August 3, 2026 |

Green Tukwila Work Party: Green River Litter Clean Up

Duwamish River

Join Green Tukwila at the Green River to maintain restored areas and support a healthy river ecosystem for the seasons ahead. Bring your friends and family, and help protect this vital watershed we all share. All ages are welcome, but children 14 and under must be accompanied at all times. Make sure you bring a full water bottle, snacks, gardening gloves if you have them, and closed-toe shoes. You’ll want to wear clothes to cover your arms and legs as well, since blackberries can be scratchy. Register now to join the event.

August 3, 2026 |

Green Tukwila Work Party: Restoration at Riverton

Join Green Tukwila and explore how everything is connected at Riverton Park, while helping to strengthen ecosystems where trees, plants, soil, and wildlife all work together. It’s a great way for families to learn and help the young forest in our city. All ages are welcome, but children 14 and under must be accompanied at all times. Make sure you bring a full water bottle, snacks, gardening gloves if you have them, and closed-toe shoes. Register now to join the event.

May 15, 2026 |

Green Tukwila Work Party: ECO ED Wetland Filters

Green Tukwila has partnered with Nature Vision for this wetland filter-themed lunch and learn focused on Tukwila’s watershed and environmental systems. Join friends, neighbors, and families to learn about local wildlife, native plants, tool use, and how to care for our urban forests. No experience needed! Just bring your energy and help keep our public spaces healthy, safe, and beautiful. The event includes a free lunch, as well.

May 15, 2026 |

Green Tukwila Work Party: Learn all about BATS

Green Tukwila has partnered with Bats Northwest for a wildly fun bat workshop, discovering the secret lives of local bats and how they help our ecosystems. Join friends, neighbors, and families to learn about local wildlife, native plants, tool use, and how to care for our urban forests. No experience needed! Just bring your energy and help keep our public spaces healthy, safe, and beautiful. The event is free, but registration is required, so be sure to grab your spot soon.

April 10, 2026 |

Earth Day Volunteer Events

Local Forest Stewards need hands-on help removing noxious weeds in our parks to create healthy habitats for wildlife and a cleaner watershed for all!

Tukwila’s parks are like giant sponges that soak up dirty water from roadways and air pollution, filter it, and restore clean air and water. The more trees and native plants, the more pollution can be filtered out. Join us!

Here are some upcoming activities you can participate in around this coming Earth Day.

All work parties provide tools & training onsite; all identities are welcome.

February 27, 2026 |

Green Tukwila Watershed Workshops with Nature Vision

Green Tukwila is partnering with Nature Vision to offer engaging, hands-on adult education workshops exploring the watershed and environmental systems that shape our community. Join us to learn how Tukwila’s local watershed works, why it matters, and how everyday choices can help protect it. A light lunch is provided at noon for each session.

These workshops are ideal for adults interested in sustainability, environmental stewardship, and learning more about the natural systems that support life in Tukwila. Come enjoy lunch, connect with neighbors, and deepen your understanding of the place we all call home.

🌿 Watershed Ecosystems with Nature Vision

March 18 | 12:00–2:00 PM
Light lunch provided at 12:00 PM

We all live in a watershed, and it’s up to us to help keep the water that flows through it clean and plentiful. This workshop introduces participants to Tukwila’s local watershed and the plants and animals that share this vital ecosystem.

You’ll learn how healthy environments naturally filter and clean water, explore how human activity impacts these systems, and discuss practical, positive actions that support both natural and built environments.

💧 Watershed Dynamics with Nature Vision

April 8 | 12:00–2:00 PM
Light lunch provided at 12:00 PM

In this interactive session, participants will use an Enviroscape tabletop model of a typical community to see how everyday decisions affect local water quality. Through guided discussion and hands-on demonstration, you’ll explore strategies to prevent watershed contamination and protect Tukwila’s waterways for future generations.

January 30, 2026 |

Volunteer Events at Tukwila Parks

Looking for a way to get outside this winter and spring and provide a helping hand? Check out the amazing volunteer and education opportunities put on by the Green Tukwila Partnership. 

February Events: 

