Showing posts with label parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parks. Show all posts

Community Work Party at Twin Ponds North on Saturday

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

An Urban Forest Project
Photo by Meghan Peterka

Community Work Party at Twin Ponds North

Saturday, June 8th, 2024 from 9:30am - 12:30pm

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The leaves of the forest canopy have unraveled, the squirrels already beginning to gather,

and we continue to dig-up, water, and mulch. Come join us!

We meet on the far NW side of the park, along 155th street, 
west of the parking lot.

All that is needed is a pair of gloves and a water bottle.

We appreciate your sharing this post with others.

~ Many Hands Make Work, Light ~


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THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Meridian, Shoreview, Hamlin x2, Richmond Beach Saltwater Parks - come join forest restoration groups

Friday, May 31, 2024


THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Meridian, Shoreview, Hamlin x2, Richmond Beach Saltwater Parks

We are now working in Meridian Park!

We will also be in Shoreview Park near the off leash dog park.

https://shoreline.greencitypartnerships.org/event/calendar/?start=2024-05-31&end=2024-05-31

https://shoreline.greencitypartnerships.org/event/calendar/?start=2024-06-01&end=2024-06-01

And as always, you can find us throughout the week working in many parks throughout Shoreline - find your park and register here: https://shoreline.greencitypartnerships.org/event/map/

No experience necessary. Just bring your enthusiasm. We look forward to restoring with you!

Contact Joy Wood at stewardship@restorationad.com with any inquiries about Green Shoreline Partnership.


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Twin Ponds with cottonwood snow

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Photo by Jo Simmons

If you are in the right place when the wind is blowing, you may find yourself in the middle of a cottonwood snowstorm as the fluff blows off the trees in large swirling clouds.

At Twin Ponds, it floats on the surface of the water for a while, probably until it rains.

--Diane Hettrick


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Travels with Charlie: Let's respect our special places…

Saturday, May 18, 2024

By Gordon Snyder

Charlie and I headed to Pfingst Animal Acres park to wander around and get some sniffs in.

When we’re there, I always head down the path to the McAleer Creek viewing deck. It’s one of those special spots that lets you look and listen to the creek any time of year.

How’s the flow? the turbidity? any spawners? Just a great spot.
Photo by Gordon Snyder
But… I see something.

Photo by Gordon Snyder
A closer look...

Come on? This is a wonderful unique place to drink a Cup O Joe. Along the creekside with no other distractions.  

You just enjoyed this Special Place. And then just left…………..

This cup will be headed to Lake Washington.


Here’s the start of the cup’s journey marked by arrow.  

The shaded area is McAleer watershed. McAleer creek connects Lake Ballinger to Lake Washington.

Please, Let’s respect our special places… so they stay special.

Please and Cheers,
Gordon Snyder


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Humility : Drift, a site-responsive dance performance and exploration of embodied ecology on Saturday May 18, 2024

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Sara Caplan. Photo by Allina Yang

Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone presents Humility : Drift, a site-responsive dance performance and exploration of embodied ecology, on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 11am - 12:30pm at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park in Shoreline, WA. (Exact location here)

The event is free, but RSVP here

About the performance: Dancers will lead audience members on a short walk, followed by a performance that traverses the beach terrain. Humility : Drift is a dance taught to people by the beach ecology itself. It’s an experiment in relating to the more-than-human world through sensation-based empathy. The title is inspired by the etymological relationship between “humility,” to lower oneself, and the Latin word “humus,” or soil.

Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone talks with young audience members.
Photo by Allina Yang

Afterward, audience members are invited to take a free copy of our "embodied ecology cards," created by local scientific illustrator Madison Mayfield, and explore beach ecology through movement. Performers will remain on site to answer questions about the cards and methodology.

About the embodied ecology cards: The cards are inspired by traditional field guides, but they question Western naturalism’s presumed hierarchy of knowledge by including “scores,” or movement suggestions, alongside the expected factual information.

The scores distill hours of site-responsive dance improvisation and present basic movement concepts in accessible terms. Participants use the cards to engage with ecology through physical sensation, imagination, and play. This practice builds knowledge and empathy simultaneously, resulting in a deeper emotional investment in land as teacher, rather than object.

