Help Create Healthy Streams For Salmon – 2 Volunteer Opportunities In December

Elissa Ostergaard, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward, wants our Readers to know of two opportunities in December to help create healthy streams for salmon in our area – and Volunteers are needed. The... [Read more]

Dept. Of Ecology’s Public Meeting On Asarco Cleanup Is Dec. 6th In Des Moines

Ecology's map shows the widespread contamination from the Asarco Plume. The Washington State Department of Ecology will be holding a public meeting on Dec. 6th, as part of its comment period about... [Read more]

Your Group Could Earn $$ For Cleaning Up Cigarette Butts In Area Parks

Public Health – Seattle & King County wants our Readers to know that they are awarding mini-grants worth $750 for community groups who participate in parks clean-up events between now and the end... [Read more]

REMINDER: Beautify Burien & Celebrate Art During Clean Sweep Saturday

REMINDER: Burien’s 13th annual ‘Clean Sweep’ will be held from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. this coming Saturday, April 30th, and new this year will include a Scavenger Hunt for volunteers celebrating... [Read more]

Get Your Brooms Ready & Mark Your Calendars: Burien Clean Sweep Is April 30

It’s time to get your brooms, shovels, rakes, dustpans and work gloves ready and mark your calendars – Burien’s 12th annual “Clean Sweep” event will be held from 8am – 1pm on... [Read more]

Two Park Cleanups Going On In Burien This Weekend

As is usually the case in Burien, there are volunteer park cleanups going on this weekend, with two of note: 1. SHOREWOOD PARK: Saturday 8/14/10, 10 am-12 pm: The Shorewood event is scheduled at Shorewood... [Read more]

Two Park Cleanings This Weekend: Shorewood & Eagle Landing Park

We predict that, like many recent seasonal changes, this weekend will suddenly feel like summer has arrived. Therefore, it’s going to be a great time to be outside, and what better way than by helping... [Read more]

Hard Work Allows For Nice Memorial Day At Historic Pioneer Cemetery

Story & Photos Courtesy Carmen Scott Des Moines Historical Society Many of the pioneer families of the Des Moines, Burien, Sunnydale, SeaTac and Highline areas are represented at the historic Hillgrove... [Read more]

Three Ways To End National Volunteer Week & Earth Week This Weekend

We hope all our Readers have found some way to commemorate National Volunteer Week and/or Earth Week this week; if not, here are three ideas on things you can do to lend a hand locally this weekend: 1.... [Read more]

Volunteers Needed For Miller Creek Stream Restoration This Saturday, Oct. 17th

The first salmon of the season on Miller Creek was sighted last Saturday at the Cove in Normandy Park, and stream steward Dennis Clark is putting the call out for volunteers this Saturday (Oct. 17th) to... [Read more]

Grown Men Play In Woods, Remove Debris For Salmon

by Dennis Clark Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward On Monday (Sept. 21st), a merry band of men who never lost their childhood sense of joy in playing in streams set off down Miller Creek in Burien and Normandy... [Read more]

Shorewood Park Cleanup Is Saturday From 10am-Noon

This month’s Shorewood cleanup event is scheduled at Shorewood Park on Saturday, June 20th from 10am – 12 pm.

Please just show up if you’re interested – bring pruners and gloves if you have them…

Fox Creek Litter Removal & Ivy Control Is Sat. May 16th

Last fall, a hardy band of volunteers ventured down into the ravine beneath the Sylvester Road bridge in Normandy Park, where they worked to clear hundreds of pounds of garbage around Fox Creek, a tributary stream to Miller Creek. While these folks removed most of the trash, some remains, and more hardy souls are requested to help haul the rest of this garbage out this Saturday, May 16th between 9am and 11am.

There is also an abundance of invasive English ivy that has grown up many of the trees. If left unchecked, this invasive weed will kill the trees and deprive the stream of the benefits they provide. Volunteers will girdle the ivy at the base of the trees, greatly extending their lives.

So, once again the call goes out to watershed citizens who will brave the steep slopes of Fox Creek ravine to care for this ecological resource and improve water quality downstream…

Miller/Walker Creek Workshop Moved To Dec. 4th

Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward. Just got word from Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward, that Workshop #3 on monitoring coordination for Miller and Walker Creeks has been changed... [Read more]

Volunteer Cleanup Crew Makes Major Haul From Fox Creek

Volunteers show off some of their haul from beneath the Sylvester Bridge in Normandy Park. From left to right: Clarke Brant (Normandy Park Councilmember), Colin Nardine, Dennis Clark, Andy Batcho, Jim... [Read more]

Help Clean Up Under The Sylvester Bridge Sat. Oct. 25th

You know what lies under the Sylvester Bridge in Normandy Park? Did you know that there’s a creek down there? And um…this: Here’s a call for help from BTB friend and Miller/Walker Creek... [Read more]

Shorewood Park Cleanup Is 10am-Noon Sat. Oct. 18th

The monthly Shorewood Park gardening/cleanup event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18th, from 10 am-12 pm. No need to RSVP on this one – please just show up if you’re interested, and bring... [Read more]

A Video Rant About Graffiti In Burien

From local resident and YouTube User (and frequent nature videographer) 98166n comes this rather provocative video rant about graffiti and its effect on Burien: “I support the City’s efforts... [Read more]