Summer comes, Grants finished!
June 19, 2013 by adminPeter · Comments Off on Summer comes, Grants finished!
Filed under: News, Projects, Work Party
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
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.
Daylighting – A Stream Runs Through It
May 3, 2011 by adminFMW · Comments Off on Daylighting – A Stream Runs Through It
Filed under: Projects
Filed under: Projects
A spring-fed stream now flows from the steep ravine above Madrona Woods, under 38th Avenue in a pipe, through the Woods in the ravine along Spring Street, under Lake Washington Boulevard, through Madrona Park’s restored natural area and into Lake Washington at a newly created wetland cove. Salmon are likely to find Madrona Park Creek too small for spawning, but their young can rest under sheltering shrubs in the quiet cove or several small pools and feed on the nutrients brought down by the stream before continuing on their way up Lake Washington and out to the Sound in May and June.