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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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New skyline at Ronald Bog

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Photo by Sam Hansen

Thank you to Meridian Park resident Sam Hansen who took this photo and tipped us about the fall of the "eagle tree" into Ronald Bog.

The tree, with yellow leaves, is center in the photo.

Martin de Grazia followed up with an article about the tree Favorite Tree: "Eagle tree" falls at Ronald Bog


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Photo: Ducks at Ronald Bog

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Ducks at Ronald Bog
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Now that it's illegal to feed ducks and geese, their numbers are sustainable, and it's a treat to see them (instead of a mess that someone has to clean up).

These beauties are at Ronald Bog, where Wayne Pridemore shot this lovely photo with the misty background.

Shoreline and Lake Forest Park are full of wild critters - you just have to be there at the right time to see them.



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Bog Watcher: Blue heron at Ronald Bog

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Blue heron at Ronald Bog, photographed by Bog Watcher and Otter Whisperer Martin DeGrazia.




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Festival at the Bog on September 15

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Festival knitters at a weekly session at Haggen's Cafe
On September 15th, 2012, from 1-5pm, the Meridian Park Neighborhood will celebrate at Ronald Bog Park with the first ever SummerSet Arts Festival. This free event invites all ages to participate in several fun and 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.

Local resident and artist Cynthia Knox is pioneering the festival with the approval of the Shoreline Parks Board. Artist Meghan Lancaster will create a Disappearing Artwork sculpture from natural materials found within the park that will remain until they naturally disintegrate. During the festival she will guide visitors to complete this sculpture. The Unearth Collective will also create a site-specific piece that will remain in the park. Glass and light sculptor Carol Milne will create a piece to be viewed across the park lake on the distant shore. 

Mary Coss working on her shell
Seattle artist and advocate for community art Mary Coss will be installing a giant conch shell on a floating pier in the bog. The shell will have a soundtrack so visitors can also experience her sculpture through music and poetry. She is “committed to placemaking as a way to humanize the built environment. Art can be a vehicle to transform a community, and when done in collaboration with good design, it can contribute to a community with a soul. My experience integrating artwork into the urban setting has made apparent to me the impact of art on neighborhoods and the people who live there, I believe in its value.”

The Shoreline Children’s Center is creating a labyrinth installation as well as a clay turtle mandala. A hands-on art table will keep kids busy making kites and other crafts. Performing artists will bring music and entertainment. Among them, local Shoreline resident Brittain Barber will lead a jazz duo and resident Elena DeLisle-Perry will provide bluegrass and old-time music including a square dance.

Spreading the word and keeping the community involved, Cynthia Knox continues to bring a community art-making table to different locations and events in the Shoreline area during the summer. The pieces created at the art-making table, like tree socks, will be featured in the festival. The SummerSet Arts Festival has found tremendous support; it has received a Shoreline Dept. of Neighborhoods mini-grant through the Meridian Park Neighborhood Association. The City of Shoreline and the Shoreline-Lake Forest Parks Arts Council are co-sponsoring this exciting summer event. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and a picnic and plan to spend a wonderful afternoon in the park!


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Baby otters at Ronald Bog

Monday, November 30, 2020

When you have the feeling you are being watched. There are two kits in this photo.
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

A mother otter has been making appearances around Ronald Bog with her two kits. It's more than a little challenging to get all three in the same photo, but Martin DeGrazia aka Bog Whisperer is working on it.

Freshwater otters are different from the seagoing kind but they have been known to share territory. Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Seems like the only time they are all in frame is when they are swimming in the Bog. You get to see a nose and occasionally some teeth.

Three at once! Photo by Martin DeGrazia

There's a mom and baby in Echo Lake, as well. Probably in their other locations - Twin Ponds, McAleer Creek - but they have not yet posed for the camera.



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Sundown at Ronald Bog

Friday, September 3, 2021

 
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Ronald Bog is a contrast in light and shadow as the sun sets in a multicolored tapestry. In this view the Bog looks as if it has been unchanged for centuries, but it actually has a somewhat sordid past.


However, anyone can change their ways, so we will view the Bog as it is today, not what it used to be.

--DKH



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Day of Caring at Ronald Bog

Monday, November 9, 2009

On the Day of Making a Difference 19 members of the Meridian Park Neighborhood and the Aurora Nazarene Church met at Ronald Bog and planted 145 plants.

The plants were purchased with money from the Neighborhood Mini-Grants from the City of Shoreline.

It was not all work. There was a snack break mid-morning with cocoa, apple cider, tea and coffee and cookies.

Later Chef Norm arrived with a large pot of chili.

Everyone had a good time and there are a lot of plants to benefit the Bog. The new park benches which were purchased with money from the grant were also in place for everyone to enjoy.

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Eagle landing at Ronald Bog

Monday, April 20, 2020

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

This image of an eagle landing at Ronald Bog was captured by Bog Watcher Martin DeGrazia.




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Water plants at Ronald Bog

Thursday, September 10, 2020



Photos by Hitomi Dames

Hitomi usually spends her time fighting through the brambles at Twin Ponds, but decided to stop by Ronald Bog when she heard that it was open.



She identified the green plants in the Bog as Myriophyllum and said they are all over the edge of the water.


The heron looks very much at home standing in the water and the dragonfly appears to prefer dead leaves.





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Photo: Otter at Ronald Bog

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Photo by Martin De Grazia

Otters are shy and elusive. They frolic at dawn and live in burrows with underwater entrances. Seeing them is a rare thing.

Except for Martin De Grazia. He has spent so much time photographing wildlife at Ronald Bog that the otters have apparently accepted him as one of their own.

It's the only explanation for the dozen photos that De Grazia just got of the Bog otters.

--Diane Hettrick




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Bog Whisperer: Where's Waldo (otter)?

Sunday, November 20, 2022

 
Photo by Martin De Grazia

A random pile of old logs and brush at water's edge at Ronald Bog. But wait! Wild creatures are there, checking out the photographer. Can you find them both?

Ronald Bog park entrance is on N 175th St between Meridian and I-5.




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Green heron at Ronald Bog

Monday, September 6, 2021

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Ronald Bog has a lot of creatures - all of whom seem to have coped with the refurbishing of the park at the north end. Turtles, otters, crayfish (invasive and native), ducks, geese, eagles, hawks, and this green heron - who really is green.

Martin DeGrazia has photographed them all. He has a particular talent for getting elusive creatures like the otters to pose for him. I call him the Bog Whisperer.

--Diane Hettrick


 

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Photo: Denizens of Ronald Bog

Sunday, February 18, 2018

Photo by Martin DeGrazia

This moment of cuteness is brought to you by Bog dweller Martin DeGrazia, who knows all the denizens of Ronald Bog on a first name basis. I think this little one is flirting with him - note the saucy angle of the head.
DKH



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