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October 2004
October 2
Logistics: Registration begins at 9:30am and participants will depart at 10am and throughout the morning from Boulevard Park.
Description: Come out to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, an act that has preserved 160 million of acres of wild land in the United States. Share information and strengthen the community of wilderness supporters in Bellingham and our region. Participants will travel seven miles along the Inter-urban trail by foot, bike or paddle along the Chuckanut coast to Larabee State Park. We will rendezvous at the Larabee State Park Amphitheater for a celebration from 12-4pm. Festivities continue with live music and a raffle at Boundary Bay Brewery and Bistro at 6pm into the evening. No cover charge for registered Walk participants. This is an all ages, community event. Cost: Suggested donation for the event is $5 individual and $10 family. All proceeds will support wilderness restoration projects completed by Western Washington University interns in the North Cascades.
For more information or disability accommodations: Call Brad at 360-527-9679.
Presented by the Delridge Neighborhood Development Association
Description: Come enjoy the community and natural
beauty of West Seattle's Longfellow Creek Watershed with walks, a festival, and
bird watching! There will be two options for walking: a 3-mile trail walk along
the creek, through Parks natural areas and the surrounding neighborhoods
(beginning at 9 a.m. at 26th Ave SW and SW Yancy Street) or a 1-mile walk
(start 10 a.m. at Delridge and Sylvan Way). Both walks end at Roxhill Park with
a festival! (11 a.m.-3p.m.) Master Birders from Seattle Audubon will be leading
bird-walks along Longfellow Creek from Greg Davis Park (26th and SW
Brandon St). Add your own artistic flair to your walk by dressing up for an
informal
parade along the Trail. Prizes for the
best costume, flag or banner! The Roxhill Park Festival (11a.m. -3pm) will feature live music, Seattle Police Department horses,
art activities for adults and kids, demonstrations, and community booths. Free
shuttle buses will be available during the festival to return Walk participants
back to their cars along Longfellow Creek.
For more information: visit www.delridgeday.org or contact: Kate Stannard at DNDA, 923-0917 x111 or kates@dnda.org.
October 9
Presented by the Snohomish Conservation District
Description: Our premier Fall event is the 'Fall Farm Clinic' to be held in Stanwood from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 9th. After many years, we have finally been able to acquire Jo Robinson as the keynote speaker. Jo is the author of Pasture Perfect: Why Grassfed is Best, and co-author of The Omega Diet as well as several other books. The growing demand for grass-based meat products is booming as educated consumers demand healthy meat products. Jo is an investigative journalist who specializes in science-based health information. For the past five years, Jo has been investigating the differences between raising animals in feedlots and pasture-based farms. Jo will be talking about the benefits to the consumer, and to the producer, of this type of product. Jo also hosts the website: www.Eatwild.com which links consumers and producers of grass-based products. Also coming back after many requests is Henning Sehmsdorf, a sustainable farming proponent, adjunct professor, and diversified farmer from Lopez Island. He will be covering the economics of small-scale farming. Mike Hackett will begin the day speaking on the challenges, and opportunities, for farming in Snohomish County. Mary Embleton, Executive Director of Cascade Harvest Coalition, will help farmers learn ways to get tuned into helpful organizations, markets, and to the consumer. Cost: $10, includes lunch. Proceeds go to the 4-H group providing the lunch.
To register: Call the Snohomish Conservation District office at 425-335-5634, ext 4. Registrations must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 7.
Oct 13th – And Every 2nd Wednesday of Each Month
King County Extension Education Nights
Presented by WSU King County Extension
Logistics: The sessions will be held on the second Wednesday evening of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the WSU King County Extension office, 919 S.W. Grady Way in Renton.
Description: Are you curious about your local environment? Want to find out what you can do to care for our water, land, forest and local food systems? Washington State University King County Extension is pleased to announce Extension Education Nights, a free monthly educational series designed to offer residents of King County useful stewardship information. Community members can pick and choose the topics that interest them. Each session will be presented by WSU King County Extension staff and volunteers.
