Plant for Pearl Jam!!!!

Just in case you missed the email last week :)

Pearl Jam is working with a company called Forterra to mitigate 7,000 metric tons of carbon emitted during their 2009 World Tour. There have been 3 clean-ups/restoration projects scheduled and there is one coming up in Redmond on Saturday, 2/25 from 10am-2pm. The area has been previously cleared of invasive species and we will be putting native plants and trees back in the ground. Here are the details from Forterra:

• ·         No experience necessary!
• ·         They’ll provide the gloves, tools and other materials, as well as water and snacks!
• ·         Please bring your own water bottle to re-fill and/or a mug for coffee.
• ·         Wear sturdy shoes, long pants and a long sleeve shirt.
• ·         Ages 7 and up may attend with a parent, otherwise you need to be at least 18 to attend on your own.

Space is limited with this opportunity….there are only 20 spots available! LET’S FILL THEM UP! Please use the voting buttons at the top to let us know you're in!

We’re going to register our team by Friday, 2/3, so please get back to us sooner rather than later.

BRING IT!

http://www.pearljam.com/news/join-forterras-seattle-area-pj-carbon-mitigation-events

Interested in Volunteering?

Sign up for Team Works and you could be spending one Saturday a month making a real difference. Team Works Volunteer projects: Sats 2/11, 3/10, 4/14 & 5/12, 10am - 2pm (unless noted) Kick-off party: Tues 2/7, 7pm $35 (includes t-shirt, kick-off and thank you events) A perfect fit if you're looking to volunteer, meet some cool people and have fun all at once! Sign up for Team Works and you'll volunteer once a month with the same group of 15 peers - giving you a chance to get to know each other. Often times, Team Captains plan outside social events for the team too. Projects are held at four different community organizations, to give you a variety of tasks and issue areas to impact with your volunteer service. Teams and their volunteer projects:http://www.seattleworks.org/SW_TeamWorks_Teams Sign up! http://seattleworks.ejoinme.org/teamworks Can't commit to four projects? We get it - you're busy! Start out with a Hot Project instead. These are one-time volunteer opportunities that can fit into your busy schedule. Check out the calendar and sign up when you can:http://www.seattleworks.org/HOC__Volunteer_Opportunity_Calendar_Page

Have YOU Signed Up Yet?!??!

People for Puget Sound needs us!!! I sent an email out earlier this week and have posted flyer's in both kitchens at PlayEast and flyer's are coming for PlayWest. October is easily one of their busiest months for volunteering and there are all kinds of events to sign up for. They are looking for 30 volunteers in the Puget Sound region, I'd love, love, love if we could get 10 PlayPeeps to each event.

PlayGreen is sponsoring TWO of them. Yes, TWO, we are feeling ambitious, go with it.

Harbor Lights:

This is a super fun b

enefit PFPS puts together each year and this year our very own Governor, Christine Gregoire will be in attendance!

Date: Saturday, October 10th, 2009
Time: There are 3 shifts; see below
Shift #1: Event Set-Up
10am-4pm

Shift #2: Event Execution
4pm-10pm

Shift #3: Clean Up
10pm-12:00am
This year we partner with Puget Sound Business Travel Association to “Party for the Sound!” Our 2009 Harbor Lights Dinner & Auction will feature a Raw Bar courtesy of Taylor Shellfish, seasonal Northwest cuisine by Kaspars and assorted North­west microbrews and wines.
You can help us continue our vital work, including: stopping pollution, creating marine pro­tected areas, saving tidelands and shorelines, preventing oil spills, and educating kids and families. We also want to celebrate our successes! Our goal this year is to raise $300,000.

I'm delighted you decided to sign up by clicking, here, or here, or here......

Duwamish Alive!

Date: Saturday, October 17th, 2009
Time: 10am-2pm
Location: Codiga Park (12535 50th Pl S, Tukwila, WA 98178)
Bonus: Quite possibly, PlayGreen will be feeding you lunch, or maybe morning coffee...we're undecided still.

Hundreds of volunteers are needed at nine restoration work sites along the Duwamish River. Work parties begin at 10 AM as the semi-annual Duwamish Alive! community celebration kicks off to restore habitat for fish and wildlife. Pull weeds, mulch planting areas, plant native vegetation, and pick up debris and trash in the restoration areas. Bring a friend, bring your family, bring yourself and wear some work clothes. People for Puget Sound will provide tools, gloves and instructions.

