Duwamish Alive!

DRCC is a founding member of the Duwamish Alive! Coalition, which coordinates twice-yearly multi-site habitat restoration work parties within the Duwamish watershed.

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Earth Day 2009 DUWAMISH ALIVE! April 18, 2009, 10 A.M.–2 P.M.

We are looking for school, work, or social network groups to participate in Duwamish Alive. For more information: duwamishalive.org

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Duwamish River Festival

The Duwamish River Festival began in 2005 as an informational and fun festival to help educate and involve the public in the Duwamish River cleanup. The free family-friendly environmental festival provides updates on the Duwamish River Superfund cleanup, kayak tours on the river, live entertainment, water taxi rides, food, children’s activities,  health information, natural yard care tips, give-aways and more.

Please join us at the next festival in 2009! Date: To be determined

Program sponsors include: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; the Washington State Department of Ecology; the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition; King County; Port of Seattle; The Boeing Company; Seattle Public Utilities; Public Health - Seattle and King County; Puget Sound Clean Air Agency; Field Roast Grain Meat Co.; Alki Kayak Tours; Bluefield Holdings, Inc.; Cascade Land Conservancy; Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Program; Windward Environmental; City of Tukwila; and Global Diving and Salvage, Inc.

Click here for information about the 2008 Duwamish River Festival event.

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Green-Duwamish Watershed Map

Explore the Green-Duwamish Watershed's Past, Present and Future

The Green-Duwamish Watershed map is a joint project of DRCC and ECOSS (the Environmental Coalition of South Seattle). The map is designed to raise awareness and public involvement in the Green-Duwamish watershed, and includes information about parks and public access sites, habitat restoration, cultural history, public art, pollution and cleanup of the river, plus helpful tips on reducing household toxins.

The map serves to illustrate the "current conditions" of the watershed, and as a base for helping the river’s diverse communities envision what the future could look like. To view the results of DRCC’s Duwamish Valley Vision Project, click here.

The map was produced with grant funding from the Mountaineers Foundation and 4Culture, as well as in-kind and financial contributions from project partners: 4Culture, American Whitewater, Cascade Land Conservancy, Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition, Duwamish Tribe, Environmental Coalition of South Seattle, FeetFirst, Green-Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Forum of Governments (WRIA-9), City of Kent, King County Parks, The Mountaineers Foundation, Muckleshoot Tribe, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nature Consortium, People for Puget Sound, Port of Seattle, City of Renton, City of Seattle, Seattle Southside Visitors Center, City of Tukwila, and Washington Water Trails. Thanks to Holly Taylor and PastForward NW Heritage Consulting for providing historical information, map editing and other map project considerations.

Additional support provided by: Abelard Foundation, Acorn Foundation, Ben & Jerry’s Foundation, Edwards Mother Earth Foundation, and Seattle Foundation.

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Duwamish Valley Vision Project

The Duwamish Valley Vision Project is a comprehensive, community-based future visioning project, engaging people who live work or visit the Duwamish Valley through workshops, mapping and interviews. The project aims to compile the community’s ideas, concerns, and visions of the future into a comprehensive ‘future map,’ which will be presented to local, state, and federal agencies responsible for the Superfund cleanup and other stakeholders. Click here to view the DRAFT Vision Map, and then send an email to DRCC about what you’d like to see the Duwamish become in the future. To provide comments or feedback, email or call (206)954-0218.

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Environmental Justice Youth Corps

DRCC’s Urban Environmental Justice Youth Corps is a bilingual (English/Spanish) after-school and weekend service learning program for high school students in South Seattle. The free program teaches young people about environmental health and justice issues, and blends community service and field trips with social and environmental issues in South Park and nearby neighborhoods. Call or email for information on our next session!

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Northwest Toxic Communties Coalition

For information about activities of community groups affected by toxic sites, or information on how to join, please contact NWTCC Coordinator Fredrika Sprengle at: fsprengle@comcast.net

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