Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will include a field trip to look at a sustainable garden from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12th.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Sustainable Burien meeting on developing sustainable garden/farm.

WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 12 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm.

WHERE: A local sustainable garden/farm TBA (call 243-9366 for address).

INFO: From an email:

“Rather than having our regular monthly meeting at the library on February 12th, we will be gathering at the private home of two of our members.  They have created many raised beds, planted berries and fruit trees, built a green house/chicken coop, and have been experimenting with beekeeping. We will be learning pruning techniques with Bill Wanless of Brooke/Wanless Gardens.  He will demonstrate how to prune new and old fruit trees and shrubs. We will also have a biochar stove demonstration.  Come and see what you may be able to create in your own garden.

Also, there will be a Bird Count  between Feb. 17-20. Some SuBu members will be participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count, and we invite others to join in the activity. It’s simple to do and only takes 15 minutes! Here’s a link: http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/howto.html

The March meeting will be on March 18th, on the third Sunday rather than the second, and will be a joint presentation by Sustainable Burien and Environmental Science Center on Rain Gardens and Low Impact Development. We will be sending out detailed information soon.”

For more information, go to: http://www.sustainableburien.org.

Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will be from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 at the Burien library, and will focus on the ‘Tacoma Plume’ from the ASARCO plant in Tacoma.

Elizabeth Weldin, of the Toxics Cleanup Program with the Washington State Department of Ecology, will be speaking about the “Tacoma plume,” from the ASARCO plant in Tacoma.

“For almost 100 years, the Asarco Company operated a copper smelter in Tacoma. Air pollution from the smelter settled on the surface soil over more than 1,000 square miles of the Puget Sound basin. Arsenic, lead, and other heavy metals are still in the soil as a result of this pollution.”

Learn how this affects you. How safe are we? Who is at risk? How does this impact the sustainability of Burien? Can I grow my own food? Can my kids play outside in the dirt? What businesses might be impacted? Land value? What steps can we make to mitigate the presence of arsenic and create a healthy and resilient community?

Here are the details:

WHAT: Sustainable Burien’s monthly meeting.

WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 8th at 2:00 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.)

WHERE: Burien library, located at 400 SW 152nd Street.

INFO: Please call Rebecca or Bill at 243-9366 if there are questions.

From their website:

Sustainable Burien is an organization started in January of 2008. We recognize the need to promote and participate in the creation of a sustainable community in Burien. We invite all residents and businesses to participate in creating a sustainable local community by sharing their ideas, passions, knowledge and talents.

At our meetings we will be collecting burned out CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) bulbs and dead rechargable batteries. People are welcome to bring any extra food items [produce from your garden, fruit from your trees, etc.] that they have and barter with others. Also bring any coupons for food that you get in the mail or from the newspaper, we’ll pass them on to the food bank, who can make good use of them.

For more information, go to: http://www.sustainableburien.org.

Come join us for learning, exploring and more….www.sustainableburien.org

Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will be a holiday potluck and roundtable discussion from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11th at the Burien library.

“Bring something to share – food and your thoughts about Sustainable Burien and some possible directions for 2012,” reads an email. “We will have some utensils available, but it would be helpful if you could bring your own.”

The in January (Jan. 8th) a speaker will be talking about the “Tacoma plume,” the toxins in our soil from the Asarco plant in Tacoma that affects so many of us. The Department of Ecology is presenting a public information meeting (and asking for comments) about a cleanup plan on December 6th from 6:30-8:30 (read more details here) at the Des Moines Activity Center.

Also, don’t miss this month’s ‘Walk ‘n Talk’ this Sunday, Dec. 4th (details here):  Eric Mathison, editor of The Highline Times, will lead this month’s walk to Mathison Park.  Meet at the grassy knoll at Burien Town Square.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Sustainable Burien’s monthly meeting.

WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 11th at 2:00 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.)

WHERE: Burien library, located at 400 SW 152nd Street.

INFO: Please call Rebecca or Bill at 243-9366 if there are questions.

From their website:

Sustainable Burien is an organization started in January of 2008. We recognize the need to promote and participate in the creation of a sustainable community in Burien. We invite all residents and businesses to participate in creating a sustainable local community by sharing their ideas, passions, knowledge and talents.

At our meetings we will be collecting burned out CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) bulbs and dead rechargable batteries. People are welcome to bring any extra food items [produce from your garden, fruit from your trees, etc.] that they have and barter with others. Also bring any coupons for food that you get in the mail or from the newspaper, we’ll pass them on to the food bank, who can make good use of them.

For more information, go to: http://www.sustainableburien.org.

Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will focus on Emergency Preparedness and Burien’s Walk ‘n Talk, and will be held from 2pm – 4pm on Sunday, Nov. 13th at the Burien library.

