The past month we’ve removed butterfly bush and blackberry along East Marginal as it creates line-of-sight issues for vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians, and has trapped a ton of garbage form years of neglect. This week we’ll be working right around the area where Highway 99 comes down to street level along the side of the 99 ramp.

Join us on Saturday, March 28 in White Center, we’ll meet at Fresh Flours and send teams out in all directions to remove litter, spruce up our streets and build community together. The series will then continue with cleanup events in the Othello, Mount Baker, Hillman City, Central District, Little Saigon and Lake City neighborhoods.

We'll drop back in at the south end of the Alki Trail and continue opening up the fence line—creating a brighter, safer and more welcoming expanse along the bike path. There will be trash collection and Sprucing opportunities as we continue to address blackberry, ivy and weed overgrowth.

Robyn reached out about helping prep the park for some new plantings she’ll be working on in the coming months. We’ll head in and work on removing invasives from the park and giving it an initial Spruce. Of course the trail is right there too for our free range trash walkers. Lots of opportunities!

The past month we’ve removed butterfly bush along East Marginal as it creates line-of-sight issues for vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians, and has trapped a ton of garbage form years of neglect. This week we’ll be working right around the area where Highway 99 comes down to street level along the side of the 99 ramp.

We’ll meet forest steward Heather Scott at her entrance into Schmitz Park off Spokane St., and continue removing English ivy in her parcel which is quickly returning to a native state.

We’ll head back to Hamilton Viewpoint this week to continue the great work we started last Thursday over the view railing as well as working on invasives in the planting beds, which surprisingly still look fantastic from last year’s heavy clean ups.

The past three weeks we’ve removed butterfly bush along East Marginal as it creates line-of-sight issues for vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians, and has trapped a ton of garbage form years of neglect. This week we’ll be working right around the area where Highway 99 comes down to street level.

We'll drop back in at the south end of the Alki Trail and continue opening up the fence line—creating a brighter, safer and more welcoming expanse along the bike path. There will be trash collection and Sprucing opportunities as we continue to address blackberry, ivy and weed overgrowth.

We’ll meet forest steward Heather Scott at her entrance into Schmitz Park off Spokane St., and continue removing English ivy in her parcel which is quickly returning to a native state.

We’ll head to Hamilton Viewpoint this week for our first visit of the year heading into Spring. I swung by recently and couldn’t believe how nice the central planting beds still looked from last year’s heavy clean ups—but there’s always more to do.

The past two weeks we’ve removed butterfly bush along East Marginal as it creates line-of-sight issues for vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians, and has trapped a ton of garbage form years of neglect. This stretch is in the industrial area directly under elevated Highway 99 and is a trash-rich environment.

We'll drop back in along the Alki Trail and continue south where we’ve been opening up the fence line since last year—creating a brighter, safer and more welcoming expanse along the bike path. There will be trash collection and Sprucing opportunities as we continue to address blackberry, ivy and weed overgrowth.

We'll drop back in along the Alki Trail and continue south where we’ve been opening up the fence line since last year—creating a brighter, safer and more welcoming expanse along the bike path. There will be trash collection and Sprucing opportunities as we continue to address blackberry, ivy and weed overgrowth.

Last week we started Sprucing up the overgrown picnic area down behind the kid’s toys in the south end of the park by Shelter #2. We’ll continue with that work—cleaning the overgrown planting areas and uncovering native plants. There is plenty to work on here and will likely take several visits to get it in a good spot heading into Spring.

Last week we started removing the overgrowth of butterfly bush on the south side of the West Seattle Bridge along the railroad tracks along East Marginal that are trash magnets and create line of sight issues. The area is directly under elevated Highway 99. This is also a trash-rich environment.

Group friend Lee, who runs the Heron's Nest and R.A.P.P. (River Access Paddle Program), has a new project down in Renton. The property will be turned into a child-centered, Indigenous/BIPOC-led, land-based education and cultural center. Prior to taking ownership, the land was a frequent hotspot for camps, so there is quite a bit of material to gather around the perimeter.

We'll drop back in along the Alki Trail and continue south down the fence line where we’ve been opening up the foliage since last year—creating a brighter, safer and more welcoming expanse along the bike path. There will be trash collection and Sprucing opportunities as we continue to address blackberry, ivy and weed overgrowth, removing deadwood—and raising the under-canopy a bit for better lines of sight.