    • February 10: Restoration at Riverton Park — Celebrate the season of love by caring for your community forest. With Forest Steward Debbie, you’ll plant young native plants that help restore balance under the park’s towering trees. Together, we’ll push back invasive ivy and blackberry and create thriving habitats for birds and wildlife.
    • February 11: Riverside Restoration — Warm up your winter with a riverside work party! Join REI and Steward Chris for ecological restoration along the Green River Trail. Volunteers will clear invasive plants and help establish native species that provide critical shade and habitat for salmon. Your efforts will directly support the health of the Green–Duwamish River ecosystem.
    • February 12: Planting at Cottonwood Corner — Join us this February at Cottonwood Corner with Forest Stewards Heidi and Greta. Together we’ll plant even more native shrubs and bushes to create cleaner water and better habitat along Riverton Creek. Everyone is welcome, no experience needed. Pack a picnic and stay to enjoy this special site after the work party.
    • February 20: Fabulous Forterra Friday — At Duwamish Hill Preserve, a Tukwila park providing critical wildlife habitat and public trails in a fairly industrial area, help restore essential wildlife habitat by removing Himalayan blackberries that threaten our local native trees, shrubs, and groundcover. Established native plants benefit local wildlife, improve water quality, and enhance air quality.
    • February 21: We Love Duwamish Hill — Spend the morning caring for native plants and removing invasive species to help the hillside habitat flourish. Your efforts help keep this special cultural and ecological site healthy and full of life.
    • February 23: Eco-Art Adult Watercolor Workshop — February theme is Conifers in Tukwila. We will be learning about what these trees do for the environment and for people. Olena will then lead a step-by-step watercolor workshop on painting conifers. Hands-on workshops combining environmental education with guided watercolor instruction. Learn about local ecosystems while creating art inspired by Pacific Northwest plants, wildlife, and landscapes. No art experience required.

March Events: 

    • March 10: Restoration at Riverton — The forest is waking up—and so can you! Join Forest Steward Debbie to plant native understory plants that will brighten Riverton Park and support the towering trees that raptors and wildlife call home. This is your chance to spring into action and make a lasting impact on Tukwila’s urban forest.
    • March 11: Riverside Restoration with REI — Join REI and Steward Chris to tackle Himalayan blackberry and bindweed that choke out young native plants. By freeing up space and light, we’re giving native trees and shrubs a chance to thrive—providing shade, filtering water, and strengthening salmon habitat.
    • March 12: Restore Cottonwood Corner — This March, help Forest Stewards Heidi and Greta restore Cottonwood Corner by removing invasive plants that crowd out our native forest. Your efforts open space for wildlife-friendly native plants to thrive along Riverton Creek. All ages welcome—come ready to dig, pull, and make a difference! Tools and guidance provided.
    • March 13: Eco-Ed Watershed Eco Systems — We all live in a watershed, and it’s up to us to keep the water that flows through it clean and plentiful. This program introduces people to their own local watershed and to the plants and animals that share this important ecosystem.

Sign up for these events here! 

November 7, 2025 |

Green Tukwila Day!

Fall is planting season, and there’s no better way to celebrate than by joining Tukwila Parks and the Green Tukwila Partnership for Green Tukwila Day. This year’s event focuses on planting camas, a culturally significant plant of the Salish people that honors Indigenous traditions while helping restore native habitat across our community.

Spend the morning outdoors with neighbors, enjoy live music by The Buskings, and get your hands in the soil as you help prepare the land for winter. All ages are welcome, and everything you need—tools, snacks, and plenty of good energy—will be provided. Come be part of the movement to keep Tukwila green and growing.

Since 2017, the City of Tukwila has been part of the Green Cities Partnership—working with local organizations and community members to care for natural open spaces. Tukwila’s own effort, the Green Tukwila Partnership, is supported by Forterra, EarthCorps, Duwamish Alive Coalition, Partner in Employment, the Service Board, Dirt Corps, King County Parks, and dedicated volunteers.

Together, we’re restoring 138 acres of urban forest over the next 20 years—creating healthier parks for all.

October 3, 2025 |

Celebrate Our Salmon at Duwamish Alive

Join us for a day dedicated to the return of salmon and the health of our watershed at Duwamish Hill Preserve. From 10 AM – 1 PM, roll up your sleeves alongside Friends of the Hill, volunteer Forest Stewards, and neighbors as we plant and restore this one-of-a-kind space. Together with hundreds of volunteers across the watershed, we’ll care for the only river that runs through Seattle and Tukwila, ensuring it thrives for generations to come.

No experience needed — all tools, gloves, and training are provided. Just bring yourself, your energy, and a smile! Register to volunteer here!

After a rewarding morning of restoration, keep the celebration going at Salmon Saturday at the Tukwila Community Center from 1–4 PM. Enjoy hands-on science activities for families, learn more about our local ecosystem, and watch salmon leaping in the river — a sight that captures the spirit of the season. Signup to join this event!

 

March 19, 2025 |

Earth Month with Duwamish Alive

Happy Earth Month! Join resident Forest Stewards and the Tukwila community to beautify and create a sustainable native habitat at Duwamish Hill Preserve. This event includes removing young blackberries and clearing space for fall plantings.

It’s the perfect event to celebrate Earth Month and show mother nature some love. The unique ecosystems at the Duwamish Hill Preserve highlight oak savannahs, camas prairie, wet sedge meadow, and the tule wetland. The hill itself is a geological wonder. The hill itself is a geological wonder and is actually older than Mt. Rainier! Duwamish Alive aims to promote a healthy, functioning habitat in the Duwamish River Watershed by increasing and connecting habitat and addressing critical issues affecting the watershed’s health. Involve community members in direct stewardship of the watershed through volunteer work parties, environmental education, and neighborhood celebrations

All tools and training provided, sign up today!