· No experience necessary--safety will be discussed during the project overview.

· The event will take place rain or shine.

· Dress for the weather (rain gear in case of bad weather or sunglasses and a hat if it's sunny).

· Wear sturdy foot gear (boots, sneakers, etc. but no sandals).

· Long trousers and long sleeves are helpful where there are blackberries

· Bring work gloves and weeding tools if you have them.

· Bring a lunch bag and a refillable water bottle.

· We will provide work gloves, tools, snacks, and beverages.

· Children 10 and under must have one-to-one adult supervision

What? You want to do this one too??? That's SO exciting!!! Click here to sign up!

Are You Racing For the Cure?

We had a great response to participate in the Susan G Komen "Race for the Cure" on June 7th. An amazing 23 of you signed up and I know some more of you are bringing friends and family as well. If finding a cure for breast cancer isn't enough of a cause to fight for, the foundation is also putting forth efforts to make themselves more green as well. Hence the green swirls that appeared in all of our shirts!

Our mission to end breast cancer forever is global.  
We are hoping our impact on the environment is not.  

Recycle
Komen Puget Sound in partnership with Waggener Edstrom placed new recycling stations on Race day.  Thank you for helping us keep the amount of plastic, paper and food garbage to a minimum on Race day by visiting the recycling stations! 

If you would like to sign up your friends and family click here. You can have them join the "Playnetwork" group if you'd like, but it is not required. AND if you'd like to further donate funds please click here. 

4th Annual Vashon-Maury Island Lowtide Celebration

People for Puget Sound sent me this great invite. It is open to the public and free! I will be out of town, but if you'd like to attend please do RSVP. 

Thanks!

4th Annual Vashon-Maury Island Lowtide Celebration

what	shoreline Featured Beachwalk Education Marine life
when	May 25, 2009  from 10:00 am to 03:00 pm
where	Point Robinson, Maury Island
contact name	Ann Butler
contact email	abutler@pugetsound.org
contact phone	(360) 754-9177
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Come to Point Robinson to learn how to appreciate and protect the Sound’s ecosystem and its unique creatures.

 

People For Puget Sound and cosponsors invite you to the Lowtide Celebration, a family-friendly event for everyone to explore and enjoy the panorama of marine life that populates the Puget Sound shoreline.  Join us on the following fun learning activities:

• Lowtide beachwalks with expert beach naturalists
• Touching tidepool animals gently with best beach etiquette
• Lighthouse tours
• Native plant and bird walks
• Childrens beach activities
• Presentations by tribal biologist Dave Winfrey & cultural educators Odin Lonning & Ann Stateler

 

This family-friendly event is free.

Bring footwear for walking on the beach (sand, rocks, water) and clothing for a variety of weather conditions.

 

Event sponsors are: People For Puget Sound, Vashon-Maury Island Audubon, Washington Dept. of Natural Resources, Vashon Park District, Washington Scuba Alliance, Keepers of Point Robinson, Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust, Project Aware

Recommendations To-Do This Weekend

Looking for something to do this weekend, while also becoming aware of environmental issues that affect us locally & globally?

FRIDAY - APRIL 17

• Eco-film: FLOW: For The Love Of Water (2008) NR, 7:30 pm
  
  Leffler House Livingroom @ Saint Mark's Cathedral - 1245 10th Ave E; Seattle
  FREE, but $1 donation is appreciated
  
  An urgent & unflinching documentary that focuses on the role of politics, pollution, corruption, and human rights in the often-invisible & under-reported global water crisis. Interviews illustrate a grim story about water piracy contrasted with activists who stay the course in their global battleground. For more information, contact Kevin Meadows, Friday Film Night Coordinator for Saint Mark's at filmnight@saintmarks.org.

SATURDAY - APRIL 18

• Earth Day Family Volunteer Event - Park Clean Up at Pine Lake Park, Sammamish, 10am-2pm
  
  During this annual Pine Lake Park clean up, you can be among the first to see the new park renovations. Help prepare for opening day by picking up fallen branches from winter storms, removing invasive ivy, and planting small plants. This family-friendly event is open to everyone. Dress appropriately for the weather and bring gloves. Please register by emailing City Of Sammamish Volunteer Coordinator Dawn Sanders at dsanders@ci.sammamish.wa.us or by calling 425-295-0556.
  
