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August 2025 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner

August 14, 2025

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

Thursday 4/9 - 11a-2p Cottonwood Corner, sign up here. Come celebrate Earth Month!

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Tags: Cottonwood Corner, City of Tukwila, Green Tukwila Partnership, riparian restoration, noxious weeds

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Since 2011, Seattle-area families have volunteered at stewardship events in partnership with local organizations. Kids and their elders of all ages learn & play at friendly work parties in great locations year-round.

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Cheasty Greenspace
Green Burien Partnership
Green Seattle Partnership
Green Tukwila Partnership
Duwamish Alive! Coalition
Earth Corps
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King Conservation District
King County Parks
Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
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Archives

2025
- Aug 14, 2025 August 2025 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner Aug 14, 2025
- Jul 11, 2025 July 2025 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner WCC Crew Jul 11, 2025
- May 8, 2025 May 2025 Photo Post - King Conservation District Wetland Plan Nursery May 8, 2025
- Apr 10, 2025 April 2025 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner Apr 10, 2025
- Feb 13, 2025 February 2025 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner, Riverton Creek Feb 13, 2025
- Jan 9, 2025 January 2025 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner, Riverton Creek Jan 9, 2025
2024
- Nov 14, 2024 November 2024 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner Nov 14, 2024
- Oct 11, 2024 October 2024 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner Oct 11, 2024
- Sep 12, 2024 September 2024 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner Sep 12, 2024
- Aug 8, 2024 August 2024 Photo Post: Luther Burbank Park Aug 8, 2024
- Jun 13, 2024 June 2024 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner Jun 13, 2024
- May 9, 2024 May 2024 Photo Post - King Conservation District Wetland Plant Nursery May 9, 2024
- Apr 12, 2024 April 2024 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner Apr 12, 2024
- Mar 14, 2024 March 2024 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner Mar 14, 2024
2023
- Nov 9, 2023 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner Nov 9, 2023
- Oct 12, 2023 October Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner, Riverton Creek, Tukwila Oct 12, 2023
- Sep 14, 2023 September 2023 Photo Post Sep 14, 2023
- Jul 18, 2023 July 2023 Photo Post - Pritchard Island Beach, Lake Washington Jul 18, 2023
- Jun 8, 2023 June 2023 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner Jun 8, 2023
- May 11, 2023 May 2023 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner, Riverton Creek May 11, 2023
- Apr 14, 2023 April 2023 Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner, Riverton Creek Apr 14, 2023
- Mar 9, 2023 March 2023 Photo Post - King Conservation District Native/Wetland Plant Cooperative Nursery Mar 9, 2023
- Feb 9, 2023 February 2023 Photo Post - Riverton Creek at Cottonwood Corner Feb 9, 2023
- Jan 13, 2023 January Photo Post Jan 13, 2023
2022
- Dec 8, 2022 December Stewardship Photos Dec 8, 2022
- Dec 2, 2022 November Photo Post - Cottonwood Corner, Riverton Creek Dec 2, 2022
- Oct 26, 2022 October Photo Post - Cheasty Greenspace Oct 26, 2022
