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Captured on camera - a Ronald Bog otter

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Ronald Bog Otter.  Photo by Martin DeGrazia.

These normally elusive critters have lived in Shoreline and Lake Forest Park long before we two-legged types showed up, but they generally stay out of sight, living in our lakes, bogs, and streams.  These are fresh-water river otters, cousins to the salt-water types commonly seen in zoos, and TV programs.

There are otters in Ronald Bog, Echo Lake, McAleer Creek, and certainly other bodies of water.  Otters will travel across land and there have been several reports of otters in Kruckeberg Gardens.

Wonder what else is in the streams and woodlands?


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Ronald Bog wetland mitigation

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Motorists have been puzzling over signs near N 175th and Meridian, one across from Meridian Park Elementary and the other in Ronald Bog park along N 175th.

The signs are related to the wetland mitigation project that will be constructed by Sound Transit next year to mitigate for their proposed impacts to wetlands on the east side of I-5 that will be impacted by the Light Rail project.

Here is the link to the Critical Areas Special Use Permit Notice of Application that is posted on the signs at the park and near the impacted wetlands.

The background of the project is outlined in the Council Staff Report from the June 25, 2018, meeting when the Conservation Easement was authorized for this project. (If you get a blank page when you open this link, scroll right and left to find the document. The page is the width of the very large drawings.)

Sound Transit’s display board from the June 27 open house that includes the Ronald Bog wetland mitigation project.

Basically, City staff in multiple departments worked with Sound Transit to identify and develop a mitigation project that would meet the City’s requirement for off-site mitigation to occur within the impacted sub-basin and would meet state and federal requirements as well. Trail improvements and educational signs will also be installed with the project.



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Kiss sculpture being relocated within Ronald Bog park

Friday, January 18, 2019


Sound Transit is offsetting impacts to wetlands as a result of light rail construction in Shoreline by creating new wetlands at Ronald Bog Park on N 175th and I-5. (see previous article)

The first step in constructing the Ronald Bog Wetland Mitigation Site is to move Michael Sweeney’s The Kiss to a new location within the park.

The Kiss
Michael Sweeney, artist
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline
Starting today, Sound Transit will construct a new earthen mound approximately 200 feet east from the sculpture's current location and then carefully transfer the sculpture to the new mound.

Construction of the wetland mitigation site is expected to begin in summer 2019.

A few parking stalls will be temporarily occupied for construction use. A temporary road access will be installed for equipment access to work site.

The work area will be marked and fenced off from public access. Work will occur from 7am - 4pm, Monday – Friday and take approximately five weeks to complete.

Contacts
  • Outreach Specialist: My Nguyen, lynnwoodlink@soundtransit.org or 206-398-5300.
  • After-hours construction hotline: 1-888-298-2395.
  • King County Public Art Collection: Jordan Howland, Jordan.howland@4culture.org or 206-263-1589


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Eco-Art sculptures coming to SummerSet Arts Festival September 12

Thursday, August 27, 2015

A floating, lit installation called "New Moon" created by Todd Lawson
and installed in Ronald Bog for the festival.
Photo courtesy SummerSet Festival

Featuring a wide variety of media and materials, the SummerSet Arts Festival returns to Ronald Bog Park on September 12 with a diverse lineup of eco-art installations (including several floating sculptures), Native American performances, and music.

Festival hours are 12pm-5pm, and admission and activities are free. Originated by local artists and supported by public art non-profits as well as city and county arts administrations, SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog explores art and nature in a dynamically changing world.

Art installations, viewable dawn till dusk, by Dave Bloomfield, Michael Eggers, Barry Johnson, Cynthia Knox, Elise Koncsek, Todd Lawson, Naoko Morisawa, Jennifer Rotermund, and Fergus Temporada.

Free parking is available at the corner of N 175th and Meridian Streets at the Park / Ride at Aurora Church and at Meridian Park Elementary School.

Presented by Meridian Park Neighborhood Association, and supported by a Community Project Award from Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council, 4Culture, The City of Shoreline Public Art Program, and Shoreline Rotary Foundation. Shunpike serves as fiscal sponsor for the Festival.

More information can be found on Facebook and webpage.



