The Duwamish Alive coalition is made up of over 30 non-profits, community groups, and government entities throughout the neighborhoods of South and West Seattle and Tukwila. Our mission is to collaborate with communities, municipalities, non-profits, and businesses within the Duwamish River watershed to preserve and enhance habitat for people and wildlife, with a goal towards improving the health of Puget Sound. Two large events are held each year, engaging hundreds of local volunteers in a massive restoration effort along the critical salmon habitat of the Duwamish River. The groups dispose of hundreds of pounds of garbage from the river and its banks, plant thousands of native trees and shrubs to restore the forested lands around the river, and remove tens of thousands of native trees and shrubs to restore the forested lands around the river, and remove tens of thousands of square feet of invasive species.