- Sep 15, 2022 Cottonwood Corner Weeding Catch-Up Sep 15, 2022
- Aug 24, 2022 Tolt MacDonald State Park Watering in the Heat Aug 24, 2022
- Aug 18, 2022 Discovery Park Squad on the Beach Aug 18, 2022
- Jul 27, 2022 Pritchard Beach Morning Glory Pull & Mulch Jul 27, 2022
- Jun 23, 2022 Stewardship on Puget Sound at Seahurst Beach Park Jun 23, 2022
- Jun 9, 2022 The Weeding Continues on Riverton Creek Jun 9, 2022
- May 13, 2022 Steamy mulch dump! And Weeding at Cottonwood Corner May 13, 2022
- Apr 27, 2022 Duwamish River Wildlife & Low-Tide Sedge Planting Apr 27, 2022
- Apr 15, 2022 Snow, Rain and Sun at White Center Heights Park! Apr 15, 2022
- Mar 24, 2022 Mulch, Mulch, Mulch at Cottonwood Corner Mar 24, 2022
- Feb 10, 2022 Cottonwood Corner Restoration Feb 10, 2022
2021
- Dec 9, 2021 Planting & Mulching the Understory at Northacres Park Dec 9, 2021
- Nov 24, 2021 Happy 10th Birthday to the Homeschool Stewardship Squad!! Nov 24, 2021
- Nov 11, 2021 Beach Restoration at Discovery Park Nov 11, 2021
- Oct 27, 2021 Cheasty Greenspace Noxious Vine Work Oct 27, 2021
- Oct 15, 2021 Cottonwood Corner Catch-Up Oct 15, 2021
- Sep 22, 2021 Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Native Plant Nursery Work Sep 22, 2021
- Sep 9, 2021 Lake Sammamish State Park Blackberry Grubbing Sep 9, 2021
- Aug 25, 2021 Stewardship on Puget Sound at Seahurst Park Aug 25, 2021
- Aug 12, 2021 Pritchard Island Beach Hot Summer Swim & Stewardship Aug 12, 2021
- Jul 28, 2021 Magnuson Park Watering and Planting Jul 28, 2021
- Jul 8, 2021 More Weeding at Pritchard Island Beach on Lake Washington Jul 8, 2021
- Jun 24, 2021 Riverton Creek Restoration at Cottonwood Corner Jun 24, 2021
- Jun 19, 2021 Tolt MacDonald Park, King County Parks Jun 19, 2021
- May 26, 2021 Magnuson Park Springtime Stewardship May 26, 2021
- May 13, 2021 Weeding Weeding Weeding on Riverton Creek Under the Cottonwoods May 13, 2021
- Apr 29, 2021 Tending Native Plantings at North Shorewood Park Apr 29, 2021
- Apr 9, 2021 North Winds Weir Low Tide Planting on the Duwamish Apr 9, 2021
- Mar 11, 2021 Cottonwood Corner Clearing Mar 11, 2021
- Feb 24, 2021 Back at it! Potting up Douglas Firs With King County Parks. Feb 24, 2021
- Feb 6, 2021 Stewardship Squad is Back! Feb 6, 2021
2020
- Dec 22, 2020 COVID Update December 2020 Dec 22, 2020
- Jul 26, 2020 COVID-19 July Update Jul 26, 2020
- Apr 22, 2020 Happy 50th Earth Day! Apr 22, 2020
- Mar 12, 2020 Cottonwood Corner Planting & Play Mar 12, 2020
- Feb 26, 2020 Native Plant Potting with the King Conservation District Feb 26, 2020
- Feb 13, 2020 Potting-Up with the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. Feb 13, 2020
- Jan 22, 2020 A Huge Beaver Dam, Mud & Spirea Planting in the Clay Pit Mine on Cougar Mountain Jan 22, 2020
- Jan 10, 2020 Duwamish River Restoration Planting at Codiga Park Jan 10, 2020
2019
- Dec 12, 2019 Burke-Gilman Trail Restoration Work Dec 12, 2019
- Nov 27, 2019 Native Planting along Riverton Creek with Green Tukwila Nov 27, 2019
- Nov 14, 2019 Planting Washington State's Tree & Flower at Northacres Park. Nov 14, 2019
- Oct 23, 2019 Cheasty Greenspace Noxious Weed Hunt Oct 23, 2019
- Oct 10, 2019 Riverton Creek Play, Weed & Plant. Oct 10, 2019
- Sep 25, 2019 Green River Noxious Tansy Seed Head Removal Sep 25, 2019
- Sep 18, 2019 End of Summer Blackberries & Swimming in Cedar River Sep 18, 2019
- Aug 29, 2019 Tansy Weeding Along the Snoqualmie River. Aug 29, 2019
- Aug 8, 2019 Luther Burbank Park, Continued Restoration Efforts Aug 8, 2019
- Jul 24, 2019 Lake Washington Restoration on Mercer Island Jul 24, 2019
