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Arts in Nature Festival 2017
Call for Volunteers Click Here to Apply! Sign-up deadline for volunteers is August 4, 2017. Questions? Direct inquiries to festival@naturec.org. [iframe src=”http://natureconsortium.smugmug.com/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=26150887&AlbumKey=djV6v8″]
Something To Be Thankful For
In January I was honored to accept the Sustainability Leadership Award for Transforming Spaces as Nature Consortium’s Executive Director. This award highlighted Nature Consortium’s work building healthier, more vibrant communities in South Seattle. The year truly started on a high note and we’ve been steadily climbing since then! This month I am happy to report on how our…
Evidence of a Future We Can Create
This has been a fun and busy summer! From summer arts camps to weekly restoration work parties to the magic of the Arts in Nature Festival, there hasn’t been a dull moment. It’s been thrilling to see people become more connected to one another; more connected to themselves; and, more connected to nature through our…
Parks Advocates Are Alarmed – We Want to Hear from You!
In January of this year I began full-time service as the Executive Director at Nature Consortium. At that same time Seattle Parks and Recreation introduced new Proposed Supplemental Use Guidelines intended to address the needs of our growing city. These new guidelines have created a sense of alarm among park advocates throughout the city. Like…
Solving Global Environmental Crises with Community Based Restoration
Guest post from Kyle Miller, Restoration Program Intern As a senior in UW Bothell’s Environmental Studies program I often feel like I can sum up what I’ve learned in one word: Depressing. It’s hard not to use this word and I feel like most of my classmates would agree. Every day in the classroom we’re…
Fruit of Your Labor
Good news for anyone who has helped Nature Consortium plant native trees in the West Duwamish Greenbelt! Just south of Pathfinder School, in the relatively open meadow area west of the main trail into Pigeon Point Park, there is a sure sign that our restoration efforts are getting somewhere. A beautiful Douglas fir tree that…