Groundswell NW Events

Thu, 03/11: east ballard community association Steering Committee Meeting

The east ballard community association steering committee is meeting on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. This meeting is open to the public. Anyone interested in working on our current planting partnerships or 14th Ave Park Boulevard projects are encouraged to attend.

Sat, 03/13: Salmon Bay Work Party

Join us to keep this natural area a viable habitat for wildlife and beautiful resource for the community to enjoy. Help Salmon Bay Natural Area by volunteering on Saturday, March 13 from 9am to noon. Volunteering is a great opportunity to make new friends while beautifying the neighborhood. Come learn about our recent completed extension of the Salmon Bay Natural Area and innovative solutions to improve shoreline habitat.

We supply the gloves, tools, water, warm beverages, light refreshments, and safety for the area you are working in. We will have coffee! We suggest wearing your older clothes & comfortable shoes. Events take place rain or shine, so please come prepared for weather. The work parties are appropriate for all ages!

Saturday's project will focus on weeding, litter pickup, and planting at the Salmon Bay Natural Area to prepare the site for a sculpture Dedication Ceremony on May 1st from 10am to noon. Marvin Oliver, a renowned artist of Quinalt heritage, is creating a welcome figure for the Salmon Bay Natural Area to celebrate the transformative powers of the salmon life cycle and to remind all of us of the stories, history, and creativity inherent in local indigenous cultures. The sculpture will be installed in April and our planting party will add vegetation to the around the sculpture base.

We hope to see you Saturday!

Sun, 03/14: Groundswell NW Annual Mtg. & Dessert Potluck

Join us and welcome Mayor Mike McGinn to discuss his plans for green infrastructure in northwest Seattle and throughout the city. The meeting will be a dessert potluck, so bring something sweet if you can, but don't sweat it - there will be plenty for all! Groundswell will be electing officers for the coming year and naming Local Heroes.

Sat, 03/20: Ballard Corners Work Party

Come celebrate the official first day of spring with a work party at Ballard Corners Park on Saturday, March 20th from 9am-12pm (ending time is approximate).  We'll be weeding and cutting back ferns and perennials.  Please bring your own pruners, a weeding tool, and a small container (a 5-gallon bucket is ideal) for collecting debris.

Wed, 03/24: Sunset Substation Public Workshop #3

The next Sunset Substation meeting (#3) will be held at the SHCA clubhouse on March 24th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. The architects will be presenting three variations of designs derived from our ideas from the February meeting. Our review and comments are an essential part of the design process. See our website for more info.

Thu, 03/25: east ballard community association Steering Committee Meeting

The east ballard community association steering committee meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. This meeting is open to the public. Anyone interested in working on our current planting partnerships or 14th Ave Park Boulevard projects are encouraged to attend.

Sun, 04/04: Easter Egg Hunt at Ballard Corners Park

There will be an Easter egg hunt this year after a construction caused hiatus last year. As in years past, this will be an informal hunt. Bring plastic eggs filled with candy and/or toys and trinkets to hide in the park at 10:15. The children will be let loose at 10:30 in waves from youngest to oldest. Children might want to bring a basket or bucket.

Sat, 04/10: Salmon Bay Natural Area Work Party

Join us to keep this natural area a viable habitat for wildlife and beautiful resource for the community to enjoy. Help Salmon Bay Natural Area by volunteering on Saturday, April 10 from 9am to noon. Volunteering is a great opportunity to make new friends while beautifying the neighborhood. Come learn about our recently completed extension of the Salmon Bay Natural Area and innovative solutions to improve shoreline habitat. Read more about our expansion in this BNT article.

We supply the gloves, tools, water, warm beverages, light refreshments, and safety for the area you are working in. We will have coffee! We suggest wearing your older clothes & comfortable shoes. Events take place rain or shine, so please come prepared for weather. The work parties are appropriate for all ages!

Saturday's Project:

We just completed a work party on March 13 & added low growing native vegetation to the west planter bed. Saturday's project will focus on planting, weeding, and litter pickup at the Salmon Bay Natural Area to prepare the site for the Dedication Ceremony, tentatively scheduled for May 22nd from 10am to noon. Marvin Oliver, a renowned artist of Quinalt heritage, is creating a welcome figure for the Salmon Bay Natural Area to celebrate the transformative powers of the salmon life cycle and to remind all of us of the stories, history, and creativity inherent in local indigenous cultures. The sculpture will be installed in April and our planting party will add vegetation along the top of the slope.  We hope to see you Saturday!

Sat, 04/17: ebca April Day Out - Planting Partnerships Planting and Adopt A Street Cleanup

This will be a fun event for the whole family! Join your neighbors in helping keep our neighborhood streets clean and beautiful. Admire the new planters and get your hands dirty by doing a little planting thanks to plants donated by Swanson’s Nursery and neighbors.

We'll have lots of treats for you to eat and drink

We'll provide tools, gloves and vests, but bring your own gardening tools and gloves if you wish. Please dress appropriately for the weather, cause this will be a rain or shine event!

