On September 11, 2010 over 50 people participated in a 90 minute walking tour of some of Crown Hill’s landmark trees. Attendees were primarily from the Crown Hill neighborhood, but also included residents from nearby neighborhoods and some from Maple Valley and Bellevue. The tour featured remnants of an old orchard sprawled across what are [...] [...]
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FREE TREES FOR YOUR YARD: APPLY NOW Crown Hill residents are eligible to receive free trees for their yards through the City of Seattle’s reLeaf program. Only a limited number of trees are available, and Crown Hill is not the only eligible neighborhood, so make sure to submit your request as soon as possible. Here are [...] [...] Tree Walk Flyer (click to enlarge) Ever wonder about some of those trees that are neighborhood landmarks, or have unusual foliage, beautiful flowers? Come join your neighbors for a walking tour of some of the special trees that grace Crown Hill’s private yards and public spaces. You’ll see remnants of an old orchard sprawled across what [...] [...] Backyard Chickens Seattle City Council recently passed an ordinance easing many restrictions on agricultural activities on residential lots within the City. You can see the full ordinance as incorporated into the Seattle Municipal Code here. On a recent walk (prior to the passage of the new ordinance) around four blocks in Crown Hill I saw seven [...] [...] August 24th, 2010 | Tags: Chickens, Farm Animals, Sustainability, Urban Agriculture, Urban Farms | |
 Print This Post | Here’s an opportunity to get some free trees from the city of Seattle. The city Department of Neighborhoods (DON) administers the Tree Fund to enhance the urban forest. Since 1972 the city estimates that Seattle’s urban forest tree cover has decreased from 40% to 22%. Trees play an important part in holding back stormwater surges, [...] [...] “City Fruit works neighborhood by neighborhood to help residential tree owners grow healthy fruit, to harvest and use what they can, and to share what they don’t need. City Fruit collaborates with others involved in local food production, climate protection, horticulture, food security and community-building to protect and [...] [...] Walk Bike Ride is a Seattle initiative to: Create an equitable transportation system for all by providing more affordable travel choices Focus on the places where people want to be and add qualities that make them want to stay Prioritize right-of-way space to emphasize walking, biking and riding The initiative emphasizes the transportation choices we make [...] [...] June 7th, 2010 | Tags: cycling, public transit, Sustainability, Walkability, walking | |
Print This Post | Crown Hill Fruit Harvest City Fruit works neighborhood by neighborhood to help residential tree owners grow healthy fruit, harvest and use what they can, and share what they don’t use with others. www.cityfruit.org Donate fruit . . . If you have more healthy fruit than you need and would like to donate some of your harvest, contact [...] [...] In the last round of project submissions for the Bridging the Gap Levy funds, the Ballard District Council recommended three Crown Hill Projects for funding. The three projects are: 1) Walkway along 13th Ave NW from NW 90th to Holman Road, plus walkway along 90th from 13th Ave NW to 14th Ave NW; 2) Walkway [...] [...] In August 2009 we published a tree survey questionnaire here. We got quite a few responses, but we’re looking for more. Our grant proposal is currently being reviewed has been approved for funding by the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. If approved, We will contract with an arborist to survey the neighborhood for trees, but Crown [...] [...] May 19th, 2010 | Tags: crown hill, grants, History, survey, Sustainability, trees, vegetation | |
Print This Post | Turn out your light, show support. Saturday March 27th, 2010, 8:30-9:30 PM In 2009 hundreds of millions of people around the world showed their support by turning off their lights for one hour. Earth Hour 2010 will continue to be a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand [...] [...] Crown Hill neighbors are urged to join the Earth Day event on April 17 in our neighborhood. Carkeek Park is setting up teams that will fan out on our streets surrounding the park and do three things: (1) stencil on storm drains the caution about dumping waste, (2) distribute one-page flyers [...] [...] March 5th, 2010 | Tags: Earth Day, greenspace, parks, Sustainability, Volunteers | |
Print This Post | Three great classes coming up at Swanson’s Nursery. The cold snap in December has probably kicked your cabin fever into high gear. Only problem is that was followed by record breaking warm weather in January which has you itching to get out in the yard. It’s still not safe to put in your spring garden, [...] [...] [ October 24, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Halloween 2009 Flyer Come to the Third Annual Crown Hill Halloween Celebration. For kids of all ages (from 0-100) and adults too. Come in costume, prepared to feast with your neighbors. Bring something to share with everyone. Flashlight treasure hunt at 6:30. Please RSVP to halloween@sustainablecrownhill.org with the number of adults and kids [...] [...] October 17th, 2009 | |
Print This Post | This is a special edition of the Our Crown Hill Feature. We want to know about your favorite trees in the neighborhood. The Crown Hill Neighborhood Association is embarking on a special project to catalog and recognize the environmental, historical, and cultural significance of our neighborhood’s trees. As neighbors you can help by sharing your stories [...] [...] August 22nd, 2009 | |
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