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Friends of Madrona Woods

Daylighting Construction

Building the stream, ponds, cove and bridges. (2007–2009)

Construction fence goes up, early March
Construction fence goes up, early March
Laying out the cove, early April 2007
Laying out the cove, early April 2007
Preparing for cove construction, April 2007
Preparing for cove construction, April 2007
End of day three, April 2007
End of day three, April 2007
Pilings and root wads, April 2007
Pilings and root wads, April 2007
Placing a big root wad, April 2007
Placing a big root wad, April 2007
"Let's put this one on top," April 2007
"Let's put this one on top," April 2007
"Push that in with the others," April 2007
"Push that in with the others," April 2007
The big ones are all placed, April 2007
The big ones are all placed, April 2007
Checking to see if it's ready, April 2007
Checking to see if it's ready, April 2007
The streambed, April 26
The streambed, April 26
SPU students placing cardboard mulch, April 28
SPU students placing cardboard mulch, April 28
The finished cove, May 1
The finished cove, May 1
Digging for bridge footers, May 3
Digging for bridge footers, May 3
Starting to drive a pile, May 3
Starting to drive a pile, May 3
The streambed taking shape, May 7
The streambed taking shape, May 7
Shoring up the streambed, May 11
Shoring up the streambed, May 11
A bird visits the new cove, May 18
A bird visits the new cove, May 18
Laying out the streambed in the Woods ravine, May 18
Laying out the streambed in the Woods ravine, May 18
The lake coming into the cove, May 23
The lake coming into the cove, May 23
Eddies in the cove, May 23
Eddies in the cove, May 23
Streambed ready in the cove, May 24
Streambed ready in the cove, May 24
Streambed ready in the cove, May 24
Streambed ready in the cove, May 24
Water already in the Woods pool, May 29
Water already in the Woods pool, May 29
Sculpting the stream in the Woods, May 29
Sculpting the stream in the Woods, May 29
Streambed near the cove, May 29
Streambed near the cove, May 29
Sunny cove with waves, May 29
Sunny cove with waves, May 29
Sunny cove with waves, May 29
Sunny cove with waves, May 29
Weirs in the Woods streambed, May 29
Weirs in the Woods streambed, May 29
Building the culvert under the Boulevard
Building the culvert under the Boulevard
Building the culvert under the Boulevard
Building the culvert under the Boulevard
Bridge construction
Bridge construction
Bridge construction, November
Bridge construction, November
Posts for the bridge railing, November
Posts for the bridge railing, November
Final touches on the bridge, November
Final touches on the bridge, November
The pond after the creek was released, November 2008
The pond after the creek was released, November 2008
The waterfall after the creek was released, November 2008
The waterfall after the creek was released, November 2008
Celebration, November 26
Celebration, November 26
The east pond full, December
The east pond full, December
Fall planting
Fall planting
Fall planting
Fall planting
Fall planting
Fall planting
The finished railing, April
The finished railing, April
People enjoying the cove trail, June
People enjoying the cove trail, June