Community Corner
Help Restore the Duwamish Hill Preserve!
Volunteer at the Duwamish Hill Preserve in Tukwila
Join volunteers to help restore this culturally significant preserve
and city park. Event activities include invasive weed removal, mulching
and planting as seasonally appropriate.
Please REGISTERE HERE for this event.
About the Property: The
property will be managed as a public open space preserve devoted to the
interpretation of the site’s Native American cultural significance and
other aspects of Duwamish River Valley natural and cultural history. The
Hill is culturally significant for its association with southern Puget
Sound Salish oral tradition and history.
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Please come out and contribute to this effort!. Please register online today.
What to bring: Please dress for the weather. Suggested
Dress: Boots or comfortable athletic shoes, work clothes, appropriate
layers for rain and sun. Volunteers should also bring a refillable water
bottle and snacks. Restoration training, tools and gloves will be
provided. No experience necessary!
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Where to meet: We will meet at the parking lot at
the 115th St. Preserve entrance.
Youth volunteers are welcome. If you are under 18 and attending the
event without a parent or guardian, please come to the event with a
Youth Waiver signed by a parent or guardian. Click here to download the Forterra Youth Volunteer Waiver.
For additional information, please contact volunteer@forterra.org.
Special thanks to the Friends of The Hill, a local dedicated volunteer
group of neighbors and friends who regularly host volunteer events and
support ongoing restoration, planning and maintenence of the Preserve.
Interested in being a Friend of The Hill? Contact us.
