Duwamish Alive! shares an update on its next big volunteer cleanup day, just a month away — October 17 — at sites all over the area, including 4 in West Seattle; they’re even organizing a kayaking cleanup crew. Bottom line: They hope YOU can be part of it, at one of these spots. Read on to see where and how —

Hundreds of volunteers are needed to work at nine restoration sites along Seattle’s Duwamish River at the semi-annual Duwamish Alive! work day set for Saturday October 17.

“This is the last big volunteer outdoor event of the year and a great chance for families to get out and pitch in to make our community and our hometown river a better, healthier place,” said Dhira Brown, People For Puget Sound Restoration Ecologist and event coordinator.

Over a thousand volunteers worked at 12 sites at the Duwamish Alive! Earth Day in April weeding, mulching, planting and cleaning up. Volunteers are provided tools, gloves, instructions, and refreshment. Work on October 17 begins at 10 AM and ends at 2 PM.

October work sites include: Herrings House Park, West Seattle Greenbelt, Brandon Street Restoration Area, Gateway Park North, Roxhill Park, Hamm Creek Estuary, Duwamish Riverbend Hill, and Codiga Farm. A cleanup work crew using kayaks is being organized by Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition, Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, Environmental Coalition of South Seattle, and Alki Kayak Tours.

For complete program information and instructions on how to sign up for work crews, go to www.duwamishalive.org.