Earth Day 2006 - All photos courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center unless otherwise indicated (04/22/2006)

Kenco Planting

Jennifer Steger and John Kern get ready for the big day. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)	Polly Hicks and Nancy Lou survey the site before planting begins.
The Kenco site (formerly Turning Basin #3) prior to planting activities. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)	John Kern breaking down boxes to serve as composting platforms for the pulled blackberries. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)
Linda Dunnigan and Polly Hicks get ready to plant the site. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)	Polly Hicks discussing the day’s activities with volunteers and Elliott Bay/Duwamish River Restoration Program Trustees Glen St. Amante of Muckleshoot Indian Tribe and Jeff Stren from King County (2nd and 3rd from left respectively). (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)
Jack Dunnigan (Assistant Administrator for National Ocean Service) and Bob Lohn (Northwest Regional Administrator for NOAA Fisheries) plant goldenrod along the upland portion of the Kenco site to help keep out invasive species.	Jack Dunnigan examines the newly planted area.
Duwamish Alive! is the collective effort of eighteen non-grovenmental organizations and government agencies including NOAA. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)	Volunteer enjoys a day of work along with his daughter.
Volunteer planting with his daughter. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)	A volunteer works hard to remove invasives from Turning Basin. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)
Jack Dunnigan and Jennifer Steger working together to revegetate the Kenco shoreline. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)	NOAA Volunteers install live willow and snowberry stakes throughout the Kenco site. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)
Mike Stringer using his expert planting techniques. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)	Volunteers of all sizes helped out with the planting. What happens when you plant a fruit rollup? (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)
Anne Mataia from NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center placing Douglas aster in the intertidal area for planting. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)	Alexis Gutierrez, NOAA Fisheries Liason to the Ocean Service. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)
Jeff Donald from NOAA Public Affairs helps plant the site. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)	Polly Hicks explaining to volunteers the benefits of the plants being place at the site for site development.
Curtis Tanner (USFWS) and his wife planting tufted hairgrass in the bare portions of the site. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)

North Winds Weir Restoration

Volunteer stakes willows in the bare portions of the older restored site. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)	NOAA volunteers removing the invasive reed canarygrass and replanting the area with native species. (Photo credit: Sueann Oakes Kern)

Gateway Park Event and Duwamish Boat Tour

Jack Dunnigan stresses the importance of community stewardship at a press event located at one of the many Duwamish Alive! sites.	City of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels emphasizes the importance of continued state and federal support for restoration activities along the Duwamish River.
WA State Governor Christine Gregoire and Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels get ready to plant a tree at the Gateway Park North site.	Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Department of Interior Kameron Onley with Jack Dunnigan on a boat tour of the Duwamish restoration sites.