4/19/08

Posted by Eliza Ghitis, (206) 382-7007

Volunteers: 188 volunteers for 4 hours

Actions: Dug out Himalayan blackberry, common tansy, and other weeds amounting to about 30 cubic yards over an area of 42,000 square feet. Also planted 900 native trees and shrubs, including Oregon ash, Pacific ninebark, cluster rose, Douglas fir, black hawthorne, red osier dogwood, red flowering currant and tall Oregon grape. Applied15 cubic yards of mulch around these plantings. 

Groups: Highline Community College, Boeing, Starbucks, Nova High School, O’Dea High School, Everett High School, Puget Sound Business Travelers Association, City of Seattle, Washington Department of Ecology, Rainier Scholars, Boeing Employees Credit Union, and Arnold Air Society.

Special details: At lunch time, the Duwamish Alive! coalition received the Coastal America Partnership Award.  This national award is given to collaborations that have made significant contributions to protect, preserve and restore the nation’s coastal resources and to increase public awareness and education.  The presentation included Ron Sims, King County Executive, Virginia K. Tippie, Director of Coastal America, and Timothy R.E. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. Kathy Fletcher, Executive Director of People For Puget Sound, accepted the award for the 27 partners, many of whom were on hand to collect their commemorative plaques.