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Author Archives: Wedgwood in Seattle History
Meadowbrook Update: November 2014
Since June 2014 the arterial 35th Ave NE has been closed at the point of NE 107th Street while the South Branch of Thornton Creek has been rechanneled and a flood plain created for greater capacity to hold water. The … Continue reading
Autumn Leaves
The Wedgwood neighborhood of northeast Seattle, renowned for its beautiful trees, is a wonderland of color during the autumn season. The flame ash street trees along the arterial 35th Ave NE turn crimson in October-November. These street trees extend along … Continue reading
Meadowbrook Update: October 2014
In October 2014 the flame ash street trees along 35th Ave NE are showing their autumn colors. Since June 2014 street signs have been posted to warn drivers along the arterial that 35th Ave NE is closed to through-traffic at … Continue reading
Autumn’s Untidy Beauty
Author Christy Peterson has provided us with a good excuse NOT to rake up all the leaves in the yard! Skip the tidying, Christy advises. Left where they fall, leaves and dying vegetation provide habitat for birds. In rethinking fall … Continue reading
Pumpkin Season in Wedgwood
This year’s fun fall festival of pumpkins is brought to you by Scout Troop 151. They are getting into the spirit with costumed sales helpers and a great variety of gourds for your October decorating needs. The annual pumpkin extravaganza … Continue reading
Meadowbrook Update: September 2014
The rain and cooler temperatures of the week of September 21 to 27, 2014, were a signal to fish, that it is almost time for them to swim upstream! The summer dry-season is over, and in-water work at The Confluence … Continue reading
Bird Migration Routes
An article from the All About Birds Blog of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology explains how birds migrate seasonally, following the “green wave” of plant resources. The bird migration patterns show the importance of conservation efforts such as building the … Continue reading
The New Boardwalk at Yesler Swamp
The Yesler Swamp is a wetland on part of what was the property of Henry Yesler, a Seattle pioneer who moved his sawmill business from downtown to this site on Union Bay in 1888. The Town of Yesler later became part … Continue reading
Twentieth Anniversary Celebration: Thornton Creek Alliance
Thornton Creek Alliance (TCA) is an all-volunteer organization whose goal is to benefit the watershed by encouraging individuals, groups, schools, businesses, and government to work together in addressing the environmental restoration of the creek system. It has been twenty years … Continue reading
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August 2014 Update: Construction on the Creek
In the Summer of 2014 work is continuing on improvements at The Confluence, the joining-place of the north and south branches of Thornton Creek on 35th Ave NE at NE 107th Street. The two branches flow into Meadowbrook Pond, a … Continue reading
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