- Tours of the new garden by UWBG guides
- Live music in the Pacific Connections meadow by Chilean folk group Sin Fronteras
- A dance performance by Chilean folk troupe Violeta Parra
- A ribbon-cutting ceremony
- Complimentary refreshments (while supplies last)
Fall Bulb and Plant Sale
Fall Bulb and Plant Sale
Bulbs Galore, Companion Plants, Bonsai, Seasonal Tours, and More
When: Sunday, October 3, 10 AM—2 PM; Monday, October 4, 10 AM—2 PM
Where: Graham Visitors Center, Washington Park Arboretum
What: The biggest and best bulb sale in the region
It‘s bulb-planting season, and area gardeners will be flocking to the Arboretum Foundation‘s annual Fall Bulb & Plant Sale, which features the best selection of spring-blooming bulbs in the Puget Sound region. The sale takes place on October 3 and 4 at beautiful Washington Park Arboretum. Hundreds of varieties of daffodils, tulips, crocuses, cyclamen, and much more will be available. See a full catalog of bulbs on the Arboretum Foundation website.
Companion plants: Need shrubs, ferns, or perennials for your garden or to complement your bulbs? Several of the region‘s top specialty nurseries will be present at the Sunday event selling choice companion plants. What‘s more, the Arboretum‘s Pat Calvert Greenhouse and Plant Donations Nursery will be open throughout the event, and will be selling a wide array of herbaceous and woody plants. Volunteers from the greenhouse will be present on each of the sale days to help you with your plant selections. Donations volunteers will be on-hand for the Sunday sale and Saturday Member Pre-Sale.
Member Pre-Sale: Arboretum Foundation members may shop early at the Member Pre-sale, Saturday, October 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Not a member? No sweat! Just join at the door and enjoy first pick of the bulbs at the Sale!
Bonsai Bonanza: As a special feature this year, we will be selling a collection of bonsai trees donated to the Arboretum by a generous member of the Foundation. It‘s a marvelous collection of 20 trees of varying ages and sizes, including conifers, broadleaf species, and bamboo. See our full-color, illustrated bonsai catalog for descriptions and prices.
Seasonal tours and kids’ activities: Also new this year at the Sunday sale will be a kids‘ table hosted by educators from the University of Washington Botanic Gardens. Parents and kids can take a break from shopping and enjoy free, fall-themed educational activities, such as creating leaf rubbings and using pressed leaves to make cards. In addition, the UWBG‘s knowledgeable garden guides will lead free seasonal tours of the Arboretum on Sunday, October 3, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The morning tour will showcase the fall foliage of the Japanese maples in the Arboretum.
Parking and admission are free! The sale raises important funds for the Arboretum. For more information, call 206-325-4510, e-mail or visit our website.
MOHAI: First Thursday
On Thursday, October 7th MOHAI is hosting both its monthly First Thursdays Free day and the kickoff event for Fire Prevention Month.
1st Thursday – Free Admission: Thursday October 7th,10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Get a closer look at MOHAI‘s exhibits by joining one of our gallery tours led by skilled MOHAI docents. Free admission and free gallery tours at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Fire Prevention Month Kickoff Event Thursday October 7th, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In Partnership with Seattle Fire Department Join us for a day learning about fire safety, past and present! MOHAI has partnered with Seattle Fire Department to host the 2nd Annual Fire Prevention Month Kickoff Event. Highlights will include: – Our Great Seattle Fire exhibit and the MOHAI collections – Talking with firefighters about their jobs today – Demonstrations by the Arson dog – Story times with firefighters – Fire safety activities for kids – Seattle Fire Department artifacts Children of all ages are welcome. Contact: Martha Lindsey | 206-324-1126 ext. 12
Montlake and the National Historic Preservation Act
Jon Decker and Dick Dunn are hosting a meeting to inform and engage the community with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. They will first explain the 106 process to those of you who are unfamiliar with it. Then we will break out into smaller groups to address specific areas of Montlake that are potentially affected by either the construction of the 520 Bridge or the final design. During this process you will be able to suggest mitigation for the affected properties. This will be our second meeting and it was clear to me after listening to the input at our first meeting that the creative ideas and comments come from neighbors who live, commute and work in Montlake.