Tue, 04/20: Sunset Substation Community Meeting #4

Come see a presentation of the preferred concept plan, based on input from the previous meetings, blogs and steering committee deliberations with our lead consultants from CAST architecture.

Other Events

Mon, 03/01: Bergen Place Work Party

Sun, 03/07: Loyal Heights Pancake Breakfast

It is time again for our wonderful annual pancake breakfast event .This year our pancake breakfast will be held on March 7th from 8am - Noon. If you are interested in volunteering this year it would be much appreciated. Here is what we need...and thanks!

Saturday, March 6
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Set-up (tables, grills, making pancake batter, decorations, stations)

Sunday March 7
7:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Serving and cooking (making pancakes, sausage, eggs, serving beverages, on the line, etc.)
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Clean-up (emptying trash, cleaning grills, takedown tables, chairs, washing pots/pans, etc.)

Sun, 03/14: Spring Fruit & Grafting Show

Seattle Tree Fruit Society is presenting their Spring Fruit & Grafting Show on March 14 at the Center of Urban Horticulture in Seattle. Please see the attached flyer for more details.

Tue, 03/30: Raingarden Workshop

Join Stewardship Partners to learn how to build your own Rain Garden at a FREE workshop!

One of the biggest threats to Puget Sound health is stormwater --polluted runoff from streets, roofs, and other impervious surfaces from precipitation events. Fortunately, individuals can make a difference to help solve our regional stormwater issues. We encourage you to take a step back and consider your home as a part of a watershed. Our daily actions impact our home, community, and ultimately the health of our waterways. Pre-registration required through Stewardship Partners.

Wed, 03/31: Edible Gardens

This is a gardening program co-sponsored with Sustainable Ballard. Ingela Wanerstrand of Green Darner Garden Design will discuss many topics to get you started gardening--tools, soils, garden books and other resources; and especially edibles. We will also have a few vendors, offering starts, fertilizer info, seeds, and other gardening goodies.

Tue, 04/06: Public Meetings on Our Future Energy Sources

Seattle City Light invites you to share your thoughts on what our energy future should look like. Have a positive effect on the planning that would affect our future electricity rates and the health of our environment. Come attend any of the three evening public meetings scheduled, though the closest for north-end residents is at Loyal Heights Community Center on April 6th at 7 pm.  The flyer with the other meeting locations and times is posted here.

The 2010 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is a 20-year look-ahead at how we will meet our anticipated needs for electricity. It leads to a recommended strategy and near-term action plan for acquiring electricity resources. Your input helps to shape the analyses used in the IRP planning process. Light refreshments will be served and the first 100 attendees will receive a free compact fluorescent light bulb and an energy-saving showerhead.

Wed, 04/07: Golden Gardens Play Area Meeting

Seattle Parks and Recreation invites you and your family to meet with the design team for the Golden Gardens Play Area Improvements. Parks design team will introduce the project at this first of three public meetings for design. We want to hear your ideas for building an improved play area at Golden Gardens Park. One of our goals is to relocate the play area away from the existing high traffic location.

This renovation project, identified in the Parks and Green Spaces Levy, provides for a larger play area with play equipment designed for children ages 2-12, will upgrade the play area to meet current safety standards and provisions of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Parks encourages you to come and give your thoughts on the location of the play area and which play equipment and design features work best for your neighborhood.

Come get involved!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 6:30 - 8 p.m. at Golden Gardens Bathhouse 8498 Seaview Pl. NW., Seattle WA 98117

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

For more information or if you require special meeting accommodations, please contact Virginia Hassinger, Project Manger, Seattle Parks and Recreation at virginia.hassinger@seattle.gov or 206-233-7936.

Tue, 04/13: Soundview Park Cleanup

Second Tuesday of each month. Soundview Park Cleanup. Contact Deb Stamey deb.stamey@comcast.net

Sat, 04/17: 30th Annual Carkeek Park Earth Day

Carkeek Park registration begins at the Carkeek Park Environmental Learning Center at 8:30 a.m. For more information see http://www.seattle.gov/parks/calendar/volunteer.htm#/?i=2.

Sat, 04/17: Fremont Peak Park Work Party

Earth Day work party at Fremont Peak Park, 4351 Palatine Ave. N.

Sat, 04/17: Piper's Orchard work party

We will be doing orchard maintenance, including guild planting around the base of trees.

Location is Piper's Creek Trail between McAbee entrance and water treatment plant in Carkeek Park 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd, Seattle, WA 98177-4755.

Sat, 04/24: Crown Hill Cleanup

Crown Hill Cleanup. Meet in the Petco Parking Lot, 8728 Holman Rd NW.

Sat, 04/24: Baker Park Weeding Party

Please join us for a weeding party at Baker Park. Baker Park is between 14th NW and Mary NW east and behind the Crown Hill Safeway.

Wed, 04/28: Crown Hill Park Public Meeting