What's Beautiful & Good for the Environment, too?

A Rain Garden!

Clean air and water, and beautiful natural areas, are a major part of what makes this a great place to live. Waterways like our local streams & Lake Washington give us places to enjoy nature. But toxic runoff -- the number one source of pollution to Puget Sound -- is threatening the health of our water. Every time it rains, millions of gallons of toxic runoff wash into our waters, spreading poisons that threaten our health, environment and economy. As our region grows, native forests are replaced with roads, rooftops, parking lots and other hard surfaces. Rain gardens act like native forests by collecting and absorbing rainwater that washes over hard surfaces, filtering out pollutants like motor oil, pesticides and heavy metals. Rain gardens are a smart and proven way of using beautiful landscaping to: clean our waterways, protect natural habitats, improve homes and neighborhoods, limit flooding and save millions of dollars in pollution clean-up and expensive stormwater projects.

A hearty THANK YOU to all who attended our fundraiser,

Rain Garden Revelry (rescheduled), on November 15th, 2013!

We had a full house at the LFP Civic Club and enjoyed a celebratory and informative night with wine and desserts, including our Annual Report, Board elections, and a special award to Co-President volunteer-extraordinaire, Mamie Bolender.

We rounded out the event with a silent auction, raffle, and the unique musical entertainment of the (in)famous Padres of the Park! We learned from our special guest speaker, West Seattle resident Karrie Kohlhaas, about the benefits of neighborhood rain garden clusters, for people and the environment both.

The event was made possible, thanks to our event sponsors: Frank Lumber (the Door Store), Ballinger Massage Envy Spa, Custom Pure the Water Store, and Bright Street Construction. Appreciation also goes to the numerous local merchants, artists and individuals that donated to our silent auction and raffle. Special thanks to artist Tony Angell, who provided artwork for the hand-colored and signed labels for our 15th Anniversary wines from NW Cellars, which are now sold out!

Visit our facebook page for more event photos!

For the past year, the Stewardship Foundation has been working with a local citizen committee and the 12,000 Rain Gardens Campaign to bring rain gardens to our watershed.

Thanks to the success of Rain Garden Revelry, we have funding to continue our work to partner with the City to promote low-impact development, build a network of experts to assist with installations, create a materials discount program with local merchants, provide rain garden manuals, and sponsor rain garden workshops.

We have identified sites and begun designing demonstration rain gardens to further public awareness about their benefits. We are seeking grant monies to facilitate neighborhood rain garden clusters.

For more information about the 12,000 Rain Gardens Campaign, please click here.

Stay tuned for updates in the new year!

You Are Invited to Join Our Board!

Are you interested in our local environment? Do you want to support environmental education in local schools, work on-the-ground to build trails and restore habitat, make our parks better for all to enjoy, monitor development and promote better policies and practices here in Lake Forest Park? We invite you to join our Board and make a difference in your own home watershed.
Contact us at info@lfpsf.org to learn more.

Year-End Donations Welcome

As you are making year-end contributions, please remember the Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation. Donations in honor of a family member or friend make great gifts, and we are also pleased to receive your company's matching gift. Donations may be made online via our website or mailed to the address below.

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Best Wishes for a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season!