About the artists:

Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone is the director of Humility : Drift. She received a 4Culture Artist Grant in support of the project. She has 12 years of experience directing and dancing in NYC, Chicago, and Seattle. Select additional support includes a City of Shoreline Art Cottage Artist in Residence for Humility : Drift, and a University of Washington Body Space Time residency to support dance and music ensemble improvisation. Nicole is also a naturalist with Washington State University Beach Watchers.

Sara Caplan is a performer, choreographer and teacher based in Seattle. She has performed in works choreographed by Kendra Portier, Mariah Maloney, Beth Gill, Elise Beers AachixQaaduug, Bri Wilson, Shenandoah Harris, Madeleine Gregor and Anja Kellner-Rogers. She currently dances for Karin Stevens Dance and collaborates on various independent movement projects.

Madison Mayfield is a natural history artist, taxidermist, educator, and museum professional based in Seattle, WA. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology: Ecology, Evolution & Conservation as well as a certificate in Natural History Illustration from the University of Washington.

Maia Melene D’urfé is a dancer and choreographer in the contemporary, house, and breaking communities of Seattle. They work with dancers, musicians and mixed media artists to create worlds of movement that are full of visceral texture, abstraction, and vivid musicality. Through their dancing, choreography, and curation, Maia works on exploring abstract and personal thoughts through movement, and works to meld their experience with street styles,contemporary dance and music to create something intricate and visceral.

Ellie van Bever is a freelance dancer and producer based in Seattle. She has worked with Christopher K. Morgan and Artists, Jillian Peña, Katie Scherman and Artists, Amirov Dance Theater, AnA and others. Since moving to Seattle she has worked with Beth Twigs of The Gray and is a current member of Karin Stevens Dance. She recently produced and danced in Dragonslayer, an immersive dance-theater performance, at Good Shepherd Center with AnA.

Artist statement: We honor the Indigenous people of the Salish Sea. We honor dxʷdəwʔabš (Duwamish), dxʷsəq̓ q̓ʷəbš (Suquamish), sduhubš (Snohomish), and dxʷlilap (Tulalip) people, and other Indigenous bands, tribes, and people who cared for and continue to care for these lands and waters since time immemorial. We’re grateful for the opportunity to learn from kekektwsidat, or place of gathering kinnikinik, in all of its brilliance.

This project is part of our effort to reckon with our own backgrounds, and what it means to live in a good way amidst the wreckage of this world. We believe that dance improvisation offers unique tools for learning how to pay attention. In doing so, we may begin to feel anempathetic and relational bond with the life around us. We want to know: Can sensation lead to attention, attention to devotion, devotion to change?

This work is supported in part by a grant from 4Culture. 


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Join forest restoration work parties Friday at Hamlin Park and North City Park


Please join us on Friday, May 17, 2024 at noon in the upper forest of Hamlin Park to do restoration work in a new area of Hamlin Park! Sign up here

Also we are working in North City Park on Friday at 10am: Sign up here

And as always, you can find us throughout the week working in many parks throughout Shoreline - find your park and register here

No experience necessary. Just bring your enthusiasm. We look forward to restoring with you!

Contact Joy Wood at stewardship@restorationad.com with any inquiries about Green Shoreline Partnership.

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Friday's low tide at Richmond Beach

Sunday, May 12, 2024

 
Photo by Jackson Shelsted

The beach at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park was doubled in size by Friday's low tide.


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Take Me Out To Twin Ponds - May 11, 2024

Wednesday, May 8, 2024


Community Work Party at Twin Ponds North
Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 9:30am - 12:30pm
 
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As we continue to work at Twin Ponds, we welcome everyone to join us in digging up non-native plants, listening to the songbirds, and feeling the warmth of the sun, all of this, and an opportunity to connect with other members of the community.
 
We meet on the far NW side of the park, along 155th street, west of the parking lot.
 
All that is needed is a pair of gloves and a water bottle.
 
Please share this invitation with others.
 
~ Your Support Matters ~

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Volunteer in local parks with Green Shoreline Partnership

Friday, April 26, 2024


Join us to improve our parks by volunteering to do ecological restoration! 

We have work parties planned for the rest of the month and into May in 
  • Boeing Creek (near the Shoreview dog park), 
  • Hamlin, 
  • Echo Lake, 
  • North City, 
  • Shoreline, 
  • Twin Ponds
  • Richmond Beach Saltwater Parks. 
 Look for news coming soon of new parks being added!

