Nature Blog

We had 59 volunteers come out this Saturday and we were able to get a lot done. We began the day by splitting up into two groups and we removed blackberry from two different sections of the cooper site. All together we removed 6,500 sq ft of invasive Himalayan Blackberry.Once the blackberry was removed we…

We took a trip to John Hay Elementary school in Queen Anne. We are in process of starting a project that we hope will continue even after these kids move on to the next grade. With the help of their teacher Ms. Burke, our team was able to come in and implant some ideas in…

Today a group of toddlers came out and helped to plant several 1-gallon potted Salal in the West Duwamish Greenbelt. Assisted by their parents, they learned how to plant and water our little native friends. These plants are close in age with these little ones and as they grow up, the Salal they planted will…

As our interns efforts are constantly challenging, today they partook in something creative and original. They created a passageway through blackberry onto a downhill slope in order to more easily transport mulch to other work sites in the greenbelt. Starting from the top of the hill, they cut and cleared through blackberry, then as they…

It was a beautiful day Saturday, thanks to everyone who volunteered! After a brief introduction we got right to work maintaining a 2,400 sq ft area by removing invasive Himalayan Blackberry, Tansy Ragwort, and Thistle. When we finished cleaning the area, we discussed sheet mulching. All together, we mulched 350 sq ft of land. The…

Thank you Computer Associates for coming out -it was a beautiful day. We started the day with an introduction and a walk though the woods. after this we got right to work. We worked in a 1000 sq ft area. We pulled and cut invasive Himalayan Blackberry. We also pulled out invasive English Ivy and…