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Get Ready for Thrive
It’s back! Youngstown’s annual birthday party, the Thrive, returns this March for an evening of family-friendly arts activities, games, and entertainment at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in West Seattle. This year, the celebrated, dynamic arts hub is ringing in its 9th year of fostering arts and cultural activities for West Seattle and the city at large. Thrive 9…
EcoARTS: A Brand New Vision
For many years, our Youth Art Program (YAP) served two anchor locations in the Yesler Terrace and Rainier Vista communities in partnership with Seattle Housing Authority. Though the YAP program saw tremendous success, it also faced a number of challenges. This time last year we began developing a new program model to address some of…
Get Ready for Thrive
It’s back! Youngstown’s annual birthday party, the Thrive, returns this March for an evening of family-friendly arts activities, games, and entertainment at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in West Seattle. This year, the celebrated, dynamic arts hub is ringing in its 9th year of fostering arts and cultural activities for West Seattle and the city at large. Thrive 9…
Keely Wolfram on Why it Pays to Give
Keely Wolfram is a long-time Nature Consortium supporter who is passionate about youth and the outdoors. She served as Nature Consortium’s board president from 2009 to 2012 and continues her support with monthly donations. In a recent interview, Keely shared her story of what inspires her to give. Q. What initially drew you to become…
Thanks to Nucor Steel
There are few firework displays that are more dramatic than the explosions created from melting down scrap metal. Last week, Nucor Steel welcomed DNDA into the world of steelmaking – their mill down the street from Youngstown Cultural Arts Center has been firing up steel for more than 100 years. As there slogan suggests, they’re…
Thanks to Nucor Steel
There are few firework displays that are more dramatic than the explosions created from melting down scrap metal. Last week, Nucor Steel welcomed DNDA into the world of steelmaking – their mill down the street from Youngstown Cultural Arts Center has been firing up steel for more than 100 years. As there slogan suggests, they’re…
Modo Yoga Supports Nature Consortium
The wonderful folks at Modo Yoga in Greenwood dedicate one class per week to the community. Rather than charging the typical class fee, participants in their Karma Modo classes each Friday pay only a $5 donation which goes to support a local nonprofit. For January and February, Modo Yoga has chosen to donate proceeds from…
Nature Consortium Wins Sustainability Leadership Award
We won! On January 23, Nature Consortium was awarded the Sustainability Leadership Award in the “Transforming Spaces” category in a three-way tie. The Highland Park Improvement Club and the Duwamish River Coalition were also honored with the award. “The judges felt strongly about highlighting the projects going on in South Seattle,” said Terri Butler, executive…
MLK Day of Service Success
Last Monday, staff and volunteers at Nature Consortium gathered in the West Duwamish Greebelt to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service – and it was a huge success! We had the pleasure of meeting Mayor Ed Murray, City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, and Miss Seattle (an outstanding student from West Seattle High School),…