April is Arbor Month in Seattle!

Key dates are:

April 12th Washington State Arbor Day

April 22nd Earth day

April 23rd 2:00 pm - Beyond Brown Lawn…Beauty in Your Parking Strip
Swanson's Nursery 9701 15th Avenue NW FREE

Planting strips-those tough spots between the sidewalk and the street-can be patches of weeds and brown lawn in the summer or beautiful welcome mats. Learn from landscape designer, Jennifer Carlson and SDOT's Liz Ellis how to transform and maintain your streetside garden. Co-sponsored by the Saving Water Partnership.

April 28th Arbor Day celebration & recognition of the 2006 Washington State Arbor Day poster winner Ms. Melissa Carter from Lafayette Elementary School in West Seattle. Key guests include Washington State Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherlund and SDOT Urban Forestry staff.

April 29th National Arbor Day


March/April Trees in bloom and where to see them!

Flowering Pears:
     Lake City Way between Roosevelt WY NE and NE 85th
     Martin Luther King WY between East Union and East Madison Street

Volunteer Work Parties in April

Rainier Valley Clean & Green
Hillman City Neighborhood
Saturday, April 15, 2006-03-31 9AM - 1 PM
Meet at Rainier Ave S & S Lucile
Contact Glenn Harris, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods for more information 386-1924

Planting replacement street trees on Denny WY
SDOT Urban Forestry with Pacific Market International
Saturday April 22, 2006 9AM - Noon

8th Annual Chinatown International District Spring Clean Up
http://www.scidpda.org/events/event.aspx?id=57
Saturday April 22, 2006
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Meet at Hing Hay Park
RSVP Required

Join us for our the 8th Annual Chinatown International District Spring Clean-up! Hosted by our Community Action Partnership (CAP) public safety program, our neighborhood clean-up is the largest in the city! Last year over 400 volunteers joined us to celebrate the Chinatown International District and make the neighborhood safe and welcoming for residents, workers, and visitors.

Clean-up activities include picking up litter from the neighborhood's sidewalks and alleyways, removing graffiti, and re-mulching our green spaces.

The Chinatown International District is known for its bustling streets of activity where shoppers, families, and visitors stroll among family-owned markets, restaurants, and historical landmarks. CAP helps deter neighborhood crime and maintain a friendly pedestrian atmosphere by keeping buildings and streets clean. We invite you to show your support and help maintain the community we love, making it a safe and friendly place for all!

Clean-up volunteers will receive a small breakfast and lunch as a sign of our appreciation.

Thank you to our event sponsors!
Vulcan
Seattle Mariners
First Hill Lions Club
Fremont Public Association
Seattle Public Utilities

For more information or to sign up as a Spring Clean-up sponsor or volunteer, please contact CAP Manager, Virgil Domaoan at (206) 621-1815 or virgild@scidpda.org