Montlake, more than any neighborhood will suffer impacts from not only the construction but the final bridge design. Jon has worked for years with his committee to provide us with this final opportunity to comment on adverse effects and be heard. I urge you to attend this meeting on Tuesday, October 12th in the Tudor Room at the Montlake Community Center at 7:00pm.
The Montlake Flyer Volume 49, Issue 2 – October 2010
NOAA’s Watershed Open House
![Watershed View of a river and surrounding watershed](http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/fed/wpg/images/watershedscenery.jpg)
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
Friends of South Portage Bay – Volunteers Wanted
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
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
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:
The Montlake Flyer Volume 49, Issue 1 – September 2010
100 Years of Votes for Washington Women
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
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
SR 520 News: August 2010 [updated]
[Updated with additional articles.]
News and information about the SR 520 bridge:
- State Plans New Bridge to Nowhere, from the Coalition for a Sustainable 520, discusses the billion-dollar shortfall in funding for the state’s proposed 520 plans.
- Arboretum Aims for Big-Time Reduction in Traffic, by the Madison Park Blogger, features an interview with Paige Miller about the Arboretum’s goal of reducing traffic on Lake Washington Boulevard.
- Officials: More taxes, tolls needed for Hwy. 520 bridge, by KOMO News.
- Highway 520 bridge replacement efforts are underfunded, an op-ed piece by Ted Lane and Bill Mundy in the Seattle Times.
Reshaping Seattle’s Central Waterfront
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
Gateway Parks Autumn Work Party
MONTLAKE GARDENERS
GATEWAY PARKS AUTUMN WORK PARTY
Sunday,
September 19, 2010
24th
Avenue East & Boyer Avenue East.
NOON to 3:00 P.M.
Bring gloves, weeding tools, rakes, clippers, and lots of energy.
Refreshments will be provided.
The Montlake Community Club owns these parks and they must have volunteer maintenance to keep them as green spaces for the Montlake community. Extensive renovation efforts by volunteers has reclaimed them from an unsightly mess of brambles and weeds.
The S.E. corner park has seen much progress this year. Six beds of northwest natives have been planted, and plans are in work for a traversing path and additional plantings of northwest natives.
We will be weeding, raking, and cleaning both parks to prepare them for fall.
We need your help
Thank You in advance for volunteering.
Please e-mail if you can come, even for just a short time: GatewayParks@Montlake.net
Players Wanted for Youth Soccer League
The Capitol Hill Soccer Club is a volunteer operated youth soccer league serving players in Seattle’s Capitol Hill and Montlake neighborhoods. CHSC is a member of the Seattle Youth Soccer Association and the Washington State Youth Soccer Association.
One of the BU14 (8th grade boys) Seattle United select teams in our region is looking for at least 3 extra players to join the team. If your family missed the tryouts earlier this spring, or perhaps changed your mind during the summer regarding select soccer, here is an opportunity to reconsider.
Information regarding select soccer and Seattle United can be found at www.seattleunited.com.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact the coach directy. Coach Brandon Bye can be reached at bye.brandon@gmail.com.
Montlake Waterfront Park
An undeveloped and filled portion of the site along the south shore of South Portage Bay came to the attention of the neighborhood group, FABNIA (Fuhrman and Boyer Neighborhood Improvement Association) and the park site was cleared of huge stands of blackberries and revealed sweeping views of the Bay and a rich wildlife habitat. Volunteers donated many hours clearing blocks of concrete and invasive plants from the site. In 2007, as Friends of South Portage Bay, they were awarded a Seattle Department of Neighborhood matching grant to restore habitat. Design and construction of the new waterfront portion of the park with a new kayak launch, trails, native plants and snags for bird habitat was completed in 2009. Volunteers continue to donate many hours to help with maintenance and restoration.
