Nature Blog
Continuing Dr. King's Legacy: A personal story
Guest post by Philip Pantaleo, Nature Consortium’s 2011-2012 Americorps volunteer As a community member of Seattle’s most diverse neighborhood, South Park, I am confronted with the realities of environmental injustice every day. Living a block from the Duwamish river and the superfund site along the river’s banks, I see the impact on my community from…
Continuing Dr. King's legacy: Environmental justice, a weekend of service
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, Nature Consortium is hosting a Weekend of Service with two opportunities to volunteer in Seattle’s largest remaining forest, the West Duwamish Greenbelt. The events commemorate Dr. King’s life and legacy as the father of environmental justice. On Saturday, January 14 and Monday, January 16, volunteers can spend “a…
2011: A look back, a leap ahead
Now that the year is coming to an end, we’d like to take the time to share a few highlights. 2011 was a year of exciting changes and success at Nature Consortium. Through our Youth Art Program, we’ve engaged 2,295 youth through 1,346 after school and summer art classes across 15 different sites. We covered a…
Environmental Experts Bring the Forest to the Classroom
Nature Consortium launches environmental program for West Seattle, White Center, and South Park schools SEATTLE (December 7, 2011) – Nature Consortium has launched a new environmental education program aimed at enriching West Seattle and White Center, two neighborhoods with some of the lowest performing public schools in the state. The company’s Forest Restoration team…
Toddler Tree Planting
When the Restoration Team first discussed the idea of inviting preschool classrooms out to the greenbelt, we weren’t sure what kind of response that we would get. Soon after our invitation went out to local pre-schools, phone calls and e-mails started pouring in from teachers who loved the idea of a planting event. To prep…
Giving thanks to our community
As Thanksgiving nears, we’d like to take time to think about everything we have to be thankful for. It’s been a great year here at Nature Consortium, full of new faces, new opportunities, and new ideas. We are thankful to have such a great community of support every step of the way. Most of all,…