Environment

Tree Equity Collaborative with Hilary Franz, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands and Jad Daley, Executive Director, American Forests.

Sharon Leishman2023-04-12T21:36:28+00:00April 12th, 2023|Tags: Environment, environmental justice, Hilary Franz, Mayor Harrell, tree canopy, volunteering, volunteers|

This event is to announce the partnership between DNR and American Forests (which includes formation of a Tree Equity Collaborative and statewide tree equity mapping and analysis), to highlight the One Seattle Tree strategy recently announced by Mayor Harrell, and to draw attention to the work of local organizations along the Duwamish Greenbelt ahead of Earth [...]

Duwamish Alive! Earth Month Celebration

Sharon Leishman2022-04-11T23:00:15+00:00April 11th, 2022|Tags: Duwamish RIver, Environment, salmon, Volunteer|

RESTORING OUR GREEN-DUWAMISH RIVER, AND THE PUGET SOUND Duwamish Alive! is a watershed wide collaborative effort in improving the health of our salmon by restoring their habitat which provides food, shelter and cool, clean water that salmon need. Starting at 10:00 am volunteers will be restoring native habitat on Saturday, April 16th in multiple urban parks [...]

John Beal Legacy – Hero of the Duwamish by Stephen Miller

Sharon Leishman2019-09-05T00:07:57+00:00September 10th, 2018|Tags: advocate, Duwamish RIver, Environment, EPA, Hamm Creek, Super Fund Site, VCC, Vietnam Veteran, Volunteer|

This is the story of how one person can make a substantial difference in their community. John Beal, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who suffered physical injuries and severe psychological harm while serving in Vietnam, but later found a purpose in life restoring pollution-damaged Hamm Creek and fighting for the restoration of the Duwamish River, both [...]