June Is a Great Month to Get Outside!

Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation has been doing fantastic work for 2 
decades to restore Environmental Resources in their watersheds and beyond.

A good time to engage and get involved with a great group and worthwhile project.

Ivy Out Event at Grace Cole Nature Park this April

L to R: Steve Plusch, Mamie Bolender, Libby Fiene, Rebecca Sayre,

Volunteer from Cedar River Coalition

Two Students Removing Ivy this April at 

LFP Stewardship Event

Announcement Two Work Parties    @ Grace Cole Nature Park Saturday, June 19 and Saturday, June 26  Ivy Out Restoration 10-2  Dear Janet,  The spring rains haven't stopped yet, but it is getting warmer.  It is a great season to roll up your sleeves and join us for a few hours in the woods. We'll be pulling ivy and tackling blackberry brambles. On these two Saturdays in June we'll be joining forces with Friends of the Cedar River Watershed.  Please put June 19th and June 26th on your calendar and make plans to join us. Students are encouraged to participate.  All are  welcome. GLOVES AND BOOTS Please wear gloves and dress for the  weather.  Ace Hardware in Towne Center has donated  some gloves, but if you have your own, bring them. SNACKS Bring some water in a reusable bottle. There will be a snacks, courtesy of the Lake Forest Park  Garden Club.  LOCATION 30th Ave NE and NE 165th Street.  Go south on 28th  from NE 178th in Lake Forest Park and drive about  1/2 mile  until just before the road turns.  You'll see Grace Cole  Nature Park on your right.   COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR STUDENTS Students can earn Community Service hours. We look forward to a nice day, hopefully a sunny one! For info, call: Libby Fiene 206-365-8867 or Mamie Bolender 206-364-4410 SPECIAL THANK YOU  Lake Forest Park is full of businesses and organizations who promote and support the work of the Stewardship Foundation.  This month our special THANK YOU goes to: LFP Garden Club for donating food for this month's efforts. Wild Birds Unlimited in Towne Center for their donations of native plants and for helping us spread the word about our work.   Friends of the Cedar River Watershed for our partnership in this restoration work. Mamie Bolender and Libby Fiene for providing inspiration and serving as our IVY OUT coordinators.

International Women's Day-Honoring Women Who Work to Protect Our Environment

March 8th CelebratesInternational Women's Day.

The Charter of the United Nations, signed in San Francisco in 1945, was the first international agreement to proclaim gender equality as a fundamental human right. In 1911 it was officially declared in Copenhagen at a Conference.

Today, I'm celebrating by honoring local women who've worked to protect and restore our environment and many who've served in elected office. Many women in the Shoreline and Seattle area have contributed greatly to protecting our environment and making a difference.

Starting with Hazel Wolf, an environmental champion I'm featuring some of our many women activists, visionaries and elected officials.

Hazel Wolf lived to be 101 and lived an incredible life. She was longtime secretary of Seattle Audubon and is credited with many achievements including forming more Audubon chapters than anyone else in the society's history. She worked to save many important places such as Thornton Creek parks and Hamlin Park.

Peggy Gaynor is a visionary landscape designer. She has worked on and designed many beautiful projects in the Seattle area including Cromwell Park, Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel, Ravenna and Madrona Creek Daylighting projects. These projects have made a huge difference for water quality and community.

Maryn Wynne is Executive Director and co-founder of Shoreline Solar Project. The organization founded in 2003, has held the largest renewable energy fair in the Northwest for the past 7 years. She is also Director of the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce's Green Business Program.

Mareen Kruckeberg noted horticulturalist and co-founder with her husband Arthur Kruckeberg of the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden and MsK Rare Plant Nursery. The garden and nursery are now a Shoreline City Park.

Mamie Bolender who is co-founder of Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation, has been a long time champion of watersheds and conservation in Lake Forest Park. This past weekend she led a huge workparty for Ivy-Out at Grace Cole Nature Park.

Martha Rose is a visionary builder from the Shoreline area who has championed Green Building Practices.

Her company, Martha Rose Construction is making a name for itself with beautiful homes in the Seattle area including the newest project called Fish Singer Place.

Women current and former Elected Officials from the Shoreline Area :

Senator Patty Murray, Senator Maria Cantwell (Former Congressmember), St Rep Maralyn Chase, Rep Ruth Kagi, Senator Darlene Fairley, Rep Nancy Rust (Chair of Environmental Committee), Rep Grace Cole (namesake of Grace Cole Nature Park), Rep Patty Butler, KC Councilmember Carolyn Edmonds, KC Clmbr Maggie Fimia, KC Clmbr Audrey Grueger, Shoreline Mayors Connie King (first mayor) and Cindy Ryu (First Korean-American Woman Mayor in US), Shoreline Clmbers Cheryl Lee, Linda Montgomery, Maggie Fimia, Janet Way, Doris McConnell, and Shari Tracey.

The Cities of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park have made protecting our environment a core value, due to the efforts of all of these women. I am honored to be a part of this history. Together we have increased parklands, created strong environmental codes and policies including the Shoreline Sustainability Strategy.

There are of course hundreds of women who have made a big difference here over the years, and thousands who do everyday. I would be remiss if I did not mention a few more. Wendy Dipeso has served recently as the Shoreline Chamber Chair and co-founder of Sustainable Shoreline. Boni Biery heads up the Shoreline Backyard Wildlife Project and serves on the Shoreline Parks board. Juniper Nammi, Rika Cecil, Miranda Redinger and Kris Overleese are Shoreline City Staff who work everyday on advancing environmental quality in Shoreline. Ruth Williams is Vice President of Thornton Creek Alliance and is working to name Thornton Creek Park #6 after Alice Bryant, a well known peace activist. Vicki Stiles is the long time Director of the Shoreline Historical Museum. There are obviously too many that I don't have room to mention here, but whom I wish to honor as well.

Finally, I'd like to mention important women from WA State history, including our current Governor Chris Gregoire, May Aukwright Hutton, Emma Devoe Smith and of course Alice Paul (Iron Jawed Angel) (from NJ) who spearheaded the final effort for Women's Suffrage in America.

Photo Credits - Hazel Wolf, Seattle PI, Janet Way, Kruckeberg Garden, Shoreline Area News