See e-mail from Tuesday.

Welcome any and all writers to join us for our monthly writer’s group meeting. Free admission. Bring a double spaced ten page submission (maximum) that can be read aloud to the group for feedback and commentary. Tuesday, June 12, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Ginomai Center, 4401 42nd Ave SW, in West Seattle ~ an easy three block walk from the Alaska Junction transit center (lines 22, 51, 54, 55 & 128.)

With West Seattle naturalist Stewart Wechsler in Lincoln Park. Full details on his website.

Grace Church will be offering a 13-week Grief Share recovery support group for those who have lost a loved one by death. Meetings will be Saturday mornings, 10 am to noon. Participants can start any time. There is a one-time fee of $15 for a journal. Contact Barb at 206-932-7459 or Grace Church at 206-937-8400.

Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

“What’s Happening in Lincoln Park: A Walking Tour” will be Saturday, Sept 29, 10 am-noon. Join volunteer forest stewards Lisa McGinty and Sharon Baker at the north kiosk to learn about the park and forest restoration efforts by Friends of Lincoln Park. Also learn what you can do to help with invasive-plant removal as you take your own walk in the park. Free. Details at 464-1068 or sabaker41@gmail.com

Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

Fauntleroy Creek Watershed Walk
When: Saturday, October 6, 2012 from 1 pm to 3 pm
Where: Meet at Original Bakery, 9253 45th Avenue SW
What: Join Chas Redmond, Board Member of Feet First and Sustainable West Seattle, on an adventure through Fauntleroy Park, a 28-acre wooded ravine on the western slope of the West Seattle peninsula. Travel through time to experience a remnant of the coastal forest environment that one stretched across the Puget Sound region, and learn about the native plants, fish, and birds that still make their home here.

RSVP at: http://feet-first.ticketleap.com/watershed-walk-fauntleroy-creek-/
This is a family friendly walk. Space is limited, reserve your spot today!
More details:

As a part of the launch of In Motion, individuals are invited to attend fun and engaging walks focused on the intersection between the built and natural environments in their community. The West Seattle Walks Series steps out with the first walk beginning on Saturday, October 6.

Join Feet First Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors Chas Redmond, Bryan Fiedorczyk, and Cathy and Jake Jaramillo on guided walks that will inspire, connect, and inform participants about unique features in West Seattle. Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors help promote safer, more walkable communities by leading neighborhood walks inviting groups to connect with their surroundings and share knowledge while improving personal and environmental health. The first two walks in the series will educate walk participants about the natural ecology of the Fauntleroy and Longfellow Creek Watersheds while taking time to enjoy the beautiful natural environment and wildlife that inhabits it. The third walk in this series gives participants a bird’s eye view of West Seattle’s beautiful landscapes from the tops of Alki’s outdoor stairways.

Feet First Executive Director Lisa Quinn said, “The Neighborhood Walks provide an enjoyable opportunity for people to learn about the relationship between their actions and a healthy environment and vibrant neighborhood. Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors share their knowledge and experiences of the natural and built environments with their neighbors in a different, more intimate way.”

These West Seattle Walks are a collaborative effort by Feet First and InMotion.

More about Feet First:
For the past ten years, Feet First has worked to ensure that all communities in Washington state are walkable. Walking is a vital transportation mode that connects communities, reduces pollution, improves health and physical fitness, and allows people to explore their
natural environment.

Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

The South Park Parkinson’s Disease Support Group has a special program on Thursday, October 18th at 10 am. Dr. Susie Ro, a Movement Specialist at Swedish, will be our guest speaker. She will talk about the expansive list of medical support specialists that she and other Neurologists refer Parkinson’s Disease patients to for additional help in controlling and accommodating symptoms. She will also talk about the differences in care she provides to Parkinson’s patients based on each patient’s personal disease symptoms and progression of the disease.

The South Park Parkinson’s Disease Support Group meets the third Thursdays of each month at 10:00 am. We meet at Arrowhead Gardens, 9220 2nd Ave SW, Seattle 98106. Our participants are both those with Parkinson’s Disease as well as care givers and care partners. The programming provides information specific to the disease, which manifests in different symptoms in different patients. The meetings also give the families a chance to talk about the challenges and successes in living with Parkinsons.

Join in a beginner’s level West Seattle Neighborhood bird walk sponsored by Seattle Audubon Society!

Where: Meet at the north end of Constellation Park, where Alki Ave SW becomes Beach Drive S.W., just around the corner from the Alki Point Lighthouse

Bring your own binoculars or scope & a jacket or rain gear

Website Information: follow the link to “Neighborhood Bird Walks”

Members of the Washington Native Plant Society will lead a tour of Roxhill Park on Saturday, Oct. 20th, 10 am–noon. Muster at the parking lot near the restrooms (off of 29th Ave SW). Learn about the historic peat bog, much of which became Westwood Village; the trials and triumphs of extensive restoration, and current opportunities to be involved. Contact: Scott Blackstock, scottie1039@aol.com.

“Alki from Above” Stairway Walk
When: Saturday, October 20, 2012 from 1 pm to 3 pm
Where: Meet at the Metro 57 Bus Stop, near 49th Ave. SW and SW Spokane St.
What: Join Cathy and Jake Jaramillo, Feet First Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors and authors of “Seattle Stairway Walks,” coming to bookstores early next year, on this panoramic survey of Alki and Schmitz Park which will open your eyes while exercising your mind and body! On this walk, you’ll wind down the narrow, tree-lined lanes of North Admiral before reaching our first flights of stairs above Alki Beach. You’ll pause to take in views of Alki, the Sound and the Olympics before heading down a final stairway to the waterfront. Eventually, you’ll turn back from the beach and back up the bluff, to find a set of tucked-away stairs that lead past a tiny pocket of charming homes and back toward Admiral Way. On the other side of Admiral, you can look down from a 1920s-vintage bridge into Schmitz Park Preserve before switch-backing down timber stairs into the Preserve itself. Schmitz Park Preserve is one of only two places in Seattle with remaining old-growth forest, and you will use its winding trails to get up-close views of its towering trees and lovely creek.

*RSVP at:* http://feet-first.ticketleap.com/alki-from-above-stairway-walk/
/This is a family friendly walk. Space is limited, reserve your spot today!

For more information, contact Darcy Edmunds by emailing darcy@feetfirst.org or calling 206-652-2310, ext. 5.

More details:

As a part of the launch of In Motion, individuals are invited to attend fun and engaging walks focused on the intersection between the built and natural environments in their community. The West Seattle Walks Series steps out with the first walk beginning on Saturday, October 6.

Join Feet First Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors Chas Redmond, Bryan Fiedorczyk, and Cathy and Jake Jaramillo on guided walks that will inspire, connect, and inform participants about unique features in West Seattle. Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors help promote safer, more walkable communities by leading neighborhood walks inviting groups to connect with their surroundings and share knowledge while improving personal and environmental health. The first two walks in the series will educate walk participants about the natural ecology of the Fauntleroy and Longfellow Creek Watersheds while taking time to enjoy the beautiful natural environment and wildlife that inhabits it. The third walk in this series gives participants a bird’s eye view of West Seattle’s beautiful landscapes from the tops of Alki’s outdoor stairways.

Feet First Executive Director Lisa Quinn said, “The Neighborhood Walks provide an enjoyable opportunity for people to learn about the relationship between their actions and a healthy environment and vibrant neighborhood. Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors share their knowledge and experiences of the natural and built environments with their neighbors in a different, more intimate way.”

These West Seattle Walks are a collaborative effort by Feet First and InMotion.

More about Feet First:
For the past ten years, Feet First has worked to ensure that all communities in Washington state are walkable. Walking is a vital transportation mode that connects communities, reduces pollution, improves health and physical fitness, and allows people to explore their
natural environment.

Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

Everyone is welcome to the Log House Museum‘s “Legends of Lincoln Park Walking Tour” October 27th 1-3 pm. Led by Peder Nelson, walking tour aficionado. Meet in the north parking lot across from Fauntleroy and Rose St. Some rugged terrain and stairs involved, dress for cool weather. We will walk rain or shine! Facebook event page is here.

Adults, explore the wonders of nature with your toddler. Join a Seattle volunteer naturalist for an exploration of some of the animals associated with Halloween. Be sure to wear your Halloween costume. No strollers, please. All children must be accompanied by an adult. One adult may accompany up to two children.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 10:30 – 11:45am
Location: Camp Long Environmental Learning Center, 5200 35th Ave SW

Pre-Registration is required: $8 adult/child pair. $4 each additional person
Contact Phone 206-684-7435
Contact Email camplong@seattle.gov

Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

High Point Neighborhood Walk
Urban Design, Green Building, Transportation Mobility and Low Impact Development
When: Saturday, November 3rd, 1 pm – 3 pm
Where: Meet outside the High Point Library, 3411 SW Raymond
What: The fourth walk in this series will be led by Feet First Neighborhood Walking Ambassador Timothy Lowry, PE, LEED AP, transportation planner, and watershed planner. Participants will join Timothy on an urban field tour of the High Point neighborhood to learn about this Smart Growth community’s innovative planning and sustainable design. Participants will also learn about Low Impact Development and Green Stormwater Infrastructure installations and how it relates to the Longfellow Creek watershed.

RSVP at: http://feet-first.ticketleap.com/admin/events/high-point-neighborhood-walk–urban-design-green-building-transp.

This is a family friendly walk. Space is limited, reserve your spot today!
More details:

As a part of the launch of West Seattle InMotion, residents are invited to attend fun and engaging walks focused on the intersection between the built and natural environments in their community. The West Seattle Walks Series continues with the fourth and final walk on Saturday, November 3, during which participants will tour
one of Seattle’s key sustainable developments.

Throughout October, Feet First Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors Chas Redmond, Bryan Fiedorczyk, and Cathy and Jake Jaramillo led well-attended guided walks covering unique features in West Seattle including Fauntleroy Park, Alki from Above, and the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail. These Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors are Feet First
volunteers who help promote safer, more walkable communities by leading neighborhood walks. Over 50 residents of West Seattle and surrounding areas came together to walk, learn about their community, connect with neighbors, and enjoy the beautiful fall scenery.

Feet First Executive Director Lisa Quinn said, “The Neighborhood Walks provide an enjoyable opportunity for people to learn about the relationship between their actions and a healthy environment and vibrant neighborhood. Neighborhood Walking Ambassadors share their knowledge and experiences of the natural and built environments with their neighbors in a unique and intimate way.”

More about Feet First:
For the past ten years, Feet First has worked to ensure that all communities in Washington are walkable. Walking is a vital transportation mode that connects communities, reduces pollution, improves health and physical fitness, and allows people to explore their natural environment.

Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

When: Saturday, November 17, 2012, 10 pm – 12 am
Where: Me Kwa Mooks Beach
Pre-Register: Yes
Cost: $5 per person

Gather your friends and family and join a Seattle volunteer naturalist to share in the fun of exploring the fascinating world of intertidal life by flashlight! Please wear very warm clothing and waterproof footwear. Please bring a flashlight if you have one or borrow one from us. All ages welcome as long as you can walk on slippery seaweed and stay up late into the night. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please meet at Me Kwa Mooks beach, across from Me-Kwa-Mooks Park (4503 Beach Dr. SW)

Contact: Camp Long Environmental Learning Center, 206-684-7434, camplong@seattle.gov

Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

When: Saturday, November 17, 2012, 10 pm – 12 am
Where: Me Kwa Mooks Beach
Pre-Register: Yes
Cost: $5 per person

Gather your friends and family and join a Seattle volunteer naturalist to share in the fun of exploring the fascinating world of intertidal life by flashlight! Please wear very warm clothing and waterproof footwear. Please bring a flashlight if you have one or borrow one from us. All ages welcome as long as you can walk on slippery seaweed and stay up late into the night. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please meet at Me Kwa Mooks beach, across from Me-Kwa-Mooks Park (4503 Beach Dr. SW)

Contact: Camp Long Environmental Learning Center, 206-684-7434, camplong@seattle.gov

From the Seattle Aquarium:

Explore the beach during winter nighttime low tides with Beach Naturalist staff and volunteers. Discover what creatures we see on the beach at this time of year. Dress for the weather (bundle up!) and for tide pooling: boots, hats, gloves and a good flashlight are musts.

