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Nature Consortium’s signature fundraiser only one week away

By DNDA Admin | March 23, 2012

Nature Consortium will host its annual brunch fundraiser on Sunday, April 1stat the Hall at Fauntleroy in West Seattle. The program will feature youth performances, a live band, film screening, and an awards ceremony recognizing key volunteers and community partners. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support Nature Consortium’s arts and environmental education programs in Seattle…

On Earth Day, pitch in at Seattle’s largest forest

By DNDA Admin | March 22, 2012

In honor of Earth Day this year, Nature Consortium and Earthcorps will co-host an expected 600 volunteers in the West Duwamish Greenbelt on April 21st. The event is part of a biannual day of service called Duwamish Alive!, organized by the Duwamish Alive Coalition. The coalition is a partnership between community, government, nonprofit, and corporate…

Celebrate the spirit of service during AmeriCorps Week

By DNDA Admin | March 12, 2012

This week at Nature Consortium, we’re one of thousands of organizations around the nation celebrating Americorps Week. Every year, we choose one Americorps volunteer to work on our Forest Restoration Team and give them on-the-job training in plant ecology, restoration techniques, leadership, and volunteer management. Our Americorps volunteers lead work parties, teach environmental workshops, and…

Hometown heroes – Why I donate to Nature Consortium

By DNDA Admin | March 6, 2012

Rebecca Saldana grew up near the West Duwamish Greenbelt and spent many childhood summers playing in the woods. “One day the city came and cut everything back,” she said in a recent interview. “I don’t know what their plan was, but the sticker bushes and everything that was invasive took over, and we were no…

Nature Consortium announces brunch fundraiser April 1

By DNDA Admin | March 1, 2012

SEATTLE – (Feb. 29, 2012) Nature Consortium will host its annual brunch fundraiser on Sunday, April 1st at the Hall at Fauntleroy in West Seattle. The program will feature youth performances, a live band, and an awards ceremony recognizing key volunteers and community partners. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support Nature Consortium’s arts and environmental…

NatureC founder tells how it all started

By DNDA Admin | January 31, 2012

“It all started with a shirt.” In an exclusive interview with our friends at earthbongo, former NatureC director Nancy Whitlock tells how she got the idea to bring her community together around arts and nature. How was Nature Consortium born? “It all started with a shirt.  When my son Ian was born in 1996 I decided…