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The Musicians of 2013 SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog

Monday, August 19, 2013

Acoustic music by local musicians to be featured at Ronald Bog this September 7th, 1-5pm.


a capella sounds of 5bit
at the SummerSet Arts Festival

SummerSet Arts Festival 2013 offers multiple music tents sprinkled around the park. The variety is lush – Celtic music by Laurie Riley and Susan Burke, jazz by Brittain Barber and Friends, smooth and funky acapella by 5Bit, and Scandinavian and Irish tunes by Sarah and Steve Funk.

There's more! Kitty-corner neighbor to the park, Aurora Church will play folk music, Ed Goldstick plays tunes from the Great American Songbook: Popular Tunes of the 1920's-1950's, Around the Sound Clarinets will wow us, and Tierra Caliente Mexican music will be performed by Paul Anastasio and Elena DeLisle-Perry.

Bluegrass jam with Tom Peterson

What – you say you like Old Time, Americana, and Bluegrass? All are in for an audio treat with extended jams led by Sheila Blech Long and Tom Petersen, and if you haven't seen the Peterka Family's Kaywompus String Band, you've got to come down and hear the fun for yourself.
For a pre-festival listen, check out Elena DeLisle and Paul Anastasio on soundcloud and 5Bit on Youtube

Laura Riley, harpist

SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog on September 7th, is a free-to-the-public, non-commercial, community event that features an outdoor temporary sculpture exhibition - including a large Shoreline community art project installation, art-making booths for all ages, hula hooping, live music, and more! 

The 2013 festival is sponsored by the City of Shoreline, local businesses, Shoreline Historical Museum, Shoreline-LFP Arts Council, 4Culture, Rotary Club Foundation, CleanScapes, and Meridian Park Neighborhood Association.

To get involved with the festivities or to make a donation to support the ongoing project, contact festival founder and director Cynthia Knox 206-218-3302.


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Giant canoe rides popular at SummerSet Arts Festival

Friday, September 12, 2014

Giant canoe rides on Ronald Bog
Photo by Gary Stebbins
Ronald Bog Park was abuzz with people of all ages last Saturday afternoon at the Third Annual SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog.

Nature Crowns were popular headgear
Photo by Gary Stebbins
Live musical performances took place in the big tent in the center of the meadow and volunteer driven art-making tents ringed the edges. Faerie Garden-making, presented by Diggin' Shoreline, was especially popular. 

Blue Heron Heritage Family group sang traditional songs
Photo by Gary Stebbins
Descendants of the original peoples of this area, members of the Duwamish, Snohomish, and Chinook Tribes shared culture through cedar doll-making, song, dance, and drumming, and rides around the lake in their giant hand-carved canoe! 

Brian and Seth Peterka sang old-time songs
Photo by Gary Stebbins
This community event was presented by Meridian Park Neighborhood Association and sponsored by 4Culture, Shoreline Historical Museum, SLFP Arts Council, and The City of Shoreline.


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SummerSet Arts Festival seeking volunteers

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Flying Ponies
Artists Ann Blanch, Lynn Ahnen Turnblom and Sue Williams
Photo by Doreena Ortega

On a fall Saturday afternoon last year, hundreds of people poured into Ronald Bog Park on N 175th St. Festival attendees were delighted by the sight of a colorful giant floating turtle clambering off a dock, amazed by fluttering iridescent wings affixed to the Shoreline Ponies sculpture, and charmed by the brightly striped tree socks made by local knitters. There was music to enjoy, dancing to experience, a labyrinth walk, art making demonstrations, historical talks, and culture sharing by the Duwamish Tribe.

SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog 2013 is looking for enthusiastic Shoreline residents to help plan and produce our second annual festival. It will be held at Ronald Bog Park on Saturday, September 7, 2013.

You do not have to be an artist but you do need to reside in Shoreline and be someone who would enjoy volunteering as part of a team creating an afternoon event of art, music, and nature exploration for people of ages. No prior experience necessary! If you would like to participate, contact Cynthia Knox or Kathy Plant.


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Shoreline Parks / Tree board to discuss Ronald Bog easement

Sunday, April 22, 2018


Regular meeting Thursday, April 26, 2018, 7:00 - 9:00pm
City Hall Room 303


The Parks Board will discuss the Ronald Bog Park Wetland Easement and the Park Concept Design Study at their meeting on Thursday.