Nancy Barry will share her experiences in CERT training this fall and we’ll talk about getting more neighborhoods interested in Map Your Neighborhood emergency preparedness.

Also, Maureen Hoffmann will talk about the fun community members have been having on the Walk ‘n Talk outings and bike events. She’ll also talk about an effort to get bike racks placed in strategic places in Burien (don’t forget this coming Sunday’s walk – Nov. 6th — will meet on the grassy knoll at Town Square at 2 p.m.).

“We may also be doing a short report on desired efforts to make Burien a certified Wildlife Habitat Community,” according to an email.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Sustainable Burien’s monthly meeting.

WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 13th at 2:00 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.)

WHERE: Burien library, located at 400 SW 152nd Street.

INFO: Please call Rebecca or Bill at 243-9366 if there are questions.

From their website:

Sustainable Burien is an organization started in January of 2008. We recognize the need to promote and participate in the creation of a sustainable community in Burien. We invite all residents and businesses to participate in creating a sustainable local community by sharing their ideas, passions, knowledge and talents.

At our meetings we will be collecting burned out CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) bulbs and dead rechargable batteries. People are welcome to bring any extra food items [produce from your garden, fruit from your trees, etc.] that they have and barter with others. Also bring any coupons for food that you get in the mail or from the newspaper, we’ll pass them on to the food bank, who can make good use of them.

For more information, go to: http://www.sustainableburien.org.

Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will focus on solar power and electric cars, and will be held from 2pm – 4pm on Sunday, Sept. 11th at the Burien library.

Sustainable Burien will have two presenters for this meeting – Eric Thomas, NABCEP Certified Solar Installer and founder of Solar Epiphany, a local electrical contractor focused on solar power, and Steven Lough, President of the Seattle EV Association, will be speaking on the past, present, and future of Electric Tranportation. Steven has been working on education, demonstration, and proliferation of electric cars for 30 years.

“Ready to go solar? Not sure if your home is right or if you can afford it?” reads a press release. “Come by Sustainable Burien for answers to all your solar questions. Bring your electric bills for a free solar analysis of your home.”

Here are the details:

WHAT: Sustainable Burien’s monthly meeting.

WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 11th at 2:00 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.)

WHERE: Burien library, located at 400 SW 152nd Street.

INFO: Please call Rebecca or Bill at 243-9366 if there are questions.

From their website:

Sustainable Burien is an organization started in January of 2008. We recognize the need to promote and participate in the creation of a sustainable community in Burien. We invite all residents and businesses to participate in creating a sustainable local community by sharing their ideas, passions, knowledge and talents.

At our meetings we will be collecting burned out CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) bulbs and dead rechargable batteries. People are welcome to bring any extra food items [produce from your garden, fruit from your trees, etc.] that they have and barter with others. Also bring any coupons for food that you get in the mail or from the newspaper, we’ll pass them on to the food bank, who can make good use of them.

For more information, go to: http://www.sustainableburien.org.

Sustainable Burien’s speaker this month will be Courtney Sullivan, Education Manager for the Pacific Region of National Wildlife Federation. She will discuss NWF’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program and how individuals and communities can get involved.

The Certified Wildlife Habitat program encourages people to create havens for wildlife in their own backyards by providing the basic elements that all wildlife need. Their program reaches beyond your backyard to engage communities in transforming backyards, schoolyards, businesses, community gardens, parkland and other spaces into environmentally-friendly landscapes for wildlife. The program has turned into a movement in Washington, with over 32 actively engaged communities, 130 schoolyard habitats, and nearly 7,000 backyard habitats working to identify, restore, connect, and protect natural habitat areas that are critical to wildlife. www.nwf.org/gardenforwildlife.

Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will ask the question “What does living sustainably mean to you?” and will be held from 2pm – 4pm on Sunday, July 10th at the Burien library.

“Sustainable Burien wants to broaden its outreach,” reads an email. “Please come and help us brainstorm the key principles of sustainability. We’ll be asking you to share your thoughts on how we can make Burien a place that is resilient, healthy, sustainable, fun and . . .”

Here are the details:

WHAT: Sustainable Burien meeting.

WHEN: Sunday, July 10, 2011, beginning at 2 p.m.

WHERE: Burien library, corner of SW 152nd & 4th SW

INFO: Please call Rebecca or Bill at 243-9366 if there are questions.

From their website:

Sustainable Burien is an organization started in January of 2008. We recognize the need to promote and participate in the creation of a sustainable community in Burien. We invite all residents and businesses to participate in creating a sustainable local community by sharing their ideas, passions, knowledge and talents.

At our meetings we will be collecting burned out CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) bulbs and dead rechargable batteries. People are welcome to bring any extra food items [produce from your garden, fruit from your trees, etc.] that they have and barter with others. Also bring any coupons for food that you get in the mail or from the newspaper, we’ll pass them on to the food bank, who can make good use of them.

