Author: Jeff Hoerth

If exercise and fresh air are on your New Year’s list of resolutions, then we’ve got just the thing for you. Join us on Saturday, January 14th to help plant 675 trees in the eastern portion of the Juanita Woodlands. That’s the area that was cleared by volunteers last November. Now it’s time to finish the job. We meet at 9am on 120th Street, which runs east from Juanita Drive (just below the Plaza Garcia Restaurant). Park on the street. If you have hand tools — loppers, clippers, and shovels — feel free to bring them, but we will have a supply of tools as well. Be sure to grab some gloves, lace up a pair of sturdy shoes, and put on some layers to keep out the early morning chill. But you’ll warm up soon enough…and we’ll have hot chocolate and coffee for you! There will be plenty to do for kids and adults alike. Try to RSVP so we have some sort of idea on how many people to expect. Let us know by responding on this website or dropping us at note at TChilelli@aol.com or...

Designing a Natural Lawn & Natural Pest Control WEDNESDAY,  October 26 ·  7 to 9 pm Inglewood Presbyterian Church   7718 NE 141st St (east of QFC) Ladd Smith from In Harmony Sustainable Landscapes will present Designing a Natural Lawn at a workshop sponsored by the City of Kirkland and King County.  He’ll discuss mulch mowing, slow-release fertilizers and other natural ways to help you grow a beautiful, healthy lawn.  We’ll round out the series with an entertaining and informative presentation by Dan Corum on Natural Pest Control.  Hear Dan’s professional secrets, collected during years of work at the Woodland Park Zoo. This workshop is fun,  informative, and FREE!  It is open to the public, so anyone who’d like to  learn more about healthy, natural yard care is...