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Volunteers Needed
for Invasive Plant Removal
Saturday, March 31
12:30-3pm
Grace Cole Nature Park
Come between 10am to noon to learn about invasives removal with the Adopt A Stream workshop, or just come for the work party in the afternoon.
Details: Some tools and snacks will be provided. Bring your own tools if you wish as well as well as gloves and a lunch if you come for the day.
For directions to
Grace Cole Nature Park,
please click HERE.
For more information about Grace Cole work parties, please call Mamie at 206-364-4410
Stream Ecology ClassesMarch 31
April 12
April 28
May 3
September 15
To register:
Call 425-316-8592 or email
Streambank Management Workshops
Thursday, May 31
Saturday, June 9
For more information, go to:
Some tools and snacks provided.
Park Volunteers
For more information about The Park Volunteers Program, please email Linda at
lhholman@comcast.net
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Mamie Bolender,
Co-President Kim Josund,
Co-President Linda Holman,
Vice President / Community Outreach
Jean Reid,
Secretary / Treasurer
Jim Halliday
Doug Hennick
Karin McGinn
Doug Mitchell
Dale Sanderson
Yuichi Shoda
Jack Tonkin
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Spring is a great time to get outdoors!
We are fortunate in Lake Forest Park
to have a beautiful natural environment
to enjoy and so many involved citizens working to keep it that way.
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Coming Soon!
Community Habitat Signs and Benches
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 Keep an eye out for the new signs at the entrances to Lake Forest Park proclaiming our city as a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat. Lake Forest Park achieved this status by having more than 175 backyards and our parks certified by the National Wildlife Federation and State Department of Fish & Wildlife. As part of our ongoing support of the certification program, the Stewardship Foundation has purchased three signs and the City will install them.
If you are interested in joining the effort by having your backyard certified, go to: Or contact our community coordinator Libby Fiene at
 Also this spring, new benches will be installed to improve citizen use and enjoyment of Grace Cole Nature Park. The Stewardship Foundation has partnered with the City to purchase and install two new benches along the trail. Spring is a great time to come out to Grace Cole and birdwatch or just get a little exercise and fresh air. You may even get to hear the songs of native Pacific Chorus Frogs, newly-returned residents of the restored ponds.
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Water Quality Testing in our Streams
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It's so good to know there are interested, involved, trained volunteers monitoring our streams. And even better - YOU can do it, too! The LFP Streamkeepers are always welcoming new volunteers, no experience necessary. This dedicated group of volunteers performs basic water quality monitoring twice yearly, typically the third Saturday in January and third Saturday in July. The group meets at the lower level of the Town Center at 9am on those days.
Here's a report from Streamkeeper Mark Phillips on the latest water quality testing which took place in January:
Nine LFP StreamKeepers turned out on January 28th to check water quality at 11 locations on McAleer and Lyon Creeks. Dissolved oxygen, pH (acidity) and temperature were all in good ranges. The streams were running fairly clear and at near-normal levels despite the snowfall of the previous week. The session was noteworthy however for two reasons. One, we were joined by a UW senior who is teaching a watershed studies unit with 6th graders at a Mountlake Terrace elementary school. She may be able to use our basic water testing methods with her students, and incorporate other stream stewardship resources and contacts. Second, we were joined by a young man who is one of three Shorecrest High School students participating in the Watershed Report program conducted by the Friends of Cedar River Watershed.
Here's the link to the FCRW website -- follow the Programs link to see some of the wonderful videos the high school students have produced about water quality and usage in our region: http://www.cedarriver.org/
More information about local water quality monitoring is available at: http://lfpstreamkeepers.org/
The next opportunity to help will be: Saturday, July 21, 2012
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FREE Workshops & Classes Coming Up!
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Lake Forest Park has many streams and wetlands, which means many of you are streamside landowners. Are you interested in learning more about how to best take care of your streambanks? If you are not a streamside landowner, there are still many ways you can help improve our waterways.
Streambank Management for Homeowners
Will be offered twice: Thursday, May 31st 7-9 pm or Saturday June 9th 10am-noon in the LFP City Council Chambers at City Hall. Learn landscaping technique that owners of streamside properties can use to prevent erosion, minimize flood damage, beautify streambanks, and improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat. Workshop includes information about grants to assist homeowners. Sponsored by LFP Environmental Quality Commission, Streamkeepers and LFP Stewardship Foundation. Go to www.streamkeeper.org/aasf/ for more information.
Stream Ecology Series
Special offer of University-level instruction from industry experts, including classroom and field exercises! Call 425-316-8592 or email
LorenB@Streamkeepers.org to register. All classroom sessions are held at Third Place Commons and outdoor sessions will be at Grace Cole Nature Park.
Dates, Times & Locations:
March 31: 10am-3pm, "All About Invasive Plants" (park)
April 12: 7-8:30pm, "Stream and Wetland Science Made Easy" (classroom)
April 28: 10am-3pm, "Designing and Planting a Native Landscape" (park)
May 3: 7-8:30pm, "All About Salmon and Their Protection Rules" (classroom)
September 15: 10am-noon, "Native Plant Monitoring and Maintenance" (park)
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Thank You to former Board President, Steve Plusch
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A fond farewell is in order for departing LFPSF Board member and former President Steve Plusch. Steve served on the Stewardship Foundation Board of Directors from early 2005 until March 2012, with some time off when he served as LFP City Councilmember Pro Tempore in 2007. Steve was the President of the Foundation from January 2008 until fall of 2011.
 Steve is a tireless organizer who worked diligently for the good of the Foundation. He kept a close watch on the City's land use decisions and permitting processes, and has always been a highly visible advocate for wise land use. Lake Forest Park is a much better place for Steve's efforts.
Steve presided over the Board as President during a crucial time of growth for us, as the Foundation has matured into a City-wide voice for all who share our concerns for our watershed and our City. Please join us in saying THANK YOU and wishing Steve the best of luck in his future endeavors.
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For more information, please visit our website www.lfpsf.org
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