🌎 Happy Earth Day from EarthCorps! 🌿 This Earth Day, our Corps Members are sharing a message to the future, reflecting on what the Earth, its ecosystems, and wildlife mean to them, and what they hope we protect for generations to come.
The future is shaped by what we do today--our actions and words can inspire others to change the world. As Crew Supervisor Will Hawkinson puts it, “I’ve worked on rivers, wetlands, and beaches... and I hope future generations choose to restore and enjoy them as much as I have.”
What will your message be? 📝 ✉️ Take 2 minutes to write and share a Letter to the Future with us: click the link in our bio @earthcorps and submit your letter on our website.
💌 Want to support? Donations to EarthCorps fuel our mission to advance climate resilience and environmental justice for all. Visit the link in our bio to donate today.
🎥📸: @alenslyn@maddy.kennard
#EarthDay2026 #EarthCorps #LettersToTheFuture #ClimateAction #ProtectOurPlanet
🌱 🗓️ Mark your calendars! 🗓️ 🌿 New volunteer opportunities just landed to join EarthCorps Crews in the field. No experience needed!
It's all about creating healthier, greener natural spaces with access for all in our community.
Come build with us. View upcoming volunteer opportunities and sign up at the link in our bio!
Questions? Email us at [email protected]
#EarthCorps #TakeAction #VolunteerSeattle
No better way to celebrate Hug a Tree Day than by planting trees of our own. 🌳 Our crew spent a sunny day in Tukwila planting (and hugging) more than 200 baby trees and shrubs, helping bring new, native life to a site that’s been in active restoration. 🌱 🪴
Just one year ago, this space was overrun with invasive species and in need of removal and treatment. Now, it’s entering a new chapter with native plants taking root, creating healthier habitat, cleaner air, and a more resilient community for the future.
We hope you hug a tree today! They deserve it. 🌲 🤎
#HugATreeDay #EarthCorps #TreePlanting #HabitatRestoration #ClimateResilience
Tucked in the city of Tukwila is the hidden gem of Southgate Park (also known as Lewis Creek Park). 🌿 This 11-acre green space sits on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the Duwamish and Muckleshoot Peoples. While no longer an active public park, it remains an important place for wildlife, water systems, and community connection.
Over time, dense ivy, holly, and laurel have taken over, leading to major canopy loss and a decline of the ecosystem's health. This EarthCorps' Crew worked to slow that spread using targeted methods like herbicide pellets and hand tools to manage invasive species and create space for native plants to return.
This is long-term work: restoring the forest and riverbank will take time, care, and continued partnership. Every step brings this landscape closer to a healthier, more resilient future. 🌎
#EarthCorps #HabitatRestoration #EnvironmentalJustice #GreenSpaces #PugetSound #ClimateResilience
Our crews love to make unexpected friends at project sites. 🐍🌿 For our Corps Members, working to support wildlife habitats can include visits from curious "locals": squirrels, birds, snakes and more.
While helping improve water flow and support restoration near Brightwater Treatment plant, our crew spotted a few garter snakes making themselves at home. These small but important predators are a great sign of a functioning ecosystem, helping keep insect and rodent populations in balance.
Every project is a chance to support habitat, not just for plants, but also for the wildlife that depend on it.
#EarthCorps #HabitatRestoration #PugetSound #RestorationProject #WildlifeSightings
Congratulations to EarthCorps alumnae @ebony.tales & @savy1144 — co-founders of @sea.potential — Maritime Educators of the Year at Seattle Maritime Day! 🌊
Ebony and Savannah founded Sea Potential to cultivate space for BIPOC communities in maritime — through youth programs and consulting that are reshaping who belongs on the water in the Seattle area and beyond.
Leadership rooted in community. We're so proud. 💚
#SeaPotential #MaritimeDay #EarthCorpsAlumni #BIPOCinMaritime #SeattleMaritime #EnvironmentalJustice #GrowingLeaders
Spring break #goals? At Seattle's Rumford Beach, Nova High School students took their learning out of the classroom and into their community. 🌿
Working along Lake Washington Boulevard, these students supported a multi-stage restoration effort by monitoring and removing invasive plants, putting their environmental science lessons into action while contributing to the long-term health of this site.
Want to get involved? Join us at a future event! Check out the volunteer calendar in our pinned post for more details.
#NovaHighSchool #FieldLearning #VolunteerSeattle #EarthCorps
Not every take makes the final cut… 😊 😅 Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at our Corps Members sharing their messages to the future this Earth Day.
Join us in giving a special shout out to our Corps Members for their inspiring Earth Day messages! 👏 🌎 And thank you to everyone for celebrating Earth Day with us and for being part of the joy, every day, at EarthCorps. 💚
#EarthDay2026 #EarthCorps #BehindTheScenes #ClimateAction
The future isn’t something we wait for, it’s something we create. 🌎
Letters to the Future is more than a reflection exercise. By putting our thoughts on paper, we acknowledge the impact of today’s decisions on tomorrow’s world and challenge ourselves to do better.
Every letter is a reminder that we are connected to the generations that come after us and that the choices we make now matter.
There's still time to write your letter. Visit the link in our bio to learn more. What future are you helping build?
#EarthCorps #ClimateAction #LettersToTheFuture #ActNow #EnvironmentalStewardship
Calling all #changemakers - let's reach $20,000 together!
Every gift, big or small, makes a huge difference.
🔗 Link in bio to make a gift.
#GiveBIG #EarthCorps #earthdayeveryday
Pictured is our Senior Ecologist, Nelson Salisbury, teaching our crew the difference between native trailing blackberry and common blackberry (a monoculture that tends to outcompete native species) at Yowkwala. Our crew spent the day cutting brush and pulling ivy to protect and balance this important sites native habitat.
We’re coming together in Seattle next week for a Climate Town Hall with special guest @repjayapal to hear directly from the community, confront what’s at stake, and build the momentum we need to win real climate action while Trump treats us as expendable.
Join us May 5th - RSVP at the 🔗 in our bio!
#townhall #climatechange #activism #seattle
When we asked, you showed up! 💚 More than 40 volunteers joined us at @kubotagarden this Earth Day to help maintain this important urban green space for the community. 🌿
Last fall, EarthCorps led local high school students to plant over 100 native plants and learn hands-on restoration skills at this site. Then, on Wednesday last week, volunteers cleared 1,700 square feet of invasive ivy and blackberry around those plantings, helping ensure they can thrive and provide habitat for local wildlife.
Restoration is ongoing, and every effort builds on the last. Want to be part of it? Check out our pinned post for upcoming volunteer events or visit the link in our bio to sign up.
Celebrate the Earth with us, every day. 🌎
#EarthDay2026 #VolunteerWithUs #UrbanGreenSpaces #EarthCorps #KubotaGarden
