For Seattle and the World

FIUTS students celebrated Earth Day with a volunteer project to restore the Duwamish Greenbelt.

On Saturday, April 20, a group of FIUTS students from around the world got together to volunteer for Earth Day. The group worked hard to restore the Duwamish River Shoreline as part of a volunteering event coordinated by the Duwamish Alive! Coalition.

The event included not only a few hours of planting native plants and pulling up invasive blackberry to restore a healthy greenbelt, but also a festival to celebrate Earth Day. It was an opportunity to build the local community while also being a part of a global effort to promote environmental responsibility. As participant Supachai Pongsantisuk said, "That we volunteered last Saturday is not only for Seattle but also for the entire world."

Here are some photos from the Earth Day Volunteer Project, taken by FIUTS facilitator Kasey Rackowitz: