The Merlin falcons we talked about in a January 12, 2010 post are winding down this year’s breeding season. That’s right; they came back again this year – the third year in a row! They chose a crow’s nest in a fir tree a block away from last year’s nest. The nest was harder [...]
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Want to help Seattle restore 2,500 acres of urban forest land by 2020? Right in our neighborhood maybe? Seattle Parks & Recreation and EarthCorps are partnering to provide community volunteers to become citizen scientists. Volunteers older than 18 get four hours of in-depth training August 14 from 9 am to 1 pm in the scientific methodologies [...] We can get free trees for our neighborhood through the Tree Fund, a program of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. It is an easy way for us to beautify our neighborhood and help the environment, while connecting with our neighbors. Groups of neighbors from at least five households living on a street or block can request from 10 to 40 trees [...] Copyrighted photo courtesy of Barb Deihl – two of the babies 10 days after they fledged. On June 20 our Pinehurst Pet was a wild Merlin falcon, Spike. At that time she and her partner Thor were thought to be nesting in our neighborhood for the second year in a row. Well, news flash! [...] The Tree Fund was created in 1995 as a quick and easy way for neighbors to come together to plant trees, beautifying neighborhoods and adding environmental benefits. Through the Tree Fund, Seattle residents have added more than 20,000 trees to the City’s canopy and have built stronger community connections along the way In light of [...] Earlier this week, the Seattle City Auditor released a report on Seattle’s urban forest. Key recommendations from the report are: 1. Ensure that the organizational entities established in the Urban Forest Management Plan are operational and effective in supporting the City’s urban forestry goals. From February 2008 to February 2009, the Sustainability and Environment [...] |
 
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