Friday, January 11, 8:30–10:30pm
(Low tide is -2.84 @ 10:27pm)
Friday, February 8, 8:30–10pm
(Low tide is -1.66 @ 9:27pm)

Click here to RSVP for this event. RSVPs are encouraged but not mandatory.

Location:
Constellation Park/(South) Alki Beach
Directions:
1. Take Spokane St. exit off I–5 to West Seattle
2. Take Admiral Way exit off West Seattle Bridge
3. Stay on Admiral through West Seattle to 63rd Ave SW
4. Turn left at 63rd to Beach Drive SW
5. Park on Beach Drive SW
6. Meet the Naturalists at the canopy at 63rd Ave SW and Beach Dr. SW

When: Thursdays, January 17-March 28, 10–11:30 am (Registration deadline Jan 13)
Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Winter Sessions Wednesdays, January 16-March 27, 10:30 am to 12 pm. (Registration deadline January 12) In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers West Seattle is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many are new to PEPS. Groups meet once a week for
11 weeks. More information is available at http://www.peps.org/programs/infants/baby-peppers

Cost: $155 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

When: Thursdays, January 17-March 28, 10–11:30 am (Registration deadline Jan 13)
Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

ReWilding Club meets on Vashon.
Come on outside for morning adventures and explorations into the wilder places of Vashon Island, just a short ferry ride to paradise! Local naturalist Matt McKinney will teach you nature awareness and survival skills for deep connections with yourself, community and nature.

Meets 3rd Saturday January – June from 10 am-1 pm. First meeting is January 19th. For adults and teens (youth 12 and under welcome with an adult).

Donation $15 per person. Check out vashonwildernessprogram.org for more details.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Winter Sessions Wednesdays, January 16-March 27, 10:30 am to 12 pm. (Registration deadline January 12) In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers West Seattle is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many are new to PEPS. Groups meet once a week for
11 weeks. More information is available at http://www.peps.org/programs/infants/baby-peppers

Cost: $155 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

When: Thursdays, January 17-March 28, 10–11:30 am (Registration deadline Jan 13)
Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Winter Sessions Wednesdays, January 16-March 27, 10:30 am to 12 pm. (Registration deadline January 12) In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers West Seattle is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many are new to PEPS. Groups meet once a week for
11 weeks. More information is available at http://www.peps.org/programs/infants/baby-peppers

Cost: $155 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

The official memorial for Jerry Ceis is at 1:30 pm Saturday, February 2nd, at the Alki Bathhouse (60th and Alki). A gathering is planned afterward at Christo’s on Alki. (Here’s our earlier story with a tribute written by his brother Tim Ceis.)

When: Thursdays, January 17-March 28, 10–11:30 am (Registration deadline Jan 13)
Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Winter Sessions Wednesdays, January 16-March 27, 10:30 am to 12 pm. (Registration deadline January 12) In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers West Seattle is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many are new to PEPS. Groups meet once a week for
11 weeks. More information is available at http://www.peps.org/programs/infants/baby-peppers

Cost: $155 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

When: Thursdays, January 17-March 28, 10–11:30 am (Registration deadline Jan 13)
Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Winter Sessions Wednesdays, January 16-March 27, 10:30 am to 12 pm. (Registration deadline January 12) In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers West Seattle is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many are new to PEPS. Groups meet once a week for
11 weeks. More information is available at http://www.peps.org/programs/infants/baby-peppers

Cost: $155 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

When: Thursdays, January 17-March 28, 10–11:30 am (Registration deadline Jan 13)
Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Winter Sessions Wednesdays, January 16-March 27, 10:30 am to 12 pm. (Registration deadline January 12) In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers West Seattle is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many are new to PEPS. Groups meet once a week for
11 weeks. More information is available at http://www.peps.org/programs/infants/baby-peppers

Cost: $155 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

When: Thursdays, January 17-March 28, 10–11:30 am (Registration deadline Jan 13)
Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

Grace Church will host a 13-week GriefShare recovery support group for those that have lost a loved one by death. The classes meet on Saturday mornings 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at 10323 28th Ave SW. You are free to start at anytime. The onetime cost is $15 for your journal.

Classes start Feb. 23, 2013. Does not matter how long ago the death occurred.

Contact Barb at 206-932-7459.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Winter Sessions Wednesdays, January 16-March 27, 10:30 am to 12 pm. (Registration deadline January 12) In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers West Seattle is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many are new to PEPS. Groups meet once a week for
11 weeks. More information is available at http://www.peps.org/programs/infants/baby-peppers

Cost: $155 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

When: Thursdays, January 17-March 28, 10–11:30 am (Registration deadline Jan 13)
Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

Grace Church will host a 13-week GriefShare recovery support group for those that have lost a loved one by death. The classes meet on Saturday mornings 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at 10323 28th Ave SW. You are free to start at anytime. The onetime cost is $15 for your journal.

Classes start Feb. 23, 2013. Does not matter how long ago the death occurred.

Contact Barb at 206-932-7459.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Winter Sessions Wednesdays, January 16-March 27, 10:30 am to 12 pm. (Registration deadline January 12) In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers West Seattle is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many are new to PEPS. Groups meet once a week for
11 weeks. More information is available at http://www.peps.org/programs/infants/baby-peppers

Cost: $155 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

When: Thursdays, January 17-March 28, 10–11:30 am (Registration deadline Jan 13)
Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

Grace Church will host a 13-week GriefShare recovery support group for those that have lost a loved one by death. The classes meet on Saturday mornings 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at 10323 28th Ave SW. You are free to start at anytime. The onetime cost is $15 for your journal.

Classes start Feb. 23, 2013. Does not matter how long ago the death occurred.

Contact Barb at 206-932-7459.

Not only can we look, listen and hoot for the Barred Owls as it’s getting dark, we can see the recently opened spring blooms from a rare perspective, that is by flashlight!  $15 Adults, $10 kids, seniors – suggested.  If we pull one alien weed that encroaches on the Trilliums their population will grow, rather than shrink!

Not only can we look, listen and hoot for the Barred Owls as it’s getting dark, we can see the recently opened spring blooms from a rare perspective, that is by flashlight!  $15 Adults, $10 kids, seniors – suggested.  If we pull one alien weed that encroaches on the Trilliums their population will grow, rather than shrink!

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Winter Sessions Wednesdays, January 16-March 27, 10:30 am to 12 pm. (Registration deadline January 12) In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers West Seattle is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many are new to PEPS. Groups meet once a week for
11 weeks. More information is available at http://www.peps.org/programs/infants/baby-peppers

Cost: $155 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

When: Thursdays, January 17-March 28, 10–11:30 am (Registration deadline Jan 13)
Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

Grace Church will host a 13-week GriefShare recovery support group for those that have lost a loved one by death. The classes meet on Saturday mornings 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at 10323 28th Ave SW. You are free to start at anytime. The onetime cost is $15 for your journal.

Classes start Feb. 23, 2013. Does not matter how long ago the death occurred.

Contact Barb at 206-932-7459.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Winter Sessions Wednesdays, January 16-March 27, 10:30 am to 12 pm. (Registration deadline January 12) In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers West Seattle is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many are new to PEPS. Groups meet once a week for
11 weeks. More information is available at http://www.peps.org/programs/infants/baby-peppers

Cost: $155 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

When: Thursdays, January 17-March 28, 10–11:30 am (Registration deadline Jan 13)
Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

Friday, March 22, 2013 7-9 pm at Dubsea Coffee, a local senior from Evergreen High School is hostessing an Open Mic + Art Show to promote the awareness of suicide. In her own words below:

Silence is Loud

Join us for a night of art and performances to promote the awareness of suicide. I’m holding this event for my senior project in hopes of bringing the community together to learn more about this issue and introduce resources for those who are depressed or have thoughts of suicide. We have performances lined up but there will be a sign up sheet for those who wish to perform the night of. If you have artwork that relate to the topic, feel free to contact me if you’d like your work to be showcased.

Email Vanisa Long at vanisalg@yahoo.com

Thanks and hope to see you there!

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/231889606949341/

Grace Church will host a 13-week GriefShare recovery support group for those that have lost a loved one by death. The classes meet on Saturday mornings 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at 10323 28th Ave SW. You are free to start at anytime. The onetime cost is $15 for your journal.

Classes start Feb. 23, 2013. Does not matter how long ago the death occurred.

Contact Barb at 206-932-7459.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Winter Sessions Wednesdays, January 16-March 27, 10:30 am to 12 pm. (Registration deadline January 12) In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers West Seattle is open to all families with babies 5-12 months old when the group starts. Some families have participated in a PEPS Newborn group but many are new to PEPS. Groups meet once a week for
11 weeks. More information is available at http://www.peps.org/programs/infants/baby-peppers

Cost: $155 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

When: Thursdays, January 17-March 28, 10–11:30 am (Registration deadline Jan 13)
Little Peppers West Seattle is a group for families with two children under age three (at the time the group begins). Meetings are led by at West Seattle Bright Horizons by a professional facilitator. Babies and toddlers remain in the room with their parents for the entire meeting – which makes for a busy and exciting morning! Groups meet once a week for 11 weeks. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting two children under age three. Cost: $170 for the 11 week facilitated session. Scholarships are available.

Grace Church will host a 13-week GriefShare recovery support group for those that have lost a loved one by death. The classes meet on Saturday mornings 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at 10323 28th Ave SW. You are free to start at anytime. The onetime cost is $15 for your journal.

Classes start Feb. 23, 2013. Does not matter how long ago the death occurred.

Contact Barb at 206-932-7459.

Naturalist Stewart Wechsler is leading another owling adventure, this time in Schmitz Park on April 13th, 7-9 pm. Event link here.

Schmitz Park Getting Dark – Owling Under Seattle’s Oldest Trees
Saturday, April 13, 2013 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Take an adventure with Stewart among Seattle’s best remaining patch of ancient trees as it is getting dark, and we’ll look and hoot for the Barred Owls and see, and learn about the other members of this natural community, including spring blooms, among the towering giants.
Stewardship Adventures
$15 adults, $10 kids. Contact Stewart if possible with number of adults or kids in your party: ecostewart@gmail.com / 206 932-7225 (land-line / answering machine) to help determine if I should add sessions.

Dress for the weather. Meet at the stone gate and kiosk at the entrance on SW Admiral Wy by SW Stevens & SW Lander (~the 5400 block). I will share my 3 pairs of binoculars and my 3 flashlights, and if you have your own you could bring them. If raining hard, or winds are strong, check website or my outgoing message for potential cancellation. All ages and knowledge levels welcome!

The next Family Matters event will focus on staying active together in the outdoors. The naturalist-led family hike at Camp Long will be Saturday, May 4th, starting at 10 am.

Family Matters is a free series organized by the Fauntleroy YMCA, Fauntleroy Church, Little Pilgrim School, and the Fauntleroy Children’s Center to benefit all area families.

From West Seattle Bike Connections:

On Wednesday, May 1st, the first hours of Bike to Work Month witnessed tragedy. Lance David, a 54 year old cyclist, friend, father, and husband, was killed in a collision with a truck on East Marginal Way.

Please join us and Seattle Greenways for a short memorial bike ride starting on Tuesday, May 7th at 5:30 pm, where we’ll have a chance to gather as a community in memory of Lance and all the others who have tragically lost their lives on the streets of our city.

Where: Meet at the Seacrest Park (1660 Harbor Ave SW)

When: Tuesday, May 7th, 5:30 PM

Why: Along with Seattle Greenways, we want to ensure our community supports safe, healthy, livable streets. This segment of the daily commute for many people going to and from West Seattle by bike can be hazardous. We want to learn from this tragedy and make the commute better for West Seattle, and make streets safer all over Seattle. We want streets that allow predictable safe behavior and allow us to look out for each other.

