Here’s a Youtube video made by a Pinehurst neighbor and his son, documenting their efforts to clean up Victory Creek Park. Thanks, Chad!
(Sad blogger moment: I tried to embed the video in this post, but I couldn’t figure out how.)
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If you own property on a slope, you may want to consider attending this meeting… The City of Seattle will be offering two free landslide awareness meetings on Oct. 29 and Nov. 12 (same format). The public will have the opportunity to consult with public and private landslide experts and learn how to protect themselves [...] EarthCorps is hosting Green Teen Camp this summer in Seattle at the Seattle Parks and Recreation Rainier Community Center. Participants will need to provide their own transportation to the community center during the camp week, Monday – Friday, 9am-3pm. There is no cost for this camp! The focus of the camp is for teens to have [...] Please attend the third public planning meeting for Thornton Creek Park #1, recently renamed “Licorice Fern Natural Area on Thornton Creek”. The meeting is in the conference rooms at St.Matthew Parish, 1270 NE 127th Street, Seattle, at 6:30 pm on Thursday, July 27. Based on comments from this meeting, consultant Peggy Gaynor will prepare the final [...] From the Parks and Recreation press release: Parks has acquired a number of parcels along Thornton Creek in northeast Seattle, and four of them are being named to recognize their unique characteristics and let the public know that they are access points to Thornton Creek. The naming took into consideration the natural features and [...] Spike and Thor, the Pinehurst Merlin Falcons, are again nesting in our neighborhood. They’ve established themselves in an abandoned crow’s nest on NE 113th St this year. Eggs should be hatching any day now. If you go looking for them, please be discrete so they aren’t disturbed. We think it’s likely that one of their [...] Come and learn what Arthur Lee Jacobson has to say about plants and shrubs in our Thornton Creek Watershed at the next Thornton Creek Alliance meeting. Copies of his books will be available for purchase. You can read more about him at his web site (arthurleej.com). Thursday, May 26th Social Time: 6:45pm Program: 7:00pm
Is your child fascinated by the creatures and foliage found outdoors? Need to find some fun summer activities? The Seattle Audubon Society is currently accepting registrations for its summer Nature Camp at Magnuson Park. Nature Camp gives children the opportunity to learn about the animals, plants, and habitats that make up our beautiful Puget Sound [...] Native ground birds around Seattle have begun to nest, and Seattle Parks and Recreation asks that park users show sensitivity to bird habitat by avoiding disturbing habitat and keeping dogs on short, retractable leashes, especially in developed or natural areas with shrub beds, meadows, wetlands, long grass, or thick areas of brush.
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the public to submit potential names for four separate areas of park land in the Thornton Creek watershed. Here’s the press release. Suggestions are due by 3/3/2011. The parks to be named are: Park #1: This park site is adjacent to the Jackson Park Golf course to the west. It [...] |
 
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