Nature Blog

We had a great time with kids from the Seattle Youth and Teen Employment Programs. During their final days of their summer project with us last week, we decided to take time off from the blackberry removal and create some art in the park. We were joined by artist Rani Laik, who facilitated a sculpture…

We worked with the STEP group yesterday to clear some Himalayan blackberry at the Cooper site. At the end of the day, we had cut, grubbed, and raked a 750 sq. ft. area which was covered 100% by blackberry. See for yourself! Before (blackberry had taken over the undergrowth)……………………………….and After! (area cleared)

Excuse the pop-music reference – but it’s true! The greenbelt has a shortage of dead logs on the ground, so we decided to take it into our own hands to put more of them out there. At the beginning of the year, we laid out some dead logs ground in various places around the greenbelt.…

Our summer restoration schedule went into effect this month – now we’re out in the greenbelt every day! Go to our Restoration Page (see links to the right) to see our current schedule or to RSVP for a work party. We’re working with some great groups this summer, including Seattle Youth Employment Program (SYEP), Student…

Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius) is an invasive plant in the U.S., and we encounter it often on our restoration sites. It was brought here by Scottish settlers as an ornamental plant and has since spread across the country in gardens and wildlands alike. If left unchecked, the plants grow into dense stands which out-compete any…

Nature Consortium is working to restore a part of the Longfellow Creek watershed on land owned by Allstar Fitness. Funding is provided by People For Puget Sound, Nucor Steel, and Nature Consortium. This site is now undergoing maintenance (weeding and mulching) which will continue through the summer. Left: Nature Consortium volunteers at the Allstar Fitness…