The turn out at this last Good Steward Group event wasn't as amazing as I had hoped, especially since it was in celebration of Earth Day. However, those of us that showed up to Codiga Park in north Tukwila were treated to a surprise. We were on hand as the Duwamish Alive! Coalition, which includes the People for Puget Sound and 27 other groups, received a national award from NOAA. The celebration included appearances and speeches from several local and federal dignitaries culminating with a reading from a letter written by the President.
I forgot to bring my camera to the event, so I don't have a slide show this time. However, this article explains Duwamish Alive! event and federal award a bit more fully.
That was a pleasant surprise that kept us and about 200 others from what we had shown up to do...pull weeds and plant trees. The Codiga Park was 1 of 8 work parties that was occurring simultaneously. The park was historically a dairy farm that was purchased by the City in the late 1990's. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers then completed a project on site in the early 2000's to create a nice back-channel along the river. We had the privilege of helping to restore the bank along the Duwamish River, which has been overtaken by Himalayan blackberry. Two gorgeous osprey circled overhead as well while we were replanting the buffer with native shrubs and trees.
A special thank you is necessary for everyone that came out and helped the Duwamish Alive! coalition with their event. They were most thankful.
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