Events

Join fellow friends of WWTA at one of two upcoming mailing parties at the WWTA Office. Help fold and label the last print edition of Easy Current News between 4pm-8pm on Tuesday, February 17th to help prepare invitations to It's A Shore Thing: WWTA's Annual Auction & Dinner. To sign up, contact volunteer@wwta.org

Washington Native Plant Society

Seattle Area

The Central Puget Sound Chapter Education Booth needs volunteers to staff it and talk to people about native plants at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, February 18th-22nd, at the Washington Convention Center, downtown. The shifts are 3 hours long, from 9 AM to 9 PM. To volunteer, please contact Jim Branson, pseudotsuga@gmail.com - 206.265.2804.

Issaquah Alps. WTA is helping King County develop a comprehensive trail system within Taylor Mountain Forest. When completed, there will be trails along the Holder and Carey Creeks, as well as some great walks through the woods. We're currently working on new trail construction.

Click here for the complete details or to find a WTA work party in your neck of the woods.

United Churches, 110 11th Ave E, Olympia, WA

Issaquah Alps. WTA is helping King County develop a comprehensive trail system within Taylor Mountain Forest. When completed, there will be trails along the Holder and Carey Creeks, as well as some great walks through the woods. We're currently working on new trail construction.

Click here for details and the complete WTA work party calendar.

This event is part of the Duwamish Alive Earth day Celebration!  Join CLC for restoration along the river.

Join volunteers to help restore this culturally significant property and help in the effort to transform this area into a park preserve for the local community.  Event activities include planting, invasive weed removal and other restoration projects.

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Featured Marine life Speaker

Traditions Cafe, 300 5th Ave SW, Olympia

Contact Name Gabrielle Byrne

Contact Email gbyrne@pugetsound.org

Contact Phone (360) 754-9177

What's under the pier at the Boston Harbor Marina?

Join marine biologist David Jamison and People For Puget Sound educator Gabrielle Byrne for a free, family friendly evening show'n'tell about the marine critters found during the night time Pier Peer explorations.

On the last Thursday of each month Bicycle Allaince has a workparty with socializing, lots and lots of yummy goodies (chocolate is a specialty), and working to further bicycle advocacy in Washington. They would love to have you join them. Drop in on the last Thursday afternoon or evening (please call first if you will be coming in the evening). We need your help. Call or email Mark to RSVP, to get directions or to get more information.

Leader: Brianne Cohen

Enjoy a mid-winter snowshoe walk through the forest while practicing your winter twig ID! Bring your own snowshoes, warm clothing and your lunch. The destination has yet to be determined but will probably be in the Snoqualmie Pass area.

Location Meet at the 65th Street Par & Ride at 8 AM to carpool. Contact To sign up, contact Brianne at hikaribri@gmail.com

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When: February 28, 2009 from 10 am to 1 pm

Where: the Clover Creek Reserve in Pierce County (directions below)

Click below for the Washington Native Plant Society's Field Trips and learn all about Washington plant life.

Join Washington Trails Association and the National Parks Conservation Association for a free evening program with local photographer James Martin.

Olympia, WA: Join doctors, nurses, and concerned families from around the state as we rally at the capitol to pass new laws to eliminate bisphenol-A (BPA), a toxic plastic chemical used in kids' products. During lobby day you will be trained on how to lobby, learn about the issues, attend a rally on the steps of the Capitol, and meet in-person with your state legislators to urge them to support legislation to phase out BPA and pass the rest of our Children's Environmental Health Agenda. Bring Your Kids... And Their Toys.

In Washington we have many beautiful wilderness areas, mostly at higher elevations.  Unfortunately, the lowlands have been neglected. Tom and Beth will describe their proposal to remedy this situation with Cascades Wild, a new organization formed to promote the protection of low elevation forests.

Puget Sound and our partners at the Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group to celebrate the completion of an amazing estuary restoration project on Barker Creek in Kitsap County.

First United Methodist Church, 1934 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA

Come spend the morning on a farm and help Farmer Michaele Blakely as she continues to recover from the recent record floods. We'll be repairing fences and continuing to pick up debris. Light refreshments will be provided but please bring boots, warm clothes, rain gear, and work gloves. Weed whackers are needed as well.

Where:  Growing Things Farm

27307 NE 100^th, Carnation, WA

The Blake Island State Park Cascadia Marine Trail is on a sandy point on the northwestern tip of the island. The views of Seattle are spectacular and the hiking trails through the old forest are delightful. Perhaps best of all, this beautiful island is just a hop skip and a paddle away from the most densely populated shorelines in Puget Sound. Every year WWTA returns to Blake to help restore the Cascadia Marine Trail and surrounding areas by planting native dune grass, picking up trash that accumulates on the point, and returning native vegetation to eroded slopes.

Saturday, March 14, 2009  5-10 pm
Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion (South entrance, near Key Arena)

The Governor's global warming bill to cap our global warming pollution will be voted on the House floor by next Tuesday, March 10. Climate Solutions and Washington Environmental Council are leads on trying to ensure passage of this bill.  http://www.environmentalpriorities.org/cap-and-invest

Saturday, March 14, 2009  5-10 pm
Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion (South entrance, near Key Arena)

Every Tuesday

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Did you know that the Southern Puget Sound area used to be covered by prairie?  That's right! South Puget Sound's prairies and oak woodlands lie hidden among the region's forests, farms and homes.  One of the rarest ecosystems in the country, these open savannas were created by retreating glaciers 15,000 years ago, then were sustained by the fires of Native Americans for thousands of years. Today conservationists like you maintain our prairies through active management and restoration.

Puget Sound Area. I-90 exit 18.

