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Opportunities to volunteer, create, and celebrate during Earth Week
SEATTLE – With restoration and eco-art programs running year-round, every day is earth day at Nature Consortium. But with the official Earth Day around the corner, the organization has lined up a full week of special arts and environmental activities for people of all ages in West Seattle, Yesler Terrace, and Rainier Vista. Earth Week…
Chamber Chorale concert to donate proceeds to nonprofit
SEATTLE – Nature Consortium is partnering with the Musica Sacra Chamber Chorale to host two nights of choral concerts entitled Sacred Music: Different Views. The theme for the concert seeks to answer the question: “How would different sacred texts sound when set to music by different composers in different centuries?” The choir will present three…
Nature Consortium’s signature fundraiser only one week away
Nature Consortium will host its annual brunch fundraiser on Sunday, April 1stat the Hall at Fauntleroy in West Seattle. The program will feature youth performances, a live band, film screening, and an awards ceremony recognizing key volunteers and community partners. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support Nature Consortium’s arts and environmental education programs in Seattle…
On Earth Day, pitch in at Seattle’s largest forest
In honor of Earth Day this year, Nature Consortium and Earthcorps will co-host an expected 600 volunteers in the West Duwamish Greenbelt on April 21st. The event is part of a biannual day of service called Duwamish Alive!, organized by the Duwamish Alive Coalition. The coalition is a partnership between community, government, nonprofit, and corporate…
Celebrate the spirit of service during AmeriCorps Week
This week at Nature Consortium, we’re one of thousands of organizations around the nation celebrating Americorps Week. Every year, we choose one Americorps volunteer to work on our Forest Restoration Team and give them on-the-job training in plant ecology, restoration techniques, leadership, and volunteer management. Our Americorps volunteers lead work parties, teach environmental workshops, and…
Hometown heroes – Why I donate to Nature Consortium
Rebecca Saldana grew up near the West Duwamish Greenbelt and spent many childhood summers playing in the woods. “One day the city came and cut everything back,” she said in a recent interview. “I don’t know what their plan was, but the sticker bushes and everything that was invasive took over, and we were no…
Nature Consortium announces brunch fundraiser April 1
SEATTLE – (Feb. 29, 2012) Nature Consortium will host its annual brunch fundraiser on Sunday, April 1st at the Hall at Fauntleroy in West Seattle. The program will feature youth performances, a live band, and an awards ceremony recognizing key volunteers and community partners. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support Nature Consortium’s arts and environmental…
NatureC founder tells how it all started
“It all started with a shirt.” In an exclusive interview with our friends at earthbongo, former NatureC director Nancy Whitlock tells how she got the idea to bring her community together around arts and nature. How was Nature Consortium born? “It all started with a shirt. When my son Ian was born in 1996 I decided…
Continuing Dr. King's Legacy: A personal story
Guest post by Philip Pantaleo, Nature Consortium’s 2011-2012 Americorps volunteer As a community member of Seattle’s most diverse neighborhood, South Park, I am confronted with the realities of environmental injustice every day. Living a block from the Duwamish river and the superfund site along the river’s banks, I see the impact on my community from…