Green Seattle: Friends Of Deadhorse Canyon

Friends of Deadhorse Canyon is a community-based group which does environmental restoration work and trail enhancement in the Deadhorse Canyon area of Lakeridge Park, in far southeast Seattle. We also remove truckloads of trash: old refrigerators, velocipedes, etc. Friends of Deadhorse Canyon (FODC) has done environmental restoration work since 1997. We have monthly work parties which are well-attended by community members. Over this time period, FODC has cleared over 15 acres of invasive plants, and has planted over 5,000 native trees and shrubs. But there is lots of work left to be done!

Deadhorse Canyon is a 37 acre natural area in far southeast Seattle. Through it runs the fourth largest creek in Seattle, Taylor Creek. Our group is affiliated with the Green Seattle Partnership, and we use best environmental restoration practices to improve the character of vegetation in Deadhorse Canyon. Our goal is to restore the canyon to a self-sustaining conifer forest. This is a lot of work! We are experienced at working with large volunteer groups. Four of our key members have completed the Washington Native Plant Society's environmental stewardship training program, which means that we know how to run work parties, and we know how to do restoration work.