Location:
Mapes Creek (Rainier Beach)
REGISTERATION LINK
WELCOME TO MAPES CREEK
This event is a community gathering to meet one of the cityโs hidden creeks and to initiate a new long-term stewardship project for the surrounding wetlands and forest.
This inaugural event will be an introduction to the creek as the first step of long-term ecological, relational stewardship of this precious space. Tending ourselves and the land ๐ฟ
Trillium offers this justice-oriented container as an opportunity to build connections and to learn, practice, heal, create, and weave resilient communities anchored in land and water.
THE CREEK
These waters runs through unceded Duwamish Territory and have been tended by Coast Salish peoples for millennia. We advocate for their justice, honor their stewardship, and walk in their footsteps.
Today, the creek is tended by many communities of caregivers.
We collaborate with them in shared care and in a spirit of respect and humility.
The first water drops of Mapes Creek percolate through a remnant second-growth forest in South Seattle, where we will be visiting and tending.
It meanders in the recovering forest and through Kubota Garden where it fills a necklace of ponds.
It then plunges into a dark pipe as it runs through the Rainier Beach neighborhood.
It sees daylight again through Beโer Sheva park as a recovering salmon habitat, and pours into xฬaฤuส (Hatchu - Lake Washington).
THE EVENT
This inaugural event will be focused on beginning dialogue together and with the land. This is the first step of long-term ecological, relational stewardship of this precious space. Tending ourselves and the land ๐ฟ
Activities will include:
Opening ceremony
A tour of the creek and the land
An introduction to the current steward communities
Storytime!
Vision building practice
Skill building: how to meet the land, listen, and build relation in preparation to hands-on work
PREPARE YOURSELF!
We will be moving through some brush, uneven surfaces, and slopes. Dress for the occasion!
We will have access to a restroom and drinking water, but please bring your own water to start.
We invite you to bring any offerings to the land for ceremony time ๐ชถ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๏ธโจ
This event is free to all
Please register HERE to receive logistical updates!
In collaboration with:
Questions? Feedback? Yes please! hello@trillium.eco