West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails

West Duwamish
Greenbelt Trails

Category: Restoration Work

  • Marichi  Branch-out Initiative

    Marichi  Branch-out Initiative

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    Jay Speidell

    On a rainy Saturday in October 2022, a work party of about 15 volunteers planted more than 100 plants in Puget Park, an event blessed by a Tibetan chant. The Marici Fellowship is based out of the Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism in the Greenwood neighborhood of Seattle.  According to Teresa Lamb of the fellowship,…

  • The Duwamish Ridge to River Trail (R2R)

    The Duwamish Ridge to River Trail (R2R)

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    Jay Speidell

    In 2021 Duwamish Tribal Services received a grant from the King Conservation District to determine the feasibility of a trail from the top of Puget Ridge, Pathfinder School, and South Seattle College to the Duwamish Longhouse and Duwamish Waterway at Ha-ah-poos.  The West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails group participated in the planning for and implementation of…

  • Puget Park Work

    Puget Park Work

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    Jay Speidell

    Recent work under the leadership of Christine and Matthew Clark has focused on completing remaining segments of a collaborative neighborhood trail project started in 2016 (laying gravel and repair), as well as planting hundreds of native plants within Puget Park.  

  • Work Projects and Partnerships

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    Jay Speidell

    MOVING A NURSE LOGThe crew of GardenCycles moves a cedar nurse log to a wet area near the Duwamish Longhouse where it can support native growth.   Click here to watch a time-lapse video by Paul Parker. HIGHLAND PARK WAY SIDEWALKAn unusual project to uncover the sidewalk on the north side of Highland Park Way has…