliott Bay Restoration Panel; Environmental Coalition of South Seattle; EOS Alliance; U. S. Environmental Protection Agency; Field Roast Grain Meat Co.; Friends of Duwamish Preserve; Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed Forum of Local Governments; Green Seattle Partnership; Georgetown Community Council; IM-A-PAL Foundation; Longfellow Creek Watershed Council; Nature Consortium; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; People For Puget Sound; Port of Seattle; Puget Soundkeeper Alliance; REI; Restore America’s Estuaries; Seattle Parks and Recreation; Vashon Organics; Veterans Conservation Corps; Washington State Department of Ecology; Department of Neighborhoods Matching Fund.

Related information

Green River Watershed

Green/Duwamish Salmon Conservation and Restoration

The Dirt: calendar of hands-on volunteer opportunities