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We Need Your Help!
Ever borrow a tool from your neighbor?
Ever wish they had a better selection?
Sustainable West Seattle has won a grant from the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and has set up a tool lending library. You can find out more information or check out our inventory!
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Online Auction is live!
The CoolMom and Sustainable West Seattle online Auction is live. Bidding starts today and will resume at our May 19th event. Don’t forget to RSVP and Purchase your tickets here. See details below.
A Sampling of our Silent Auction items,
a year’s worth of Organic Valley Product
One of a Kind Encaustic Art
Alki Kayak Tours
Cedar Grove Compost
and much more!
To bid go here to our online auction.
And Now Some Details About the Tea!
Join CoolMom and Sustainable West Seattle in helping build sustainable communities!
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 By Patrick Dunn
SWS Board Member & West Seattle Tool Library Founder
It might seem a little risky to lend out a bunch of power tools to those who probably don’t know how to use them. After all, tools can be dangerous, people can be idiots, and we live in an exceptionally litigious society. For some strange but very understandable reason, those concerns alone have been more than enough to effectively end many community tool libraries before they even start.
As the sharing economy continues ..continue reading
 To help further enhance cycling in Seattle, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is beginning an update of the Bicycle Master Plan.
SDOT has published an online survey and mapping tool to help Seattle cyclists participate.
Originally scheduled to be updated after five years, the Bicycle Master Plan has been effective at guiding improvements to the City’s bicycle system over the last five years, including the installation of 129 miles of bike lanes and sharrows, 98 ..continue reading
 The grass-roots and community groups which are working together on creating a set of neighborhood greenways have created an online resource - http://seattlegreenways.org/.
What are Greenways? Seattle Neighborhood Greenways are residential streets generally one off of main arterials with low volumes of auto traffic and low speeds where people who walk and ride bicycles are given priority.
Who are Greenways people? We all are!
Formed in August 2011, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is a rapidly growing volunteer coalition now representing 14 (as of ..continue reading
 Cascade Bicycle Club has created an Advocacy Leadership Institute. This will help with creating advocates for bikeable communities.
The Advocacy Leadership Institute (ALI) will develop local bicycle advocates and enthusiasts into leaders who inspire communities to advocate – and inspire others to advocate – for a bike-friendly Seattle.
Building on Cascade Bicycle Club’s mission to create better communities through bicycling, ALI will train a diverse group of 15 people from across Seattle to organize ..continue reading
 Spring is here, and with it comes wonderful news for healthy-food lovers! Here is an update on what’s going on with Delridge Produce Cooperative.
DPC has chosen a location!
A new housing development near Delridge Way SW and Brandon, run by the DESC, will be finished around the end of 2013 – and DPC has been in negotiations to secure a commercial space on Delridge Way SW.
The plan is to open a green grocery store selling organic fruits, ..continue reading
 Environmental Stewardship in King County, the 2011 Annual Report for King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, describes the department, what it was tasked to do and what it accomplished in 2011. The report provides maps, facts and figures to convey the breadth of department responsibilities and includes overviews of executive initiatives, performance measures and results, and ..continue reading
 Just in time for the spring sunshine! The West Seattle Solar Project (westseattlesolarproject.com) is officially open for registration. The West Seattle Solar Project (WSSP) helps residents and businesses save time and money in the process of going solar through bulk purchasing and educational workshops.
If you live in West Seattle and have been thinking about solar for your home or business, this is the project you have been waiting for! If you live ..continue reading
 Sustainable West Seattle is excited to announce that we are creating a reusable dish collection. Our goal is to create a large collection that can be used for events, like parties, so that disposables will not need to be used. We are currently accepting donations of mugs, drinking glasses and wine glasses. Donations must be in good condition and not have any chips or sharp edges. Our current goal is to collect 100 mugs, drinking glasses and wine glasses.
Donations can be ..continue reading
The Walking on Logs Landscape Restoration Group (WOLLRG) is excited to announce that the new landscaping for the Walking on Logs site will be installed later this Saturday, April 21st, and Saturday, April 28th. We obtained final sign-off from SDOT for our landscaping plan in November 2011. On April 21 we will be at the site laying out the planting diagram and using augurs to dig the holes for the trees and shrubs that will be going in on the following Saturday, April 28.
We are looking for volunteers. ..continue reading
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