Saturday, November 17, the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/Technical Advisory Group’s youth engagement program the Duwamish Valley Youth Corps will be hosting an event developed and facilitated entirely by the Youth. The Youth Corps will be educating community members on the health hazards faced by residents of the Superfund site as well as leading discussions, problem-solving and identifying short- and long-term solutions to the issues. The Youth will also be presenting on work being undertaken by the EPA, Department of Ecology, and DRCC/TAG toward the Superfund Cleanup, as well as an updated on the City’s Duwamish Valley Action Plan which was released in July 2018. When: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: South Park Community Center, 8319 8th Ave. S, Seattle Who: Speakers from Duwamish Valley Youth Corps and Environmental Justice Youth Forum, Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best As part of the event, the Duwamish Infrastructure Restoration Training Corps is partnering with the Youth Corps to host a tree giveaway for Duwamish Valley community members. This partnership is funded in part by The Nature Conservancy and The Boeing Company through the Planting Trees for Thriving Communities project. When: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: South Park Community Center

Show up and weigh in on which proposed street/park projects you think should get a share of $3 million city dollars - as explained here. February 26, 5:30 - 7:30 pm South Seattle College, Chan Education Center, Rm 202 - 6000 16th Ave SW February 27, 6 - 8 pm South Park Community Center - 8319 8th Ave S March 12, 10 am - 12 pm Southwest Youth and Family Services - 4555 Delridge Way SW March 14, 5:30 - 7:30 pm West Seattle Branch Library - 2306 42nd Ave SW March 26, 5:30 - 7:30 pm Southwest Branch Library - 9010 35th Ave SW

At the South Park Community Center (WSB sponsor): All Ages The South Park staff would like to thank you for your dedication and participation in South Park Community Center programing. There will be entertainment, fun games for the kids, light refreshments, and a visit from Santa. Location: South Park Community Center Saturday December 12th Noon-2 pm $2/person *Free for children age 2 and younger

From Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition: A premiere screening of Water Blues Green Solution An Interactive Documentary Project telling stories of communities creating green solutions for our water blues—flooding, pollution, and scarcity. Free and open to the public! December 11 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm South Park Community Center -North Social Room Refreshments, kid's activities, information about local "green projects", and prizes! Please RSVP at: http://www.pugetsoundkeeper.org/th_event/seattle-premier-water-blues-green-solutions/ or contact Cari Simson (206) 234-5102 / cari@urbansystemsdesign.com To learn more about Water Blues Green Solutions please visit their interactive web page: http://h2oblues.org/

Community meeting to discuss a proposed project to fund and build a public dock on the Duwamish River. Full news release: “Getting people out onto the water is not just about competitive sports or recreation. It is about health, education, cultural enrichment, and connecting people to our historically important and often mistreated river. A project goal is to encourage and inspire communal ownership of the Duwamish and its waterfront for water quality and ecological restoration as well as people's right to access to the water. A dock will give a diverse set of people from SW Seattle and the Duwamish Valley, with a particular emphasis on youth, the chance to see the city from a different perspective and to participate in healthy activities available in other Seattle neighborhoods but not in SW Seattle. More people accessing the river will produce more stewards of it.” There is virtually no access to the Duwamish River for people living beside it. In the words of a Seattle Parks Aquatics Manager – this project is ‘overdue’. The Seattle Parks Department and the George Pocock Rowing Foundation are working cooperatively on applications for City and County grant funds to provide access to the river at Duwamish Waterway Park with a goal of an ADA accessible, public dock for hand-carried boats and other river focused programs and activities. The application is in support of specific Duwamish Valley community priorities listed in the South Park Action Agenda and Duwamish Valley Vision Report, and reinforced through previous public meetings. The dock will enable the development of rowing and paddling programs like those provided by the Parks Department at Green Lake or Mt. Baker that are not currently available for SW Seattle Youth. The dock is designed to meet or exceed State and Federal regulations, particularly for the protection of fish and habitat. It will safely and flexibly accommodate the river access needs of a variety of boating programs for youth and adult rowing and paddling programs and other uses by community members. The dock would be owned by Seattle Parks and subject to rules similar to those in effect at other Parks Department docks at Green Lake and Mt. Baker. Tentative Timeline: Fall 2012 complete applications; Winter – Spring 2013 funding decisions; Winter 2014 Construction Please join us to discuss the project, answer questions, and secure your endorsement of the project. We hope to see you.