September Work Party
Welcome fall to North Beach Park! Some of the leaves are already turning and dropping. Now is the time we prepare for the planting parties in October and November.
Saturday, September 27: Work party at the South Plateau. Please note the time and location!
This work party will happen from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (different time!) at the South Plateau, located at NW 88th St. and 27th Ave. NW (different location!).
Directions: To get to the South Plateau from the intersection of NW 85th St. and 24th Ave. NW:
- Head west on NW 85th St. two blocks.
- Turn north (right) onto 26th Ave.
- Drive north on 26th Ave. to where it ends at 88th St.
- Turn right (west) onto 88th St. and look for parking. PARKING MIGHT BE LIMITED.
- The entrance to the park is about half a block north.
This is a special work party where we’ll be joined by students from Seattle Pacific University and their CityQuest Program. There will be about twenty students, so we should get a lot done.
We will weed, mulch, and prepare the site for January planting. We provide tools, gloves, and guidance. We recommend you wear weather-appropriate layers that can get dirty and closed shoes. Bring water or a snack if you need them. We’ll take a lunch break which will provide some socializing time.
Please register here so we know you’re coming.
Save the date for these upcoming work parties: October 25 and November 22 (in the main body of the park) and January 24, 2015, once again in the South Plateau (for planting). All work parties are on the 4th Saturday, and will run from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Blog posts. Every Monday, Nature Intrudes features another excerpt from the Restoration Management Plan for North Beach Park. The first two posts look at the history of the park, and show more than you might have thought was there.
History of North Beach Park.
History of the restoration efforts.
(Feel free to look at other posts on Nature Intrudes, of course!)
As always, if you don’t have the time to join us for a work party, you can support Friends of North Beach Park by making a directed donation to the Seattle Parks Foundation. All money donated will be used to fund the restoration efforts of North Beach Park.
That’s all for now, but we hope to see you in the woods soon!
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