Register at this link

Questions? Contact Joy Wood at stewardship@restorationad.com


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The Echo Lake Neighborhood invites you to visit two of their Earth Day projects on Sunday April 28, 2023

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Midvale Gardens in 2019. Photo by David Chen.
A lot of work had already been done before this photo.

Like many neighborhoods in Shoreline, the Echo Lake Neighborhood Association (ELNA) supports the work of local volunteers to maintain its green spaces.

This is particularly important in Echo Lake, which has only two tiny scraps of parks - although one does have a lake! 

Two other spaces have been created by volunteers out of neglected, overgrown nuisance public properties and one of them - The Densmore Pathway - is now a magical walkway with plantings, a path, art works, a bench by the Little Free Library - and a public kiosk.

Midvale Gardens 2024. Photo by Val Wishaar Tracy.
It is now possible to see all the way to the back of the property.

The other space is what they call the Midvale Gardens. It is a piece of property adjacent to the Interurban Trail at N 192nd on the west side of Aurora.

Midvale Gardens is affiliated with Diggin' Shoreline as well as ELNA. Volunteer Derek Creisler has been working for years to clear the 6 foot high tangle of blackberries and other invasive plants that wrapped themselves around the big trees of this space.

Derek is now an expert on weeds and he would be happy to tell you about them on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 1:30pm."Workshop on Weeds - the Midvale Gardens project, its history, and where do we go from here"

Sara and Cristin have made excellent progress at Shoreline Park
Photo by Sara Cammeresi

Sara Cammeresi has been clearing weeds and invasive species from the trees in Shoreline Park, 19030 1st Ave NE, north of the tennis courts.

This is the second Earth Day event at Shoreline Park this weekend. In the first, on Friday, the focus was on the variety of plants. 

The Sunday event, April 28, 2024 at 10am will be more about the battle with blackberries "Native and Invasive Plants at Shoreline Park"

Sara will lead a tour of the park, focusing on the successful efforts to reclaim space in this lovely little forest.

BioBlitz

After both events, there will be an opportunity to participate in the Earth Day BioBlitz. Volunteers will be onsite for two hours, with coffee.

Here is the link to the BioBlitz information: Information can be found at this link. Registration is appreciated but not required.



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The Cottage at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park celebrates 5th season of artist residencies

The Cottage at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park proudly announces its 5th season with a series of captivating Artist in Residencies.

Kicking off the 2024 season is Gabriela Nirino, whose residency runs from April 8 to May 15, 2024. The public is cordially invited to join Gabriela during her open studio hours at the Art Cottage, nestled within the picturesque Richmond Beach Saltwater Park 2021 NW 190th St, Shoreline, WA 98177


Open studio times are as follows: 
  • April 12, 14, 24, 27, from 10:30am to 4:30pm
  • May 4, 10, 15 from 10:30am to 4:30pm. 
  • Presentation of works will be on Sunday, May 12th from 12:00pm to 7:00pm.
Mutants II by Gabriela Nirino

Gabriela's artistic vision for the residency involves creating a series of weavings utilizing natural materials primarily sourced from foraged plants. With a commitment to sustainability, her work aims to cultivate harmony with nature.

If you have access to a garden and are knowledgeable about plants, we encourage you to bring samples of materials you believe could be incorporated into the artist's artwork. 

Your contribution will enrich the creative process, and your involvement is highly encouraged.

Future residencies

Following Gabriela's residency, the Cottage will host artist residencies with JoEllen Wang for May through June, Leslie Barber from mid-July through August, and Ching-In Chen and Cassie Mira from September through October.

The Cottage at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park is honored to present these talented artists and invites the community to partake in their enriching open studio sessions. Further open studio dates will be announced.

To stay informed about upcoming events or to apply for future Artist in Residence opportunities, subscribe to Alerts and select "Public Art Events" to receive information about calls to artists, open studio times, Meet the Artist, or other art and cultural events.

The Cottage at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park serves as a hub for artistic endeavors, nestled within the serene landscapes of Richmond Beach Saltwater Park. Each year, it hosts a series of artist residencies, fostering creativity and collaboration within the community.


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Take a walking tour of Shoreline Park on Friday April 26, 2024 at 11am

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Off the path, volunteers are working to remove invasive plants
Photo by Sara Cammeresi

Restoration ecologist Joy Wood will conduct a tour of the Echo Lake Neighborhood's Shoreline Park this Friday, April 26, 2024 at 11am.

