Events

Saturday Work Parties

Saturday work parties have become a tradition along the creek. Please consider volunteering for one or more. Details and contact information can be found below.

All work parties are from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Community Service hours are available for these events. Please call 206-923-0917, ext. 111 for more information.

2nd Saturday Work Party

Roxhill Park
SW Barton and 29th Avenue SW
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Contact: Scott Blackstock, (206) 938-2144 or email him.

(Sorry - knowledgeable plant stewards only due to the specialized nature of the work at the peat bog)

DETAILS

Roxhill Park, at the headwaters of Longfellow Creek, is in the midst of an incredible rebirth. In September 2000, lawn and fill was removed from a portion of the park to reveal a unique peat bog that had been buried since the late 1960's. Since then, volunteers have planted over 250,000 native plants in the peat bog and surrounding uplands, and more lawn has been removed, reclaiming several ponds. The community initiated planting of this area will help restore a natural habitat and create a new educational resource. Instead of soggy grass, the park will become a place for people to go for relaxing walks, enhance their bird-watching skills, or just sit on a bench and enjoy the scenery. The restoration of the wetland will improve water quality and steady water flow to Longfellow Creek, enhancing the Creek and improving salmon habitat.

3rd Saturday Work Party

Brandon Street Greenspace
SW Brandon Street and 26th Avenue SW
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Contact: Jay Mirro, Volunteer Creek Steward, (206) 935-6532 or email him.

DETAILS

Come help at the Brandon St Natural area the 3rd Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. We have made a huge dent in the ivy around the Legacy Trail. Thanks to all of you who have helped.

But wait! There is a lot more Ivy and Blackberry to remove. Come down and be part of the community that cares for Longfellow creek and the Legacy trail. We will have plenty of Mulch and Cardboard to go around.

Getting to the site is easy. Get on Delridge Way SW. Turn West on Brandon St. Go two blocks and park on 26th Ave SW. Walk down Brandon 1/2 block and look for the gateways on the south.

4th Saturday Work Party

Thistle Street Greenspace
SW Thistle Street and 26th Avenue SW
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Contact: Kirsten Rohrbach (206) 937-7210 or email her.

DETAILS:

Join EarthCorps and other community volunteers at our monthly work party along the riparian zone of Longfellow Creek.

This greenspace is a three acre site located just to the east of Chief Sealth High School. Once hugely overgrown with blackberries and garbage, walkers can now enjoy forested wetlands, winding trail, great views of the creek, a community garden and seating area beside a sensory garden. Volunteers continue to restore this beautiful section of trail and gardens.

Photos below from the Thistle site courtesy of Kirsten Rohrbach

Fall Images

Autumn colors in the foliage at Thistle Street Green Space	Big-leaf maple leaves on a bridge across Longfellow Creek

Decomposers like these help break down woody debris and leaf litter into soil.	Fall fungi along the legacy trail.

Spring Images

Sword fern fiddleheads come up along Longfellow Creek. This native plant is part of a healthy riparian zone, but the roots exposed by erosion in the creek channel show that we have work left to do.	Salmonberry are among the many native plants in bloom along the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail during April.

Longfellow Creek Watershed Council/Stewardship Committee

Upcoming Meetings

Scheduled meetings are on the second Monday of the month.

When:
July 14th

All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m.

Where: Camp Long (Camp Long information)

Agenda: To be announced

Please call 206-615-1443 for confirmation and more information.

About Us

The Longfellow Creek Stewardship Committee is the community umbrella group caring for the watershed, trails and green spaces. Find out how you can improve the habitat of the neighborhood in your own yard.

Longfellow Creek Council provides leadership in the protection and improvement of Longfellow Creek and its surrounding neighborhoods, cultivates partnerships and sponsors projects and events.