Student members of the Seattle-based nonprofit organization, Youth in Focus, will exhibit a collection of black and white photographs of Seattle's Olmsted parks this summer in celebration of the Olmsted Centennial. The photographs, taken by urban teens: Thuy Van, Megan Fredette, Gabiano Mabalay and Tiffany Renfro, explore contemporary images of locations such as Volunteer Park, Seward Park, Green Lake, the Arboretum and Mount Baker.

Members of the public who are interested in viewing this exhibit should check in with the front desk at the University House at Wallingford retirement residence upon arrival. Viewing hours are 9 AM-7 PM, seven days a week. The exhibit is free and no reservations are necessary. Detailed directions and information about extended viewing hours are available at 206-545-8400.

This exhibition is presented by University House at Wallingford in cooperation with Friends of Seattle's Olmsted Parks with generous support from the Norcliffe Foundation.

For more information contact:
Colleen Kiser
206-447-1181
ckiser@eracare.com.

Frink Park – Bush School Service Learning Work Parties
This work party is closed. 55 students and teachers registered

Project: 10th grade upper school 2-day IVY-OUT & trails work party (led by Patrick Bolland)
Sponsor: Friends of Frink Park
Time: 9:00 am—2:30 pm
Contact: Martin Leeds, Bush School, 206-322-7978 x7676

Walking Tour by Arthur Lee Jacobson: Treasures of the Arboretum

Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00pm
Location: Washington Park Arboretum
Cost $20 (cash or check)
Tour limited to 15 people

From one who knows the arboretum intimately, you will be introduced to its high lights and secrets. This time of year is excellent for seeing fruits, berries, cones, seeds, etc. A few curiosities include showy flowers of Clethra, and Hibiscus syriacus, the fascinating see-thru honeysuckle berries of Lonicera quinquelocularis, and snow-white berries of Hymenanthera crassifolia. Franklin tree and Silk tree are blooming and fragrant; Yew berries are ripe, as are Garrya berries, pure white mulberries and sorbopyrus fruit.

For more information about exact meeting place, registration and materials, please contact Arthur Lee Jacobsen, 206-328-8733, alj@consultant.com

Seattle Art Tuesdays: Art Talk Lecture Series at Cal Anderson Park
July 8, 15, 29 and September 9
7pm in the new shelterhouse

Please join us for a series of four community-sponsored art talks which begin July 8th at the new Shelterhouse activity building in Cal Anderson Park. We'll be taking a refreshing look at a group of Northwest artists who worked among and around the better-known artists with an equal measure of passion and commitment.

Ravenna Park Service Learning Program- All Volunteers Welcome!

Project: Trails restoration and maintenance. The greater Seattle community is invited. Service learning credit for Seattle Public Schools is available
Sponsor: Seattle Parks and Recreation Department
Time: 9:30am-3pm
Meeting place: 5520 Ravenna Ave NE, near 20th Ave E. entrance to playground, look for signs directing you to the project
Contact: Jacobo Jimenez, 206-684-0598, jacobo.jimenez@seattle.gov

Interlaken Park and Ravine - Volunteer Work Party

Project: Come transplant salvaged ferns. Bring the family! Coffee and snack provided!
Sponsor: Friends of Interlaken Park
Time: 8am-noon, 2nd & 3rd Saturday
Meeting place: Contact Kari- see below
Contact: Kari Olson, 206-329-1911

LOWER WOODLAND – DOG OFF LEASH AREA- Volunteer Work Party

Project: Spread gravel and mulch, general clean up
Sponsor: Lower Woodland – OLA Group
Time: 11am-2pm
Meeting place: Contact Chris, see below
Contact: Chris Mapes, 206-548-1414

Seattle Parks Foundation Monthly walk: Colman and Mount Baker Parks

Meeting place: Mt. Baker Bathhouse, located at Lake Washington Blvd and Lake Park Drive, on the Lake.

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For more information contact:
Hilary, Seattle Parks Foundation, 332-9900,
email: hilary@seattleparksfoundation.org
web: www.seattleparksfoundation.org

Madrona Woods - Volunteer Work Party

Project: Support the ongoing restoration work! Remove invasive plant species and mulch recent plantings.
Sponsor: Friends of Madrona Woods
Time: 10am-2pm
Meeting place: 38th and Marion, entrance to Madrona Woods Park
Contact: Dierdre McCrary, 206-325-9035

Walks in the Woods - Madrona Woods Walk #4
Saturday, September 27
Time: TBA

Okay, we'll be up front about it. We're willing to do whatever it takes to entice more folks into the ever-more-beautiful Madrona Woods! And we're not worried about you finding it well worth your while once you get there.

Our first step is to offer four walks in the Woods for the whole family, so more people can learn about what makes it such a Seattle treasure. The first walk was on May 31, when our local bird expert Fran Wood led a nature walk looking at how all those birds and other creatures manage to find their own niches in the various layers of the forest. The second walk on June 28, led by Penny Rose, who works for the Seattle Parks Department in Discovery Park, focused on "A wren's-eye view of restoration".
Our landscape architect, Peg Gaynor, led the third walk on July 26 at 10:00 a.m. She talked about the past, present and future of the Woods and its restoration efforts, complete with photos from times long, and not so long, past and plans for the stream daylighting.

A speaker on forest ecology will finish our series with a walk on September 27. Check back for updated information on this final walking tour.

For more information, contact
Judith Starbuck, 322-2640, judithstarbuck@msn.com
Ann Bucher, 323-8325

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