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Elliott Bay/Duwamish River, WA


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Photos courtesy of NOAA Restoration Center unless otherwise indicated.

Kenco PlantingNorth Winds Weir RestorationGateway Park Event and Duwamish Boat TourSeaboard Lumber Restoration
  
Jennifer Steger and John Kern get ready for the big day. Polly Hicks and Nancy Lou survey the site before planting begins. The Kenco site (formerly Turning Basin #3) prior to planting activities. John Kern breaking down boxes to serve as composting platforms for the pulled blackberries. Linda Dunnigan and Polly Hicks get ready to plant the site. 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). 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-governmental organizations and government agencies including NOAA. Volunteer enjoys a day of work along with his daughter. Volunteer planting with his daughter. A volunteer works hard to remove invasives from Turning Basin. Jack Dunnigan and Jennifer Steger working together to revegetate the Kenco shoreline. NOAA Volunteers install live willow and snowberry stakes throughout the Kenco site. Mike Stringer using his expert planting techniques. Volunteers of all sizes helped out with the planting. What happens when you plant a fruite rollup? Anne Mataia from NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center placing Douglas aster in the intertidal area for planting. Alexis Gutierrez, NOAA Fisheries Liason to the Ocean Service. Jeff Donald from NOAA Public Affairs helps plant the site. Polly Hicks explaining to volunttes the benefits of the plants being placed at the site for site development. Curtis Tanner (USFWS) and his wife planting tufted hairgrass in the bare portions of the site.


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