Events

Thursday March 25, 2010
Start: Mar 25 2010

FIRST CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
Symposium on Sustainability and the Environment
Seattle University Campus | 901 12th Ave | Seattle, WA
Thursday, March 25, 2010 – Friday, March 26, 2010

RSVP TO ATTEND

Start: Mar 25 2010 1:00 pm
End: Mar 25 2010 4:00 pm

The Volunteer Work Party is a great way to get involved and interact with other Bicycle Enthusiasts. It is (usually) scheduled for the 4th Thursday of every month from 1-4 at the Bicycle Alliance office, 309A 3rd Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104. New volunteers are always welcome and encouraged, as we are a very small staff. Please call 206-224-9252 x300 or email Donna to RSVP, to get directions or to get more information.

Friday March 26, 2010
Start: Mar 25 2010
End: Mar 26 2010

FIRST CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION
Symposium on Sustainability and the Environment
Seattle University Campus | 901 12th Ave | Seattle, WA
Thursday, March 25, 2010 – Friday, March 26, 2010

RSVP TO ATTEND

Start: Mar 26 2010 9:00 am
End: Mar 26 2010 4:00 pm

Mar 26 annual environmental educator conference in Seattle

Restoring Puget Sound: Taking Action through Education, Outreach and Service

Storming the Sound is a one-day conference for environmental and sustainability educators in the Central Puget Sound region. This is a great opportunity for teachers, non-formal educators, environmental organizations with education programs, and students with an interest in a career in environmental education to:

Start: Mar 26 2010 9:00 am
End: Mar 26 2010 1:00 pm

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 while helping to perform critical nursery tasks.  Activities include starting plants from seed, divisions, and transplants, or help maintain nursery stock by watering and weeding.

Saturday March 27, 2010
Start: Mar 27 2010 10:00 am
End: Mar 27 2010 2:00 pm

Mar 27 volunteer restoration work party to spruce up Everett’s favorite Island destination

Volunteers are needed to help spruce up Everett’s favorite Island destination!

We’ll be grubbing out blackberries and Scotch broom that are threatening to invade our native planting areas.

Start: Mar 27 2010 10:00 am
End: Mar 27 2010 2:00 pm

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Friday April 02, 2010
Start: Apr 2 2010 9:00 am
End: Apr 2 2010 10:22 am

Native plants grown from locally collected seed are the corner stone of conservation and ecological restoration. Learn about and actively participate in growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects. On going activities include starting plants from seed and cuttings, and transplanting and maintaining nursery stock.

Wednesday April 07, 2010
Start: Apr 7 2010 7:30 pm

Seattle Arts and Lectures presents: Barry Lopez
Copresented by the North Cascades Institute
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall
For tickets, visit lectures.org or call 206.621.2230

To read Barry Lopez is to commune with a deep thinker. In his nonfiction, he often examines the relationship between human culture and physical landscape. In his fiction, he frequently addresses issues of intimacy, ethics, and identity.

Saturday April 10, 2010
Start: Apr 10 2010 10:00 am
End: Apr 10 2010 10:00 am

People for Puget Sound will be holding an outdoor work party on Saturday, April 10th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Willow Creek Hatchery in Edmonds. Volunteers are needed to help spruce up Edmond’s Community Demonstration Backyard Garden before the grand opening! We’ll be weeding, trimming and maybe planting a last native plant or two. Come and be part of this very special place for learning, recreating and appreciating nature!

Start: Apr 10 2010 10:00 am
End: Apr 10 2010 10:00 am

People for Puget Sound will be holding an outdoor work party on Saturday, April 10th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Willow Creek Hatchery in Edmonds. Volunteers are needed to help spruce up Edmond’s Community Demonstration Backyard Garden before the grand opening! We’ll be weeding, trimming and maybe planting a last native plant or two. Come and be part of this very special place for learning, recreating and appreciating nature!

Friday April 16, 2010
Start: Apr 16 2010 10:00 am
End: Apr 16 2010 2:00 pm

Saturday April 17, 2010
Start: Apr 17 2010 9:30 am
End: Apr 17 2010 2:00 pm

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Start: Apr 17 2010 10:00 am
End: Apr 17 2010 2:00 pm

Join the King Conservation District, One Brick, Seattle Works and the Duwamish Alive! Coalition in their annual volunteer cleanup and restoration of Longfellow Creek, a tributary to the Duwamish. Come out and help us pull blackberry and spread some mulch in recognition of Earth Day 2010. With your help we can restore the Duwamish, vital habitat for our local Chinook salmon!
For information about the event and others taking place, as well as the Duwamish Alive! after party, contact Adam Jackson at 425-282-1908 or email volunteer@kingcd.org

Start: Apr 17 2010 10:00 am
End: Apr 17 2010 2:00 pm

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SAT, Apr 17th ~ Celebrate Earth Day!
Join us while we partner with Boeing for their Community Service Day!
Invasive Removal
@ Timberlake Park (Issaquah)
All Day Team: 9:00am - 1:00PM  sign up

Sunday April 18, 2010
Start: Apr 18 2010 10:00 am
End: Apr 18 2010 2:00 pm

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Monday April 19, 2010
Start: Apr 19 2010

Please join Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light for a series of town hall community gatherings around Washington to learn more about how to move beyond coal and support healthier energy sources. The town halls will be hosted in Seattle, Redmond, Bainbridge Island, and Vancouver.