This small, forested city park may have the most diverse plant ecology in the neighborhood. See the trees and plants through Joy's lens of "Forest Health and Ecological Restoration."

Volunteers will be there to greet you on the paved path. Parking available directly in front of the park, on 1st Ave NE and along the south side of the park. 

The park, at 19030 1st Ave NE, is directly north of the Shoreline Center 

If you wish, you can participate in a BioBlitz event, taking photos of plants in the park and submitting them to iNaturalist via the free app. 


Registration is encouraged, but not required.


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Two gems of the Echo Lake Neighborhood on display Saturday April 27, 2024: Densmore Pathway and Echo Lake

Entrance to the Densmore Pathway
Photo by Jeanne Monger

You could potentially get to both events on Saturday April 27, 2024 as the Echo Lake Neighborhood celebrates Earth Day by showing the work that has been done for two of its green spaces.

Saturday, April 27, 10am, at Densmore Pathway (NE 188th between Ashworth and Densmore) Marla Tullio will lead a walking tour, discussing the "Birds and plants of Shoreline's Densmore Pathway".

The Pathway is a reclaimed space, formerly a neglected Right Of Way, which because of the work of many near neighbors, has been turned into a peaceful walk from Ashworth to Densmore.

A meandering gravel pathway lined with a variety of plants, art pieces peek through the grasses and hang overhead.

A bench, little free library, and kiosk mark the entrance on Ashworth, almost hidden behind the rain gardens which line the street. Meet there at 10an.

Parking is on-street and very limited; please be mindful of neighbors' driveways.

View from Echo Lake Park
Photo by Gidget Terpstra

Saturday, April 27, 11am, at Echo Lake Park 19901 Ashworth Ave N, Ann Michel will discuss the “Flora, Fauna and Rainwater: The Future of Echo Lake”.

ELNA volunteers have been monitoring the health of the lake and working to keep the park groomed for 25 years. Ann and the Friends of Echo Lake are working intensively to keep the lake healthy and replace invasive plants with native species.

Meet by the lake while Ann shares her extensive knowledge of this small gem.

After either event, if you wish to participate in the BioBlitz after the presentation, full information is here. Registration is encouraged but not required.


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Come and Work and/or Walkabout at Twin Ponds Saturday, April 27, 2024

Tuesday, April 23, 2024


Story and photos by Meghan Peterka

About 5 years ago, 30 King County residents went through the Urban Forest Restoration Program. As a part of the program, the City of Shoreline provided the restoration sites for these stewards to work. Twin Ponds Park, on the intersection of 155th and 1st Ave NE was one of the parks chosen.

I wish we had taken pictures of the site before we began to do our restoration work. Since we do not have beforehand pictures, I will use my words to give you a visual.


Here is the NW entrance of Twin Ponds Park. It looks pretty good. Though, I want you to imagine a wall of Himalayan blackberries and creeping around and under, English Ivy. These have been removed since and have been replaced with NW native plants as well as a gravel path for the community to walk along.

Throughout this part of the park, our wonderful steward Marj Gillespy has created signage that educates the community about the different plant species that are growing in the site.

A couple of years into our work, we uncovered this gorgeous patch of native bleeding hearts. It has been exciting to find some preexisting native species that were covered by blackberries and ivy.

The canopy in the part of the park is mostly deciduous trees, speckled with evergreen trees, both established and newly planted.

The floor of this urban forest is littered with cones and leaves, waiting for decomposition to add nutrients to the soil.


Twin Ponds is teeming with life, in its soil, plants, trees, and waterways. 

Whether you've been there before or not, I invite you to join our stewardship team, at our next work party, on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 9:30-12:30. Please bring gloves and a water bottle. We meet at the NW corner of the park. 

Everyone is welcome!

Come, come out to our work party, and/or come to walkabout.


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Salmonberry in Paramount Park Open Space

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Photo by Janet Way


Salmonberry growing wild in the Paramount Park Open Space. Paramount Open Space is a long narrow park oriented along Little’s Creek which runs south and joins Thornton Creek in Seattle.

The southern end of the park includes a wetland that was restored in the 1990s. A number of short trails meander through the park and most radiate out from a small grassy opening adjacent to the public parking lot at the end of 147th street to the three street entrances.

