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Hello, from Events Manager, Erika Bell!
Hey, everyone! I’m Erika, the proud, new Events Manager at Youngstown! I am so honored to join this community and family. I hail from The Land of Cubicles, where banking, operations and administrative work abound! I’ve been a member of numerous teams responsible for research and reconciling of various types of accounts, legal order processing,…
Parks Advocates Are Alarmed – We Want to Hear from You!
In January of this year I began full-time service as the Executive Director at Nature Consortium. At that same time Seattle Parks and Recreation introduced new Proposed Supplemental Use Guidelines intended to address the needs of our growing city. These new guidelines have created a sense of alarm among park advocates throughout the city. Like…
Solving Global Environmental Crises with Community Based Restoration
Guest post from Kyle Miller, Restoration Program Intern As a senior in UW Bothell’s Environmental Studies program I often feel like I can sum up what I’ve learned in one word: Depressing. It’s hard not to use this word and I feel like most of my classmates would agree. Every day in the classroom we’re…
KUOW @ Youngstown!
On Friday, May 29th, my worlds collided in a fabulous way. KUOW, of which I am an everyday listener, did a live broadcast of Week In Review at Youngstown, where I am an everyday denizen. If only it could happen like this everyday… It was great. Host Bill Radke LOVED the spaces at Youngstown, including our…
Why We Do What We Do
Every morning, when I first walk into the hall of Youngstown, I am greeted by the motivational quote written on the sign-in board in the hall. I start the day with a little inspiration. Courtesy of the teaching staff at Southwest Interagency Academy, the alternative high school based here, students are welcomed to school by…
KUOW live from Youngstown!
Come one come all! KUOW-FM will broadcast live from Youngstown’s theater Friday 5/29 from 10-11am, examining issues facing the Delridge corridor. Free!
It Only Happens Once a Year
Today is the day! GiveBIG to DNDA and Youngstown. It’s a one day opportunity to support your community! GiveBIG is The Seattle Foundation’s 24-hour giving spectacular. This year the theme is “Day of Champions” and we’re forging a creative path for the champions in our community, the youth – the ones who keep our creative…
Fruit of Your Labor
Good news for anyone who has helped Nature Consortium plant native trees in the West Duwamish Greenbelt! Just south of Pathfinder School, in the relatively open meadow area west of the main trail into Pigeon Point Park, there is a sure sign that our restoration efforts are getting somewhere. A beautiful Douglas fir tree that…
Meet Our New Interns
Meet our newest team members! Our Forest Restoration Program is steadily expanding, and to support our growth we’ve brought on two interns. You can meet Heather and Kyle at any of our Tuesday work parties during their three-month term. Heather has been volunteering with Nature Consortium since the beginning of 2015 and has now joined us as an…