Route: The ride will be a relaxed, flat 3.2 miles, entirely on separated bike paths (the Alki bike path and West Seattle Bridge path) from the meeting location to the site of Wednesday’s crash.

From Seattle Parks and Recreation:

Whoo prowls the park after dark? YOU do… in search of resident and migrant owl species. We’ll search Lincoln Park for owls up close in their habitat. We’ll also dissect owl pellets to piece together a food chain puzzle. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Saturday, May 18, 2013, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Please meet at the parking lot on Fauntleroy, north of the beach parking lot.

$9 per person
Registration required
Contact Phone 206-386-4236
Contact Email discover@seattle.gov

Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures
offers: “After School with the Snakes, Beetles and Butterflies of Camp Long”.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 3:30–5:00 pm. Come on an after-school adventure with Stewart looking for the snakes, beetles and butterflies of Camp Long! Learn about their habitat needs and how we might make life a bit easier for them. Handle some of the creatures we are lucky enough to catch and release. With Stewart there will be no end of information and enthusiasm to share with both the kids and the adults that come with them.

$10 per person – Contact Stewart if possible with number of adults or kids in your party: ecostewart@gmail.com / 206 932-7225 (land-line / answering machine) to help determine if I should add sessions.

Meet in front of Camp Long’s Lodge building at the entrance. Lighter showers may stop butterflies from flying, but they won’t stop us, but if it’s raining hard, or winds are strong, check website or my outgoing message for potential cancellation. All ages and knowledge levels welcome!

Our friend Lawrence “Larry” Keller passed away on July 26th doing what he loved, he passed away riding one of his motorcycles. Larry’s friends and I are having a party in his honor on August 14 at 6:00, at The Yen Wor Village. If you knew Larry, or you are a motorcycle rider, etc, please attend and say hi or share a story or two. I’m sure Larry would have wanted a fun little party in his memory. Thank you and we hope to see you.

Sincerely,
Guy Olson
Glocson@gmail.com

Since 1995, The West Seattle Eagles Ladies Auxiliary has raised over $95,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Alaska and Washington by holding various fundraisers. At three years of age and suffering from a brain tumor, Craig Wilkerson was granted his “wish” to drive a race car. He passed away shortly after his “wish” was granted, spurring his Grandmother, Past Madam President Mary Lou Wilkerson, to start raising funds for the program. Now in it’s 16th year, the Craig Wilkerson Golf Tournament, is our largest fundraiser of the year.

The tournament is open to everyone and will be held at Jefferson Golf Course Saturday, August 17th. Scramble format, tee time 10 am. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place cash prizes. Men’s, Woman’s and Mixed. Optional side bets available.

Cost is $80 per golfer, if preregistered and paid by August 1. After August 1, cost is $85 per golfer. Deadline for entry is August 10. Entry fee includes dinner at the West Seattle Eagles after the tournament. We will also be holding a live and silent auction and have entertainment to follow dinner.

To Register: Click here to see jpeg of entry form that you can print, fill out and return to the West Seattle Eagles Auxiliary.

Hello Everyone-

We are the BIAWA (Brain Injury Assn. of Wa). The BIAWA is a 501(c) (3) non-profit that assists with those acquiring brain injury.

There will be support groups held at Hope Lutheran Church (View Room) 4456-42nd Ave
SW (42nd/Oregon. Entrance though building as church office) Seattle, WA 98116

Date & times, as follows:
*Tue, Aug 20, 3-5pm
*Tue, Sep 17, 3:30-5:30pm
*Temporary sites, as listed above.

**Support Group Established site: Uptown Espresso, 4301 SW Edmunds St,
Seattle, WA 98116 (California/Edmunds-next door 7-11 Store.

**Support Group meets 3rd Wed/monthly, 1-3 pm
Park in lot or on street. Close to W Seattle Junction Transit Center.

We hope you or someone you know, may attend. You may email to joelvl62062@yahoo.com
or website: www.braininjurywa.org for additional information. Our Resource Line, M-F 9-5 pm, Call us, 1-877-824-1766.

“There’s hope for the silent epidemic.”

Thank you,

Joel
Support Group Facilitator

Explore nature at Lincoln Park with Naturalist Stewart Wechsler:

Saturday, August 24th, 10:30 am–12:30 pm
Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures offers:
Dragonflies, Butterflies, Salamanders, Snakes and Spiders of Camp Long:

The dragonflies now fill the skies and butterflies are flying. We’ll chase, and hopefully catch a few and maybe they will perch on a finger before flying off. We’ll also see if we can find any of the salamanders and snakes that still survive there! The webs of spiders are now
prominent and those who dare can handle them too as we learn about them!

Call or e-mail Stewart to reserve a spot ecostewart@gmail.com / 206 932-7225. Though the primary target audience for this program will be kids, all adults who attend will be guaranteed to have fun too and learn new and fascinating bits about nature! We’ll meet in front of the Lodge building by the Camp Long entrance.

$10 per person.

Hello Everyone-

We are the BIAWA (Brain Injury Assn. of Wa). The BIAWA is a 501(c) (3) non-profit that assists with those acquiring brain injury.

There will be support groups held at Hope Lutheran Church (View Room) 4456-42nd Ave
SW (42nd/Oregon. Entrance though building as church office) Seattle, WA 98116

Date & times, as follows:
*Tue, Sep 17, 3:30-5:30pm
*Temporary sites, as listed above.

**Support Group Established site: Uptown Espresso, 4301 SW Edmunds St,
Seattle, WA 98116 (California/Edmunds-next door 7-11 Store.

**Support Group meets 3rd Wed/monthly, 1-3pm
Park in lot or on street. Close to W Seattle Junction Transit Center.

We hope you or someone you know, may attend. You may email to joelvl62062@yahoo.com
or website: www.braininjurywa.org for additional information. Our Resource Line, M-F
9-5pm, Call us, 1-877-824-1766.

“There’s hope for the silent epidemic.”

Thank you,

Joel
Support Group Facilitator

This program is all about the wind. See what migrants the fall gales bring to Lincoln Park beaches. Learn a bit about bird anatomy and flight. Then make your own flying machine. All kite building supplies provided. This program is for adults and families with children 5 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Cost $5 per person

Sunday, October 6, 2013, 1 – 2:30 pm
Lincoln Park (Please meet for this program at the kiosk in the beach parking lot.)

Pre-Registration is required: 206-386-4237, discovery.park@seattle.gov

Reflections on A Restored Peat Fen, Seattle
Leader: Scott Blackstock, Roxhill Park Forest Steward
Saturday, October 12, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm

Join Roxhill Park’s steward, Scott Blackstock, in reflection on this urban natural area at the headwaters of Longfellow Creek years after a massive restoration project. In 1999 community volunteers began the conversion of a soggy park lawn to a restored ‘bog’. In an 8 year period hundreds of volunteers spent thousands of hours planting over 300 species of native plants creating a fen, meadow and woodland. At this natural area you can find some rare and interesting species. In autumn see the leaf and berry coloration of highbush cranberry, the leaf structure of scouler’s corydalis, seed heads of slough sedge, and smell the late season aroma of sweet gale. See if you can identify bog rosemary by remaining leaves and seeds, and bog birch by slow growth.See if the leaf’s orange underside changes on labrador tea, if the flat petiole of quaking aspen is loosening from the branch, if the needles of western larch are starting to fall, or if there are any remaining signs of camas. Check out Starflower Foundation’s report on what plants were originally planted, and which were still there in 2007: http://www.wnps.org/restoration/documents/RH/RH_Stewardship.pdf. Feel free to print out the plant lists to see how plant communities have evolved.

Questions and sign up: Scott Blackstock,, 206-938-2114, scottie1039@aol.com

Friday, October 18, 2013, 7–9 pm
For ages 8 and older

Experience Lincoln Park from a different perspective. Full Moon Treks are guided hikes that illustrate what makes the park special after dark. Venture into the moonlit park and explore the world like a nocturnal animal. Please come prepared with warm clothes, and please meet in the parking lot on Fauntleroy, north of the beach parking lot. Designed for adults and families with children 8 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Register for #108473 at www.seattle.gov/parks. $5 per person.

Experience Seattle parks from a different perspective. Full Moon Treks are guided hikes that illustrate what makes a park special after dark. Venture into the moonlit park and explore the world like a nocturnal animal. Please come prepared with warm clothes. Designed for adults and families with children 8 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Cost: $5 per person

Friday, October 18, 2013, 7–9 pm

Location: Lincoln Park (Please meet in the parking lot on Fauntleroy, north of the beach parking lot.)

Pre-Registration is required: 206-386-4237, discovery.park@seattle.gov

Saturday, October 19, 2013, 1–3 pm
Ages 6 and older
Free!

Not sure what that plant is? Have some fun in the forest this fall by finding out about fantastic native plants! Walk the trails of Lincoln Park with a native plant steward and see the woods in a whole new light. Please meet in the parking lot on Fauntleroy, north of the beach parking lot. This program is designed for adults and families with children 6 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Register for #105061 at www.seattle.gov/parks. Free.

Not sure what that plant is? Have some fun in the forest this fall by finding out about fantastic native plants! Walk the trails of Lincoln Park with a native plant steward and see the woods in a whole new light. Please meet in the parking lot on Fauntleroy, north of the beach parking lot. This program is designed for adults and families with children 6 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Cost: Free!

Saturday, October 19, 2013, 1–3 pm

Location: Lincoln Park (Please meet in the parking lot on Fauntleroy, north of the beach parking lot.)

Pre-Register: 206-386-4237, discovery.park@seattle.gov

Longfellow Creek Watershed Walk
When: Saturday, November 16th, 10 am to noon
Where: Meet at corner of 26th Ave SW and SW Yancy Street (1 block west of Delridge, 1 block south of Andover) – Bus stop at Delridge & Andover for Metro Routes 50, 120, and 125; nearby signs/trees for locking up bikes, parking available along 26th Ave SW and SW Andover Street.

What: Join Sustainable West Seattle for an urban hike through one of Seattle’s most beautiful watershed environments. You are invited on a hike through one of Seattle’s most beautiful watershed environments – Longfellow Creek. This walk will demonstrate how Seattle residents’ everyday activities can impact the natural environment in their own backyards, and what everyone can do to help preserve the health of our urban watersheds. Feet First Walking Ambassadors Bryan Fiedorczyk and Timothy Lowry will lead an urban hike through the Longfellow Creek Watershed. The creek drains almost 3000 acres of West Seattle and is one of only four waterways left in Seattle that flows freely year-round. This family-friendly walk is estimated to be between 2 to 3 miles at a slow to moderate pace.

While walking the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trail, you will see wetlands, native meadows, conifer forests, a beaver dam and large-scale public art installations. Along the trail there will be examples of areas highly modified by development, the effects of runoff from rain and stormwater, restoration efforts, and sites featuring low impact development and green infrastructure techniques such as rain gardens.

We’ll start at trailhead northeast of Dragonfly Pavilion and follow the trail south across the Salmon Bone bridge, and down 26th Ave SW past Greg Davis Park and the Brandon Street Natural Area (King Conservation District highlights of restoration/volunteer efforts) towards the Delridge Natural Area (Delridge & Graham). We’ll turn around after about an hour of walking – at Juneau, we’ll follow 25th Ave SW north past a cluster of residential rain gardens near Brandon through Delridge Playfield and back along the trail to the starting point.

The Watershed Walk is co-sponsored by Sustainable West Seattle and the King Conservation District. More details here.

Saturday, November 23, 2013, 1–3 pm
Ages 6 and older
Free!

Chase away the gray by celebrating the changing seasons! Walk the trails at Lincoln Park with a native plant steward and learn to identify some of the trees and shrubs that color our winter wonderland. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Free; pre-registration requested by calling 206-386-4237 or signing up for course #105050 at https://class.seattle.gov/parks/. Dress for the weather and meet at the North Parking Lot.

Register for #105050 at www.seattle.gov/parks. Free.

Joshua Thomas Waleryszak, organ donor, is being honored by Dignity Memorial with a floragraph, which will be presented on the Donate Life float entry in the 125th Tournament of Roses Parade on January 1, 2014 in Pasadena, California.

