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.
Thornton Creek Alliance Public Meeting: May 5th, 2021
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Thornton Creek News
A culprit found found in coho salmon deaths
For decades, coho salmon have been dying before they could spawn in watersheds in Seattle and elsewhere. Now we know specifically why—new research results point to a contaminant derived from vehicle tires, and the news media have been all over the story this month....
Expanding Our Reach
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…
Channel Clearing & Sediment Removal for Flood Control from Kramer Ck. and South Fork Thornton Creek near Nathan Hale HS.
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.
Thornton Creek Alliance Online Public Meeting: July 30th, 2020
What will it really take, and what can you as an individual or family do to make a difference in reversing global warming?
Encounter with a beaver; at Beaver Pond Natural Area
She was standing on the edge of the pavement, looking intently down into the weeds and brush filling the roadside ditch. Getting closer she began gesturing and pointing into the weeds. When we approached to within speaking distance, she pointed into the ditch announcing in quiet voice; ”beaver”.
SDOT Thornton Creek Bridges Study Open House FEB27
The Thornton Creek Bridges Study has explored rehabilitation and replacement options for four bridges in the Meadowbrook neighborhood at: NE 110th St., 39th Ave Ne, NE 105th St. near 39th Ave Ne, and NE 95th St. near Sand Point Way. The study intends to identify solutions that included long term multi-modal transportation demands for biking, walking, driving, and mass transit.
Climate Crisis: A Call to Action
Climate Crisis: A Call to Action.
Join us Saturday February 15th to discuss our current and future climate crisis.
TCA General Membership Meeting, January 16th, 2020
Update: Meeting postponed due to weather.Here is the agenda for the next Thornton Creek Alliance Public Meeting to be held on January 16th, 2020:
TCA General Membership Meeting, October 17, 2019
At TCA's general membership meeting of Oct. 17, 2019, there were two presentations, the first concerning the Seattle Parks Department's recent purchase of a 0.9-acre property for restoration, on NE 125th St. in Lake City, and the second concerning the issue of...
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