This Saturday the Friends of Ravenna Park will be working in the shade, starting at the bridge where the service road crosses the creek and the tributary stream comes in from the north, clearing the bindweed off the plantings and pulling other weeds along the way. The forecast is for hot weather but that part of the ravine stays cool in the morning and should not be too bad with the sun rising later than last month. If it gets too hot we will quit early. Bring water!George says to meet at the Kiosk (near the Tool Box). Ravenna Park...
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About a dozen workers showed up for the continuing effort at the re-landscaping of the Naomi Circle. Sunday was a beautiful, warm summer day and everyone was in good spirits. Some ivy shoots were spotted and quickly dispatched. On the west side of the circle a few of the volunteers went after the sumac runners and there is hope that we will see no more of that plant, here, for now. Tree holes previously dug on the south and east side of the circle had been completed as far as possible. The backhoe with jackhammer attachment will be needed to...
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In the neighborhood this week there will be a works party down at the traffic circle. We will be digging some holes for trees and pulling up sum sumac roots. This will all take place on Sunday, July 25th about 10:30 to noon, or so. It should be nice and probably on the warm side. If you don't want to dig or pull roots, you might bring some lemonade and cookies down to the circle to sustain those who are. Doing so also counts for hours work as we amass credits to earn the grant that is paying for the...
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test Glenn Roberts | Ravenna Park | My Seattle | Lake & Co Real Estate Seattle: Buying a Home? What about Crime? In This Post Comprehensive tool by Bing Maps and The Seattle Police Department The Seattle Police department has come out with an interesting crime mapping tool that will certainly be interesting to buyers and also to sellers, homeowners and renters. Part of crime prevention is being aware of it and then taking proactive steps to correct problems by cooperating with your local law enforcement agencies. Here is a link to the what's called My Neighborhood Map. In...
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If you have not yet signed the petition that requests the Seattle City Council to remove the Roosevelt Development Group's request to change the Seattle Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Map from consideration this year, you are invited to stop by 6321 17th Ave NE between 6:00 and 8:00 PM on Wednesday June 23rd. The petition will be available on the porch. We currently have about 50 signatures and would like to have hundreds. We don't feel that rezoning the area around NE 65th and 15th Ave NE and Roosevelt High School, to Neighborhood Commercial 3 and heights...
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A good crew showed up on a delightful day for a few hours work on Naomi Circle. Sue has posted the following message on the neighborhood billboard site and I'll repeat it here in case you missed that one. THANKS.Thanks to everyone who participated today. We got a lot done, spentabout 23 hours generating $460 in matching funds. MULCH!!There's more mulch than we need so please help yourselves to the pileremaining on the north side. CAUTION: HOLESBe careful around the two holes dug-they're not deep and they'remarking with flagging tape but still-be careful, esp at night. NEED ANOTHER DIGGER:We're going to need another...
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All are invited to come help spread the chips that have been delivered. First some weeds and a small amount of ivy need to be removed. Rakes, shovels, pitchforks, wheel barrows and hand tools will be helpful. The sun will be out. If you can't do such work but can provide coffee, cookies, lemonade, etc. credit will be earned just like those in the dirt. Sure, you want to work in your own yard if it's nice out, but give us an hour. It will make you feel good all weekend. Thanks. ...
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Sue, our fearless organizer, has talked to Joshua from the city and determined what trees to acquire and where they should go. That's good. They will be coming in June. Recently about four truckloads of chips were dumped in the circle. Our resident expert, George, has suggested that because of a lot of green stuff in t mix, the piles are heating up and composting. We should leave them in place for a few weeks and let them begin to decompose. We need to keep watch on the piles during this time to stabilize them where they are sliding into the street and walkways....
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Many Hands Make Light Work Saturday was a beautiful day and a good day to move dirt. Mark, Sue, Mark , Rajan, Mike, JoElla, Joe, Glenn, and a couple of others I didn't recognize made it to the Naomi traffic circle project to move 2+ yards of black dirt from Patrick and Laura's place to the circle. What might have been a long job for a couple of people was finished in an hour. More importantly, we are finally getting some credits tallied up for the grant a few worked so hard to acquire for this project over the winter....
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The Roosevelt Sustainability Group's vision is to make Roosevelt a Seattle neighborhood of exemplary sustainable practices. Sustainable strategies include: energy efficiency, waste reduction, renewable energy, air quality, water quality, soil health, urban agriculture and neighborhood livability. There will be a lecture on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM in room 242 of Roosevelt High School. This lecture is entitled Bees, Bats and Bugs : Secrets for a Sustainable Garden. Evan Sugden of Entomo-Logic will share how to welcome bees in your yard. Michelle Noe, president of Bats Northwest, will tell you how to build a bat house, and more. Marty Wingate from...
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