You are invited to join us to hear Joshua’s story and celebrate his gift as the Waleryszak family gathers to complete the final touches to his floragraph before it is returned to Pasadena.

WHEN: Thursday, December 12, 2013
TIME 5–7 pm
WHERE: Forest Lawn Funeral Home & Cemetery

Please RSVP to Hank Kerns at 206-932-0050 or email Hank.Kerns@DignityMemorial.com

Friday, December 20, 2013, 7–9 pm
For ages 8 and older

Experience Lincoln Park from a different perspective. Full Moon Treks are guided hikes that illustrate what makes the park special after dark. Venture into the moonlit park and explore the world like a nocturnal animal. Please come prepared with warm clothes, and please meet in the parking lot on Fauntleroy, north of the beach parking lot. Designed for adults and families with children 8 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Register for #108474 at www.seattle.gov/parks. $5 per person.

Come join Captain Snowball and WinterFly as we welcome the start of Winter and the dawning of the days with increasing light!

This celebration is a 30 minute illuminated walk along the Longfellow Creek Legacy Trails.

What: 2nd Annual Cottage Grove Solstice Parade
When: Winter Solstice, Saturday, December 21 at 6:30 pm
Where: Greg Davis Park (26th Ave. SW & Brandon Street SW)

What to bring: For the Solstice Parade, you are invited to wear an outfit or costume illuminated by lights, or just bring a lantern or flashlight to carry along the path. Some musical instruments to merry the walk would be delightful!

We had a great time last year. Here’s a video from last year featured on the West Seattle Blog:

https://westseattleblog.com/2012/12/video-first-ever-cottage-grove-solstice-parade-delridge/

Hope you can join us. We’d love to see you there!

From Seattle Parks & Recreation Environmental Learning Calendar:

Saturday, January 25, 2014, 1–3 pm
Chase away the gray by celebrating the changing seasons! Walk the trails in Lincoln Park with a naturalist and learn to identify some of the trees and shrubs that color our winter wonderland. All children must be accompained by an adult.

FREE!

Pre-registration:
Contact Phone 206-386-4236
Contact Email discovery.park@seattle.gov

Please meet at the kiosk in the parking lot on Fauntleroy Ave, north of the beach parking lot.

We’ll meet at the Alki Bathhouse and walk to Richey Viewpoint, for about 1.5 miles of walking. We will concentrate on our wintering seabirds. Likely species include Surf Scoter, Grebes, Bufflehead, Mergansers, Brant, Harlequin Duck, Bald Eagle.

Leaders: Suzy Hunter (day of only: 206-403-7458) & Sharon Ellard

Seattle Audubon Society Neighborhood Bird Walk
at Alki Beach
Sunday, February 9, 2014
11:00 am

Web Link:
http://www.seattleaudubon.org/sas/GetInvolved/GoBirding/NeighborhoodBirdWalks.aspx

From Stewart Wechsler of Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures in Nature:

Join Stewart on an adventure with your family around Camp Long’s 68 acres of habitat. Engage with and learn about everything (partly depending on the season) from the salamanders to the slugs, the Barred Owls to the Cooper’s Hawks in the woods, the dragonflies by the pond and butterflies to the hoverflies and snakes in the sunny spots, and from the Stinging Nettles to Hedge Nettles. Help the native community by learning an alien weed and pulling one. If you can see it, hear it or smell it Stewart can probably tell you what it is and some of its fascinating story! While the program will be quite kid friendly, regardless of your knowledge level, you will be able to learn things you didn’t know and have fun doing so.

E-mail or call to reserve a space, ecostewart@gmail.com / 206 932-7225 (land line / message), with the number of kids and adults. Drop-ins can check if there is room. There may be cancellations for the toughest weather conditions, so check this website or the outgoing message on my land line (@ 206 932-7225) for cancellations if more than either a light rain or moderate wind, or very cold are in the forecast.

Saturday, March 1, 2014, 6–8 pm
Pre-registration required
Cost: $5 per person

Join us for a dusk-to-dark owl prowl through Camp Long’s woodland. This program is for 6 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Sponsoring Organization: Discovery Park Advisory Council

Contact Phone 206-386-4236
Contact Email discovery.park@seattle.gov

Saturday, March 15, 2013, 3–5 pm
Pre-registration required
Cost: FREE

Overcome those wintertime blues by bundling up and getting outside. Learn the importance of those dark, dank, wet places by searching under logs and in the ponds for those beautiful, mysterious creatures – the salamanders. There are at least three different types found at Camp Long. Let’s challenge ourselves to find all of them. This program is for 6 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Contact Phone 206-386-4236
Contact Email discovery.park@seattle.gov
Sponsoring Organization: Discovery Park Advisory Council

Explore nature at Lincoln Park with Naturalist Stewart Wechsler:

Lincoln Park Spring: Blooms, Migrants,Eagle & Owl Nesting, Butterflies
March 29, 2014 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures offers:

Share in Stewart’s incredible nature knowledge & enthusiasm, as Lincoln Park’s natural community awakens! Trilliums & Violets blooming to Eagles & Owls nesting, migrants refueling, to early butterflies flying. Have the best time learning all one can in 2 hours. Suggested donation $15 adults, $10 kids. For a spot E-mail or call – ecostewart@gmail.com or 206-932-7225. Meet at north parking lot kiosk (across from Rose Street). Drop-ins can check for space.

We’ll meet at the south parking lot of Lincoln Park (the lot closest to the Fauntleroy Ferry terminal). There will be about 1-1.5 miles of walking and some hills. We’ll start off at the beach to look for remaining wintering seabirds, then head up into the forested area for songbirds. Likely species include Surf Scoter, Horned Grebe, Bufflehead, Cormorants, Mergansers, Song Sparrow, Brown Creeper, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Bewick’s Wren, Red-breasted Nuthatch.

Leaders: Suzy Hunter (day of only: 206-403-7458) & Sharon Ellard

Seattle Audubon Society Neighborhood Bird Walk
at Lincoln Park
Saturday, April 5, 2014
8:00 am

Web Link:
http://www.seattleaudubon.org/sas/GetInvolved/GoBirding/NeighborhoodBirdWalks.aspx

From Stewart Wechsler of Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures in Nature:

Join Stewart on an adventure with your family around Camp Long’s 68 acres of habitat. Engage with and learn about everything (partly depending on the season) from the salamanders to the slugs, the Barred Owls to the Cooper’s Hawks in the woods, the dragonflies by the pond and butterflies to the hoverflies and snakes in the sunny spots, and from the Stinging Nettles to Hedge Nettles. Help the native community by learning an alien weed and pulling one. If you can see it, hear it or smell it Stewart can probably tell you what it is and some of its fascinating story! While the program will be quite kid friendly, regardless of your knowledge level, you will be able to learn things you didn’t know and have fun doing so.

E-mail or call to reserve a space, ecostewart@gmail.com / 206 932-7225 (land line / message), with the number of kids and adults. Drop-ins can check if there is room. There may be cancellations for the toughest weather conditions, so check this website or the outgoing message on my land line (@ 206 932-7225) for cancellations if more than either a light rain or moderate wind, or very cold are in the forecast.

Friday, April 11, 2014, 7:30–9 pm
Where: Camp Long

Celebrate springtime nighttime earth music! Come to Camp Long and join a naturalist for an exploration of forest and pond in search of the music makers-frogs and owls. You may find yourself being part of the concert! This program designed for ages 6 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Audience: Adults, Family
Pre-Register: Yes
Cost: $5 per person

Contact: Discovery Park Env. Learning Center
Contact Phone: 206-386-4236
Contact Email: discovery.park@seattle.gov

From West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor):

Save the date and we will add more details soon: Monday April 21st 6:30 pm Boston Solidarity Run. We will run to remember what happened last year in Boston and to celebrate all those who will run this year. Oiselle will be onsite to help sponsor this event!!

Saturday, April 26, 2014, 2–4 pm
Where: Lincoln Park

Celebrate the Earth by getting to know your community forest the old-fashioned way-through storytelling. Find out what it means to know a forest’s story. This program designed for ages 6 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Audience: Adults, Family
Pre-Register: Yes
Cost: FREE

Explore Your World – Daytime Nature Walk
Sunday, Apr. 27, 2014, 2–4 pm.
Camp Long Environmental Learning Center

Get to know the plants and animals that live in urban forests! Learn native plant identification and uses for plants through the ages. Registration is required.

Audience Children, Teens
Language English

Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome.

Registration is required. Call 206-684-7454 or drop by the High Point Branch Library to sign up.

The family of 40-year-old Stephen Jeffries, Jr. will have a candlelight vigil May 1st, which will be four months to the date of Stephen Jeffries, Jr.’s murder with no arrest. It will be held directly across the street from 9215 16th Ave SW, at 7:30 pm–8:30 pm.

From Stewart Wechsler of Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures in Nature:

Join Stewart on an adventure with your family around Camp Long’s 68 acres of habitat. Engage with and learn about everything (partly depending on the season) from the salamanders to the slugs, the Barred Owls to the Cooper’s Hawks in the woods, the dragonflies by the pond and butterflies to the hoverflies and snakes in the sunny spots, and from the Stinging Nettles to Hedge Nettles. Help the native community by learning an alien weed and pulling one. If you can see it, hear it or smell it Stewart can probably tell you what it is and some of its fascinating story! While the program will be quite kid friendly, regardless of your knowledge level, you will be able to learn things you didn’t know and have fun doing so.

E-mail or call to reserve a space, ecostewart@gmail.com / 206 932-7225 (land line / message), with the number of kids and adults. Drop-ins can check if there is room. There may be cancellations for the toughest weather conditions, so check this website or the outgoing message on my land line (@ 206 932-7225) for cancellations if more than either a light rain or moderate wind, or very cold are in the forecast.

Sunday, May 4, 2014, 1–3 pm
Where: Lincoln Park

Was Lincoln Park really named after Abraham Lincoln? Why does that restroom look like a spaceship for hobbits? And how did those California redwoods end up here? Join a Seattle volunteer naturalist on a walk through time, learning some of the history of West Seattle’s largest park. This program designed for ages 12 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Meet in the north parking lot on Fauntleroy.

Audience: Adults, Family
Pre-Register: Yes
Cost: FREE

Contact Phone 206-386-4236
Contact Email discovery.park@seattle.gov

From the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition:

Join DRCC/TAG and partners on the upcoming Rain2River Walk and learn about grey and green infrastructure, sustainable practices, polluted runoff, RainWise Program, and other things you can do to keep the Duwamish River clean; all attendees will get a FREE ticket to go on a Rain2River Boat Tour at a later date.

Meet at the Delridge Community Center (4501 Delridge Way SW, 98106) YOUNGSTOWN CULTURAL ARTS CENTER (4408 Delridge Way SW) at 1:30 pm. There is parking and bathrooms. The walk will be at moderate to slow speed, and 2-3 miles long, and will conclude at 4 pm.

RSVP HERE.

This event is family and pet friendly! There will be free refreshments and snacks! This is an outdoor walking event, so please come prepared for rain or shine.

Date: May 4, 2014
Time: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Cost: Free
Venue Delridge Community Center
Organizer Anna Mines
Phone: (206) 427-1475
Email: anna@duwamishcleanup.org

Contact raeannpatton@gmail.com to RSVP and get location.

“I’m looking to build a community of women with no one to talk to about miscarriage. if you or any of your friends are one of those women, please join me for seattle’s first support gathering. we need to hear your
story. this isn’t fluorescent lights, hard chairs, and bad coffee. it’s candlelight, a soft place to land, and getting real.”

Saturday, May 10th 2014, 8:30-10:30 am

Ages 6–100
Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day by birdwatching with a naturalist. Songbird migration is at its peak; learn birding techniques and tips from an experienced birder. All levels are invited and beginners are welcome. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please bring binoculars and a field guide if you have them.