Wetland easement background - documents here
In February and April of 2017 the PRCS/Tree Board provided input and concurred with the staff recommendation to allow Sound Transit proposal to the create new wetland and wetland buffer in Ronald Bog Park as mitigation for unavoidable wetland impacts within the same Thornton Creek sub-basin for construction of the Lynnwood Link Light Rail Extension (LLE) Project

Park Concept Design background - documents here, start with p. 18
Shoreline’s 2017-2023 Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan lays the groundwork for parks, recreation and cultural services for many years to come.

PROS Plan Strategic Action Initiative #3: Expand Recreation Facility Opportunities establishes a goal of providing new park amenities by 2023. In addition, the six-year Capital Improvement Plan (PROS Plan Table 6.5) prioritizes a list of parks for improvements by 2023.

The Parks Concept Design Project is intended to engage the community in creating a more detailed design for selected parks in order to facilitate developing a funding plan for implementation of park improvement.



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SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog Saturday

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Clay table
Photo by Bob Pfeiffer
Hands on art making for kids and adults - a contemplative labyrinth to walk - all kinds of music to listen to - Native American dancers - and a gem of a park.

It all adds up the the SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog. Today - Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Ronald Bog Park, 175th and Meridian, noon to 5pm. Free.

Music all day
Photo by Bob Pfeiffer

There is some parking on site, but more across the street at Meridian Park Elementary, and the Aurora Church of the Nazarene.

Watch Jennifer Rotermund build a living fence. Diggin' Shoreline always has something interesting to do. Or just bring a lunch and listen to the music.


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Goslings at Ronald Bog

Thursday, May 12, 2022

 
Photo by Melissa DeGrazia

Today I received sad news that all three nests at Bitter Lake have failed. The lakewatcher there thinks that the problem is that the groundskeepers trimmed away all the foliage between the path and the lake, giving the geese no cover for their nests.

No lack of green space for goslings at Ronald Bog
Photo by Melissa DeGrazia

At Ronald Bog there is a different story, with this thriving family photographed by The Bogwatcher's Daughter Melissa DeGrazia.

--Diane Hettrick



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Ronald Bog work party Saturday, April 9, 9 am to noon

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Neighbors at a previous Ronald Bog work party
On Saturday, April 9, from 9 am to noon, the Meridian Park Neighborhood Association will hold a work party at Ronald Bog, N 175th and Meridian Ave N.

The group will be working near the ponies to remove blackberries and ivy and replant the area with native plants. 

Volunteers are welcome. For additional information contact Dick Decker 206-542-1559.

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Meridian Park Neighborhood Association seeks additional board members

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Ronald Bog

Meridian Park residents, are you curious about your neighborhood?

Did you know:
  • Your neighborhood is the newest in Shoreline? It was not designated as an official neighborhood until 1995 when Shoreline became a city. The boundaries are Highway 99 to I-5, and N 160th St to N185th St.
  • Your neighborhood is steeped in history? But how could that be, given the first fact? The significance of the area goes back before settlers arrived when wetlands between Cromwell Park and Ronald Bog provided cranberries for native Duwamish families to harvest.
  • Your neighborhood has more parks within its boundaries than any other neighborhood in Shoreline? There are 5, ranging in size from Ronald Bog at 13.6 acres to Darnell Park at less than an acre.
  • You have an active Neighborhood Association? Meridian Park Neighborhood Association hosts monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of the month at Shoreline City Hall (in your neighborhood, too). Meetings are informative and engaging, a great way to find out what is happening in Meridian Park, and in the City. This is also an opportunity to get to know your neighbors.
In addition, if you have great ideas to implement with the MPNA team, and/or generally want to be of service in Meridian Park Neighborhood, visit this webpage and apply to become a candidate for the Board of Directors.

All are welcome. Applications are due by May 10, and elections will be held at the May 15th meeting. If you have questions regarding the application or Board responsibilities, please contact us by calling Cynthia Knox at 206-218-3302 or emailing us.

We can tell you that getting involved in our neighborhood is both rewarding and fun! Meridian Park Neighborhood Association does not discriminate based on age, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic origin, religious beliefs, marital status, size, or physical ability.

