Pal Creek small stream section that flows along the edge of Myers Way Park and Ride lot. The headwaters of Hamm Creek. Lush vegetation and large trees shade the stream making it a small haven for various wildlife. Minimal maintenance/plantings.

The ‘Ponds’ site at Myers Way and Hwy 509 Restoration will be underway this spring. The devastating mud slides destroyed our wonderful ‘Outdoor Environmental Classroom,’ an oasis of 5 ponds with waterfalls, bridges and paths. The whole 8.2 acre site will need to be revegetated, paths, bridges and signage. Ongoing project for 15 years.
 
Marra Farm (‘Lost Fork’) project at 4th and Barton Street. It has yielded a great harvest of organic produce the summer of 1997 and will again this summer, with proceeds going to local non profit groups involved in the work last year.  The stream portion of the project will begin this spring-summer. Daylighting the stream through this lush farm land will be the source of irrigation for the farm and will also be a training ground for students to learn ‘naturescaping’ planting streamside vegetation. and the creation of an ecosystem needed for wildlife to thrive.

The 96th street project is near completion. The last section at Marginal Way and Delta Marine has proven to be a challenge in trying not to disturb the beaver dam there in Hamm Creek, mostly road work.
 
Hamm Creek Valley on the west side of Des Moines Way and 17th Place. A hidden peaceful valley of lush greenery, ferns, ivy, huge old growth trees full of wildlife. A salmon bearing crystal clear stream with foot bridge. Work is minimal to preserve its pristine state. Mud slide damage restoration work to be done.

Point Rediscovery on the east side of Des Moines Way and 17th Place this site is a where restoration work began 18 years ago, now a major salmon bearing fishery stream. Recently recovering from a devastating chlorine spill in Hamm Creek killing a major portion of the micro-organisms in the stream as well as salmon fry.  Restocking underwater life will be required for the success of the coming salmon fishery.  Large tree plantings and smaller vegetation will be continued this spring throughout the 5 acre wetland. Creation of paths and signage, placement of ‘bio-check’ booms along the stream core also will be done.

City Light North project 96th Street along West Marginal Place S.  this year we will concentrate on keeping the stream clear of debri and contaminates to protect the salmon runs and wildlife including our resident beaver.  Plantings and clearing invasive brush is always ongoing.  Plans are still in process for the daylighting of Hamm Creek across the 7.12 acre site to the Duwamish River.

Turning Basin Park a.k.a. North wind Weir #3 on the Duwamish River @112th Street foot bridge an intertidal sloughs is being planned here.  Past activities have beentree/bush plantings and major clean up of debri at this dead end site.

Gateway Park South on Duwamish River @ 8th Ave a National Award winning park first created in 1994 transferring a dead end street used for dumping into a community park

Gateway Park North on Duwamish River @ 8th Ave directly across the river. Created simultaneously as Gateway South
 
Duwamish Water Way Park will finally begin this spring.  Wetland plants will be planted along the sloughs to be created at the site. Maintenance of last years plants and new plantings this year are scheduled.

Puget Creek will again be recipient of plantings this spring. The daylighting of Puget Creek is still in progress in the planing stages Past plantings/signage.

Wildlife Rehab Facility is a 24 hour process, keeping the abandoned animals feed, housed and cared for. With over 200 animals through here each year, there are as many expected this year, with our busiest season, spring just around the corner.

Pal Craft, on the water monitoring. Aboard the 20 ft. Pal Craft monitoring is done for water quality, salmon return counts, wildlife counts, pollution spills/dumping.  Educational tours are given as well as training for internships.

Earth Ministries
Since the summer of 1999, an organization called Earth Ministries has become involved in some of our projects, along with People for Puget Sound, as part of our Duwamish Stewardship Project. Earth Ministries represents many churches of various denominations in the greater Seattle area, concerned about their environment.  They are willing to come together and take a step to do something to restore the earth.  Members of their congregations have volunteered to do their part by getting involved.  Some churches have their own on-site natural habitat, native plant gardens as a visible witness to their commitments. For more information on their organization contact:
Earth Ministries
1305 NE 47th
Seattle, WA 98105

Seattle Youth Garden Works
The Seattle Youth Garden works is a program of the Church Council of Greater Seattle.  They are a youth education, employment and empowerment program. They are part of the South Park Community Gardeners/Marra Farm project. They will be working with the I’M A PAL foundation in 2000 on the “Lost Fork” restoration project. We will be daylighting Hamm Creek across a section of the Marra Farm, and we will utilize the volunteers for planting and in turn teach them about the environment, ecosystems, natural habitat and native plant benefits.

Evergreen High School
Biology teachers Mr. Liu and Mrs. Droege will be again be actively participating in stewardship of the “Ponds” Meyers Way site.  Mr. Liu and 60 students have been utilizing the site for field trips and outdoor classrooms, as part of their regular science class cerriculem for several years with I’M A PAL.  They do water quality testing/monitoring, weed abatement and tree plantings.

All of the above projects are ongoing and in need of volunteers, workers, donated items, materials, money to cover administrative costs etc.

Please give us a call if you wish to help this year at 206-762-3640. Ask for John Beal.