Vandalism
There has been a lot of vandalism in Madrona Woods in the last 3 years. See our ongoing summary.The Myth of Madrona Woods
Spring Weather, and a Fence
March 14, 2014 by adminPeter · Comments Off on Spring Weather, and a Fence
Filed under: Uncategorized
The last few days have shown us that Spring can come. Amid news of a Crystal Mountain ski lift getting wiped out by an avalanche, it's nice to see Madrona Woods reliably regenerating itself: osoberry, red-flowering currant, and trillium are as usual the early season providers of hope, color, scent, and proof of life.
But what's new? We have a fence at the Grand/Spring entrance. This fence was installed by the Seattle Parks Department's Natural Areas Crew. It is intended to support restoration of an area where a large amount of native vegetation was removed, by a person or persons unknown. The Parks Crew built the fence, planted new native vegetation, and mulched the area. Thanks to Lisa Ciecko and Mark Mead at Parks/Green Seattle Partnership for making this happen so well and so quickly!
If you walk by this entrance, please check out the fence, and please keep an eye out for persons removing vegetation. Any Madrona Woods volunteer (even if working solo) will always be happy to talk to you and explain what they are doing. Feedback about the fence may be sent to me, petermason065@gmail.com.
Summer comes, Grants finished!
June 19, 2013 by adminPeter · Comments Off on Summer comes, Grants finished!
Filed under: News, Projects, Work Party
Oceanspray and mock orange in Madrona Woods
Warm days and the flowers in the picture tell us that summer is here. During this season, the song tells us, "living is easy." We hope so, since we have finished our grants for our SE Madrona Woods restoration project. We are now in maintenance mode: watering and weeding around new plants, spreading mulch, and trimming around trails. In fact, the whole 11 acres of Madrona Woods is in maintenance mode. Some spots need more attention than others, but in general work parties can adopt a more relaxed, contemplative attitude. We meet the 4th Saturday of every month. Details here.
Fall Starts Well
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We've planted nearly 1,000 trees and shrubs so far this season. Only 2,000 or so to go! Green Seattle Day on Nov 3 was a great kickoff to the fall planting season. The next Saturday an excellent Seattle Works group came, ate lunch, and planted 350 trees and shrubs. Many thanks to all volunteers and to our partners at Friends of Cedar River Watershed.
Help From Attendees of Climate Change Conference
July 13, 2012 by adminPeter · Comments Off on Help From Attendees of Climate Change Conference
Filed under: Work Party
The UW is currently holding its fourth International Conference on Climate Change. Thanks to Friends of the Cedar River Watershed, 15 people at the conference volunteered to work in Madrona Woods. Blessed by beautiful sunny weather and inspired by the sight of two eagles perched atop a douglas fir in the morning, we had a very pleasant day.
See all the pictures here
Great Work Party With Deloitte
A big thank you to the helpful folks from several local offices of Deloitte. They did a huge amount of volunteer work for us last Friday. Their tasks included clearing ivy, hauling wood for composting platforms, and digging out large holly trees. It was a very successful day and puts us well on our way toward our goal of restoring the final 1.5 acres in Madrona Woods.
Seattle Works vs. Blackberries: No Contest
April 16, 2012 by adminPeter · Comments Off on Seattle Works vs. Blackberries: No Contest
Filed under: Work Party
On a beautiful Saturday 11 energetic volunteers from Seattle Works helped us clear 2,000 sq ft of HUGE blackberry bushes near the car. We hauled mulch up the steps to cover a couple of hundred sq ft as well. Thank you very much - you were a great group!
The Car is Back
We had a rare nice day, so Robbie and I went to check out the car, which is in our proposed SE Woods project area. The car is a 1940s era Ford. It has been in the Woods for a very long time - see how it is kind of buried? It had been covered by blackberries in recent years. We ran into Penelope and her son Julian, who were exploring the Woods. We all worked together to clip away for a couple of hours, and the car is visible again. The car is in a pretty soggy place; note the skunk cabbage in the foreground. Check out the gallery for more pictures. Look west from the lower part of the stairway to heaven to see the car.
Donate through the Seattle Parks Foundation
March 6, 2012 by adminPeter · Comments Off on Donate through the Seattle Parks Foundation
Filed under: News
The Seattle Parks Foundation is FOMW's fiscal sponsor for our SE Woods restoration project. To make a tax-deductible gift to this project online, click here, and select Madrona Woods from the donation designation drop down list halfway down the page. If you want to give by check, designate Madrona Woods in the memo line and mail the check to:
Seattle Parks Foundation
105 South Main St #235
Seattle, WA 98104