Upcoming Extension Education Night Topics:
Oct 13: Using Bugs to Combat Weeds: How Does
Biocontrol Work? with Tara Zimmerman
Nov 10: Salmon Recovery in Puget Sound Watersheds: The Shared
Strategy and You, with Paul Racette and Barbara Bruell
Dec 8: Flea Beetles: Biology and a Research Update on Organic
Control Options, with Brad Gaolach
For more information, upcoming topics, or to register: Call (206) 205-3130, email darcy.batura@metrokc.gov or visit http://www.metrokc.gov/wsu-ce.
Presented by Adopt-A-Stream Foundation Streamkeeper Academy
For: Land Use Policy Makers, Developers, Real Estate Agents, Appraisers, Teachers, Streamside and Wetland Property Owners, and anyone interested in stream & wetland ecology.
Sponsors: the Washington Association of Realtors and the Snohomish/ Camano Board of Realtors.
Logistics: 8:30am to 4:30pm, The Northwest Stream Center, Everett, WA, 600-128th Street SE. (Take Exit 186 off of I-5. Drive 1/2 mile east to McCollum Park. Turn right and drive to south end of park)
Principle Instructor: Tom Murdoch, Executive Director of the Adopt-A-Stream Foundation and co-author of the Streamkeeper¹s Field Guide and editor of course texts.
Guest Instructors: Randy Middaugh, Snohomish County Planning and Development Services and Mike Chamblin, Regional Habitat Biologist, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Cost: $75 (includes course materials, text and clock hour fees).
Text: Adopting A Stream: A Northwest Handbook and Adopting A Wetland: A Northwest Guide by Steven Yates
Note: A portion of the class will be outdoors. Please dress appropriately for the weather.
For more information or to register:Please call 425-316-8592 or visit us on our website at www.streamkeeper.org
October Tree Plantings – 16/17, 23, and 24
Dates: Oct. 16 & 17 - Gardiner Creek at Meadowbrook Farm, Oct. 23 at Snoqualmie River at the Meadowbrook Bridge, and Oct. 24 at Kimball Creek in Snoqualmie.
Description: At any given moment, millions of gallons of water are flowing through the Upper Snoqualmie Valley and tumbling over Snoqualmie Falls. These waters and the surrounding natural areas are a valuable resource to people and wildlife who depend them for high water quality—and a high quality of life. This fall, hundreds of volunteers will work to improve both. They will dig up invasive weeds and plant native trees and shrubs. This work will reduce erosion, improving water quality for local residents and salmon downstream, and add habitat for wildlife. These restoration projects are a collaboration between the City of Snoqualmie and the City of North Bend, the Meadowbrook Farm Preservation Association and the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust with funding provided by a King Conservation District Grant and a King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks Rural Community Partnership Grant.
For more information: Contact Kelly Kirkland with the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust at 206-812-0122, email kelly.kirkland@mtsgreenway.org, or visit www.mtsgreenway.org/volunteer.
Description: Come meet other farmers on north Camano Island and learn about good farm practices. Residents of Camano Island or nearby Stanwood are invited to come tour a small, five-acre farm that was consciously set up to limit backbreaking chores and create safe, clean areas for horses. Participants will see composting, a sacrifice area, French drains, pasture management, a carefully-situated small barn and bedding that does not create mounds of waste. An added incentive to come join us for this 'come and go' tour is the hot bowl of chili that we will be providing. There is no cost for the tour. The open house will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For more information: Call Eric Schuh at 425-335-5634, ext 118.
Horses for Clean Water – Environmentally sensitive horse practices for stables and horse farms
Description: The Snohomish Conservation District is bringing back Alayne Blickle, Executive Director of HCW, in a four-part series of classes to be held at the Horseshoe Grange near Clearview. This popular program is geared for owners of small and large horse farms, commercial stables, and others interested in environmentally-sensitive farming techniques.
For more information and to register: Call the SCD office at 425-335-5634, ext 4.