For more information, go to: http://www.sustainableburien.org.

Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will focus on native plants, and will be held from 2pm – 4pm on Sunday, June 12th at the Burien library.

“Our June speaker is Jean Spohn, who will show us how native plants have evolved together to nourish and sustain the soil, the air and all of the native animals that live in the Pacific Northwest,” reads a press release. “She will show photos and bring some native plants with her to the presentation.”

Jean is a Board Member and Program Chair for the Environmental Science Center, a member of City of Burien Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, a Volunteer Steward for Salmon Creek Ravine through City of Burien’s Adopt-a-Park program, and a Land and Watershed Steward.

“Bring your questions about gardening with native plants. There may be adoptable native plants available.”

Here are the details:

WHAT: Sustainable Burien’s monthly meeting.

WHEN: Sunday, June 12th at 2:00 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.)

WHERE: Burien library, located at 400 SW 152nd Street.

INFO: Please call Rebecca or Bill at 243-9366 if there are questions.

From their website:

Sustainable Burien is an organization started in January of 2008. We recognize the need to promote and participate in the creation of a sustainable community in Burien. We invite all residents and businesses to participate in creating a sustainable local community by sharing their ideas, passions, knowledge and talents.

At our meetings we will be collecting burned out CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) bulbs and dead rechargable batteries. People are welcome to bring any extra food items [produce from your garden, fruit from your trees, etc.] that they have and barter with others. Also bring any coupons for food that you get in the mail or from the newspaper, we’ll pass them on to the food bank, who can make good use of them.

For more information, go to: http://www.sustainableburien.org.

Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will focus on rain gardens, and will be held from 2pm – 4pm on Sunday, May 8th at the Burien library.

“Students from Michael Stein-Ross’ 6th grade class at St. Francis will do a short presentation about their experiences planning and installing a rain garden on the grounds at St. Francis,” reads a press release, which continues: “Clay Fife of Confluence Design+Build will educate us about cisterns and rainwater harvesting for those ready to move up from a 50-gallon rain barrel to gathering thousands of gallons of free rain water using your roof for catchment.”

Here are the details:

WHAT: Sustainable Burien’s monthly meeting.

WHEN: Sunday, May 8th at 2:00 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.)

WHERE: Burien library, located at 400 SW 152nd Street.

INFO: Please call Rebecca or Bill at 243-9366 if there are questions.

From their website:

Sustainable Burien is an organization started in January of 2008. We recognize the need to promote and participate in the creation of a sustainable community in Burien. We invite all residents and businesses to participate in creating a sustainable local community by sharing their ideas, passions, knowledge and talents.

At our meetings we will be collecting burned out CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) bulbs and dead rechargable batteries. People are welcome to bring any extra food items [produce from your garden, fruit from your trees, etc.] that they have and barter with others. Also bring any coupons for food that you get in the mail or from the newspaper, we’ll pass them on to the food bank, who can make good use of them.

For more information, go to: http://www.sustainableburien.org.

Sustainable Burien’s next meeting will focus on food, and will be held from 2pm – 4pm on Sunday, April 10th at the Burien library.

“Sustainable Burien will have two speakers on food issues,” reads their press release. “Basil Weiner is an Americorps VISTA volunteer working with the South King County Food Coalition. His work is to build capacity with the coalition to increase the amount of whole produce they can offer to the approximately 12,000 families when they visit the food bank in their area each month. Basil is currently building a volunteer base for the coalition to help with various projects that include work at a cannery in Kent, agricultural gleaning, farming and gardening initiatives like “plant-a-row for the hungry” and other projects.”

“Nancy Tosta will lead a brainstorming session on approaches to ensuring that citizens have access to healthy food that doesn’t harm the environment in its production and distribution. We hope the outcome of these talks will raise the consciousness about food as a component of a sustainable city. Bring your thoughts and ideas.”

WHAT: Sustainable Burien’s monthly meeting.

WHEN: Sunday, April 10th at 2:00 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.)

WHERE: Burien library, located at 400 SW 152nd Street.

INFO: Please call Rebecca or Bill at 243-9366 if there are questions.

From their website:

Sustainable Burien is an organization started in January of 2008. We recognize the need to promote and participate in the creation of a sustainable community in Burien. We invite all residents and businesses to participate in creating a sustainable local community by sharing their ideas, passions, knowledge and talents.

At our meetings we will be collecting burned out CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) bulbs and dead rechargable batteries. People are welcome to bring any extra food items [produce from your garden, fruit from your trees, etc.] that they have and barter with others. Also bring any coupons for food that you get in the mail or from the newspaper, we’ll pass them on to the food bank, who can make good use of them.

For more information, go to: http://www.sustainableburien.org.