From Stewart Wechsler of Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures in Nature:

Nature Thursday Afternoons at Camp Long
Every Thursday from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
$8 kids – $12 adults – suggested donation

Join Stewart for a weekly learning and stewardship adventure at Camp Long, share in his unbounded knowledge and enthusiasm! We could find salamanders, owls, dragonflies, Sword Ferns and Bleeding Hearts! We’ll learn about their habitats and needs. All ages and knowledge levels will have a good time and learn something new. Meeting at the north end of the parking lot (the south end of the Lodge building). $8 – $12 per person suggested donation. Reservations suggested: ecostewart@gmail.com or 206-932-7225 (land). If rain is forecast, double check if class is going.

Friday, May 16, 2014, 8–9:30 pm
Where: Lincoln Park

Celebrate the earth by venturing into the forest when the moon is full. Experience Lincoln Park as a nocturnal animal. This program designed for those 8 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please come prepared with warm clothes.

Audience: Adults, Family
Pre-Register: Yes
Cost: $5 per person

Contact: Discovery Park Env. Learning Center
Contact Phone: 206-386-4236
Contact Email: discovery.park@seattle.gov

2nd Annual Ladies’ Clothing Swap to benefit Early Days
Sunday May 18th 2014, 6-8 pm
Chaco Canyon, 3770 SW Alaska Street
Tickets: $15 online, $20 at the door

Learn more about Early Days and purchase tickets at www.theearlydays.org or www.facebook.com/ladiesclothingswap4earlydays
Contact: Meg Gluckman, earlydaysws@gmail.com, 425-243-2355

Time to put some spring into your closet!
Clean out your closet, find great new duds, eat some delicious food, be pampered, all while supporting Early Days, a drop-in support group for new parents!

Early Days provides a safe, welcoming, nonjudgemental space for new
parents to talk about the emotional changes and challenges of parenthood.
By coming together, we break isolation, and offer support and validation
for each parent’s journey.

Ladies`Clothing Swap participants are invited to bring clothes they no longer wear (no mending projects please) and take home clothes brought by others. Swap a bag or two! Individual clothes are not for sale.

In addition to freshening their wardrobe, participants can enjoy a variety of pampering activities including chair massages, facials & style consultations. Participants will also be entered into a door prize drawing of gift certificates for local businesses. Chaco Canyon is generously donating the space for the event and there will be lots of tasty Chaco
Canyon food to try. Alcoholic & nonalcoholic beverages can be purchased.

Grab a couple friends & join us for a fun evening!

Sponsors Include: Limber Yoga, West Seattle Natural Medicine, Hearth & Home Midwifery, & Chaco Canyon

From Stewart Wechsler of Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures in Nature:

Tuesdays After School Lincoln Park Nature Hike Series
Every Tuesday afternoon – 3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Join Stewart for a weekly afternoon nature learning and stewardship adventure at Lincoln Park, sharing in his unbounded knowledge and enthusiasm. We’ll see what’s flying, crawling, sprouting and blooming and check on the resident owls. All ages and knowledge levels will have fun while learning more. Meet at the northern of Lincoln’s 2 parking lots by the kiosk (across from SW Rose St, between SW Thistle St and SW Monroe St. (first lot S. of the 76 Station)

$8 – $12 per person suggested donation. Reservations suggested: ecostewart@gmail.com or 206 932-7225 (land) If rain is forecast, double check if class is going.

Friday, May 23rd 2014, 10:30–11:45am
Pre-registration required
Cost: $4 per person

Age 2-3
Adults, explore the wonders of nature with your toddlers. Take a hike through Camp Long searching for the animal homes in ponds, forests, and fields, Discover the colors of nature, and take a dip in the ponds to see what new life is springing up. Up to two children can be registered with one adult.

Contact Phone 206-386-4236
Contact Email discovery.park@seattle.gov

From Stewart Wechsler of Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures in Nature:

Join Stewart on an adventure with your family around Camp Long’s 68 acres of habitat. Engage with and learn about everything (partly depending on the season) from the salamanders to the slugs, the Barred Owls to the Cooper’s Hawks in the woods, the dragonflies by the pond and butterflies to the hoverflies and snakes in the sunny spots, and from the Stinging Nettles to Hedge Nettles. Help the native community by learning an alien weed and pulling one. If you can see it, hear it or smell it Stewart can probably tell you what it is and some of its fascinating story! While the program will be quite kid friendly, regardless of your knowledge level, you will be able to learn things you didn’t know and have fun doing so.

E-mail or call to reserve a space, ecostewart@gmail.com / 206 932-7225 (land line / message), with the number of kids and adults. Drop-ins can check if there is room. There may be cancellations for the toughest weather conditions, so check this website or the outgoing message on my land line (@ 206 932-7225) for cancellations if more than either a light rain or moderate wind, or very cold are in the forecast.

On Saturday, June 7, 2014, 1–3 pm, join a naturalist for an exploration of Lincoln Park in search of ferns and other plants dinosaurs may have eaten. This program designed for ages 7 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at the north parking lot on Fauntleroy.

From Stewart Wechsler of Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures in Nature:

Join Stewart after school for a first and third Saturday morning 10:30 am – noon learning and stewardship adventure at Camp Long. Both adults and kids will learn and have fun. Suggested donation $8–$12 per person to keep the work going! Meeting north of the parking lot, south of the Lodge building. Reservations suggested too – ecostewart@gmail.com or 206 932-7225 (still luddite land)”

From Seattle Parks & Recreation:

Celebrate the Earth by learning more about Puget Sound. Search for tidepool animals during some of the best low tides of the year. Learn a bit of beach ecology and which animal is the most colorful-a sea star, a sea anemone, or a sea slug. Dress for windy weather and wear shoes that can get wet. This program designed for ages 3 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please meet at Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook across from Me-Kwa-Mooks Park on:

Sunday, August 10, 2014, 10 – 11:30 am

unswerving hope miscarriage support gathering
Sunday 8/17 from 3–5 pm
contact raeannpatton@gmail.com for more info and to RSVP.

Are you burdened with the excruciating loss of an early term pregnancy? are you having difficulty conceiving? Does it feel like no one understands what you’re going through? Like you have no one to talk to? Like the subject of miscarriage and infertility is a big no-no? If you answered yes to any of these, then we need each others’ support.

Please join us for a remembrance & recovery walk on Sunday August 31st at Alki Beach. We are meeting at noon at the Statue of Liberty.

Our main purpose is to educate our families about the hazards of heroin and other drug abuse; we want to provide support as well as education about recovery and change. We want to inspire young people to stay drug free and to be a role model to the people around them.

Not One More…
Overdose
Lost spirit
Grieving heart

Questions? Call Kim 206-841-1963 or Kris at 206-551-5004.

History of Friends of Schmitz Preserve Park, Seattle
Leader: Ken Shaw
Date: Thursday September 11th, 6:00 pm– 8:00 pm

This stream corridor of rare old growth forest has been stewarded by a community of volunteers for decades. At a time when Seattle is at risk of losing 70% of its canopy in the next 20 years, groups like these are vital to reversing this trend. Steward Ken Shaw will discuss his holistic restoration approach.

In addition to the common old growth trees, there are plenty of mature western yews (Taxus brevifolia). You can find a 2003 plant list here.

Interesting history of the park here.

Trail description: Irregular terrain, some brief steep trails, mostly flat loop trail.
Elevation gain 150 feet.

Where to meet: Admiral Way & SW Stevens at the kiosk.
What to bring: Dress suitable for weather, it will be darker and colder under the canopy. Flashlight optional.
Contact:Ken Shaw, 206-937-2718

Trip limit: 12 people.

West Side MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers) is hosting a MOPS Registration Playdate on Friday, Sept 19th at 10:30 am at Ercolini Park. This event will be for any mothers of pre-schoolers who might be interested in joining MOPS or want to know more about the group. Registered returning members, registered new members, those returning and have put off registering, and those who are curious about MOPS are all invited to attend. In addition to time for the kids to play and the moms to get to know each other, there will be registration forms on site and we’ll be there to answer questions anyone might have regarding MOPS. Also, everyone who registers on that day will be entered in a drawing for a free registration.

When: Saturday, September 20, 2014, 8:30–10:30 am
Where: Camp Long Environmental Learning Center
Pre-Register: Yes
Cost: $3 per person

Fall migration is beginning. Explore the forest and meadow for travelers as well as resident birds. Learn birding techniques and tips from an experienced birder. All levels invited and beginners are welcome. Please bring binoculars and a field guide if you have them. This walk is designed for adults and families with children ages 6 and older.

Contact: Camp Long Environmental Learning Center (5200 35th Ave SW)
Contact Phone 206-684-7434
Contact Email camplong@seattle.gov

WHAT: Spiders of the Duwamish

WHEN: Sept. 21, 10 am–Noon

Explore the “Web of Life” along Chief Seattle’s Duwamish River. Talk at Longhouse followed by walk at nearby Herring House Park. Naturalist, Jeff Rahlmann. Co-sponsored by the Seattle Parks and Recreation and 4Culture. Free admission & parking. Poster artwork by: Gerrad Stockdale.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1539185606313943/

WHERE: Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center

206.431.1852, dts@qwestoffice.net, www.duwamishtribe.org

Nature Consortium invites you to a community picnic and field day in the West Duwamish Greenbelt. This is a special event for all of our West Seattle neighbors to come together and celebrate our beautiful local forest. We will have live music, a scavenger hunt, art activities, and guided hikes through the forest. Bring a picnic, snacks will be provided.

Picnic in the Park
Saturday, September 27, 11 am–2 pm
West Duwamish Greenbelt
(accessible via the south parking lot at South Seattle College, or at the trail head at 14th Ave SW & SW Holly St)

Did You Know?

Located in the Delridge area of West Seattle, The West Duwamish Greenbelt is the largest remaining forest in the city of Seattle at over 500 acres. That means you don’t have to travel outside of the city to enjoy the great outdoors.

The West Duwamish Greenbelt provides many benefits for the environment and the community. Bald eagles, hawks, foxes, salamander, and other local wildlife rely on the habitat this greenbelt provides.

The plants in the forest help to reduce storm water runoff, filter pollutants in the water, and reduce erosion. As these plants absorb carbon dioxide and other pollutants from the air, they also improve air quality and help reduce the effects of global warming.

And the best part? You don’t have to travel out of the city to experience the great outdoors. Urban forests like the West Duwamish Greenbelt are important community spaces that increase our city’s natural beauty and make the natural world accessible for everyone to enjoy.

When: Tuesday, October 7, 2014, 10:30–11:45am
Where: Camp Long Environmental Learning Center
Pre-Register: Yes
Cost: $4 per person

Adults, explore the wonders of nature with your toddler. Join us for a colorful celebration of fall in the forest. This program designed for 2-3 years olds with an adult companion.

Contact: Camp Long Environmental Learning Center (5200 35th Ave SW)
Contact Phone: 206-684-7434
Contact Email: camplong@seattle.gov

Full Moon Celebration
Saturday, October 11, 2014, 8–9:30 pm
Pre-registration required
Cost: $5 per person

Adults, Families
Experience the forest bathed in moonlight. Test your senses without daylight. Experiment with how you would survive as a nocturnal animal. Surprises guaranteed! This program designed for adults and families with children ages 5 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Camp Long Environmental Learning Center
Contact Phone: 206-684-7434
Contact Email: camplong@seattle.gov

The Forest in the Fall
Saturday, October 18, 2014, 1–3 pm
Pre-registration: yes
Cost: FREE

Adults, Families

Explore the forests of Camp Long. Find out about fantastic native plants and enjoy the autumn colors. This program designed for adults and families with children ages 3 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Camp Long Environmental Learning Center
Contact Phone: 206-684-7434
Contact Email: camplong@seattle.gov

WHAT: Forest and Fish of the Duwamish

WHEN: October 19, 2–4 pm

Explore the Forest and Fish along Chief Seattle’s Duwamish River. Talk at Longhouse followed by walk at nearby Herring House Park. Naturalist, Chris Hoffer. Discussion to focus on the “web of life” with a message of environmental stewardship and urban habitat restoration. Co-sponsored by the Seattle Parks and Recreation and 4Culture. Free admission & parking.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1539185606313943/

WHERE: Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center

206.431.1852, dts@qwestoffice.net, www.duwamishtribe.org

Beloved fitness instructor and long time member of the West Seattle Community, Loni McIntosh, passed away from Brain Cancer Wed 10/15. Please join us to celebrate Loni as we do a walk and gathering in her memory on Alki Beach next Saturday, November 1st at 10 am. We will meet outside the Alki Bathhouse for a few words and walk as a group. Rain or shine. Let’s remember Loni with fun stories and memories of the tough, kind, loving person she was. Please wear blue/teal if you can.