A friend of the park has been Sprucing up the overgrown picnic area down behind the kid’s play area in the south end of the park by Shelter #2. We’ll hop over and help with that work—cleaning the overgrown planting areas and uncovering native plants. There is plenty to work on here and will likely take several visits to get it in a good spot heading into Spring.

Last month we worked along East Marginal Sprucing a median in between the north and southbound lanes of East Marginal under where 99 and the West Seattle Bridge intersect. We’ll continue on this work removing butterfly bush on the south side of the West Seattle Bridge along the parking areas under 99 along East Marginal that are trash magnets and create line of sight issues. This is a trash rich environment.

We'll drop in for continued cleanup at the burnt-out camp in the greenbelt next to Mr. Detail along Harbor Ave. A lot has already been brought down out of the camp and queued up along the street for pick-up. It's supposed to rain this week, so the area will likely be muddy in places, but the trail from the bottom to the top is in decent shape. We'll work on getting it all cleaned up Saturday and back to nature. Street-level cleanup, tree ringing and other activities also exist if the trail work isn't your thing. All are welcome!

Marshall Reserve is a little pocket park just across the street from the Love Lock fence line view of downtown. Parks and Rec recently removed an old shed there, and the north end in particular was dark and overgrown with ivy and blackberry. We gave it several visits over the past weeks and made some epic progress—we’ll continue that good work Friday and open up the park for future visits from SPR’s Natural Area crew to come in behind us to take care of holly, laurel and some work along the hillside behind the park.

We'll drop in for continued cleanup at the burnt-out camp in the greenbelt next to Mr. Detail along Harbor Ave. A lot has already been brought down out of the camp and queued up along the street for pick-up. It's supposed to rain tonight so the area will likely be muddy in places, but the trail from the bottom to the top is in decent shape. We'll work on getting it all cleaned up Thursday and Saturday and back to nature. Street-level cleanup, tree ringing and other activities also exist if the trail work isn't your thing. All are welcome!

Chance, a local Boy Scout, will be clearing ivy in the Duwamish Head Greenspace for his Eagle Scout award project. He and his troop are clearing a large area of ground ivy down by the old derelict treehouse, which will also be demo’d in the process. This will be the second visit for the troop, and of course we’ll continue to build off this section on our regular work in the Greenspace.

We’ll head back to Duwamish Head Greenspace with Heather on Friday and continue pulling ivy after getting 200+ native plants in the ground over the past several months! We’ll also be prepping an area for an Eagle Scout project for a West Seattle scout who will be clearing a section of the green space with his troop.

Marshall Reserve is a little pocket park just across the street from the Love Lock fence line view of downtown. Parks and Rec recently removed an old shed there, and the north end in particular is dark and overgrown with ivy and blackberry. We gave it a great first visit last week, and we’ll continue the good work and open up that end of the park for future visits from SPR’s Natural Area crew.

Chance, a local Boy Scout, will be clearing ivy in the Duwamish Head Greenspace for his Eagle Scout award project. He and his troop will be clearing a large area of ground ivy down by the old derelict treehouse, which will also be demo’d in the process. There will be at least two visits for the troop, and of course we’ll continue to build off this section on our regular work in the Greenspace.

We’ll head back to Duwamish Head Greenspace with Heather on Friday and continue pulling ivy after getting 200+ native plants in the ground over the past several months! We’ll also be prepping an area for an upcoming Eagle Scout project for a West Seattle scout who will be clearing a section of the green space with his troop.

Marshall Reserve is a little pocket park just across the street from the Love Lock fence line view of downtown. Parks and Rec recently removed an old shed there and the north end in particular is dark and overgrown with ivy and blackberry. Greg and Tim carved into it this end last week, so we’ll continue on their good work and open up that end of the park.

Group friend Lee, who runs the Heron's Nest and R.A.P.P. (River Access Paddle Program), has a new project down in Renton. The property will be turned into a child-centered, Indigenous/BIPOC-led, land-based education and cultural center. Prior to taking ownership, the land was a frequent hotspot for camps, so there is quite a bit of material to gather around the perimeter.