Nature Blog

We recently said goodbye to Christina Bjarvin, our environmental outreach specialist for the last year, but she left us with a parting gift: one final episode of her YouTube series In the Kitchen with Christina. In the Kitchen began in March as the team at Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association went into lockdown along with the…

Gardeners in the Puget Sound lowlands have begun to see the fruits of their early season labors as Seattle enters its beloved days of bluebird skies and balmy nights. While many of the things in our lives have changed during 2020, the ability to tend to a plot of soil, plant seeds, and grow food…

Life is a lot quieter this spring as Seattle works and shelters at home. One notable exception is public parks and other outdoor spaces, which have for many become a valuable escape from the indoors. This has led public health officials to warn about large parks becoming overcrowded, and in some cases being closed during…

Life is a lot quieter this summer as Seattle works and shelters at home. One notable exception is public parks and other outdoor spaces, which have for many become a valuable escape from the indoors. This has led public health officials to warn about large parks becoming overcrowded, and in some cases being closed during…

Memorial Day weekend is upon us and many people are making new plans for their yard and garden spaces. In this post, we’ll offer some tips about the plants you may find in your yard, using information from Washington Native Plant Society and the King County Noxious Weed Control Program. Many of the below plants…

In the last few months, the world has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Cities around the world have shut down at various levels in attempts to curb the spread of the virus. More people are spending a majority of their time at home following stay-at-home orders, and many businesses have shut their…