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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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By chas
Please join Seattle Parks and Recreation to learn about the Highland Park Wading Pool Conversion project and see final designs. Wednesday, February 29, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Highland Park Improvement Club, 1116 SW Holden St.
This is the third and final meeting. Seattle Parks and Recreation invites you and your family to the third and final public meeting for the Highland Park Wading Pool Conversion. The design team and Parks staff will present the final design based on input received from the community at the second public meeting that was held in August 2011, and will ..continue reading
By chas
 Puget Sound is in trouble. You know that through the SWS Tox-Ick program. Find out what King County is doing about it, and what more you can do to help.
Stormwater, or polluted runoff, is the leading contributor to reduced water quality in Puget Sound, and a significant pollution source of our nation’s waters.
As part of an ongoing commitment to protect public health and improve environmental conditions in our streams, rivers, lakes and Puget Sound, King County annually reviews ..continue reading
By chas
Sanislo Wetland Restoration: Planting a Community
King County has awarded a $25,000 grant to Puget Creek Watershed Alliance for the native plant restoration of Puget Creek’s headwaters at the Sanislo Elementary School wetland. This community effort hopes to improve wildlife habitat and the natural sponge needed to filter the #1 polluter of Puget Sound – stormwater. The PCWAlliance and local restoration company, Garden Cycles, will hold monthly workparties (fourth Saturdays, starting Feb 25, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm) to remove invasive ..continue reading
By chas
 Seattle Parks and Recreation is currently working on improvements to Colman Pool in Lincoln Park.
Construction fencing is in place and the contractor, Orca Pacific, will use the pathway along the shoreline of Lincoln Park to move all materials and equipment associated with the project. The path to the pool will be busy with construction related traffic each weekday from 6:00 am. to 5:00 pm, with possible work on weekends, through June 30, 2012. The ..continue reading
By chas
King County invites the West Seattle community to attend a public meeting on the Barton CSO Control Project on February 8, 2012 at the Westside School, 7740 34th Avenue SW, from 6:30-8:30 pm. At this meeting, the project team will provide information on the results of field investigations and how the field work results are informing design and siting of the bioretention swales. For more information view the attached meeting postcard.
In late March 2012 the community will be invited to a public meeting that will identify which neighborhood blocks ..continue reading
By Gene
 Thursday, March 22nd, 7-8PM West Seattle High School Library
Sustainable West Seattle has issued a challenge to the community… if 50+ people attend an hour-long presentation about things we can all do to restore Puget Sound, we’ll award $1,000 toward a school rain garden.
The school’s student-led Earth Service Corps is coordinating the rain garden project with other local nonprofits including Stewardship Partners and Sustainable Seattle. Rain gardens are an excellent first line of defense against the polluted runoff that threatens the ..continue reading
By chas
 King County’s Wastewater Division is working in West Seattle to upgrade two pump stations. Work on the Barton Pump Station includes installing green infrastructure in several West Seattle neighborhoods up-water from the station.
Sunrise Heights and Westwood neighbors will have seen King County Wastewater Division crews doing field investigations throughout the fall. This is necessary field work to understand the characteristics of Sunrise Heights and Westwood neighborhoods and begin the process of selecting sites for the bioretention swales.
To learn more about the ..continue reading
By chas
 The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is pleased to announce the release of the draft Shoreline Restoration Plan.
The Restoration Plan can be accessed at this link.
Written comments on the plan are welcomed and encouraged. The comment period lasts through Friday, February 10, 2012. Please send your written comments to Margaret Glowacki at margaret.glowacki@seattle.gov or via US Mail at: Margaret Glowacki, City of Seattle – DPD, 700 Fifth Ave. Suite 2000, P.O. Box 34019, Seattle, WA 98124-4019
To ..continue reading
By chas
Volunteers of all ages are needed to help plant a series of raingarden “bioretention swales” along South Orcas Street on Saturday, December 10th from 10:00 to 2:00 pm.
We have hundreds of plants to put in the ground, and volunteers will learn about how the swales work and how these types of projects help improve the urban environment.
To help, meet on the corner of S. Orcas Street and South Padilla (one block west of S. Corson St), in Georgetown, near the Georgetown Playground.
Snacks, tools, and instructions provided. Please RSVP to ..continue reading
By Patrick
 How can you hold water in your landscape? It’s easier than you think! Find out how to harvest rainwater from your roof for use in your garden (or your whole house) and leave those rainbarrels behind! One option is cisterns: saves you money, conserves water, prevents stormwater pollution, remedies drainage issues. Learn how to keep your garden well watered in the dry summer months using free water!
This workshop will cover the basics and benefits of cisterns, the components of a cistern ..continue reading
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