- Jul 11, 2019 Blog on Summer Holiday, Back Next Time! Jul 11, 2019
- Jun 26, 2019 Noxious Weeding in the Chinook Bend Natural Area on the Snoqualmie River Jun 26, 2019
- Jun 20, 2019 Pritchard Island Beach Noxious Weeding Jun 20, 2019
- Jun 6, 2019 Magnuson Park Lakeview Stewardship & Swimming Jun 6, 2019
- May 9, 2019 Late Season Planting with Gator Bags on Riverton Creek May 9, 2019
- May 4, 2019 A Little Bit of Everything at Northacres Park. May 4, 2019
- Apr 11, 2019 Frog Egg Masses, Tadpoles and Potting Natives at the KCD's Wetland Plant Nursery Apr 11, 2019
- Mar 27, 2019 End of the Dormant Season Native Planting on Riverton Creek. Mar 27, 2019
- Mar 14, 2019 Tanner Landing Tree Planting Beneath Mt. Si Mar 14, 2019
- Feb 27, 2019 Potting with the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Feb 27, 2019
- Feb 14, 2019 Snow Cancellation - a First! Feb 14, 2019
- Jan 23, 2019 Low Tide Planting Along the Duwamish River at North Wind's Weir Jan 23, 2019
- Jan 10, 2019 More Native Planting at the Clay Pit Mine Jan 10, 2019
2018
- Dec 13, 2018 Duwamish River Planting at Codiga Park Dec 13, 2018
- Nov 29, 2018 Creekside Mulching on the East Fork of Riverton Creek. Nov 29, 2018
- Nov 8, 2018 Native Planting along the Burke-Gilman Trail. Nov 8, 2018
- Oct 24, 2018 Progress in the One-Year-Old Creekside Restoration Site. Oct 24, 2018
- Oct 11, 2018 Cheasty Greenspace Ivy Pull Oct 11, 2018
- Sep 26, 2018 Sockeye, Eagle, Osprey, Heron & More in the O'Grady Natural Area. Sep 26, 2018
- Sep 13, 2018 Back at Magnuson Park for Stewardship on Lake Washington. Sep 13, 2018
- Aug 22, 2018 Stewardship Squad Cancelled for Smoke- a First! Aug 22, 2018
- Aug 9, 2018 Magnuson Park Stewardship on Lake Washington. Aug 9, 2018
- Jul 25, 2018 Stewardship Below Beautiful Mt. Si in the Three Forks Natural Area Jul 25, 2018
- Jul 13, 2018 Lake Washington Stewardship at Luther Burbank Park With the MTSG Jul 13, 2018
- Jun 27, 2018 Pritchard Island Beach Native Plant Rescue Jun 27, 2018
- Jun 14, 2018 Riverton Creek Blackberry Round-Up Jun 14, 2018
- May 23, 2018 SW Queen Anne Greenbelt Restoration. May 23, 2018
- May 10, 2018 More Riparian Restoration in Riverton May 10, 2018
- Apr 24, 2018 Creek Reveal Restoration in Riverton, Tukwila Apr 24, 2018
- Apr 12, 2018 Magnuson Park Planting Apr 12, 2018
- Mar 28, 2018 Live-Staking Willow & Cottonwood in the Old Clay Pit Mine on Cougar Mountain Mar 28, 2018
- Mar 9, 2018 Acres of Baby Trees for Tolt MacDonald Park. Mar 9, 2018
- Feb 28, 2018 Planting & Mulching at Luther Burbank Park With MTSGT Feb 28, 2018
- Feb 9, 2018 Potting and Suds Feb 9, 2018
- Jan 24, 2018 White Center Heights Park Stewardship. Jan 24, 2018
- Jan 11, 2018 Potting Up Native Mock Orange in the Mountains to Sound Greenway Nursery. Jan 11, 2018
2017
- Dec 14, 2017 Native Planting along the Burke-Gilman Trail. Dec 14, 2017
- Nov 22, 2017 Groundbreaking a New Restoration Site for Riverton Creek. Nov 22, 2017
- Nov 9, 2017 Carkeek Park Ivy Removal & Salmon Viewing. Nov 9, 2017
- Oct 25, 2017 Cheasty Greenspace Ivy Pull & Blackberry Dig. Oct 25, 2017
- Oct 12, 2017 Bright Red Sockeye on the Cedar River. Oct 12, 2017
- Sep 28, 2017 Green River Restoration & Hopeful Salmon-Viewing. Sep 28, 2017
- Sep 14, 2017 Discovery Park Restoration-Maintenance in the Rose Thicket. Sep 14, 2017
- Aug 22, 2017 Blog on Holiday for the Great American Eclipse 2017! Aug 22, 2017
- Aug 10, 2017 More Restoration on Lake Washington in the Mountains to Sound Greenway. Aug 10, 2017
- Jul 25, 2017 Lake Washington Restoration at Luther Burbank Park. Jul 25, 2017
