Nature Blog
Sweet Sixteen Auction Packages
This auction has ended. Bid on these items at Nature Consortium’s Sweet Sixteen benefit bash. Bumbershooter Four guest passes to Bumbershoot, Seattle’s biggest music and arts festival. Choreographer Two tickets to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre on Sunday, April 13Two tickets to Midsummer Night’s Dream by Pacific Northwest Ballet Jumpstarter Keurig coffee maker with fair…
Crush Of The Week: These Amazing Kids
Congrats Ms. Amaranta’s Eco Arts class, you’re our crush of the week. The atmosphere in the art room is always lively. Students are excited and eager to learn. The classes have proven to be popular. Registration at Rainier Vista is completely full, and students come back excited every week for each new lesson. Amaranta Ibarra-Sandys teaches…
We Have A Crush On… Ocean Spray!
Look at how cute you are! Our crush of the week is ocean spray (Holodiscus discolor), a Northwest native shrub. The plant gets its common name from its white cascading flowers which some say resemble waves in the ocean. Ocean spray can be found in the West Duwamish Greenbelt, as well as many other Pacific…
Nature Consortium honors Dr. King with habitat cleanup
Volunteers looking to join in on MLK Day are invited to help restore important habitat in Seattle’s largest remaining forest. Seattle-based nonprofit Nature Consortium will host a Weekend of Service in the West Duwamish Greenbelt in West Seattle, with volunteer events on Saturday, January 18th and Monday, January 20th from 10am to 2pm. Though the…
Top Seven Nature Consortium Moments of 2013
It has certainly been a year to remember. Here are a few of the best milestones and memorable moments 2013. [carousel source=”media: 7653,7650,7654,7652,7655,7651,7667″ width=”400″ height=”300″ responsive=”no” items=”1″][/carousel] Arts in Nature Festival This year’s Arts in Nature Festival was one of the best yet. Cloud Cult headlined the weekend with a double-feature performance in Camp Long’s…
Green Seattle Day celebrates city's forested parks
Join Nature Consortium and the Green Seattle Partnership to celebrate and restore Seattle’s beautiful forested parks for the 8th annual Green Seattle Day on Saturday, November 2nd from 10am to 2pm. Green Seattle Day is a meaningful way to connect with nature and create a healthy and vibrant community by volunteering to plant native trees…