4 for today/tonight as your West Seattle Monday continues

(Dawn redwood grove at Lincoln Park, by Mark Ahlness, shared via WSB Flickr group)

Before we get too much further into today – four highlights (and there’s even more on the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar):

REGISTRATION AT SOUTH: First day for new students to register for winter quarter 2015 at South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) – details online. (6000 16th SW)

HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY PTA MEETING: Starts with dinner at 5:30, then the meeting 6-7:30 pm, in the cafeteria at HPES – child care available, all welcome. (1012 SW Trenton)

ROXHILL ELEMENTARY PTSA MEETING: 6 pm at Roxhill ES. (30th/Roxbury)

PRECINCT COMMANDER @ NORTH DELRIDGE MEETING: 6:30 pm, it’s the November meeting of the North Delridge Neighborhood Council. Preview, via Nancy Folsom:

*Captain Steve Wilske talking about the North Delridge Policing Plan and other crime/public safety issues. You might note that he was scheduled for last month on the same topic but was unable to come due to illness.

*Approval of the 2015 executive committee

*Follow up on DESC issues if needed

*Any open issues

NDNC meets at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. (4408 Delridge Way SW)

AA November 10, 2014 (3:15 pm)

In that picture up top, those trees are planted way to close together. They can get 150-200 feet high and have a 25′ spread. That spacing is nuts.

WSB November 10, 2014 (3:44 pm)

AA, the Parks Department planted them – I totally forgot to share the backstory, which is here:
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http://seattlenaturealliance.org/2014/10/24/jurassic-forest-of-west-seattle/

KatherineL November 10, 2014 (3:59 pm)

I agree with AA, some of those trees will die or have to be cut down or moved when they start to get any growth. What kind of grove is that, that’s destined to fail? From the picture, they look too close for even Douglas Firs.

Denise November 11, 2014 (8:27 am)

If you take a look around at some of the other tree groves in Lincoln Park, you’ll notice that many of the mature trees are growing quite close together. Some even touch at the base. Even in this photo, you can see 2 Doug firs spaced closely. In forests, trees don’t always grow like they would in a garden. I’m not sure why Parks planted the trees in this pattern, but I do know their gardeners are very knowledgeable about plants – so my guess is they have a good reason.

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