Duwamish Alive! is a celebration of our Green-Duwamish Watershed and when we all work together from its forests to the river, we make an incredible impact in improving its health and the health of our communities.  We will have volunteers working in highly urbanized areas focusing on green infrastructure projects which help clean stormwater runoff, improving native habitat and salmon habitat throughout the watershed from Seattle through to Auburn, removing trash from the river while learning how each of us can make a positive impact in our daily lives.  

North Wind's Weir  

 2914 South 112th St. Tukwila, WA 98168

This location is an important ancestral site as one of the locations in the Southern Puget Sound oral story of the Salish Epic of the Winds, between the North Wind people and the Chinook Wind people who lived further up the Duwamish River.  This location also provides valuable salmon habitat in the transition zone where the saltwater and freshwater mix, allowing for juvenile salmon to rest, forage and physically adapt to life in the salt waters of Puget Sound and the Pacific Ocean.  We will be planting sedge and bullrush in the marsh areas to increase foraging for the young salmon.

Duwamish Hill Preserve

3800 S. 115th St., Tukwila, WA 98168

The Duwamish Hill is another important ancestral site included in the Southern Puget Sound oral story of the Salish Epic of the Winds, and an historic lookout for the Duwamish Tribe to see who is coming from upriver.  It also provides an educational experience with signage and a variety of native plants significant to Salish Peoples.  Work will include removal of weeds and mulching to prepare the plants for our hot summer months.

Herring's House Park

4570 W. Marginal Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106

Herring's House Park is across the road from the Longhouse, at the end of the last ancient curve of the Duwamish River and provides the largest salmon off channel habitat in the lower Duwamish River.  Because the river is armored with rocks, limited habitat is available to young salmon to utilize for shelter and food which makes this a critical site for salmon as they enter Elliot Bay.  It's also the location of the historical Duwamish village of həʔapus which is on the property of both Seattle Parks and the Port of Seattle.  Our efforts will be in removing trash that was brought into the inlet from our winter storms, mulching new plantings and removal of invasive weeds.

Heron's Nest

4818 15th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106

 We will be planting, mulching and removing invasive weeds to improve the habitat health of this site along with learning more of how it connects with the river and the tribe.

For questions, please contact: info@duwamishalive.org