Connected to the new Issaquah Highlands development is a beautiful forest. Within this forest we're helping King County construct a trail that will eventually connect through to Duthie Hill Park from High Point. WTA is currently working on a neighborhood connector trail.

For more information and the complete Washgton Trails work party list visit http://old.wta.org/~wta/cgi-bin/wtaweb.pl?6+tt

Join Woodland Park Zoo, National Wildlife Federation, Seattle Audubon, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Washington Native Plant Society at Camp Long for this informative workshop on creating a backyard wildlife habitat.

Saturday, March 14, 2009  5-10 pm
Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion (South entrance, near Key Arena)

Beach Watchers is presenting Unintended Consequences: A History of Snohomish Shorelines, by Thomas Murphy, PhD, from Edmonds Community College.  The shorelines we see in today's Snohomish County are vastly different than they were 150 years ago. Dikes, railroads, dredging, filling, logging, agriculture, industrial and residential developments have helped urban communities grow and prosper, but they have also resulted in a variety of unintended consequences for water, land, wildlife and humans.

Saturday, March 14, 2009  5-10 pm
Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion (South entrance, near Key Arena)

Olympic National Park. This trail was built on an old railroad grade and follows the north shore of Lake Crescent. It needs some annual maintenance, which might include clearing debris from the trail and improving drainage.

For more information and the cmplete WTA work calendar visit http://old.wta.org/~wta/cgi-bin/wtaweb.pl?6+tt

The Bicycle Alliance of Washington is hosting Willie Weir's popular travel presentations at REI's Seattle flagship store this winter.

Thursday, March 12

Fear & Hospitality: Cycling South Africa

Thursday, March 26

I am God: Cycling India

Saturday, March 14, 2009  5-10 pm
Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion (South entrance, near Key Arena)

Native Plant Nursery: Native plants grown from locally collected seed are the corner stone of conservation and ecological restoration. Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects. Activities include starting plants from seed and cuttings, and transplanting and maintaining nursery stock. Events will occur at the King Conservation District Nursery facility in Renton from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Scheduled volunteer dates include:
March 6th, 13th & 14th
April 3rd, 4th & 17th

Saturday, March 14, 2009  5-10 pm
Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion (South entrance, near Key Arena)

Native Plant Nursery: Native plants grown from locally collected seed are the corner stone of conservation and ecological restoration. Learn about growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects. Activities include starting plants from seed and cuttings, and transplanting and maintaining nursery stock. Events will occur at the King Conservation District Nursery facility in Renton from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Scheduled volunteer dates include:
March 6th, 13th & 14th
April 3rd, 4th & 17th

The Bicycle Alliance has a booth at Bike Expo and is looking for volunteers to help staff it.  You'll get to chat with other cyclists about what the Bicycle Alliance is doing, hand out brochures and other materials, and you have free admission to Bike Expo for the day.  Bike Expo is a celebration of all things bicycling.  It's an opportunity to see what's hot in cycling, sign up for event rides, and enjoy feature presentations--all under one roof!  Bike Expo is set for March 14 & 15 in Hangar 30 at Warren G. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE in Seattle.

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Did you know that the Southern Puget Sound area used to be covered by prairie?  That's right! South Puget Sound's prairies and oak woodlands lie hidden among the region's forests, farms and homes.  One of the rarest ecosystems in the country, these open savannas were created by retreating glaciers 15,000 years ago, then were sustained by the fires of Native Americans for thousands of years. Today conservationists like you maintain our prairies through active management and restoration.

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Join EarthCorps and the Green Seattle Partnership and Seattle Parks and Recreation as we work together to keep Ravenna Park healthy!

The Forest Service spared this area from logging and now it needs substantial maintenance to get it back in good shape for hikers. We'll continue work to clear the trail of blowdown as well as work to repair the tread and a complete a re-route. There is a lot to be done to restore this wonderful forest hike.

FOr more information and the complete list of trail work parties in your neck of the woods visit WTA's work calendar at http://old.wta.org/~wta/cgi-bin/wtaweb.pl?6+tt

Want to be a leader in the restoration of your local forested parklands? Become a Forest Steward

The Bicycle Alliance has a booth at Bike Expo and is looking for volunteers to help staff it.  You'll get to chat with other cyclists about what the Bicycle Alliance is doing, hand out brochures and other materials, and you have free admission to Bike Expo for the day.  Bike Expo is a celebration of all things bicycling.  It's an opportunity to see what's hot in cycling, sign up for event rides, and enjoy feature presentations--all under one roof!  Bike Expo is set for March 14 & 15 in Hangar 30 at Warren G. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE in Seattle.

Northwest WA near Bellingham. WTA will spend this winter improving lowland trails in the area, including several trails within Larrabee State Park. The work will focus on general maintenance including improving drainage in places where the tread is muddy, as well as possible trail realignment.

See the WTA work calendar for more information and a complete list of work parties in your area at http://old.wta.org/~wta/cgi-bin/wtaweb.pl?6+tt

The Perimeter Loop and Old Griz trails need some general maintenance (drainage, brushing) as well as some tread rehabilitation. We'll meet at the parking area and carpool together up to the worksite.

See WTA's work calendar for a complete list of work parties in your area at http://old.wta.org/~wta/cgi-bin/wtaweb.pl?6+tt

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Mar 19 Bellevue breakfast fundraiser at SeaStar Restaurant

Getting to know each other! 

People For Puget Sound is the "go-to" organization for action when it comes to saving Puget Sound. Come learn more about who we are and what we do at this inspirational breakfast event.

Doug Myers, our Science Director, will talk about land use conversions and their impact on the region, and we'll have a short video highlighting our programs.