- Jul 13, 2017 Pulling Vines in the Belmondo Reach Natural Area. Jul 13, 2017
- Jun 27, 2017 Pritchard Island Beach Weeding and Swimming in Lake Washington. Jun 27, 2017
- Jun 8, 2017 Cedar River Stewardship. Jun 8, 2017
- May 23, 2017 Clay Pit Mine Restoration on Cougar Mountain. May 23, 2017
- May 11, 2017 Wetland Plant Nursery Weeding. May 11, 2017
- Apr 25, 2017 SW Queen Anne Greenbelt Planting & Weeding. Apr 25, 2017
- Apr 14, 2017 Views and Sheet Mulching at Duwamish Hill Preserve. Apr 14, 2017
- Mar 28, 2017 Duwamish River Restoration Work. Mar 28, 2017
- Mar 9, 2017 Clay Pit Mine Restoration on Cougar Mountain. Mar 9, 2017
- Mar 1, 2017 Sunny Potting at the Wetland Plant Nursery. Mar 1, 2017
- Feb 9, 2017 Stormy Mulching with the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. Feb 9, 2017
- Jan 24, 2017 White Center Heights Park Planting. Jan 24, 2017
- Jan 12, 2017 New Year's Stewardship, Potting-Up in the Icy Sunshine. Jan 12, 2017
2016
- Nov 22, 2016 Duwamish Hill Preserve Planting & Play. Nov 22, 2016
- Nov 10, 2016 Carkeek Park Stewardship & Salmon. Nov 10, 2016
- Oct 25, 2016 Duwamish River Restoration in Seattle's Industrial Center. Oct 25, 2016
- Oct 13, 2016 Salmon Sightings on the Cedar River with the Seattle Aquarium & KC Parks. Oct 13, 2016
- Sep 28, 2016 An Owl in Rainier Beach at Pritchard Island Beach Park. Sep 28, 2016
- Sep 8, 2016 A Lovely Forested Island on the Cedar River Threatened by Ivy. Sep 8, 2016
- Aug 23, 2016 Mountains to Sound Greenway Stewardship on Lake Washington Aug 23, 2016
- Aug 11, 2016 Stewardship, Swimming and Benthic Signs on the Cedar River. Aug 11, 2016
- Jul 26, 2016 Lake Washington Work at Luther Burbank With MTSGT. Jul 26, 2016
- Jul 14, 2016 Pritchard Island Beach Restoration. Jul 14, 2016
- Jun 24, 2016 Cedar River Restoration and Swimming. Jun 24, 2016
- Jun 9, 2016 Cheasty Ivy Pull in the Heart of Seattle. Jun 9, 2016
- May 24, 2016 Bushwacking a New Trail with WTA. May 24, 2016
- May 13, 2016 Filling Wildflower Packets to Help Pollinators with the King Conservation District. May 13, 2016
- Apr 27, 2016 The Homeschool Stewardship Squad Receives Recognition in the Community and Gets Published on WTA's Blog. Apr 27, 2016
- Apr 26, 2016 Salmon Habitat Work on the Green-Duwamish at North Wind's Weir. Apr 26, 2016
- Apr 14, 2016 1,000,000 Trees in 5ys! We are on it. With KC Executive Dow Constantine. Apr 14, 2016
- Mar 22, 2016 Grand Ridge Trail Work with WTA Mar 22, 2016
- Mar 11, 2016 Bare Root Planting on Queen Anne With the Green Seattle Partnership Mar 11, 2016
- Feb 23, 2016 Restoration of the Mine that Produced the Bricks for UW's Red Square. Feb 23, 2016
- Feb 12, 2016 SW Queen Anne Greenbelt Planting & Mulching. Feb 12, 2016
- Jan 26, 2016 Return to White Center Heights Park to Finish the Planting. Jan 26, 2016
- Jan 15, 2016 Wetland Work in White Center. Jan 15, 2016
2015
- Dec 10, 2015 Pots Pots & Pots in the Wetland Plant Cooperative Nursery with KDC. Dec 10, 2015
- Nov 24, 2015 Water & Gravel Work for Dry Trails on Cougar Mt. With WTA. Nov 24, 2015
- Nov 12, 2015 Cheasty Greenspace Planting & Ivy Pull. Nov 12, 2015
- Oct 27, 2015 Cougar Mountain Autumn Trail Work With WTA. Oct 27, 2015
- Oct 8, 2015 Carkeek Park in the mist- a big ivy pull! Oct 8, 2015
- Sep 22, 2015 Salmon rush-hour on the Green River. Sep 22, 2015
- Sep 10, 2015 Discovery Park Summer Finale. Sep 10, 2015
- Aug 26, 2015 Lake Washington Restoration & Swimming. Aug 26, 2015
- Aug 14, 2015 Sparkling Swim & Stewardship on the Cedar River. Aug 14, 2015
