Spring 2009 Duwamish Alive! Join the Fun! Restore the River!

Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

More than one thousand volunteers worked  at 12 restoration work sites along the Duwamish River on Saturday, April 18, 2009. Work parties began at 10 a.m. as the annual Duwamish Alive! Earth Day community celebration kicked off to help restore habitat for fish and wildlife. Volunteers pulled weeds, mulched planting areas, planted native vegetation, and picked up debris and trash in the restoration areas. Immediately following the restoration event, a festival of green alternatives, art and community activities was held at Cooper Elementary School, with performing artists, kids crafts, nature hikes, raffle, and environmental education tables.

Read the King County media release about this event

Duwamish Alive! is organized and supported by the following citizen groups and government agencies: Alki Kayak Tours | Cascade Land Conservancy | CleanScapes | City of Seattle | City of Tukwila | Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition | EarthCorps | Edwards Mother Earth Foundation | Elliott Bay Restoration Panel | Environmental Coalition of South Seattle | EOS Alliance | U. S. Environmental Protection Agency | Friends of Duwamish Riverbend Hill | Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed Forum of Local Governments | Green Seattle Partnership | Georgetown Community Council | IM-A-PAL Foundation | King County | King Conservation District | Longfellow Creek Watershed Council | Nature Consortium | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | People For Puget Sound | Port of Seattle | REI | Restore America's Estuaries | Seattle Parks and Recreation | Veterans Conservation Corps | Washington State Department of Ecology.