WHAT: Mushrooms of the Duwamish

WHEN: November 1st, 10 am–noon

Explore the mushrooms along Chief Seattle’s Duwamish River. Talk at Longhouse followed by walk at nearby Herring House Park. Naturalist, Denise Rhiner. Discussion to focus on the “web of life” with a message of environmental stewardship and urban habitat restoration. Co-sponsored by the Seattle Parks and Recreation and 4Culture. Free admission & parking.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1539185606313943/

WHERE: Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center

206.431.1852, dts@qwestoffice.net, www.duwamishtribe.org

Dreading the holidays because of the death of a loved one? Grace Church will host a one time seminar on “Surviving the Holidays” on November 9, 2014 at 2:00 pm–4:00 pm at 10323 – 28th Ave. SW. Reservations are helpful, but not mandatory. Contact Barb at 206-932-7459.

Friday, December 5, 2014, 9–10:30 pm at the Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook (across the street from Me-Kwa-Mooks park):

What a delight! Explore tidepools at night. Bring your family and friends for a beach adventure – by flashlight! A unique experience right here in the city. Please wear shoes that can get wet, dress in layers, and bring a flashlight if you have one. This program designed for adults and families with children 6 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Cost: $5 per person
Pre-registration required:
206-684-7434
Contact Email camplong@seattle.gov
or register online at SPARCS.

Explore nature at Lincoln Park with Naturalist Stewart Wechsler:

Saturday December 20, 2014 at 6:30 pm–8:15 pm, Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures offers:

Lincoln Park Night Hike with the Owls, Old Trees, Stewart and even the Stars?:

(Added session after the Saturday, 12-20 rained out): Celebrate the natural community of owls, and others by flashlight under stars or clouds with fellow nature enthusiasts! Stewart shares his exceptional enthusiasm and knowledge! Listen and look for Barred Owls and their signs, from poop and pellets, to feathers on the forest floor. Tour also includes any other animal, plant, constellation or planet we find worth a comment or that anyone asks about. Meet at north parking lot kiosk, across from Rose St. Call (206 932-7225 -land ) or e-mail ( ecostewart@gmail.com ) to reserve a spot. If rain is forecast check answering machine outgoing message (206 932-7225) for a possible cancellation for heavier rain. (a light shower forecast should be OK.) Drop-ins can check for room, but if there are no
reservations, Stewart may not show.

From the Seattle Aquarium:

Explore the beach during winter nighttime low tides with Beach Naturalist staff and volunteers. Discover what creatures we see on the beach at this time of year. Dress for the weather (bundle up!) and for tide pooling: boots, hats, gloves and a good flashlight are musts.

Saturday, January 3, 9-10:30 pm (-1.3 tide at 9:47 pm)

Constellation Park/(South) Alki Beach

Click here to RSVP for this event. RSVPs are encouraged but not mandatory.

Join us! Early Days is a drop-in support group for expectant parents and those with babies up to 1 year. We meet 12-2 pm every Wednesday at Limber Yoga in West Seattle. Come find support, camaraderie and fresh ideas for your parenting journey! Suggested donation $10; no one turned away.

Early Days provides a safe, welcoming, nonjudgemental space for new parents to talk about the emotional changes and challenges of parenthood. By coming together, we break isolation, and offer support and validation for each parent’s journey.

Early Days is affiliated with Postpartum Support International of WA.

Contact Early Days at (425)-253-2355, earlydaysWS@gmail.com or through our
Facebook page www.facebook.com/earlydaysWS.

Join us! Early Days is a drop-in support group for expectant parents and those with babies up to 1 year. We meet 12-2 pm every Wednesday at Limber Yoga in West Seattle. Come find support, camaraderie and fresh ideas for your parenting journey! Suggested donation $10; no one turned away.

Early Days provides a safe, welcoming, nonjudgemental space for new parents to talk about the emotional changes and challenges of parenthood. By coming together, we break isolation, and offer support and validation for each parent’s journey.

Early Days is affiliated with Postpartum Support International of WA.

Contact Early Days at (425)-253-2355, earlydaysWS@gmail.com or through our
Facebook page www.facebook.com/earlydaysWS.

Explore nature at Lincoln Park with Naturalist Stewart Wechsler:

Saturday January 17, 2015 at 6:30 pm–8:15 pm, Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures offers:

Celebrate Lincoln Park’s Natural Community at Night with our Human Community!:

Celebrate the natural community of owls, and others by flashlight under stars or clouds with your community of nature enthusiasts! Stewart shares his exceptional enthusiasm and knowledge! Listen and look for Barred Owls and their signs, from the poop and pellets under their perches to feathers that floated the forest floor. The park at dark tour also includes any other animal, plant, any constellation or planet that we find that seems worth a comment or anyone wants to know about. Meet at north parking lot kiosk, across from Rose St. Call (206 932-7225 -land ) or e-mail ( ecostewart@gmail.com ) to reserve a spot. If rain is forecast check my website or my answering machine outgoing message (206 932-7225) for a possible event cancellation due to excessively heavy rain (I won’t cancel for a light sprinkle.) Drop-ins can see if there is room, but if no one makes reservations, I may not show.

Join us! Early Days is a drop-in support group for expectant parents and those with babies up to 1 year. We meet 12-2 pm every Wednesday at Limber Yoga in West Seattle. Come find support, camaraderie and fresh ideas for your parenting journey! Suggested donation $10; no one turned away.

Early Days provides a safe, welcoming, nonjudgemental space for new parents to talk about the emotional changes and challenges of parenthood. By coming together, we break isolation, and offer support and validation for each parent’s journey.

Early Days is affiliated with Postpartum Support International of WA.

Contact Early Days at (425)-253-2355, earlydaysWS@gmail.com or through our
Facebook page www.facebook.com/earlydaysWS.

From Seattle Parks & Recreation Environmental Learning Calendar:

Saturday, January 24, 2015, 9–11 am
Camp Long Environmental Learning Center

Don’t just sit there banging your head against the wall! Come on out to the woods and join some naturalists to explore the wonderful, wild and wacky world of woodpeckers. This program designed for ages 8 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

FREE!

Pre-registration:
Contact Phone 206-386-4236
Contact Email camplong@seattle.gov

From Seattle Parks & Recreation Environmental Learning Calendar:

Saturday, January 24, 2015, 10:30 am–12 pm
At Lincoln Park

Brave the elements of winter at Lincoln Park’s beach to view the best birds the season brings to our shores. Please bring a field guide and binoculars if you have them. A few are available for loan. Dress for blustery weather. This program designed for ages 8 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Meet the naturalist at the south parking lot on Fauntleroy.

FREE!

Pre-registration:
Contact Phone 206-386-4236
Contact Email discovery.park@seattle.gov

Every 4th Monday of the month from 10:30am-12pm

La Leche League Meetings at High Point Neighborhood House: Breast feeding support group for new moms (partners welcome). Please join us every 4th Monday from 10:30 am–12 pm to meet with other new moms to ask questions and talk.

Join us! Early Days is a drop-in support group for expectant parents and those with babies up to 1 year. We meet 12-2 pm every Wednesday at Limber Yoga in West Seattle. Come find support, camaraderie and fresh ideas for your parenting journey! Suggested donation $10; no one turned away.

Early Days provides a safe, welcoming, nonjudgemental space for new parents to talk about the emotional changes and challenges of parenthood. By coming together, we break isolation, and offer support and validation for each parent’s journey.

Early Days is affiliated with Postpartum Support International of WA.

Contact Early Days at (425)-253-2355, earlydaysWS@gmail.com or through our
Facebook page www.facebook.com/earlydaysWS.

Join us! Early Days is a drop-in support group for expectant parents and those with babies up to 1 year. We meet 12-2 pm every Wednesday at Limber Yoga in West Seattle. Come find support, camaraderie and fresh ideas for your parenting journey! Suggested donation $10; no one turned away.

Early Days provides a safe, welcoming, nonjudgemental space for new parents to talk about the emotional changes and challenges of parenthood. By coming together, we break isolation, and offer support and validation for each parent’s journey.

Early Days is affiliated with Postpartum Support International of WA.

Contact Early Days at (425)-253-2355, earlydaysWS@gmail.com or through our
Facebook page www.facebook.com/earlydaysWS.

West Side MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers), a group comprised of mothers of children ages birth to five years, enjoys hearing from a Mentor Mom or local guest speakers on issues that matter to mothers, and they engage in a couple of service projects throughout the year.

This years theme is “Be You Bravely,” it is designed to help us become more ourselves. To remind us that courage is always worth it and that we are all in this together. Moms can begin dropping off kiddos at 9:15 with the MOPPETS helpers before the meeting.

The group meets the first and third Fridays of the month thru May 2015 from 9:30 am to 11:15 am. Contact information: westsidemops@yahoo.com or visit our website at: westsidemops.wordpress.com//.

Interested moms can contact Allison Sutcliffe, MOPS Coordinator, at awsutcliffe@comcast.net or Staci Lopshire, DGL Coordinator, at stacilopshire@gmail.com.

On Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, join Feet First for Stairway Walks Day. Urban explorers are invited to join one of free, guided neighborhood walks featuring outdoor stairways in West Seattle. Space is limited to 35 people per walk. Please RSVP in advance at www.feetfirst.org or http://stairwaywalksday2015.bpt.me/ (when the signup period opens).

On these stairway routes you’ll discover gems you wouldn’t see otherwise. Colorful mosaics, serene pocket parks, restored creeks and gorgeous home are quietly hidden amid these stairway passages. Come see the sights and learn the stories that only Seattle stairways can tell… and only your feet can take you!

All proceeds for this event help support Feet First’s mission to ensure all communities across Washington are walkable.

Suggested donations start at $10, with free admission for children under 18.
Pay what you wish – no one will be turned away from joining in the fun.

RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?FeetFirst/8720108786/cd831fc4da/d580c38f0f

The stairs, many of them more than 100 years old, form a network of “scenic byways” for neighborhood discovery – a priceless asset for outdoor fun, fitness and health. The stairway routes featured on Stairway Walks Day are from Cathy and Jake Jaramillo’s book Seattle Stairway Walks: An Up-and-Down Guide to City Neighborhoods. The book is intended to help urban adventurers discover and appreciate the beautiful greenspaces, history, art and architecture that make up the vivid fabric of our neighborhoods.

According to author and Feet First Neighborhood Walking Ambassador Cathy Jaramillo, “Stairways are truly the scenic byways to neighborhoods, and we’re always curious about what’s at the top – or the bottom. They get you to, and between, places you’d probably never know about otherwise. We’re excited about celebrating them with so many people on Stairway Walks Day!”

More about Feet First: Since 2001, Feet First has worked to ensure that all communities in Washington are walkable. Walking is a vital transportation mode that connects communities, reduces pollution, improves health and physical fitness, and allows people to explore their natural environment.

Join us! Early Days is a drop-in support group for expectant parents and those with babies up to 1 year. We meet 12-2 pm every Wednesday at Limber Yoga in West Seattle. Come find support, camaraderie and fresh ideas for your parenting journey! Suggested donation $10; no one turned away.

Early Days provides a safe, welcoming, nonjudgemental space for new parents to talk about the emotional changes and challenges of parenthood. By coming together, we break isolation, and offer support and validation for each parent’s journey.

Early Days is affiliated with Postpartum Support International of WA.

Contact Early Days at (425)-253-2355, earlydaysWS@gmail.com or through our
Facebook page www.facebook.com/earlydaysWS.

