Queen Anne View » restoration http://www.queenanneview.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:21:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Trolley Hill Park grass to be restored http://www.queenanneview.com/2010/04/09/trolley-hill-park-grass-to-be-restored/ http://www.queenanneview.com/2010/04/09/trolley-hill-park-grass-to-be-restored/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:51:34 +0000 Thea http://www.queenanneview.com/?p=3421 A few days ago we reported that the grass at Trolley Hill Park had been damaged, presumably by a Bobcat tractor that appeared to have left tracks all over the park. One of our readers, Stephanie, tipped us off to the situation and expressed concern over who was responsible.

“There are tire tracks all over the lawn up there. There is a Bobcat sitting next to what looks like a residential rockery job adjacent to the park but it doesn’t look like simply collateral damage. Maybe someone came and took the Bobcat for a joyride?  If it’s Park Dept. or some landscaping employee, they need a map,” she wrote.

Parks and Recreation Public Information representative Joelle Hammerstad did a little digging for us, and found that the Bobcat was not commissioned by the Parks department, and in fact belongs to a private company, Total Grounds Management, who was hired to do some work on a private residence near the park, at 515 Howe St. Joelle wrote,

It appears that there was some miscommunication between the homeowner and the on-site project manager for TGM.

Seattle Parks and Recreation did not give TGM permission to use the park for access to the private residence for their construction project. Nor did we give them permission to use the park as a staging area. We have spoken with TGM and asked them to remove a pile of gravel, as well as the bobcat from the park.

According to Joelle, TMG apologized for the incident and has agreed to work with Parks and Rec to repair the damage to the park. Parks and Rec and TMG will be meeting this coming Monday, April 12 to review the restoration plan.

]]> http://www.queenanneview.com/2010/04/09/trolley-hill-park-grass-to-be-restored/feed/ 1 Volunteer as a Sound Steward http://www.queenanneview.com/2010/01/28/volunteer-as-a-sound-steward/ http://www.queenanneview.com/2010/01/28/volunteer-as-a-sound-steward/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:29:10 +0000 Thea http://www.queenanneview.com/?p=1730 This isn’t in Queen Anne, but might interest those of you looking for a way to volunteer and help clean up Puget Sound. People for Puget Sound will be offering a free workshop in habitat restoration in February for volunteers interested in becoming Sound Stewards, working to restore the shorelines and estuaries of the Duwamish River. The 16 hours of free training will cover the history of the Duwamish River, an introduction to ecology, native vs. invasive plant identification, planting techniques and weed control. In return, Stewards are asked to commit 40 hours over the next year volunteering at People for Puget Sound restoration sites, meeting on a monthly basis for maintenance work, invasive plant monitoring and native planting. Volunteer classes will be held on Wednesday, February 10, Saturday, February 13, Wednesday, February 17 and Saturday, February 20 at the Port of Seattle and various field locations. More information here. To register, email Dhira Brown at restoration@pugetsound.org.

The Sound Stewardship Project is funded by grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Restore America’s Estuaries, the Adobe Foundation Fund, Elliott Bay Duwamish Restoration Program and National Fish and Wildlife Fund, with support from the Port of Seattle.

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