Upcoming meetings:

Hear from Shoreline City Staff on May 15 about the future of Meridian Park; residential and business construction/development, traffic, parks, schools, the 185th St. project, and more.

Learn laws and tips on June 18 on how to get your neighbors together, close off your block to traffic and have a memorable party on National Night Out this summer.

To see archived videos of past MPNA meetings, visit our website. We hope you will join us at an upcoming meeting so you can get to know us. We look forward to getting to know you!



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SummerSet Arts Festival Celebrating Ronald Bog

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Blue Heron Canoe Family Journey
Saturday September 12 Noon to 5:00pm

Join the Shoreline Historical Museum at Ronald Bog Saturday September 12 for a beautiful day of arts and heritage - Celebrate the return of the Cranberry to this historic meeting place and enjoy performances by the kw`aX'wad'ad'achi Cultural Family, and presentation of the Canoe by the Blue Heron Canoe Family.

Make art, see art and be art! Walk the maze and the Shoreline Rotary Arboretum and more!

Ronald Bog Park is located at North 175th and Meridian Ave N in Shoreline. Parking is nearby at the Meridian Park school, across Meridian from the park.

Sponsored by the City of Shoreline, Meridian Park Neighborhood Association, 4Culture, Shoreline Arts Council, Shoreline Rotary Foundation, Recology-Cleanscapes, Shoreline Historical Museum.



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Work party at Ronald Bog Saturday, May 21, 9am to noon

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Ronald Bog volunteers at a previous work party

From the Meridian Park Neighborhood Association


On Saturday, May 21, at Ronald Bog Park, 9am - Noon (near the Ponies), Dick Decker will be leading a work party to remove blackberries and ivy and will be planting native plants. 



Treats and water will be provided. Bring your tools and gloves if you have them and wear boots and wear appropriate clothing. There will be some tools furnished. 



While you are there look for the resident beavers, otter, KingFisher, and eagle. For more information contact Dick Decker at 206-542-1552.

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SummerSet Arts Festival this Saturday

Wednesday, September 9, 2015



The SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog is this Saturday, August 12 at Ronald Bog Park, N 175th and Meridian Ave N.

Join us at Ronald Bog Park from noon-5 pm to hear local music, make and see art, and eat FREE ice cream sundaes from 3-5pm! Free admission. Lots of activities - see the full list



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Photos from Ronald Bog Park and Pacific NW Conifer Arboretum

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Steve Robinson took a stroll through Ronald Bog Park, which opened to the public on Monday, July 27, 2020 and photographed scenes from the park, as well as some of the informational posters.




All the paths are gravel. The fence is around the critical area. The sculpture is called The Kiss. It was moved as part of the renovation. It's owned by King county.


The sign very politely tells people to keep out. The critical area will be a functional wetland. Check it in October when it's raining.


Some of the park's history, including how it was saved and named a park by a group of local women in the 1970s nicknamed the "kitchen activists."


Inside the critical area.


During the rainy season (which is most of the year) most of this area will be wet and when there is a lot of rain, there may be a small pond in the middle.


The picnic shelter was rebuilt but the mossy roof is the same. It sits right between the two zones and is right next to the lake. The designers wanted to have a section where visitors could get next to the water.


This talks about the importance of wetlands and about some of the critters that inhabit Ronald Bog. 


Inviting pathway.


The Conifer Arboretum was well established on the site. The information sign is new and the pathways have been greatly improved. You can learn about and see all the different types of conifers. Looks like a future Shoreline Walks or Tree Walks.


Several varieties of conifers flank the sign.


Conifers are trees that have cones. For more details, here is the webpage for the American Conifer Society.

All photos by Steven H. Robinson



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Meridian Park neighborhood seeks local volunteers to plan annual festival

Friday, May 15, 2015

Attendees paddles around Ronald Bog in a canoe

Are you looking for ways to get involved in your neighborhood? Would you enjoy working as part of a team to organize activities for a fun neighborhood event?

Meridian Park Neighborhood Association is pleased to announce its 4th annual free “end of summer” SummerSet Arts Festival at Ronald Bog on September 12, 2015, 12pm-5pm.

Volunteers are needed to organize this year’s festival. Experience is not necessary and training is gladly provided! New ideas are welcome, and time commitments can vary according to participants availability and interests.