Join us! Early Days is a drop-in support group for expectant parents and those with babies up to 1 year. We meet 12-2 pm every Wednesday at Limber Yoga in West Seattle. Come find support, camaraderie and fresh ideas for your parenting journey! Suggested donation $10; no one turned away.

Early Days provides a safe, welcoming, nonjudgemental space for new parents to talk about the emotional changes and challenges of parenthood. By coming together, we break isolation, and offer support and validation for each parent’s journey.

Early Days is affiliated with Postpartum Support International of WA.

Contact Early Days at (425)-253-2355, earlydaysWS@gmail.com or through our
Facebook page www.facebook.com/earlydaysWS.

Join us! Early Days is a drop-in support group for expectant parents and those with babies up to 1 year. We meet 12-2 pm every Wednesday at Limber Yoga in West Seattle. Come find support, camaraderie and fresh ideas for your parenting journey! Suggested donation $10; no one turned away.

Early Days provides a safe, welcoming, nonjudgemental space for new parents to talk about the emotional changes and challenges of parenthood. By coming together, we break isolation, and offer support and validation for each parent’s journey.

Early Days is affiliated with Postpartum Support International of WA.

Contact Early Days at (425)-253-2355, earlydaysWS@gmail.com or through our
Facebook page www.facebook.com/earlydaysWS.

West Side MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers), a group comprised of mothers of children ages birth to five years, enjoys hearing from a Mentor Mom or local guest speakers on issues that matter to mothers, and they engage in a couple of service projects throughout the year.

This years theme is “Be You Bravely,” it is designed to help us become more ourselves. To remind us that courage is always worth it and that we are all in this together. Moms can begin dropping off kiddos at 9:15 with the MOPPETS helpers before the meeting.

The group meets the first and third Fridays of the month thru May 2015 from 9:30 am to 11:15 am. Contact information: westsidemops@yahoo.com or visit our website at: westsidemops.wordpress.com//.

Interested moms can contact Allison Sutcliffe, MOPS Coordinator, at awsutcliffe@comcast.net or Staci Lopshire, DGL Coordinator, at stacilopshire@gmail.com.

Every 4th Monday of the month from 10:30am-12pm

La Leche League Meetings at High Point Neighborhood House: Breast feeding support group for new moms (partners welcome). Please join us every 4th Monday from 10:30 am–12 pm to meet with other new moms to ask questions and talk.

Join us! Early Days is a drop-in support group for expectant parents and those with babies up to 1 year. We meet 12-2 pm every Wednesday at Limber Yoga in West Seattle. Come find support, camaraderie and fresh ideas for your parenting journey! Suggested donation $10; no one turned away.

Early Days provides a safe, welcoming, nonjudgemental space for new parents to talk about the emotional changes and challenges of parenthood. By coming together, we break isolation, and offer support and validation for each parent’s journey.

Early Days is affiliated with Postpartum Support International of WA.

Contact Early Days at (425)-253-2355, earlydaysWS@gmail.com or through our
Facebook page www.facebook.com/earlydaysWS.

Join us! Early Days is a drop-in support group for expectant parents and those with babies up to 1 year. We meet 12-2 pm every Wednesday at Limber Yoga in West Seattle. Come find support, camaraderie and fresh ideas for your parenting journey! Suggested donation $10; no one turned away.

Early Days provides a safe, welcoming, nonjudgemental space for new parents to talk about the emotional changes and challenges of parenthood. By coming together, we break isolation, and offer support and validation for each parent’s journey.

Early Days is affiliated with Postpartum Support International of WA.

Contact Early Days at (425)-253-2355, earlydaysWS@gmail.com or through our
Facebook page www.facebook.com/earlydaysWS.

West Side MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers), a group comprised of mothers of children ages birth to five years, enjoys hearing from a Mentor Mom or local guest speakers on issues that matter to mothers, and they engage in a couple of service projects throughout the year.

This years theme is “Be You Bravely,” it is designed to help us become more ourselves. To remind us that courage is always worth it and that we are all in this together. Moms can begin dropping off kiddos at 9:15 with the MOPPETS helpers before the meeting.

The group meets the first and third Fridays of the month thru May 2015 from 9:30 am to 11:15 am. Contact information: westsidemops@yahoo.com or visit our website at: westsidemops.wordpress.com//.

Interested moms can contact Allison Sutcliffe, MOPS Coordinator, at awsutcliffe@comcast.net or Staci Lopshire, DGL Coordinator, at stacilopshire@gmail.com.

“The forest stewards of Me-Kwa-Mooks Park are planning a memorial planting for loved ones of homicide victims March 7th. People from the park community are welcome to come as the past tragedies at the park affect the community as well.”

Toastmasters provides a safe, supportive and fun atmosphere in which to grow your communication and leadership skills. Improve your ability and confidence in speaking to large or small groups. We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 10 am. Guests should arrive 5 to 10 minutes early for orientation.

Daystar Dialoguers Toastmasters Club
Daystar Retirement Center
2615 SW Barton St., Bldg. 2

See daystarclub.toastmastersclubs.org for more information or call 206-932-6706.

From Seattle Parks & Recreation Environmental Learning Calendar:

Sunday, March 15, 2015, 2–4 pm
Camp Long Environmental Learning Center

Spring may be popping out all over. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day and the coming o’ spring, take a forest stroll with a naturalist and enjoy the native plants of the Pacific Northwest. This program designed for ages 8 and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Free

Pre-registration required:
Contact Phone 206-684-7434
Contact Email camplong@seattle.gov

When: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 10:30–11:45 am
Where: Camp Long Environmental Learning Center
Pre-Register: Yes
Cost: $4 per person

Adults, explore the wonders of nature with your toddlers. Take a hike through Camp Long searching high and low for all the signs of Spring. This program designed for 2-3 years olds with an adult companion.

Contact: Camp Long Environmental Learning Center (5200 35th Ave SW)
Contact Phone: 206-684-7434
Contact Email: camplong@seattle.gov

West Side MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers), a group comprised of mothers of children ages birth to five years, enjoys hearing from a Mentor Mom or local guest speakers on issues that matter to mothers, and they engage in a couple of service projects throughout the year.

This years theme is “Be You Bravely,” it is designed to help us become more ourselves. To remind us that courage is always worth it and that we are all in this together. Moms can begin dropping off kiddos at 9:15 with the MOPPETS helpers before the meeting.

The group meets the first and third Fridays of the month thru May 2015 from 9:30 am to 11:15 am. Contact information: westsidemops@yahoo.com or visit our website at: westsidemops.wordpress.com//.

Interested moms can contact Allison Sutcliffe, MOPS Coordinator, at awsutcliffe@comcast.net or Staci Lopshire, DGL Coordinator, at stacilopshire@gmail.com.

Every 4th Monday of the month from 10:30am-12pm

La Leche League Meetings at High Point Neighborhood House: Breast feeding support group for new moms (partners welcome). Please join us every 4th Monday from 10:30 am–12 pm to meet with other new moms to ask questions and talk.

West Side MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers), a group comprised of mothers of children ages birth to five years, enjoys hearing from a Mentor Mom or local guest speakers on issues that matter to mothers, and they engage in a couple of service projects throughout the year.

This years theme is “Be You Bravely,” it is designed to help us become more ourselves. To remind us that courage is always worth it and that we are all in this together. Moms can begin dropping off kiddos at 9:15 with the MOPPETS helpers before the meeting.

The group meets the first and third Fridays of the month thru May 2015 from 9:30 am to 11:15 am. Contact information: westsidemops@yahoo.com or visit our website at: westsidemops.wordpress.com//.

Interested moms can contact Allison Sutcliffe, MOPS Coordinator, at awsutcliffe@comcast.net or Staci Lopshire, DGL Coordinator, at stacilopshire@gmail.com.

Toastmasters provides a safe, supportive and fun atmosphere in which to grow your communication and leadership skills. Improve your ability and confidence in speaking to large or small groups. We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 10 am. Guests should arrive 5 to 10 minutes early for orientation.

Daystar Dialoguers Toastmasters Club
Daystar Retirement Center
2615 SW Barton St., Bldg. 2

See daystarclub.toastmastersclubs.org for more information or call 206-932-6706.

From Nature Consortium:

Starting in April, we’re introducing a new series of community events in the West Duwamish Greenbelt. On our guided forest hikes, you can explore our local parks and trails in a fun, educational, and family-friendly group. Each hike will center on a different theme or activity, including wildlife, scavenger hunts, plant systems, fitness, and more.

Birds and Habitats: Learn how birds benefit from our restoration efforts and see or hear who is singing and who is nesting at Soundway and maybe who is stopping in West Seattle during migration. The bird walk will be led by Mike Witter of Audubon Neighborhood Bird Project, an experienced birder who is familiar with birding by ear as well as the habitats offered in the greenbelt. Come rain or shine. Bring appropriate outdoor clothing and binoculars if you have them. Sunday, April 12, 8-10 am at Soundway Park (14th Ave SW & SW Holly St, Seattle)

There is no registration required for these Forest Hikes.

What: The West Seattle Timebank March Monthly Meeting

When: Thursday, April 16, 2015

Where: Senior Center in West Seattle. 4217 SW Oregon

6:30–7:00 PM Potluck – Bring a dish or snack to share and a friend.

7:00–8:00 PM – Members meeting to learn about Timebanking and and meet members.

West Side MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers), a group comprised of mothers of children ages birth to five years, enjoys hearing from a Mentor Mom or local guest speakers on issues that matter to mothers, and they engage in a couple of service projects throughout the year.

This years theme is “Be You Bravely,” it is designed to help us become more ourselves. To remind us that courage is always worth it and that we are all in this together. Moms can begin dropping off kiddos at 9:15 with the MOPPETS helpers before the meeting.

The group meets the first and third Fridays of the month thru May 2015 from 9:30 am to 11:15 am. Contact information: westsidemops@yahoo.com or visit our website at: westsidemops.wordpress.com//.

Interested moms can contact Allison Sutcliffe, MOPS Coordinator, at awsutcliffe@comcast.net or Staci Lopshire, DGL Coordinator, at stacilopshire@gmail.com.

Authors* & Urban Hikers Cathy and Jake Jaramillo are offering to conduct a modified version of the Alki walk for the “Words, Writers & West Seattle” audience on Sunday, April 19th, beginning and ending at the Loghouse Museum, 3003 61st Ave SW, the home of the SW Seattle Historical Society.

From Nature Consortium:

Starting in April, we’re introducing a new series of community events in the West Duwamish Greenbelt. On our guided forest hikes, you can explore our local parks and trails in a fun, educational, and family-friendly group. Each hike will center on a different theme or activity, including wildlife, scavenger hunts, plant systems, fitness, and more.

Family Scavenger Hunt: A team event! Earn points for finding native plant species, making art, and completing challenges. This scavenger hunt will take you into the West Duwamish Green Belt and challenge you to see the forest with new eyes. Taste some wild edibles, fly a kite, and maybe kiss a banana slug (if you’re game). Team registration begins at 10 am with a celebration and awards at noon. Saturday, April 25, 10 am–noon at Pigeon Point Park (1901 SW Genesee St, Seattle)

There is no registration required for these Forest Hikes.

West Side MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers), a group comprised of mothers of children ages birth to five years, enjoys hearing from a Mentor Mom or local guest speakers on issues that matter to mothers, and they engage in a couple of service projects throughout the year.

This years theme is “Be You Bravely,” it is designed to help us become more ourselves. To remind us that courage is always worth it and that we are all in this together. Moms can begin dropping off kiddos at 9:15 with the MOPPETS helpers before the meeting.

The group meets the first and third Fridays of the month thru May 2015 from 9:30 am to 11:15 am. Contact information: westsidemops@yahoo.com or visit our website at: westsidemops.wordpress.com//.

Interested moms can contact Allison Sutcliffe, MOPS Coordinator, at awsutcliffe@comcast.net or Staci Lopshire, DGL Coordinator, at stacilopshire@gmail.com.

Toastmasters provides a safe, supportive and fun atmosphere in which to grow your communication and leadership skills. Improve your ability and confidence in speaking to large or small groups. We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 10 am. Guests should arrive 5 to 10 minutes early for orientation.

