Groundswell NW Events

Tue, 08/02: Sunset Hill - Shilshole Gateway Open House

Please come see our early plans for this key link between Sunset Hill and Shilshole at the Night Out Block Party near the intersection of NW 60th and 36th Ave NW.

Sat, 08/27: Salmon Bay Natural Area Workparty

Please come join a workparty to do some thinning, weeding and litter pick-up. John Toczek of the Seattle Conservation Corps has provided some advice on pruning, thinning and future moving of the plants to open up sight lines, and Phoebe Fine, a landscape designer with expertise in maintenance of native landscapes, will help out.

Bring work gloves - we'll provide tools, though a few more hand pruning shears might be useful.

Tue, 08/30: Salmon Bay Natural Area Stakeholders' Meeting

Wed, 09/21: Friends of Kirke Park Meeting

The Friends of Kirke Park will have their next meeting on Wednesday, September 21st.  We will receive an update (email or in person) from Kelly Goold of Parks and see if we can hold another Holly Sale.

Sat, 09/24: Bikes Around Ballard

September 24 is an international day to MOVE beyond fossil fuel.

The Bike Share Group presents "Bikes Around Ballard" - a day to have fun and explore bicycling around Ballard, with help from Groundswell NW and Sustainable Ballard. The day will kick off with a bike tour of Ballard open spaces starting at 9am from Baker Park on Crown Hill, 8347 14th Ave NW. Join us there, or enroute at any of the stops along the tour below (times approximate). Come early to chat about the Ballard bike share project. We'll provide coffee and treats at 8:30 am. Here's a schedule of tour stops:

• Kirke Park, 9th Ave NW between 70th and 73rd, around 9:15
• 14th Ave Park Boulevard, 14th ave NW between 58th and 60th, around 9:30
• Ballard Corners Park, 17th Ave NW between 62nd and 63rd, around 9:45
• Salmon Bay School Playground, NW 67th between 18th and 19th, around 10
• Webster Park, NW 68th between 30th and 32nd, around 10:15
• Sunset Hill - Shilshole Gateway, NW 36th betweem 60th and 62nd, around 10:30
• Salmon Bay Natural Area, just south of NW 54th at 34th Ave NW, around 10:45
• Ballard Commons, NW 57th and 22nd Ave NW, by 11am

For those who wish to continue, Michael Snyder will lead a ride from Ballard Commons to the Moving Planet event at Lake Union Park starting at 11am.

Come by kayak, canoe, bike, foot, skateboard - anything reducing carbon use - to Lake Union Park for a medley of activity from 10am to 6pm. If you'd prefer to kayak or canoe from Ballard, contact andrea@sustainableballard.org now.

For more info on the Lake Union Park event, go to this Sustainable Ballard webpage or  www.Moving-Planet.org/Seattle.  For more info and bike activities in Ballard, go to this Sustainable Ballard event page.

Sun, 09/25: Crown Hill Glen Park Work Party

Work party at Crown Hill Glen Park, NW 89th Street and 19th Avenue NW.

Sunday, September 25th, 2011 from 10 AM until 6 PM.

Removal of invasive, non-native plants, and trail maintenance. For more information, please contact Joyce Ford, Friends of Crown Hill Glen, (206) 789-1394.

Other Events

Tue, 08/02: Seattle Night Out - Ballard Corners Park

I am writing to invite you to meet your neighbors at Ballard Corners Park next Tuesday (8/2) at 6 PM, as part of the annual Seattle Night Out.  This is an opportunity to celebrate the park and meet people in the neighborhood. http://www.seattle.gov/spd/Nightout/default.htm

This will be an informal potluck.  Please bring something to share.  Feel free to drop by and say hi!

Perhaps we will also be able to celebrate averting a financial crisis, as the folks in DC will have worked out a deal.  ;)

Tue, 08/02: Neighborhood Night Out - 6th Ave. Pocket Park

The annual Greenwoodstock event is happening from 6 to 10 pm at the 6th Avenue Pocket Park, with music and food.

Tue, 08/02: East Ballard Night Out

If your street isn’t already having a potluck to celebrate August Night Out tomorrow night, then drop by 1 or all 3 participating East Ballard Community Association Potluck parties this evening starting at 6pm. Bring a dish to share and meet your neighbors. There will be fun and activities for all ages at the different sites. Be sure to pick up a passport and get it stamped at each location you visit. You can then exchange that passport for raffle tickets  and enter to win amazing raffle prizes* donated by Ballard businesses. More info on our blog.

