Nature Blog

For in the true nature of things,   if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver. –Martin Luther King, Jr   In honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, Nature Consortium held two volunteer work parties. Martin Luther King Jr valued service as…

Nature Consortium is lucky to be able to name King County Executive Dow Constantine as a dear friend of our organization. Dow is a West Seattle local who got involved in politics through his environmental work with the Friends of the College Street Ravine many years ago. The story about the preservation of the College…

It’s a woolly bear caterpillar! One of our keen-eyed volunteers spotted this guy at a work party in the West Duwamish about a week ago. Although not the biggest or most beautiful creature you will find in the Greenbelt, it is, to me, one of the most fascinating. But why, you may ask? Doesn’t it…

What does it look like to have over 200 Microsoft & Qwest volunteers out in the Greenbelt at once? It looks awesome! September 24th, 2010, marked the annual United Way Day of Caring. Nature Consortium is always proud to be a part of this city-wide event and this year we welcomed loads of Microsoft &…

As summer comes to a close (sunshine, we hardly knew ye!) and fall starts to creep in, things are moving right along at Nature Consortium. This last week we welcomed 2 new faces to the Restoration Team: Lizzie, who will be taking over for Marisa at the end of the month as the Restoration Project…

Somewhere in this field of thistle, Scot’s broom and Himalayan blackberry are several young madrones that we planted last winter, and our Summer of Service (SOS) crew is leading a visiting SOS crew from Othello on a hunt for the beautiful broad leaf evergreens. The hunting grounds are located in Pigeon Point Park in an…