Tag Archives: environmentalism

Twentieth Anniversary Celebration: Thornton Creek Alliance

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

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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Wedgwood’s Apron Ladies

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Up until 1960 a woodsy corner of Wedgwood called the Maple Creek ravine was still protected from development or pollution, due to long-time landowners who were conservation-minded.  The Rogers  family who began living there in the 1930s kept some of … Continue reading →

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