From Friends of Paramount Park

More information here

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Shoreline Park Bond update and schedule of closures

Hillwood Park: Pipes and Puddles

Park Bond Update

Notice of Public Meeting on Proposed Improvements to Hillwood Park

You are invited to participate in our virtual presentation of proposed improvements to Hillwood Park (19001 3rd Ave NW, Shoreline WA 98177) on May 1, 2024, at 6:00pm. 

During this presentation we will talk about specific details of the project and ask for your feedback on the proposal so we can address potential impacts and problem solve together as neighbors.

We will host a virtual meeting on May 1, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. to answer questions and respond to neighborhood comments and suggestions. Please join us on Zoom.

Project Phases

Bundle 1:
  • Ridgecrest Park - Closed during construction, reopening June 2024
  • Kruckeberg Botanic Garden - Open during construction
  • Shoreview Park - Permitting
Bundle 2: Permit review with a target start date of spring-summer 2024.
  • Richmond Highlands Park
  • James Keough Park
  • Brugger's Bog Parks Park
Bundle 3: Construction scheduled to begin late summer 2024.
  • Hillwood Park
  • Briarcrest Park
These dates are subject to change.

Please visit the Parks update page to see the new schematic designs and current project updates.

Temporary Park Closures and Impacts

Construction Closures
  • Ridgecrest Park is closed during construction and is scheduled to reopen at the end of June.
Fircrest construction will change parking for Dog Park

Dog Park parking: 

The entrance to the Dog Park Parking will be moved from the east of the park to the south of the park. The Department of Health Lab is doing an expansion project to the Fircrest location, that will impact of access to the site during construction. 

The area towards the south of the dog park has been laid down with gravel and is suitable for parking. 

Construction is planned to start August/September 2024.

Planned Facility Closures
  • Spartan Recreation Facility closure August 24- September 8, 2024
  • Richmond Highland Recreation Center closure August 16-26, 2024

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Hamlin Park Cardio Walk Wednesday April 17, 2024

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Hamlin Park trail
Photo by Janet Way

Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 10:00am  - Hamlin Park Cardio Walk


Ready to step up the pace and get a good workout? Enjoy some Cardio exercise outside with friends and nature. We will meet at 10am between the Hamlin picnic shelter and bathrooms for moderate paced laps through the NE section of Hamlin Park which includes hills and stairs. 

Wear sneakers with good traction and get ready to sweat!

  • Walk is approximately: 1-2 miles / 45 min.
  • Walk Rating: Difficult (faster pace with some steep hills and uneven ground)
  • Meet at: Hamlin Park, 16006 15th Ave NE, Shoreline (2nd parking lot on left, meet near picnic shelter) "Hamlin Park Road"
  • Leader: Beth
Explore neighborhoods, parks and trails on some of the best walking routes in our City. Designed for adults ages 50+ but open to all ages and abilities, each walk is led by a Volunteer Walk Leader and all walks are free. No need to sign up, just show up at the meetup location and we'll take care of the rest! Friendly dogs on a leash are welcome to join.

A full list of walks here


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State Parks co-hosts Washington Coast Cleanup on April 20, 2024

Friday, April 12, 2024

Coast Cleanup April 20, 2024 on
ten ocean beaches
OLYMPIA – April 10, 2024 – As a proud member of the Washington Clean Coast Alliance, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will co-host the annual Washington Coast Cleanup on April 20, 2024

This year’s event will take place at ten state parks: Cape Disappointment, Fort Flagler, Fort Townsend, Fort Worden, Grayland Beach, Mystery Bay, Ocean City, Pacific Beach, Shine Tidelands and Twin Harbors.

In partnership with Washington CoastSavers, Parks puts on three beach cleanup volunteer events a year – and there is always more work to be done. 

In 2023, 1,923 volunteers picked up 133,249 pounds of marine and firework debris off our beaches. That’s equivalent to the combined weight of 10 adult elephants.

During the Washington Coast Cleanup, Parks also works with Washington Surfrider and the Grassroots Garbage Gang to bring in volunteers to support this effort.

