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Mission Creek Pocket Estuary Earth Month Ivy Pull

Our last South Sound Earth Month event, our Mission Creek Pocket Estuary Ivy Pull was a great success.

Olympia Oyster Stages a Comeback

A large-scale effort to help the native Olympia Oyster regain a presence in the Sound, lead by The Nature Conservancy, involved blasting over 250 cubic feet of oyster shells into Frye Cove, on the South Sound in July 26th.

Sound Citizens Enjoy Bainbridge Beachwalk

Beach-curious citizens join a Beach naturalist to explore the Bainbridge shoreline.

Mulch-Spreading Replaces Workout Plan for Golden Gardens Volunteers

Some able-bodied volunteers gathered at Golden Gardens on Saturday, July 14th to restore habitat for thousands of square feet of native plants threatened by invasive species.

Johns Island CrabTalk Awes Crowd

Dr. Kristen Holsman and Dr. Sean McDonald, crab experts, talk for two hours about their favorite shelled delight, Dungeness crab.

5th Annual Bivalve Bash Brought out the Mud-Lover in Everyone!

Over 1,000 mudlovers joined the festivities at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Samish Bay on July 14th for fabulous seafood, fun games, art contests, and a MudRun!

Fantastic Volunteer Turnout to Help Clean Up Lake Union Fireworks (July 5th)

July 5th fireworks and festivities leave a mess in Lake Union, but volunteers help restore the lake to its former state.

Volunteers Cleaning up Along the Duwamish Met by Fantastic Bird Sightings

While removing invasive spcies at GSA along the Duwamish, volunteers enjoyed the company of Northwest Birds!

Zealous Volunteers Make Big Difference at Lincoln Park

Curious volunteers chop invasive plants and mulch native ones help to maintain and protect over 6,000 square feet of Lincoln Park.

Forces Ally to Restore Habitat for the Native Olympia Oyster

Volunteers and members of the Puget SoundKeeper Alliance joined forces to restore habitat for the dwindling population of native Olympia Oysters.

Edmonds 7th Graders Learn and Work at Union Slough

We had a great turn out and a great time with the College Park Middle School’s 7th grade students June 12!

Mud Up Warriors Get Real Muddy in Tackling Invasive Spartina Removal

The tide was out and the mud was fine. About 18 volunteers on Saturday, June 16, worked near the Swinomish Tribe reservation at Turner’s Bay in Skagit County at the annual Skagit Dig Day. Volunteers got muddy for the Sound and finished clearing out two large areas where the invasive week Spartina has taken root from seeds. They really got a lot of work accomplished working for four hours! As always, the kids had a great time in the mud... including the grown up kids!

Volunteers Clear Weeds Along the Duwamish

Volunteers at Herring’s House Park along the Duwamish River mud up to clear the area of invasive weeds.

City Cantabile Choir Brings Songs to Orca Whales in Annual OrcaSing!"

"We are reminded that we are in the whales’ home and they are on their schedules, not ours.." - Mike Sato, Communications Director, People for Puget Sound

Sunny Sunday Brings out the People at Alki (6/3/07)

The Shoreline Adventure day was a smashing success with hundreds of participants attending throughout the day. They learned about toxics in Puget Sound at Seacrest Park, shoreline ecology and Best Beach Behavior at Duwamish Head, learned about Best Beach Behavior at Constellation Park, and even participated in a Kids For Puget Sound Art Contest at the Alki Bathhouse. We couldn't have asked for a nicer day, and the north shore was crowded!

MudUp Launched at Alki Beach!

About 100 kids, parents, reporters, conservationists, monsters and beauty queens (okay, just one monster and one beauty queen) showed up at Alki Beach in West Seattle on May 31 to celebrate the launch of MudUp—the official campaign to get the public involved in getting dirty for Puget Sound.

Kids pitch in to clean up Howarth Park—and turn litter into art

About 30 folks showed up at Howarth Park in Everett on Sunday, May 6, to collect litter, hunt for hidden treasures, and go on a beachwalk. And guess who else was there—the Mud Monster, who encouraged folks to get dirty for the Sound!

Woodard Bay Native Oyster Restoration Event Report

Oh, no not again... Just when I was starting to feel like I had the hang of “walking on water” and was priding myself on being “light on my toes,” down I went into the mud. My right leg was knee-deep in mud, my left a pace ahead and partially stuck, leaving me in quite and awkward position and about to fall face first. The only thing that saved me was the clip board in my hand that I used as a prop to push myself up.

300 gather at Point Robinson to celebrate the beach May 19

It was a pretty blustery day on the beach at Point Robinson on Maury Island May 19 but despite threatening rain, people came in droves for a day of beach and bird walks, lighthouse tours, storytelling, and educational talks that ranged from orca whales and six-gilled sharks to how "mucus rules the world."

Earth Day Event Report

For us MudUppers, every day is Earth Day. So when the actual Earth Day comes along, we have to raise the bar a bit. This year, we spent some time at Seattle’s largest Earth Day cleanup event, Duwamish Alive!, where 400 volunteers gathered along the banks of the Duwamish river to remove invasive weeds and plant native trees. And we invited the Mud Monster to join us, in his public debut.