Daystar Dialoguers Toastmasters Club
Daystar Retirement Center
2615 SW Barton St., Bldg. 2

See daystarclub.toastmastersclubs.org for more information or call 206-932-6706.

Courtesy of the NDNC:

Join Tree Ambassador Patrick for a tour of North Delridge’s green spaces and neighborhood trees, along with some interesting history about the Cottage Grove neighborhood. The walk is less than 1.5 miles and is suitable for all ages.

When: Sunday, May 3rd, 10:00 am–12 pm

Where: Greg Davis Park – adjacent to the information board (SW Brandon & 26th Ave SW)

For more information and to RSVP, visit:
www.seattle.gov/trees

This event is free and open to the public. Hope to see you there.

From Nature Consortium:

Plant Identification in the West Duwamish Greenbelt
Monday May 11, 6:30-8 pm
Soundway Trailhead

FREE!

The West Duwamish Greenbelt is the largest forest in the City of Seattle, supporting a variety of forest types and plant communities. Come for an early evening exploration of this little-known gem of a park in West Seattle and work on your plant identification skills. Meet at the trail head at 14th Ave SW & SW Holly Street at 6:30 PM. The hike will be led by local botanist Cathie Conolly. Please register at www.naturec.org/forest-hikes.

West Side MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers), a group comprised of mothers of children ages birth to five years, enjoys hearing from a Mentor Mom or local guest speakers on issues that matter to mothers, and they engage in a couple of service projects throughout the year.

This years theme is “Be You Bravely,” it is designed to help us become more ourselves. To remind us that courage is always worth it and that we are all in this together. Moms can begin dropping off kiddos at 9:15 with the MOPPETS helpers before the meeting.

The group meets the first and third Fridays of the month thru May 2015 from 9:30 am to 11:15 am. Contact information: westsidemops@yahoo.com or visit our website at: westsidemops.wordpress.com//.

Interested moms can contact Allison Sutcliffe, MOPS Coordinator, at awsutcliffe@comcast.net or Staci Lopshire, DGL Coordinator, at stacilopshire@gmail.com.

Explore nature at Roxhill Park with Naturalist Stewart Wechsler:

Roxhill Park’s Butterflies, Birds and Blooms

Roxhill Park
May 20, 2015 at 10:00 am–12:00 pm

Tour Roxhill Park with local naturalist Stewart Wechsler 14 years after a restoration project turned a lawn into a devoloping forest with a diversity of native plants. See which birds now make a home there. We may see which flowers and plants this years unusually large crop of Painted Lady butterflies use for nectar or egg laying. Oriented towards an adult and senior audience.

Meet at the north park entrance on SW Barton St, equivalent to one block west of 26th Ave SW, by the bus stop at the end of the Rapid Ride C line, across from the Westwood Village sign.

$15 suggested donation

For information or to pre-register, e-mail ecostewart@gmail.com or call Stewart at 206 932-7225

Toastmasters provides a safe, supportive and fun atmosphere in which to grow your communication and leadership skills. Improve your ability and confidence in speaking to large or small groups. We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 10 am. Guests should arrive 5 to 10 minutes early for orientation.

Daystar Dialoguers Toastmasters Club
Daystar Retirement Center
2615 SW Barton St., Bldg. 2

See daystarclub.toastmastersclubs.org for more information or call 206-932-6706.

From Nature Consortium:

On our guided forest hikes, you can explore our local parks and trails in a fun, educational, and family-friendly group. Each hike will center on a different theme or activity, including wildlife, scavenger hunts, plant systems, fitness, and more.

Please register for the hike here:
http://www.naturec.org/forest-hikes

What Does A Restored Forest Look Like?
Monday, June 22, 6:30-8 pm
Soundway Trailhead (14th Ave SW & SW Holly St, Seattle)
The Green Seattle Partnership has a goal of restoring 2,500 acres of City-owned forested parkland, with a scale of 0-4 to classify each phase of restoration. Phase 0 indicates a site where restoration has yet to begin and Phase 4 indicates a restored forest that is in need only of periodic monitoring and maintenance. As of this Spring several of Nature Consortium’s work sites have reached the holy grail of “fully restored” status-Phase 4! Come take a walk in the greenbelt to experience and take a look at a variety of restoration sites, including our prized Phase 4 sites. This hike will be led by Restoration Director Lizzie Zemke.

From Nature Consortium:

Join Nature Consortium for another guided hike in the West Duwamish Greenbelt! Wetlands are diverse and dynamic ecosystems, and we’re lucky to have many of them in West Seattle. They support a unique and important array of plants and animals, especially in the West Duwamish Greenbelt. On this hike we will look at wetland soils, talk about what constitutes a wetland, examine wetland plants, look at wetland indicators when water isn’t present, and discuss the functions of wetlands in the overall landscape. Free and open to the public. Four-legged friends welcome on leash.

Monday, August 10, 6:30-8 pm
Soundway Park (14th Ave SW & SW Holly St)

Hosted by Nature Consortium. Please RSVP at
www.naturec.org/forest-hikes/

Grace Church will host a 13-week GriefShare recovery support group for those that have lost a loved one by death. The group meets on Saturday mornings 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. You are free to start at anytime.

A one-time $15 charge will cover the cost of your workbook. Classes begin September
12th and end on December 5th.

For information please contact Grace Church, 206-937-8400, or Barb at 206-932-7459.

Explore nature at Lincoln Park with Naturalist Stewart Wechsler:

Saturday September 19, 2015 at 6:30 pm–8:15 pm, Stewart’s Stewardship Adventures offers:

Evening Walk with the Owls, Ravens and Other Life Forms at Lincoln Park:

Stewart shares his exceptional enthusiasm and knowledge of Lincoln’s natural community as we look for the Barred Owls and their signs, and listen and look for Seattle’s first successful nesting pair of Ravens, and their fledgelings, since urbanization pushed this species out many decades ago. The tour also includes any other plant or animal that anyone may want the story of. Adult level programming, but suitable for kids that don’t dominate. Meet at the north parking lot kiosk, across from Rose St. Call or e-mail to reserve a spot: 206 932-7225 (land ) orecostewart@gmail.com If rain is forecast check this website or my outgoing message on my answering machine (206 932-7225) for a possible cancellation due to excessively heavy rain (I won’t cancel for a light sprinkle.) Suggested donation $10 – $15.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Fall Sessions. Baby Peppers will meet for an 11-week session, September 23-December 9,
11:30 am–1 pm at the YMCA – Fauntleroy.

In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers is a PEPS group for one parent and their older baby, ages 5-12 months. Group participants meet, share and learn in facilitated sessions with a trained leader. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, time to focus on the babies’ development and a
discussion topic. Meetings also include break time for informal socializing and connecting with other parents. The program fee for Baby Peppers is $155 for the 11-week session. Financial assistance is available. Register at http://www.peps.org/programs/by-region/west-seattle/baby-peppers.

Newborn Groups are available for registration at any time.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Fall Sessions. Baby Peppers will meet for an 11-week session, September 23-December 9,
11:30 am–1 pm at the YMCA – Fauntleroy.

In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers is a PEPS group for one parent and their older baby, ages 5-12 months. Group participants meet, share and learn in facilitated sessions with a trained leader. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, time to focus on the babies’ development and a
discussion topic. Meetings also include break time for informal socializing and connecting with other parents. The program fee for Baby Peppers is $155 for the 11-week session. Financial assistance is available. Register at http://www.peps.org/programs/by-region/west-seattle/baby-peppers.

Newborn Groups are available for registration at any time.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Fall Sessions. Baby Peppers will meet for an 11-week session, September 23-December 9,
11:30 am–1 pm at the YMCA – Fauntleroy.

In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers is a PEPS group for one parent and their older baby, ages 5-12 months. Group participants meet, share and learn in facilitated sessions with a trained leader. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, time to focus on the babies’ development and a
discussion topic. Meetings also include break time for informal socializing and connecting with other parents. The program fee for Baby Peppers is $155 for the 11-week session. Financial assistance is available. Register at http://www.peps.org/programs/by-region/west-seattle/baby-peppers.

Newborn Groups are available for registration at any time.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Fall Sessions. Baby Peppers will meet for an 11-week session, September 23-December 9,
11:30 am–1 pm at the YMCA – Fauntleroy.

In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers is a PEPS group for one parent and their older baby, ages 5-12 months. Group participants meet, share and learn in facilitated sessions with a trained leader. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, time to focus on the babies’ development and a
discussion topic. Meetings also include break time for informal socializing and connecting with other parents. The program fee for Baby Peppers is $155 for the 11-week session. Financial assistance is available. Register at http://www.peps.org/programs/by-region/west-seattle/baby-peppers.

Newborn Groups are available for registration at any time.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Fall Sessions. Baby Peppers will meet for an 11-week session, September 23-December 9,
11:30 am–1 pm at the YMCA – Fauntleroy.

In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers is a PEPS group for one parent and their older baby, ages 5-12 months. Group participants meet, share and learn in facilitated sessions with a trained leader. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, time to focus on the babies’ development and a
discussion topic. Meetings also include break time for informal socializing and connecting with other parents. The program fee for Baby Peppers is $155 for the 11-week session. Financial assistance is available. Register at http://www.peps.org/programs/by-region/west-seattle/baby-peppers.

Newborn Groups are available for registration at any time.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Fall Sessions. Baby Peppers will meet for an 11-week session, September 23-December 9,
11:30 am–1 pm at the YMCA – Fauntleroy.

In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers is a PEPS group for one parent and their older baby, ages 5-12 months. Group participants meet, share and learn in facilitated sessions with a trained leader. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, time to focus on the babies’ development and a
discussion topic. Meetings also include break time for informal socializing and connecting with other parents. The program fee for Baby Peppers is $155 for the 11-week session. Financial assistance is available. Register at http://www.peps.org/programs/by-region/west-seattle/baby-peppers.

Newborn Groups are available for registration at any time.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Fall Sessions. Baby Peppers will meet for an 11-week session, September 23-December 9,
11:30 am–1 pm at the YMCA – Fauntleroy.

In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers is a PEPS group for one parent and their older baby, ages 5-12 months. Group participants meet, share and learn in facilitated sessions with a trained leader. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, time to focus on the babies’ development and a
discussion topic. Meetings also include break time for informal socializing and connecting with other parents. The program fee for Baby Peppers is $155 for the 11-week session. Financial assistance is available. Register at http://www.peps.org/programs/by-region/west-seattle/baby-peppers.

Newborn Groups are available for registration at any time.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Fall Sessions. Baby Peppers will meet for an 11-week session, September 23-December 9,
11:30 am–1 pm at the YMCA – Fauntleroy.

In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers is a PEPS group for one parent and their older baby, ages 5-12 months. Group participants meet, share and learn in facilitated sessions with a trained leader. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, time to focus on the babies’ development and a
discussion topic. Meetings also include break time for informal socializing and connecting with other parents. The program fee for Baby Peppers is $155 for the 11-week session. Financial assistance is available. Register at http://www.peps.org/programs/by-region/west-seattle/baby-peppers.

Newborn Groups are available for registration at any time.

PEPS – The Program for Early Parent Support is offering West Seattle Baby Peppers Fall Sessions. Baby Peppers will meet for an 11-week session, September 23-December 9,
11:30 am–1 pm at the YMCA – Fauntleroy.

In a PEPS Group, parents meet (with their babies), share, and learn in sessions facilitated by a trained volunteer. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, followed by a discussion of a topic related to the joys and challenges of parenting.

Baby Peppers is a PEPS group for one parent and their older baby, ages 5-12 months. Group participants meet, share and learn in facilitated sessions with a trained leader. Each meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, time to focus on the babies’ development and a
discussion topic. Meetings also include break time for informal socializing and connecting with other parents. The program fee for Baby Peppers is $155 for the 11-week session. Financial assistance is available. Register at http://www.peps.org/programs/by-region/west-seattle/baby-peppers.

Newborn Groups are available for registration at any time.