On arrival, participants volunteering at a Washington state park will check in at one of these locations:
  • Long Beach: 
    • Bolstad Ocean Beach Approach (OBA), 
    • Seaview OBA
  • Central Coast: 
    • Ocean City OBA, 
    • Chance A La Mer OBA, 
    • Bonge Ave OBA
  • Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca: Shine Tidelands 
    • Chimacum Corner Farmstand: Fort Flagler, Mystery Bay
  • Port Townsend Marine Science Center: 
    • Fort Townsend, 
    • Fort Worden
Volunteers should dress for variable weather conditions, wear sturdy footwear and pack a lunch with plenty of water. Upon check-in, participants will receive supplies to help them pick up debris. However, volunteers are encouraged to bring reusable gloves. The check-in station also serves as the dumpster location for marine debris after collection.

Visit CoastSavers.org to learn more about the Washington Coast Cleanup, view a list of all participating beaches and pre-register for the event.  A Discover Pass is required for vehicle access on state-managed lands on April 20.


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See the stars Saturday at Paramount School Park

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Star Party on Saturday Night, 8pm, March 16, 2024.

Come out to see the Stars at this FREE Star Party viewing event sponsored by the Seattle Astronomical Society. 

Paramount School Park, corner of NE 155th & 8th Ave NE - out in the middle of the field. All ages welcome. (Leave your dogs at home)

Experienced astronomers from the Seattle Astronomical Society (SAS) volunteer their time and telescopes and binoculars to share with the public. Everyone is welcome including families with children.

As always, the event is weather dependent. Check the SAS website for star gazing event status. If weather conditions force cancellation of an event, that news will be posted not later that 4pm the day of the event.


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Poison hemlock removal planned across Shoreline

Friday, March 15, 2024

A sign warns walkers of a patch of poison hemlock growing in a thicket of noxious weeds near the stairs at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park while stair climbers get in some steps before sunset. Photo by Oliver Moffat

Before sunset on Thursday evening, stair climbers huffed and puffed past a sign near the top of Richmond Beach Saltwater Park warning of the dangers of nearby poison hemlock growing amongst an uncontrolled patch of Himalayan blackberries. 

Across town at James Keough Park dogs and their owners enjoyed an evening stroll while young poison hemlock shoots grew in a patch of weed cherry trees.

Starting next week, the city will be using herbicide to remove the highly toxic weed from locations around the city including the Richmond Beach and Innis Arden neighborhoods and at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park and James Keough Park.


Young poison hemlock sprouts near a stand of noxious weed cherry at James Keough Park. Photo by Oliver Moffat

According to the King County Noxious Weed Control Program, poison hemlock is highly toxic and, if ingested, even small amounts can kill people and animals. It’s widespread across the region and thrives in open sunny areas like vacant lots and along roadsides where other noxious weeds flourish.

Because of its extreme toxicity and aggressiveness, the state has designated this plant a Class B Noxious Weed - meaning that governments are required to eradicate it by any means necessary. Including the use of herbicide.

Residents should be on the lookout for poison hemlock which can grow to 6-10 feet tall and produce tiny, white, 5-petaled flowers in late spring. The plants have a resemblance to carrot tops this time of year. 

Flowering poisonous hemlock may be confused wild carrot (aka Queen Anne's Lace) which is also a noxious weed but non-toxic.

Shoreline seeks to “reduce and/or eliminate use of pesticides in the city” under its pest management policy. For example, favoring “mechanical control” of pests including “hand pulling” of noxious weeds in public parks. 

This backbreaking work is primarily performed by volunteers with the Green Shoreline Partnership in parks across the city.

On city right-of-ways, the city uses a hot foam herbicide-free solution to address weeds which kills weeds along with beneficial fungi, flora and fauna in the soil.

The city attempted to remove the poison hemlock in recent years without herbicide, pulling the plants out by hand. But that technique failed.

But when it comes to a weed as aggressive and dangerous as poisonous hemlock, the city will use herbicides to eradicate it.

With more than 400 acres of park land and open spaces in Shoreline, the city’s Green Shoreline 20-Year Forest Management Plan identified 240 acres of forest in 23 parks in need of noxious weed removal and restoration by 2039 - a pace of roughly 9.6 acres per year. 

Yet in the six years since its founding in 2017, volunteers working with the Green Shoreline Partnership have only restored 15 acres in 13 parks - a pace of only 2.5 acres per year, according to Shoreline’s 2023 Urban Forest Strategic Plan.

The county’s website says, “if you suspect poisoning from this plant, call for help immediately because the toxins are fast-acting – for people, call 911 or poison-control at 1-800-222-1222 or for animals, call your veterinarian.”
--By Oliver Moffat


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