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Beer, Bikes, and Outdoor Movies at Gas Works

Clips Beer & Film Tour, the travelling beer and film festival, will make its 3rd annual stop in Seattle on July 26 at Gas Works Park. The tour will bring 18 independent short films to be projected on an outdoor screen, as well as 18 varieties of beer for movie-goers to try. The films to…

Teamwork! Low Ropes Course at Rainier Vista

In Nature Consortium’s Youth Art Program, building community is all a part of meaningfully engaging a class of youth, teaching artists, NC staff, volunteers, and interns. From drumming to dancing to drawing, students and teaching artists creatively work together in a safe, neighborhood space. Above all, team work is vital for this to happen. During…

Download Now: Music for Environmental Progress

Here’s a great way to support a talented artist and support Nature Consortium at the same time. From now through August, buy the latest song from Sheldon Botler and part of the proceeds go to Nature Consortium. Sheldon is a dear friend of ours who recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of…

Recycled Crafts for Kids: Octopus Friends

From our Yesler classroom, here’s a fun art project for kids using recycled materials. These Octopus Friends are made with plastic bottles and can be decorated with any supplies you have on hand. Plus, they can be a great lesson on recycling, marine life, and habitat. This activity is great for ages 5-10 and takes…

Summer in the Sun: Two Seattle Events Not to be Missed

As local duo Blue Scholars always say, there’s “nothing better than the summer in the Northwest!” Summer officially starts this week, and we’ve got a great lineup of outdoor events to share.  Clips Beer & Film Tour – July 26 Join us at Gas Works Park for a night of beer, bikes, and outdoor movies!…

Nature Consortium hosts community picnic to celebrate Seattle's largest forest

Residents of West Seattle and the greater Seattle area are invited for a community picnic with live music, hiking, art activities, on Saturday, June 15, 10AM to 2PM in the south lawn of South Seattle Community College. Picnic in the Park will commemorate Nature Consortium’s the organization’s efforts to save a portion of the West…

Ode to Soundway: A love letter to Seattle's largest forest

Soundway, how do we love thee? When we discovered Soundway, it was a messy, overgrown plot of land in desperate need of TLC. We dove into the mess of blackberry thorns and rallied our community to help clean it up. This year marks the two-year anniversary of Soundway becoming a city park, and it’s all…

Call for Artists: Your Art at the Arts in Nature Festival

Hey artists, we have two great paid opportunities for you to show your work at the 2013 Arts in Nature Festival. The deadline is June 28, 2013 at 4pm for both grants. Click on the full details of each to view all requirements and restrictions. Site Specific Installation, Grant $400.00:  Artists are invited to submit…

Community Picnic Celebrates West Seattle Forest

On Saturday, June 15, Nature Consortium will host Picnic in the Park, a celebration of Seattle’s largest forest, the West Duwamish Greenbelt. Residents of West Seattle and the greater Seattle area are invited for an afternoon picnic in the greenbelt with live music, hiking, art activities, and more from 10AM to 2PM. The event will…