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10/15/22 Orca Recovery Day Planting Event With Duwamish Alive! @ Fenster Nature Park
October 15, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join Mid Sound Fisheries, Green River Coalition, the City of Auburn, and your community members as we restore the shores of the Green-Duwamish River on Orca Recovery Day! Our local resident Orcas depend on healthy salmon populations for their diet. Removing invasive plants and planting native plants along river banks is one way we can help salmon populations thrive! Tree canopy along rivers provides shade to keep the water cool and tree roots keep soil in place to prevent erosion from clouding the water. At this event we will be planting native plants to ensure healthy salmon habitat into the future!
The event will begin with a brief discussion that includes information about the site, the partnering organizations, why this work is important, tool use, and safety. We will provide work gloves, all instructions, and all tools. Please plan to arrive on time for the start of the event and allow extra time to find parking.
Please follow this link to sign up directly with VolunteerMatch!
Email erik@midsoundfisheries.org if you have any questions.
Covid-19 Safety Protocol:
- Before arriving at the event please check your temperature. If it is above 100.4 degrees please stay home.
- Please stay home if you are experiencing any symptoms such as cough, sore throat, loss of taste and/or smell
- Masks will be worn within six feet of each other, otherwise they are optional (we will also have extra single-use masks if needed)
- We will maintain physical distance throughout the day.
- We will provide a hand washing and sanitation station on site.
- We will provide water, but please bring a water bottle so as to reduce our use of single-use plastics!
What to Bring:
- Gardening gloves/work gloves if you have them, we will provide them if you do not.
- Closed-toe shoes are required! (ex: sturdy sneakers, rain boots, hiking boots. No sandals, heels, or flats)
- Layers of clothing that can get dirty
- Long sleeves and thick leg coverings to protect against thorny plants (shorts or capris are not recommended)
- Rain gear -OR- sunblock and a sun hat (be sure to check the weather)
- Full water bottle
- Snacks