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February
March
IVY OUT @ Grace Cole Nature Park
March 6, 10 - 1
Bird Banding *
March. 14, 28
April
IVY OUT @ Grace Cole Nature Park
April 24, 10-1
May
IVY OUT @ Grace Cole Nature Park
May 8, 9 - 12
June
IVY OUT
Locations TBA
June 19, 26, 10 - 1
* For more information about the bird banding,
call Libby at
206-365-8867
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Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped eradicate ivy throughout LFP.
We are currently continuing our IVY OUT efforts in conjunction with the trail building at Grace Cole Nature Park
Please feel free to join us.
Next IVY OUT Dates - rain or shine
Most will be @ Grace Cole Nature Park
Sat., March 6, 10 - 1*
Sat., April 24, 10 - 1
Sat., May 8, 9 - 12
Sat., June 19, 10 - 1*
Sat., June 26, 10 -1*
We'll have tools on hand for you. Please wear gloves and weather appropriate gear. Bring your water bottle and we'll provide a snack, courtesy of LFP Garden Club
For more information call:
Mamie at 206-364-4410 or Libby at 206-365-8867
* On these Saturdays, we'll be joining forces with Friends of Cedar River Watershed to work on our restoration projects. Locations TBA
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| LFP Stewardship Foundation Board Members |
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President
Mamie Bolender,
Vice President
Jean Reid,
Treasurer
Kim Josund,
Secretary
Libby Fiene
Jim Halliday
Doug Hennick
Doug Mitchell
Rick Purn
Yuichi Shoda |
Attention Native Plant Lovers
For those of you who would like access to native
plants, especially for large areas, the annual
King Conservation
District bare root plant sale is a great deal. The District will have its bare-root plants for its sale on March 4 and 5. You can order the plants here. |
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First, I want to thank everyone who was able to attend the annual meeting on January 20th. We had an exceptional turnout.
I'd also like to thank Mr. Dennis Depape of DePape and Associates for the inspiring talk on Stewardship: From Information to Transformation. He discussed the mysteries of Stewardship and gave us lots to think about and ways to challenge ourselves to be better stewards.
Dennis made the point that we need to be transformed ourselves so we can trasform others to help us protect the natural wonders of Lake Forest Park.
He challenged us to do something unfamiliar that challenges our values. He took lessons from Albert Einstein who embraced mystery.
Like Einstein we must let go of the 'who's right and who's wrong' and allow things to occur that are unimaginable.
We were excited that so many people stayed long after the meeting to enjoy refreshments and conversations about what they had heard.
The newly elected Board of Directors is ready to continue to work for you. As required, we elected officers at our Board Meeting following the annual meeting. Mamie Bolender was re-elected Vice President, Jean Reid was re-elected Treasurer, Kim Josund was elected Secretary, and I will continue to serve as President.
We hope you will let us know what your particular passion is and join us in our projects and activities.
All the best,
Steve Plusch, President
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IVY OUT Mega-Fun
Stewardship Foudation joins forces with Friends of Cedar River Watershed |
Please join us for a Mega-Work Party at Grace Cole Nature Park on Saturday, March 6, 10am -1pm. Along with volunteers from the Friends of Cedar River Watershed we'll be pulling invasive plants and working on habitat restoration in our local park. Treats provided by the Honey Bear Bakery and the LFP Garden Club.
Rain or Shine. Bring your own gloves, or borrow some from us. We'll have tools for everyone.
For more information call Mamie 206-364-4410. |
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Native American Storyteller Helps with LFPSF's Salmon in the Schools |
The Foundation was delighted to sponsor all-school assemblies at Lake Forest Park and Ridgecrest elementary schools featuring renowned Native American storyteller Roger Fernandez.
The assemblies, on January 12, were timed to welcome the salmon eggs to the schools.
Roger is a member of the Lower Elwha Band of the S'Klallam tribe from the Port Angeles, Washington, area.
He has been storytelling for many years and has previously performed at Brookside Elementary for the students there.
 Roger does a lot of work in schools and tailors his presentations to young people. He believes art, music and stories reflect the culture, and the culture reflects the environment. In sharing these types of stories, Native people can teach non-Natives about aspects of their culture that go beyond food, shelter and clothing, and actually define the culture of the tellers.
Children intuitively understand stories, and he gives them access to stories that are easy to interpret. Native people call their stories "the teachings" as they are the fundamental way of teaching children.
Roger told the story of the salmon people, a traditional teaching about how what we put (and don't put) into our streams affects the "salmon house."
The children will be following up in the classroom to discuss just what the "salmon house" means, and how our choices affect it.
Many thanks to Aimee Miner, principal at LFP Elementary, and Andrea Early, music teacher at Ridgecrest, for their phenomenal cooperation and flexibility in helping this come together. |
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Salmon in the Schools Update
The Good News and The....Reality
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 The Salmon at Brookside and LFP Elementary Scools are progressing nicely. If you look closely at this picture, you will see the tiny Salmon alevin - almost fish, but still with their yolk sacks attached.
But adding a new salmon tank to our program this year has offered some challenges. There have been a few setbacks with the new tank at Ridgecrest Elementary. This experience continutes to emphasize how fragile these creatures are and is serving as a good lesson for the students.
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