Victory Heights Blog

Here are just a few of the snapshots Harriet Sanderson took at the Work Party for restoration of the Wetland near NE 103 Street in the Kingfisher Natural Area on Thornton Creek, on Sunday, Nov 6 (2011)
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Photos by Robert Gordon

The owl shots were taken in a tree next to Bob’s driveway on NE 103rd St. And the coyote was taken several years ago under the same tree. I wonder, has anyone had any coyote sightings lately?

Hello, Victory Heights Neighbors,
Stephanie Zimsen here. I am taking a class at the Woodland Park Zoo on community conservation. I am posting here to ask your help with a class project, a survey aiming to measure conservation values. I will analyze your answers for a two-page term paper exploring conservation values.
The survey is intended for people in the Victory Heights neighborhood in Seattle. Further, it is intended for people with yard or garden space, whether they rent or own, or have a big yard or a single container of plants outside.
Your response will be completely anonymous, and I will not store any IP addresses. You are welcome to fill out more than one survey from each household, but please complete just one per person.
This is a very short-term project, so the survey will be open only to the end of Sunday, September 25, 2011.
I will make the results available to the neighborhood here at the Place of Towering Firs blog, around October 4.
The online survey is here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZHCQ7HY
It has 10 questions, and will most likely take you 5 to 10 minutes.
If you have questions or concerns, or would like a paper version to fill out, please contact me. My email address is merzimsen@yahoo.com .
Thank you for your help with this survey!
Steff

Arthur Lee Jacobson – Renowned Seattle Plant Expert
Back by Popular Demand!!
Native Plants in our Watershed
Arthur Lee Jacobson gave a wonderful presentation on native trees at our March meeting. Come and learn what he has to say about plants and shrubs in our watershed. Copies of his books will be available for sale. You can read more about him at his web site (arthurleej.com).
Thursday, May 26th
Social Time: 6:45pm
Program: 7:00pm
Lake City Presbyterian Church – Rm B2 3841 NE 123rd St.
(Corner of 40th NE and NE 123rd. Park in back and enter through the basement door.)
More information:
Dan Mahler, VP
206-523-8813
kkmahler@earthlink.net
Meeting is free and open to the public. TCA business will follow the presentation.

Native Trees in our Watershed
by Arthur Lee Jacobson, Renowned Seattle Plant Expert
Thursday, March 31st
Social Time: 6:45pm Program: 7:00pm
Arthur Lee Jacobson is well known for his knowledge of a vast array of plants and for his books and essays. You can learn more about him at his web site here (http://www.arthurleej.com). We will have copies of his books, Wild Plants of Greater Seattle and Trees of Seattle available for sale. Don’t miss this unique presentation!
Lake City Meeting Location:
Lake City Presbyterian Church (Rm B2) – 3841 NE 123rd St.
Corner of 40th NE and NE 123rd. Park in back and enter through the basement door
(Arthur will be returning to the June TCA meeting to speak about plants and shrubs.)
Meeting is free and open to the public. TCA elections and business meeting will follow the presentation.
More information: Frank Backus, pres. – frankbackus@comcast.net or 206-365-3348
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