 

Tuesday April 20, 2010

Please join Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light for a series of town hall community gatherings around Washington to learn more about how to move beyond coal and support healthier energy sources. The town halls will be hosted in Seattle, Redmond, Bainbridge Island, and Vancouver.

 

Wednesday April 21, 2010
Start: Apr 19 2010
End: Apr 21 2010

Please join Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light for a series of town hall community gatherings around Washington to learn more about how to move beyond coal and support healthier energy sources. The town halls will be hosted in Seattle, Redmond, Bainbridge Island, and Vancouver.

 

Start: Apr 21 2010 8:30 am
End: Apr 21 2010 4:30 pm

GoGreen10GoGreen '10 is a one day sustainability conference for business in Seattle on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 built to motivate, inspire, and educate business owners to "go green" and become more sustainable.

Start: Apr 21 2010 6:30 pm
End: Apr 21 2010 9:00 pm

Join us on the eve of Earth Day to hear distinct voices from a variety of faith traditions dialogue around environmental sustainability. Panelists include former Earth Ministry staff member Mike Schut and the School of Theology and Ministry's Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda!

Thursday April 22, 2010

Awards and prizes to businesses, agencies, and schools with the most members getting to work or school by green modes on Earth Day 2010 (April 22). Green modes include bike, bus, walking, carpooling and other low-energy transportation. Turn in a form to your designated rep. Fare free Valley Transit service all day Thursday!

More info: www.sustainableww.org.

Start: Apr 22 2010 6:30 pm
End: Apr 22 2010 9:00 pm

April 22, April 29 and May 1, 2010

Isaacson Classrom, Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington,

3501 NE 41st St, Seattle

Taught by Deborah Horn

Learn about evaluating your garden site, drawing plans, site considerations, design principles and approaches, plant selection, and more, with a focus on Northwest native plants.

Start: Apr 22 2010 7:30 pm

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the chorus will perform director Fred West's environmental oratorio, "Upon this Land," a composition for chorus, quartet of soloists, brass quintet, woodwinds, and percussion. The concert is open to all ages and will be held at Town Hall Seattle. Advance tickets are $15.00 and are available by calling (206) 264-5532. Day of tickets will be $20.00 at the door.

Friday April 23, 2010
Start: Apr 23 2010 9:00 am
End: Apr 23 2010 1:00 pm

Native plants grown from locally collected seed are the corner stone of conservation and ecological restoration. Learn about and actively participate in growing native plants for stream and wetland restoration projects. On going activities include starting plants from seed and cuttings, and transplanting and maintaining nursery stock.

Start: Apr 23 2010 6:30 pm
End: Apr 23 2010 8:00 pm

Please join Earth Ministry and Washington Interfaith Power & Light at St. James Cathedral for an ecumenical Taize Prayer Service for Climate Protection. A reception and discussion of climate action by local churches will follow the service.

 

Saturday April 24, 2010
Start: Apr 24 2010 9:00 am
End: Apr 24 2010 12:00 pm

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Start: Apr 24 2010 9:00 am
End: Apr 24 2010 12:00 pm

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Join EarthCorps, Friends of the Hylebos, the City of Federal Way and Washington State Parks as we spend a day restoring Federal Way's premier parks on this day of service! Gloves and tools will be provided but if the volunteers have their own tools/gloves they like to use they are encouraged to bring them.

Today volunteers will be working to restore native habitat by removing English Ivy from the forest floor and trees.

Directions

Poverty Bay Park:
2500 SW 301st St, Federal Way, WA 98023

Start: Apr 24 2010 9:00 am
End: Apr 24 2010 12:00 pm

Event Description

Join EarthCorps, Friends of the Hylebos, the City of Federal Way and Washington State Parks as we spend a day restoring Federal Way's premier parks on this day of service! Gloves and tools will be provided but if the volunteers have their own tools/gloves they like to use they are encouraged to bring them.

Today volunteers will be working to restore native habitat by removing English Ivy from the forest floor and trees.

Directions

Dash Point State Park:
5700 Southwest Dash Point Road Federal Way, WA 98023-2045

Start: Apr 24 2010 10:00 am
End: Apr 24 2010 2:00 pm

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Start: Apr 24 2010 10:00 am
End: Apr 24 2010 2:00 pm

Apr 24 restoration work day at Everett's Union Slough

Come celebrate Earth Day 2010 with People For Puget Sound in Everett.

Volunteers will be helping improve wildlife habitat at the Union Slough Wetlands Restoration site ripping out weeds and nurturing our native plants with a hearty spring mulching.

Come lend a hand and do something good for the Sound.

koconnell@pugetsound.org

Start: Apr 24 2010 10:00 am
End: Apr 24 2010 2:00 pm

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REI at Little SiSAT, Apr 24th ~ Celebrate Earth Day!
Invasive Removal @ Pickering Reach (Issaquah)
All Day Team: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm  sign up