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Planting Birding Seeds
by woodykw 
Illustrated Thank You Cards from View Ridge Students Nature deficit disorder did not occur for 90 View Ridge Elementary 5th-graders for three days in April. Starting with a one-mile walk from their school in Seattle to the Burke-Gilman Trail and gr… more »
05/03/13 12:22:48 pm, Tree Tributes
by woodykw
Back in 2007, when I was program director for the Seattle Parks Foundation, we launched a new tree donation program. To help kick start the program, my family and I donated the first tree. It was a Mt. Fuji Cherry Prunus seruulata memorial tree for… more »
Tri-errand-athlon
by woodykw
In this competition-obsessed country, there are winners and losers, but mostly losers. Trophies, championships and accolades go to the relative few.In the face of these long odds, here is an event anyone in reasonable health can participate in wher… more »
The Unfortunate Rake
by woodykw
A Novel Concept: Raking leaves by hand!Sadly, the yard and garden rake might be going the way of the broom and the push mower. What’s wrong with the rake? Actually nothing; and a lot is right with it. Rakes are great tools for a variety of yard… more »
Magnificent Magnuson Park
by woodykw
Sometimes this crazy, dysfunctional city gets it right. Due to its endless process and debate many Seattle civic projects have faltered. An exasperated council member once referred to Seattle as a “can’t do” city. Once in a while, however, a win… more »