Sustainable Works, a local non-profit, has a program to help residents reduce home energy use and costs. Here is their recent press release. Seattle, Wash. (January, 2012) –Seattle residents have an exciting opportunity to access stimulus funds to improve the energy efficiency of their home through a City of Seattle program called Community Power Works….
Category Archives: Environment
Lots of Salmon to View at Carkeek Park Salmon Festival
The annual day after Thanksgiving salmon festival at Carkeek Park was well attended by humans and salmon. (Click on pictures for larger view.) Each year in late winter salmon fry are released in Venema Creek, and three to five years later the adult salmon return to Piper’s Creek and Venema Creek. …
Help Broadview Win the Think Green Recycling Challenge
Waste Management, the company that picks up garbage in Broadview, is sponsoring a contest between Seattle neighborhoods to see who can most reduce waste through increased recycling and composting. They are looking for an organization in Broadview to be a partner organization. Here is a link to information about the contest. Broadview Community Council (BCC)…
Fruit Festival Saturday September 24th
Saturday September 24 9:30 am – 2:30pm The fifth annual Festival of Fruit and Piper’s Orchard 120th Anniversary We’re excited about our fifth annual Festival of Fruit at Carkeek Park’s Environmetal Learning Center on Saturday, September 24th. We’re honored to have Susan Dolan as our keynote speaker. She’s a historical landscape architect for the National Park…
Deadline to Stop Autumn Phone Book Deliveries is Sept. 23
SEATTLE — The next opt-out deadline for Seattle residents who want to stop getting some or all yellow pages phone books is September 23 – 30 days before “Yellowbook” starts deliveries. “Yellowbook” and “SuperPages” deliveries are scheduled from late-October through the end of the year. Residents and businesses who want to stop these or other…
5th Annual Pipers Orchard Festival of Fruit
The 5th annual Festival of Fruit will be taking place on Saturday, September 24th from 10:00 AM until 2:30 PM at the Carkeek Park Environmental Learning Center. Piper Orchard’s 120th anniversary
Survey asks how to create a cleaner and greener Seattle
Seattle Public Utilities seeks input about best ways to reach 70 percent recycling SEATTLE — Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) wants to hear from residents and businesses about waste reduction, recycling, and other solid waste services. The 2011 draft revision of Seattle’s Solid Waste Management Plan is available on SPU’s website: www.seattle.gov/util/SolidWastePlan. “Our ambitious solid waste…
New Broadview Sewer and Drainage Projects Website
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has put up a website about the several projects it will be doing in the Broadview neighborhood. As residents know, there are problems with sewage overflows and surface water runoff. SPU earlier this year announced an multi year effort to address these problems. You can access the SPU Broadview Projects website by clicking…
Bitter Lake Reservoir Park Enhancements
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites you to a public meeting to learn about the new community initiated Opportunity Fund project at the north side of Bitter Lake Reservoir. The project site is located along N 143rd St and the corner of Linden Ave N. At this meeting Parks design team will present concept plans for…
“Heaven and Earth” Returning to Carkeek Park
The Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), in collaboration with the Carkeek Park Advisory Council and Seattle Parks and Recreation, will once again present an exhibit of outdoor art at Carkeek Park. “Heaven and Earth 3: Cycles of Return” will be on display throughout Carkeek Park from July 9, 2011 to October 9, 2011. An Opening Reception…
