by TCA Board | September 2nd, 2021 | Blog
On Thursday August 12, 2021, the fish passage coordinator for King County reached out to me to invite TCA to provide input in choosing a fish passage barrier that could be used for a media event by Senator Maria Cantwell, along with US Representative Derek Kilmer, the following Monday. The impetus was the federal infrastructure package currently working its way through Congress. The US Senate’s version of the $1 trillion package includes $1 billion to remove poorly designed culverts that create obstacles for fish nationwide. Authored by Sen Cantwell, the culvert fix provision in the bill would help open up fish habitat in our state, and with any luck, in our watershed.
by TCA Board | September 2nd, 2021 | Blog
Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections (SDCI) is currently reviewing plans for a NEW six-story apartment block with 410 units and 256 parking places at the site of the former Kindred Hospital (10631 8th Avenue NE). The current design requires all building traffic to enter and exit on 8th Ave NE, a designated pedestrian and bicycle greenway, within feet of Thornton Creek at Beaver Pond Natural Area (BPNA) and its tributaries.
by TCA Board | August 11th, 2021 | Blog
Since early last year, Thornton Creek Alliance has been working with Muckleshoot and Duwamish representatives on a possible Lushootseed name for the new natural area that the City of Seattle acquired along the creek at 2318 NE 125th Street in 2019
by Gordon Werner | April 27th, 2021 | Blog, Meeting
Join BJ Cummings, author of The River That Made Seattle, for an exploration of the historic and contemporary events that have shaped the Duwamish watershed.
by Jeff Laufle | January 5th, 2021 | Blog, News Article
This year, TCA initiated the formation of a new nonprofit, the Seattle Watershed Alliance, or SWA. This is a coalition of community-based watershed groups from around Seattle. Its intent is to work on areas of common interest to all such groups and watersheds in this city…
by Dan Keefe | August 20th, 2020 | Blog
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is responsible for maintenance work on the City of Seattle’s waterways. Thornton Creek, as many know, is the largest of the urban drainages in both Seattle and Shoreline. Much of the maintenance revolves around keeping the channel open and flowing relatively unobstructed to minimize flooding in low lying residential areas.
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