Potluck Locations:

11th Ave NW between NW 60th and 61st
14th Ave NW between NW 61st and  62nd (8PM raffle. Be present to win!)
NW 62nd between 14th Ave NW and 11th

Sat, 08/13: Golden Gardens Work Party

Every second Saturday of each month, join the Golden Gardens Reforestation and Trails (or GGREAT) project from 9 am to 12 pm in service work parties. GGREAT meets at the offleash area near the upper parking lot. Golden Gardens thanks its community neighbors for all their help in revitalizing this important gem of a Seattle park! Learn more and stay current with park activities at: https://sites.google.com/site/goldengardensseattle/.

Sun, 08/21: Work party at Crown Hill Glen Park

Work party at Crown Hill Glen Park, NW 89th Street and 19th Avenue NW

Sunday, August 21, 2011 From 10 AM until 6 PM

Removal of invasive, non-native plants, and trail maintenance.

For more information, please contact Joyce Ford, Friends of Crown Hill Glen, (206) 789-1394

Sat, 08/27: 14th Ave NW Median weeding with St. Al's students

Thank-you to St. Alphonsus school mom, Kim Serwold, for volunteering her boys, their schoolmates and parents to a morning of good-old fashioned community service. There are plenty of weeds for everyone, so come on out and help or come by and thank our wonderful volunteers.

Mon, 08/29: Summer Evening Celebration Golden Gardens Play Area

Come help us dedicate the great new play area at Golden Gardens Park on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 5 p.m. Click here for more information.

Bring a picnic to the beach, listen to spirited maritime music, climb on the cool new play structure and enjoy one of the last sunsets in August.

For more information about the project please visit http://seattle.gov/parks/projects/golden_gardens/playground.htm.

Thu, 09/08: 2010 Cedar River Watershed Report Premiere

Join us for the premiere of the 2010 Watershed Report!  Narrated entirely by area high school students, the Report spotlights annual positive sustainability trends from local government, school districts, businesses, and community groups.  All analysis is based upon data gathered directly from the sectors being featured.  Come meet the students, enjoy local foods, and learn how you can help us foster the next generation of watershed leaders.  Contact Rebecca Sayre (see below) to RSVP.

Sat, 09/10: Golden Gardens Work Party

Golden Gardens will be holding its monthly GGREAT work party from 9 am to 12 pm on Saturday, September 10. We will be mulching and removing invasives. The group will meet at the upper parking lot near the off-leash area. Please bring water and wear layers if possible.

Sun, 09/11: Llandover Woods 2nd Sunday Work Party

Llandover Woods is a pristine serene urban forest with abundant native plants and wildlife- we work on restoration every month.

Please RSVP each month by email so we can plan our work sessions.

Wear sturdy clothes and bring water, coffee, or snacks. We provide gloves and tools.

Meet 9am sharp at end of the parking lot just west of the white brick pillars at the end of 145th.

Sat, 09/17: Carkeek STARS Volunteer Work Party

Join other enthusiastic volunteers for a fun morning of forest restoration and trails maintenance. We have a wide variety of tasks you can help with. We provide gloves and water (we encourage you to bring your own bottle of water, to reduce plastic waste).

Please wear sturdy shoes. Suitable for teens and older. Follow the STARS signs to our meeting place. We're here the third Saturday of every month. Welcome!

Tue, 09/20: Science & Practice of Sustainable Sites: Observations from Two Parks Pilot Projects

This session will compare and contrast how the SITES process applies to two Seattle Parks enrolled in the Sites Pilot Program: Bradner Gardens, an existing park, and Kirke Park, a park in development. Participants will gain an understanding of the application of SITES to different project types as project-team leads share their experiences with SITES and compare notes on their decision-making and documentation processes. Team members will review how they determined the appropriate credits and speculate on possible lessons learned from the process. This event is co-sponsored by WASLA, UW Botanic Gardens and Seattle Public Utilities.

Instructors: Karen Galt, ASLA, Seattle Parks and Recreation; Clayton Beaudoin, LEED® AP, Site Workshop
Fee: $30 per session; $50 for two; $75 for three, plus 10% early bird discount by EOB September 9
Register online at www.cfr.washington.edu… or call Jean Robins at 206-685-8033

Sat, 09/24: Pipers Orchard Festival of Fruit

The fifth annual Festival of Fruit and Piper's Orchard 120th Anniversary.  Apple pie, apple cider and more to make and eat at Carkeek Park, sponsored by the Friends of Pipers' Orchard. Click Here for more information.