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NOAA’s Watershed Open House

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View of a river and surrounding watershed

View of a typical Pacific Northwest river and its surrounding watershed - a healthy watershed is vital to the recovery of endangered species.

Save the Date for NOAA’s Watershed Open House!

The Watershed Program at NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center is happy to announce that its free biennial Open House will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 28, 2010, at the Museum of History and Industry. We will present our completed and on-going scientific research during three sessions: Puget Sound, Columbia River, and Science & Management Tools.

This year’s presentations will include topics ranging from salmon and climate change; estimating survival of salmon at different life stages; evaluating estuarine and urban restoration; Elwha dam removal; riparian processes, and much more.

See our website for a detailed agenda and please send an email to nwfsc.watershed.program@noaa.gov if you plan to attend.

WSDOT Taking Comments on 520 Westside Transit and Design

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Friends of South Portage Bay – Volunteers Wanted

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Volunteers Needed

The mission of Friends of South Portage Bay is to reclaim an abandoned City of Seattle Property and create an urban habitat for wild life and a place the citizens of Seattle can enjoy nature. The site is 15th Street off Boyer Avenue and is at the dead end of that small street.

Next Group Work Party is Friday, September 24th at 10 am to 2 pm
Work Party volunteers will be supplied all tools and work gloves

We also welcome independent work and ask you and friends to adopt a Piece of the Park.

Volunteer could take 2 hours a month and weed the areas below. For more information contact Anne Preston @ 206-328-4135 or anne.preston@kerry.com

Adoption Area

Park Bench Mound
Rose Point
Tree and Snag Round Bed
Front Berm Outside
Front Berm Inside
Front Entrance Left
Front Entrance Right
Water Frontage by Gravel Path
Woodland Gravel Trail Right
Woodland Gravel Trail Left
Montlake Park Entrance to Woodland Trail

MCC September Meeting

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Next Montlake Community Club General Meeting September 9 at 7:00 pm

Please note that all General Meetings will now be held on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

AGENDA

  • CleanScapes presentation
  • Updates to the MCC by-laws
  • SR520 Update by the 520 Coalition with a video simulation of the preferred plan

Montlake Community Club meetings are held at the Montlake Community Center, 1618 E. Calhoun Street.

SDOT Project: 15th Ave. NE

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In 2011, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will reconstruct 15th Avenue NE between NE Pacific Street and NE 50th Street, and resurface the roadway between NE 50th Street and NE 55th Street. The 15th Avenue NE Reconstruction Project is anticipated to begin in January 2011 and is scheduled to be complete by October 2011.

The project will likely be conducted in three phases:

·         Phase 1 (January – June): NE Pacific Street to NE 45th Street

·         Phase 2 (June – September): NE 45th Street to NE 50th Street

·         Phase 3 (September – October): NE 50th Street to NE 55th Street

The project is currently in the final design stage and will be advertised for competitive bids from contractors in September 2010. A more detailed construction schedule will be available in late 2010. Improvements to 15th Avenue NE include upgrades to pedestrian mobility, sidewalk widening at bus zones, new electrical infrastructure for future transit improvements, and upgraded street lighting.

For more information

Visit our project Web site:

www.cityofseattle.net/Transportation/pave_15thavene.htm

Or e-mail:

DOT_15thAveNE@seattle.gov

100 Years of Votes for Washington Women

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The Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) will partner with the League of Women Voters of Greater Seattle in hosting a free Forum Thursday, September 9, 7:30-9:00PM at MOHAI, 2700 24th Ave. E. in Seattle, celebrating 100 years of votes for Washington women.

How have votes for women affected our democracy?  Hear King County Elections Director Sherrill Huff, Washington State Women’s History Consortium Coordinator Shanna Stevenson and Voter Action Director Holly Jacobson examine how 100 years of votes for Washington women have impacted our state and how everyone’s voting is changing in today’s digital age.

“Women’s Votes – Womens Voices”, Mohai’s exhibition of how women won the vote in Washington in 1910 – the fifth state in the union to do so – will be open during regular museum hours through Oct. 1, 2010.

For information contact Mohai at 206-324-116, www.seattlehistory.org, or the League office at www.seattlelwv.org, 206-329-4848.

Urban Forestry Open House

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The City of Seattle will be hosting an Urban Forestry Open House.  The Open House is an opportunity to hear about all of the City’s efforts to expand and enhance Seattle’s urban forest, including proposals to revise existing regulations for private property and street trees.  City staff will provide an overview of the City’s existing policy, programs, and resources as well as the specific regulatory proposals being considered.  Staff from the Office of Sustainability and Environment, Dept of Planning and Development, Dept of Transportation, Parks, Public Utilities, and City Light will be available to answer questions, connect citizens with programs, and take comments on the proposals.

Urban Forestry Open House

Tuesday, September 21st

City Hall, Bertha Knight Landes Room – 600 4th Avenue

5:30-7:30 open house

6:00 presentations

Please forward this meeting announcement to other interested parties.

For more information on city-wide tree efforts and the Urban Forest Management Plan, go to: www.seattle.gov/trees/.

For more information about DPD’s Tree Regulations Update process, go to: www.seattle.gov/dpd/planning/trees/. Or contact Bryan Stevens, (206) 684-5045, bryan.stevens@seattle.gov.

Saint Demetrios Greek Festival

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SR 520 News: August 2010 [updated]

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[Updated with additional articles.]

News and information about the SR 520 bridge:

Reshaping Seattle’s Central Waterfront

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With the removal of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle is poised to reclaim its Central Waterfront and reconnect our city to Elliott Bay. The City is now in the process of selecting a design and engineering team to engage the public in developing a dynamic and forward-looking design for the waterfront. As the first step, a range of local, national and international designers have submitted qualifications.

This presentation will be the public’s opportunity to hear the shortlisted designers present their skills, experience and approach to the project. Designers will answer questions from the public. A lead designer will be selected in part based on the quality of their presentation and ability to engage the public. The City will start the design process in October 2010.


The presentations will take place on:
Wednesday September 15th, 2010
6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Benaroya Hall, S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium
200 University Street, Seattle, WA 98101
No RSVP required.

This event is being sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation.

To learn more about the project: www.seattle.gov/dpd/centralwaterfront

Or visit our Facebook fan page: Seattle Central Waterfront