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May 2009 News
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From the PresidentHave you hung your floral May baskets on your neighbor's doors? I remember doing that as a child, with pathetic wilting Forget-me-nots and whatever I could find. I guess the good news is that now May is here, there is a warming trend, and maybe, just maybe, our seeds will start to germinate. I did find 2 pea plants yesterday and nearly jumped for joy. Speaking of edible gardens, NOW is the time to go to http://www.brownpapertickets. Groundswell NW EventsSun, 05/03: Ballard Corners Landscape PartyBallard Corners Park is holding a weeding and landscape party this weekend.Sunday, May 3rd at 10 AM. We're at 17th and 62nd. People should bring gloves, buckets (for weeds and trash), and weeding tools. Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Location: 17th Ave NW and NW 62nd St Contact: David Folweiler, david.folweiler@ballardcornerspark.org Mon, 05/04: Salmon Bay Natural Area Art ProposalsOpen house to view proposals for a landmark art piece to mark the site from the trail and NW 54th, enhance the entry to the plaza and reinforce the interpretive elements on the site, particularly the Native American heritage. Time: 5:30 PM to 7:00 PMLocation: The Canal, 5300 34th Ave NW (on the south side of NW 54th St. just west of the Locks) Contact: Dave Boyd, 498-6636, dave.boyd1@comcast.net Sat, 06/13: East Ballard Walking TourJoin your neighbors on our very first East Ballard Community Walking Tour. We will be visiting the many places in East Ballard that make our community special and then finish up with a picnic lunch. We're also looking for suggestions on places to visit! See our latest blog post for more details.Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Location: Meet at Cafe Bambino - 405 NW 65th St Contact: Dawn Hemminger at 206-953-3940 Sat, 06/20: Salmon Bay Natural Area WorkpartyLitter pick up and weeding to keep the site looking good, and a chance to see Marvin Oliver's winning proposal for a landmark art pice on the site. Bring work glove and meet at the west end of The Canal's parking lot. Time: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AMLocation: South side of NW 54th at 34th Ave NW Contact: Dave Boyd, 498-6636, dave.boyd1@comcast.net Sat, 06/27: Ballard Edible Garden Tour!Come be inspired by neighbor's gardens! On June 27th, from 10am to 3pm, Groundswell and Sustainable Ballard have teamed up to offer this terrific self-guided tour of private edible gardens in Ballard. See ingenious ways that people are integrating edibles into their home gardens. Tour ten Click here for more information. Time: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PMLocation: Ballard P-Patch at 26th NW and NW 85th St. Other EventsTue, 05/05: Ballard Community Center GardenPlease join us on May 5, 2009 at 1:00 pm. The new Ballard CC Community Garden will be dedicated. It started out as a "Teens Giving Back Project" with a local 4-H Club and most recently was completed by Conservation Corp. The garden will be open to anyone in the community who would like to help maintain it along with our 4-H Club, Seattle Parks Special Populations division, and the Lifelong Recreation participants. Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PMSat, 05/09: Spring planting: Espaliered Fruit Tree Planting/TrainingA free monthly hands-on gardening class sponsored by Sustainable Ballard's Garden Guild. Topics vary seasonally and according to group interest and happen rain or shine. Bring hand tools, gloves and dress for weather and dirt.
You must register through Parks Dept at 684-4053 or www.seattle.gov/parks. Class limit 20.
For more info: ingela@sustainableballard.org
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1:00 AM to 3:00 PM Location: Loyal Heights Community Center 1:00-3:00 pm Sat, 05/09: Crown Hill Neighborhood Assoc. Annual MeetingYou are invited to CHNA's annual community meeting and celebration. We will also celebrate the recent purchase of the former Crown Hill Elementary and discuss plans to develop the space with members of: the Crown Hill Project, Seattle Parks, the Seattle Fire Dept, Sustainable Crown Hill and Walkable Crown Hill. Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AMLocation: former Crown Hill Elementary, rm 4 Contact: Carrie Ferrence, 206-850-8481, www.crownhillneighbors.org Sat, 05/09: Native Plant SaleHuge Native Plant Sale on Saturday, May 9
Annual spring sale by Washington Native Plant Society, on May 9, 10-4,at Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue, 98005.
Hundreds of species native to Washington, including wildflowers, ferns, grasses, sedges, shrubs, & trees. Also a large selection of books (Cedar Grove compost. Cash, checks & Visa/Mastercard accepted.