Family storytelling was very popular

The mission of SummerSet Arts Festival at Ronald Bog is to connect people to nature and to foster community spirit through the arts. This year Meridian Park is committed to building a strong and broad base of organizers who can work to create an event that brings our neighborhood together. The planning and production of an event of this scope provides an opportunity for many neighbors to have fun getting to know each other, which in turn strengthens our community.

Team positions to be filled include: event logistics coordination, online promotion, poster distribution, food vendor procurement, volunteer food procurement, parking and traffic coordination, festival directing, volunteer coordinating, art booths, info booths, hands-on activities coordination, and artist recruitment and coordination.

A planning meeting is scheduled for June 9, 6:30pm-8:30pm in Room 301 at Shoreline City Hall. To RSVP or to find out more, contact Cynthia Knox 206-218-3302. 

SummerSet Arts Festival is presented by Meridian Park Neighborhood Association and sponsored by SLFP Arts Council, Shoreline Historical Museum, and Shoreline Breakfast Rotary Foundation.



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Summerset Arts Festival Saturday, 1-5pm at Ronald Bog

Friday, September 14, 2012

Grove Shrine by Meghan Lancaster

September 15, 2012, from 1-5pm, SummerSet Arts Festival at Ronald Bog, N 175th St and Meridian Ave N. Free. Parking at Meridian Park Elementary.

This event invites all ages to participate in artistic activities including: live music, dance and drumming performances, fun kids activities, and art making stations. 

There will also be park and arboretum tours as well as a sculpture exhibition. Volunteers have restored Ronald Bog Park (175th and Meridian in Shoreline) over the summer and the SummerSet Arts Festival will celebrate their ongoing success within the park and community.




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Stop the Chop rally Sunday by Ronald Bog

Friday, May 17, 2024

 Photo by Kean Engie

Join the “Stop the Chop” rally on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 1pm at Ronald Bog Park to call attention to the City's plans to remove trees along N 175th between Stone Way N and I-5 for the N 175th Corridor Project.

Some of the trees to be cut are marked with
orange ribbons. Photo by Kean Engie.
Volunteers from Save Shoreline Trees have tied an orange ribbon on many of the 274 trees along N 175th identified in the December 2022 draft arborist report to be removed.

The public is invited to join the "Stop the Chop" rally, and bring your own sign, or “write a note to a tree” at this event.

Save Shoreline Trees agrees safety for all is a top priority.

However, for the sake of climate resilience and emergency, we ask the Council to reconsider the design for N 175th Corridor Project. 

This project is scheduled to be discussed by Council on June 3, 2024.

Volunteers with Tree Action Seattle will host a “write a note to a tree” table on Sunday.

Ronald Bog Park is located at 2301 N 175th St, just east of Meridian Ave N.

Update: Photos by Kean Engie. "Write a note to a tree" table on Sunday.

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"Tree Enhancement Project" for SummerSet Arts Festival

Friday, July 12, 2013

Coming soon to a tree near you...

Last September, Kathy Plant attended SummerSet Arts Festival: Celebrating Ronald Bog and got inspired. With retirement only a couple months away, she resolved to get involved with the festival in the coming year. Little did she know at that time that she would become the lead coordinator for this year's N 175th Street Tree enhancement project!

Last year's project was the colorful tree socks and this year's project promises to delight residents as well. Since March 2013, Kathy has been working with festival director and lead artist Cynthia Knox and has designed a community project that highlights individual creativity and also will create a beautiful large installation starting at the end of August.

Kathy Plant, Aureole Lopez-Shulman, and Maria Galvao
creating art for the park (and nearby trees)

This will be the beginning of the art in the park that is SummerSet Arts Festival sculpture exhibition. The streetside installation will bring attention to Ronald Bog Park in preparation of Festival Day on September 7th, 1-5pm.

Shoreline residents ranging in ages of 4-88 years old have already participated in creating pieces for the trees. Everyone is invited to participate in this on-going project in the next 1 ½ months at NW SolarFest, Swingin' Summer Eve, Shoreline Knitters' Thursday afternoon meetings, and August Sunday afternoon art parties at Ronald Bog Park. For more information about the project or to get involved with SummerSet Arts Festival, contact Kathy.


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