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November 26 2021 Work Party (two years)
Swamp Creek Habitat Restoration Project turned two today. What better way to celebrate than to continue as we began? Thank you to all who came out in the drizzle and rain today. It’s magic when you are there. Happy birthday, us!
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November 14 2021 Work Party
Rain. Garter snakes. Adventure. Layers peeled. Fallen logs. Fungi. Leaves. Soil. Earth. Us.
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September 20 2020 Work Party
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September 5 2020 Work Party
We admired the tenacity of the Himalayan blackberry as a species and its multiple reproductive strategies. We marveled at the beauty of roots working so hard, curling and twisting and winding, to seek light despite six inches of cardboard and mulch to suppress them. We devised strategies to remove prickly canes without falling victim to sharp thorns, and we did the math that told us that we had found a cane that was the length of 5,000 sisters head to foot if she were to lie down next to it. We stood six feet from one another and realized that was close enough to feel the warm presence of a…
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Summer 2020 Maintenance
Wallace Swamp Creek Park / Kenmore, WashingtonSaturday, August 1, 2020Maintaining our habitat restoration area / before and after
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February 2020 Work Party
There was the story of the tires – SO MANY TIRES – and how we kept finding them as we dug deeper and deeper into the earth. Who put them there? How long ago had it been? How would we carry them all out of the wetland? There was the story of Sally the salamander told in another post, which turned out to be a story about discovery, connection, and delight. Before that, there was the story of the biggest worm some of us had ever seen, and it turned out to be a story much like the one in which Sally appeared. There were so many stories. The story…
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Swamp Creek Salamader
I have so many things to share with you about our habitat restoration work party at Wallace Swamp Creek Park this past weekend! I am in the process of selecting the best pictures to share with you, but I couldn’t wait to share Sally (named by a fantastic 8 year old). I love that said 8 year old shouted out my name through the trees and Himalayan blackberry canes to share in the excitement of discovery. And that when that didn’t work someone came to find me. These moments of connection and delight are part of why I love gathering at Wallace Swamp Creek Park with you. Look for more…
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January 2020 Work Party
The most beautiful things happen when community comes together. My heart fills every time. I hope yours does, too. Thank you. Wallace Swamp Creek Park MLK Day of Service/Habitat RestorationSunday, January 19, 2020
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December 2019 Work Party
I’m going to share a secret with you all. I’ve had a number in mind when thinking about how many people I’d like to have participate in the Wallace Swamp Creek Park habitat restoration events that have happened this month and last. It’s been a different number each time. It’s really neither here nor there, because any number of people coming out is meaningful and matters. I would consider it a success – truly – if I worked alongside just one other community member to mend that space. But get this. You all have exceeded my secret number both times – by a lot! You amaze and delight and give…
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November 2019 Work Party
Today, as a community, we began the work of letting Wallace Swamp Creek Park breathe with more spaciousness and ease. Look at how we started! And look at how we ended! THANK YOU so much to everyone who came out today. My heart is full because you showed up. Thank you. We’ll be back in the park mid-December to continue the project. Look for an announcement with details soon!