  
• DUWAMISH ALIVE! ~ EARTH DAY 2009, 10am-2pm, plus Volunteer Party 2pm-5pm
  
  Plant trees, pull weeds, and clean up trash at parks and beaches along Seattle's Duwamish River...12 sites to choose from! DRCC is hosting a kayak cleanup along the river itself. To sign up, email cari@duwamishcleanup.org. For a full listing of sites, see: www.duwamishcleanup.org.
  
  
• Nature Consortium 2nd Annual Earth Day Celebration - Cooper Elementary School, 9:30am-3pm
  
  1901 SW Genesee Street, West Seattle. Come join Nature Consortium and Earth Corps volunteers in further cleanup and development of the hilltop. The work party will be followed by Nature Consortium's own Earth Day Festival at Cooper Elementary, which is free, family-friendly, and open to the public. All are invited to come and enjoy free food, kids hands-on art activities, and performances by a wide array of artists. There will also be on-gong nature hikes, an arts and environment tabling area, a fantastic raffle, and more!
  
  
• Clean and Green Seattle! - Sustainable Wallingford's Clean Up of Burke Gilman Trail In Wallingford & Fremont, 9am-1pm
  
  Help clean up the Burke Gilman Trail in Wallingford and Fremont! Join the Mayor, friends and neighbors.
  • Pick up litter in and around the trail
  • Spruce up green spaces
  • Learn more about climate protection
  • Volunteers receive compact fluorescent bulbs
  
  Tools will be provided. Have refreshments and meet at Gas Works Park Parking Lot (Located at 2101 N Northlake Way)
  
  Contact: tim.durkan@seattle.gov 206-684-4054 Or ron.harris-white@seattle.gov 296-386-9765
  

SUNDAY - APRIL 19





Locally filmed eco-film: Broken Limbs
4pm @ Central Cinema - 1411 21st Ave; Seattle
$10 suggested donation.

A benefit for Clean Greens Farm & Market. CleanGreens is a neighborhood project of the Black Dollar Days Task Force, an organization dedicated to creating economic opportunity and equity in Seattle's low income communities. Clean Greens mentors people from the neighborhood in organic farming & returns fresh, delicious, nutritious, and affordable produce to the community. This innovative project providing education and good food is based on 22 acres of leased land in Duvall, WA. This past winter's crop was wiped out by a flood, but the spring planting is in progress now.

Central Cinema will be screening the documentary, Broken Limbs, a film based in Washington State. They'll be discussing how Clean Greens and YOU can work together.

Once produce is ready to be harvested for sale, CleanGreens Farm will re-open their Clean Greens Market @ The New Hope Baptist Church parking lot, 124 21st Ave, Seattle, every Friday & Saturday from 10am-5pm.

Philanthropic Party was GREAT!!!

A portion of our team went out on Saturday to help out at Camp Long. Upon arriving we were given work boots, gloves and a sign in sheet. From Play there were 6 of us and we were joined by a Boy Scout troop from Bellevue.

photo op!

Before we got started, Christine, one of the Naturalists at Camp Long gave us a little background and history of the site itself.....

...and then it was time to work....

Starting with transferring some dirt from the piles it was in, into a ditch...and then the fun stuff started!

....the fun stuff? Digging out blackberry bushes....the ground was actually pretty perfect for this type of activity. Due to all the rain we've had recently the soil was pretty wet and made it easier to rip those suckers out!

although easier, still tough work....

Good Job Kris!!

Michelle more then conquered her share of blackberry bushes!

After we made quick work of what was a blackberry field, we moved on to getting some trees planted. A local youth organization donated $1000 of plants to Camp Long and they needed to get into the ground.

This is Jason, he was our "tour guide" for the day!

Check out that team work!!!

Kris and Mitch working with Stuart, another Naturalist at Camp Long.

"Gotta throw some more dirt in there, needs to be this high!"

PERFECT!

My boyfriend (Rob) and I getting kudos for getting this cutie tree in the ground. And then we got handed a rake to uncover the moss we covered up. Moss is critical in the forest for wildflowers to grow!

Getting the last one in the ground....

THANKS JASON!!!