We continue to fund raise for the addition of two signs for the park produced by a local artist. The project will cost $15,000 and we have raised $12,500.00 to date. Donations are tax deductible
Donors can send checks to:
Associated Recreation Council
860 Terry Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109
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The check should be made out to: Associated Recreation Council with South Portage Bay referenced in the “For” line.
The 501 C3 tax I.D. is 51-0170717.
One sign will be a history of the area using some phrases from the below and incorporating some pictures:
Portage Bay was separated from Lake Washington by a narrow isthmus in the late 1800’s and was surrounded by stands of red cedar and Douglas fir. The isthmus was a regularly used portage that connected native tribes to the rich lake and river systems beyond Lake Union, to tribes on Union Bay and beyond and to burial grounds on Foster Island.
In the late 1800’s settlers dug a flume to connect Lake Washington to Portage Bay to transport logs to Lake Union. Tracks were added to transport coal from Newcastle across the isthmus to barges. Work on developing the Ship Canal and Montlake Cut continued from 1911- 1934; the Cut officially opened in 1917 and the Montlake Bridge in 1925.
Historic photos from 1885 and 1904 show Duwamish chief Cheshiahud residing with his family along the shore of the Portage Bay and paddling a large red cedar canoe, the principal form of transportation in the area. He fished for salmon, carved canoes from his residence on the east shore and was hired as a guide for recent settlers in the area.
Chief Cheshiahud continued to reside on the Bay after the reservation system was formed.
In the 1920’s, houseboats, floating on cast off cedar logs from local sawmills, began to populate Portage Bay and soon became a popular social gathering place during Prohibition. From the 1920- 1950 boatbuilders and designers lined the shores and prospered; many remain today. The Seattle and Queen City Yacht clubs established clubhouses, 1920 and 1934 respectively.
Looking west across South Portage Bay, note the regular row of old pilings: these served to anchor an “affordable housing” houseboat community until they were moved to make way for the Viaduct in the 1960’s.
In the late 1920’s civic leaders were concerned with directing the energy of youth from delinquency to positive activities and so began the effort to develop the present day playfield and ball park. Many challenges faced the project as swampy, frequently flooded land characterized the site. The park site was occupied by a Dahlia Farm and, to meet the demands of the owners, residents taxed themselves to buy the farm before work could start on the park. Over the years, fill from many projects such as Hwy 520 has been dumped on the site in an attempt to alleviate swampy conditions.
The second sign will focus on Beavers and other wild life in the “hood.”
Several colonies of beavers call South Portage Bay home. They have constructed lodges for protection and to raise their annual brood of 4-6 kits. One lodge is hidden along the south shore of the bay, another is quite visible below the Montlake exit of the Viaduct. When the water lilies appear in late spring, it’s common, in the dusk hours, to see as many as six-eight beavers munching the leaves and stems of the lily pads, swimming, diving and occasionally slapping the surface of the water with their tails.
Each monogamous pair of beavers will provide a home for the current year’s offspring and last year’s. After two years, offspring venture off to found their own colonies.
(The sign will have a drawing showing cross cut of lodge – see below)
In the winter months, the beavers shift their diet to woody plants. Notice the distinctive gnawed stumps and limbs of cottonwood, alder and willow near the park shore; good examples are on the point west of the kayak launch. Young trees surrounded with wire fencing are being protected from beavers by park volunteers.
South Portage Bay is a rich wildlife habitat in spite of its dense urban surroundings.
Resident and migratory birds regularly seen throughout the year include the Great Blue Heron, eagle, osprey, mallards, gadwalls, American coots, buffleheads, mergansers, Pied- billed grebes, scaups and red winged blackbirds.
(The sign will have simple drawings showing many of these birds – see below)
Chinook salmon migrate through the Montlake Cut and some venture into South Portage Bay where small and largemouth bass, a predator fish, await them beneath the lily pads.
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