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June 1, 2021
Floating Wetlands in Lake Union
Nearshore floating wetlands provide food and rearing habitats for juvenile salmon, and improve water quality by intercepting storm water, trapping sediment, sequestering metals, and reducing harmful algal blooms. However, more than 30% of Puget Sound coastlines and over 75% of Seattle’s shorelines have been converted to urban conditions, including ports, marinas, docks, bulkheads, armored revetments,...
April 21, 2021
Thank you ExtremeTerrain!
EarthCorps is grateful for partners like ExtremeTerrain, whose Clean Trail Program, helps fund our work improving Washington trails across Puget Sound. They support projects across the country, and we encourage you to get outside and explore some of these iconic trails! Did you know that over the past 28 years EarthCorps has built and maintained...
April 16, 2021
We Can’t All Be Corps Members, So Here Are Some Tips to Be More Green!
Small changes in your daily life can make a huge difference! Here are some ways to help you get started! Water Reduction: Did you know that every time you brush your teeth and have the faucet running, you are wasting about 3 gallons of water per minute (water footprint)? Turning off the water when brushing your...
April 5, 2021
Did you know? EarthCorps has worked on more than 110 trails in Washington?
Below is a list of trails where we’ve worked. Do you see your favorite spot listed? If not, here’s your chance to check out some new trails! Fun Fact: Depending on the conditions, a typical trail crew can build up to a mile of trail in a week. On the flip side it might take...
March 2, 2021
Message from Board President about Leadership Transition
Dear EarthCorps community, As the EarthCorps Board of Directors prepares to launch a nationwide search for our next executive director, I want to salute Steve Dubiel for his 22 years of visionary leadership and his tremendous achievement in building a tiny nonprofit into a model of environmental restoration and youth leadership development whose impact extends...
March 2, 2021
Leadership Transition
Dear EarthCorps community, I have the utmost gratitude and respect for our extended EarthCorps community, and so it is with mixed emotions that I share with you my decision to leave EarthCorps in June, after 22 years as executive director. It is not a decision I take lightly, but I am convinced that the timing...
February 2, 2021
Tacoma Open Space Program Highlights
Volunteer restoration at South Ash St. working to turn around a neglected urban open space. EarthCorps’ Tacoma Open Space Program coordinates volunteer environmental restoration projects at ten different sites throughout the city. These sites range from forested upland areas, to a rehabilitated salt marsh, to urban wetlands, as well as other parcels of open land....
January 21, 2021
2021: Looking Forward at EarthCorps
Steve Dubiel, Executive Director, shares the top 5 things he’s looking forward to at EarthCorps in 2021.
July 25, 2020
Lessons Learned From My Beloved Father
by Marisol Morales Article originally published on 7/24/20 on the EchoX website. As we celebrate Latino Conservation Week (July 18-26), I have been reflecting on my own experiences as a Chicana and of people who helped shape my views of the conservation movement. For me, conservation means stewarding our lands to preserve and respect all...
July 24, 2020
Latino Conservation Week: My Experiences From Farming to Conservation
By Fernando Magalhaes Silveira Hello Folks, my name is Fernando Silveira. I’m a Volunteer Specialist at EarthCorps and an Agronomic Engineer from Brazil. I am proud to say that I am one of the few Latinxs in conservation at EarthCorps. I enjoy the outdoors, I like to hike (especially here in Washington), enjoy learning about...