- Jul 28, 2015 Mountains to Sound Greenway Restoration Work on Sparkling Lake Washington. Jul 28, 2015
- Jul 9, 2015 Cedar River Watering. Clean Drinking Water & Salmon. Jul 9, 2015
- Jun 24, 2015 Lake Washington Wetland Weeding & Swimming. Jun 24, 2015
- Jun 12, 2015 First of the Summer Swims, on the Green River. Jun 12, 2015
- May 27, 2015 Duwamish River, Up-Close. Atriplex & Art Too. May 27, 2015
- May 14, 2015 Spring Critters at the Wetland Plant Nursery. May 14, 2015
- Apr 29, 2015 Weeding what we planted, Cheasty on Beacon Hill. Apr 29, 2015
- Apr 10, 2015 Potting-Up Native Trees for the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. Apr 10, 2015
- Mar 25, 2015 On the River Again at Codiga Park, Another Former Farm. Mar 25, 2015
- Mar 12, 2015 The Mighty River Wound its Way Below the Forest in the O'Grady Natural Area. Mar 12, 2015
- Feb 25, 2015 Discovery Park Sunny Winter Work Round-Up. Feb 25, 2015
- Feb 13, 2015 Potting-up 400! native plants at KCD's wetland plant nursery. Feb 13, 2015
- Jan 27, 2015 Big Native Planting in the Cheasty Greenspace, Beacon Hill. Jan 27, 2015
- Jan 9, 2015 Squak Lodge Trails: A New Park! Jan 9, 2015
2014
- Nov 25, 2014 River Work: Hammering Willow Stakes, Planting With a View & Flagging. Nov 25, 2014
- Nov 13, 2014 More Wetland Planting on Longfellow Creek with KCD. Nov 13, 2014
- Oct 21, 2014 Field-Planting the Wetland Species We've Tended in the Nursery. Oct 21, 2014
- Oct 2, 2014 Rock Work on a Bridge Approach, Bear Claws and Ferns Ferns Ferns. Oct 2, 2014
- Sep 17, 2014 Magnuson Park wetland weeding & blackberry digging. Then, swimming! Sep 17, 2014
- Sep 5, 2014 New parkland on Squak Mtn. Creating & destroying a trail. Plus hardhat watering! Sep 5, 2014
- Aug 20, 2014 More weeding & swimming in the Mountains to Sound Greenway. Aug 20, 2014
- Aug 7, 2014 Falling down a rabbit hole at Discovery Park. Aug 7, 2014
- Jul 15, 2014 A perfect post-weeding swim in Lake WA on Mercer Island. Jul 15, 2014
- Jul 3, 2014 Terminal 107 on the Duwamish with EarthCorps. Jul 3, 2014
- Jun 17, 2014 Wetland buffer maintenance at Tukwila Pond Park. Jun 17, 2014
- Jun 5, 2014 Frogs, tadpoles and many tasks in KCD's wetland plant nursery. Jun 5, 2014
- May 21, 2014 Cheasty Greenspace- bucket brigade mulching on Beacon Hill. May 21, 2014
- May 2, 2014 Fern planting with the WA Trails Association at Evans Creek Preserve. May 2, 2014
- Apr 15, 2014 Sun! Music. Teaming with teens. Wetlands. Planting. And of course tree climbing, with the Nature Consortium Apr 15, 2014
- Apr 3, 2014 Duwamish River Restoration at T-105 with EarthCorps- Bucket Brigade II Apr 3, 2014
- Mar 19, 2014 Hiking & Hauling in the Cheasty Greenspace, Beacon Hill Mar 19, 2014
- Mar 6, 2014 Potting-Up Cedars at Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust's Native Plant Nursery Mar 6, 2014
- Feb 18, 2014 Wetland Plant Nursery Work with King Conservation District Feb 18, 2014
- Feb 7, 2014 Bucket Brigade Sheet Mulching at T-105 on the Duwamish. Feb 7, 2014
- Jan 21, 2014 Blackberry weeding with the Nature Consortium, serenaded! Jan 21, 2014
- Jan 3, 2014 Squad on the Duwamish River. Steamy mulch. Jan 3, 2014
2013
- Dec 17, 2013 Cheasty Greenspace native planting. Dec 17, 2013
- Nov 20, 2013 Coal Creek Trail with WTA. Destroying a trail! Nov 20, 2013
- Apr 16, 2013 Wetland planting with the Nature Consortium Apr 16, 2013
2011
- Dec 2, 2011 Trail work with the Washington Trails Association Dec 2, 2011
- Nov 9, 2011 Potting at the Wetland Plant Nursery Nov 9, 2011
- Oct 12, 2011 The First Homeschool Stewardship Squad! WA Trails Asscn. at Evans Creek Preserve, Issaquah Oct 12, 2011