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Nature Consortium announces partnership with earthbongo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nature Consortium announces partnership with earthbongo Local nonprofit unites with action-based social philanthropy site to create projects that support community, environment SEATTLE (October 25, 2011) – Eco-art nonprofit Nature Consortium is proud to announce a new partnership with startup social philanthropy group earthbongo. earthbongo.com is a place where people all over the…
Duwamish Alive: the restoration doesn't stop here
First off, we’d like to give a HUGE thank you to all the volunteers that came out with us for Duwamish Alive last Saturday. The work you’ve done is important, and together we have made a huge impact on the Duwamish watershed. Saving our watershed Decades of industrial pollution, urban runoff, and sewage overflow have made…
“Skeletons at the Table” celebrates Day of the Dead and a second chance at life
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEATTLE (October 11, 2011) – Nature Consortium celebrates Day of the Dead at this month’s West Seattle Art Walk. Our featured artist is Oleana Perry, whose “Skeletons at the Table” is one of three finalists in the CityArts Totally Subjective Opinion Awards. These skeleton creations are themed around el Dia de los…
How will you Do Good?
Picture this: 25 eager volunteers, total strangers, get on a charter bus driven by another total stranger. They blast music, play games, and get to know each other on the bus, all the while having no idea where the bus is taking them. They’ve all signed up to volunteer for a local service project, but…
Seattle’s biggest forest helps heal its most polluted waterway
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: Sept 26, 2011 SEATTLE – It’s no small matter that Seattle’s largest forest, the West Duwamish Greenbelt, happens to be next to the city’s only river and one of the most polluted rivers in the country. Extending over 500 acres in West Seattle, the greenbelt plays a critical role in…
Free & after school in West Seattle
Fall quarter is here for our Youth Art Program, and this quarter we’re offering free organic farming classes for youth right here at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in West Seattle. Classes start next week, so sign up today! Grow Up! Organic Gardening Like food? Come to the Youngstown Garden and learn how to grow it, cook it,…