More info at www.wnps.org, including a list of species offered (by
mid-April). Contact 206-527-3210 or wnps@wnps.org.
Bring your own boxes or trays please!
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10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location: Bellevue Botanical Garden, 12001 Main St., Bellevue, 98005 Contact: 206-527-3210 or wnps@wnps.org. Sun, 05/10: Llandover Woods Sunday Open Space Bird Walk & Work PartyWe’ll warm up with nature walk and focus on removal of invasive plants. Volunteers, please wear protective clothing,sturdy shoes, preferably long pants and long sleeves. Please bring drinking water. Gloves and tools provided. Go to the trail head between the columns. Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PMLocation: 3rd Ave NW & NW 145th St, Seattle, WA 98177 Contact: Glenn Austin, 206-364-9252, gaustin@path.org Tue, 05/12: Seattle Parks Open HouseSeattle voters overwhelmingly passed the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy on Nov. 4, 2008. Come hear about this new levy and learn about the park projects in your neighborhood.Parks is hosting four open houses throughout the city in May and we encourage you to come.
All meetings will be from 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Green Lake Community Center Contact: Karen O'Connor, (206) 233-7929 Wed, 05/13: Seattle Parks Open HouseSeattle voters overwhelmingly passed the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy on Nov. 4, 2008. Come hear about this new levy and learn about the park projects in your neighborhood.Parks is hosting four open houses throughout the city in May and we encourage you to come.
All meetings will be from 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Parks Administration Building Contact: Karen O'Connor, (206) 233-7929 Wed, 05/13: Ballard District Council MeetingTime: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMLocation: Ballard Library Contact: Rob Mattson, Rob.Mattson@seattle.gov Fri, 05/15: Bike to Work Day After-Party / Celebrate Summer StreetsTake over the streets in downtown Ballard with bikes, Sustainable Ballard's Undriver Licensing, and lots more! For three hours we are turning the streets of downtown Ballard into one massive bike party! Swing by Seattle's coolest neighborhood after work or school and help celebrate Cascade Bicycle Club’s Starbucks Bike to Work Day. Come out to play on streets, enjoy fun interactive events and shop at local businesses.
Sponsored by Cascade Bicycle Club and the City of Seattle.
For more info: peterv@
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8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Location: 22nd Ave NW between NW Market St and Ballard Ave NW, 4:00-7:00pm Sat, 05/16: Carkeek STARS Volunteer Work PartyJoin 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 bringing your own water bottle, to reduce plastic waste). Please wear sturdy shoes. Follow the STARS signs to our meeting place. We're here the third Saturday of every month. Welcome! Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PMLocation: Carkeek Park, 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd, Seattle, WA 98177-4755 Contact: Dale Johnson, 206-362-2980, dalerayjohnson@comcast.net Sat, 05/16: Golden Gardens Day in the Park CleenupCalling all volunteers: 200 needed to help us care for Seattle's Golden Gardens park. Come out and have fun and make a difference in your community! We'll tackle some of the bigger projects that need to be taken care of in Golden Gardens. Sponsored by EarthShare Washington. For more information and to sign up, see their web site. Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PMLocation: Golden Gardens Park Contact: Call 206.622.9840 or email info@esw.org for more information. Sat, 05/16: Piper's Orchard Work Party in Carkeek ParkThis month we will be weeding and thinning, while enjoying the beautiful spring weather in Piper's Orchard. Wear sturdy shoes and bring gloves. Pruners and other gardening tools would also be helpful. Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PMLocation: Piper's Creek Trail between McAbee entrance and Metro Pump Contact: Don Ricks, donnieappleseed@aol.com Tue, 05/19: Work Party to Install Garden Plant MarkersRegister at the site on the day of the event. Volunteers will install 100 plant markers in the garden that identify plants useful to wildlife. Work involves digging a 12" deep hole and burying a stake with a soup can anchor. Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PMLocation: Carkeek Park Wildlife Garden Contact: Rosemary Boros, 206 491-2662, rosemaryboros@yahoo.com Mon, 05/25: Sustainable Ballard Monthly GatheringTime: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PMLocation: Sunset Hill Community Club, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Wed, 06/03: Restore Our Waters Watersheds ForumYou will want to attend if your goal is to improve Seattle's aquatic habitat and water quality, and are interested in expanding public action. In December 2008, Restore Our Waters convened the watershed groups working in five major watersheds in Seattle - Fauntleroy, Pipers, Longfellow, Taylor and Thornton. We started a dialogue about what is happening to improve our waters, where the gaps are, and the opportunities. This second Forum is to take the conversation to the next step, and make some choices about what we can work on together. Please RSVP to Susan Harper susan.harper@seattle.gov. A detailed agenda and more information will be provided before the forum, so your RSVP is important. Click here for more information. Time: 5:30 PM to 8:45 PMLocation: Seattle REI - 222 Yale Ave N Contact: Susan Harper, Outreach Coordinator @ susan.harper@seattle.gov (206) 386-9139 Thu, 06/04: Security in Ballard Parks MeetingIn April, a petition signed by over 100 business and property owners in downtown Ballard was submitted to Parks Superintendent Tim Gallagher.The petition requested that a "parks exclusion zone" be established covering three parks in downtown Ballard: Ballard Commons, Bergen Place, and Marvin's Garden. Prior to acting on this request, the Seattle Parks Department has called a community meeting to hear your comments, and to share with you other possible strategies to be considered in efforts to improve safety at our downtown Ballard parks. Please join us on Thursday, June 4, 7 PM, at the Ballard Library and share your observations and get involved with efforts to make downtown Ballard a safe, welcoming environment and to discourage public behavior which is offensive or unlawful. Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMLocation: Ballard Library Contact: Joelle Ligon, 206-684-8020, joelle.ligon@seattle.gov Sat, 06/06: Piper's Orchard Work PartySaturday, June 6, 2009, 12 - 3pm Carkeek Park - Piper's Creek Trail between McAbee entrance and Metro Pump Station, 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd During this work party, we will be trimming apples, and applying footsox to individual apples, as well as weeding. Please bring gloves. Pruners helpful. Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PMContact: Don Ricks, donnieappleseed@aol.com Tue, 06/09: Soundview Volunteer Work PartyPlease join us for general cleanup of Soundview Park. Time: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AMLocation: Soundview Park, 1590 NW 90th St Contact: Deb Stamey, 206-390-2512, deb.stamey@comcast.net Sat, 06/13: Bergen Place Work PartySaturday, June 13, 2009, 9am - 12pm It helps to bring your own gardening tools, but they are not required for you to help us. Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PMLocation: Bergen Place Park, 5420 22nd Ave NW Contact: Victoria Sangrey Hunter, 206-335-8391, v.sangrey@comcast.net Mon, 06/15: Pedestrian Master Plan RoundtableNext week, the Pedestrian Master Plan project team will host a roundtable discussion about parks, open space, and the draft plan. You are invited to join us!You may have participated in a roundtable last summer, when the Pedestrian Master Plan was in an early stage of development. The feedback provided during that session was invaluable in drafting the plan. Now that the draft plan is available for public comment, we are again seeking your input. I hope you will be able to join us on Monday to continue the discussion. Date: Monday, June 15 Time: 3:30-5:00 p.m Time: 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Seattle City Hall (600 Fourth Avenue), Boards & Commissions Room (Level L2) Contact: jennifer.wieland@seattle.gov, 206-733-9970 Sat, 06/20: Carkeek STARS Volunteer Work PartyJoin 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 bringing your own bottle of water, to reduce plastic waste). Please wear sturdy shoes. Follow the STARS signs to our meeting place. We're here the third Saturday of every month. Welcome! Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PMLocation: Carkeek Park 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd Contact: Dale Johnson, 206-362-2980, dalerayjohnson@comcast.net Sat, 06/20: Northacres Off Leash Dog Park Work PartyTeens..Great way to get your service hours! Location: Northacres off leash dog park, next to ballfield on 3rd NE & 125th Contact: Pam Masse, 206-683-0777, pdm8216@aol.com Mon, 06/22: Sustainable Ballard Monthly GatheringTime: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PMLocation: Sunset Hill Community Club • 3003 NW 66th St. Contact: Jenny Heins, jenny@sustainableballard.org Sat, 06/27: Dynamic Governance (Sociocracy) WorkshopDynamic Governance, also known as Sociocracy, is a cutting-edge system of running organizations that uses systems and chaos theories. Organizations using this model are powerful, flexible, efficient and fun. Old and new forms of structure and decision-making making it a hybrid of efficiency and equality. (with John Buck, author of We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy)
Co-sponsored by Next Step Together and Sustainable Ballard.
Fremont Abbey, 10 am-6 pm each day
More info and to register: http://www.
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May 2009 News
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