The annual Highline Relay For Life cancer fundraiser began at 3pm Saturday, June 13th and continued all night until 8am Sunday at Highline Stadium in Burien.
Here’s a slideshow by Photographer Michael Brunk:
On Saturday (May 16th), the cities of Normandy Park and Burien held a major recycling event, and Photographer Michael Brunk was there to capture these photos:
On Saturday (May 16th), a dozen volunteers from Burien and Normandy Park descended into the sun-dappled depths of the Fox Creek ravine on the Burien/Normandy Park city boundary on a mission that didn’t involve spray painting graffiti!
Here are some pictures taken by Photographer Michael Brunk::
The Creek, which flows beneath the Sylvester Road bridge, tumbles down to join Miller Creek at the Southwest Suburban Sewer District plant.
Last October (see our coverage here), volunteers removed a ton of trash from the bottom of the ravine along the creek, including many electronics that were leaching metal into the stream. The task this last Saturday was to remove the remaining trash, which consisted of 500 pounds of electronics, broken furniture, and many bottles and cans that the thoughtless have thrown off the bridge over the years.
After dragging the litter out of the ravine between the pillars of the bridge, the volunteers also stripped English ivy from the base of trees in the ravine. When ivy, an invasive plant, climbs into the canopy of a tree, it competes with and physically weakens the tree. Girdling the ivy at the base of the trunk causes the plant to die, sparing the tree a premature death. In two strenuous hours, the volunteers did their bit to improve the urban forest and stream of this part of Highline.
The project was organized through the Miller/Walker Creek stewardship program that is jointly funded by the cities of Burien, Normandy Park, and SeaTac; the Port of Seattle; and King County.
Special thanks for Dennis Clark, Miller/Walker Creek Basin Steward, for sending us the update!
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Area resident Jim Branson alerts us that Native Plant Appreciation Week starts Sunday, May 3rd, and Earnie Thompson of Normandy Park will be showing his innovative yard to the public from 10am to 3pm.
Earnie lives at at 625 SW 189th Street, on the north edge of Nature Trails Park, at the corner of 8th Ave SW and SW 189th Street (map below).
Earnie is a member of the Washington Native Plant Society, and he is also on the Parks Board of Normandy Park. Over the past three years, he has transformed his property from the standard suburban yard of lawn and shrubs to a lush and vibrant garden of native plants. Over 60 species of native plants now blend into the wild habitat of the Park behind his house.
He uses no chemicals, gave away his lawn mower, and doesn’t need to water any of his plants, which are adapted to our climate. Birds, butterflies, bees, and small mammals make themselves at home in his yard. Right now, the strawberries, elderberry, and twinberry are looking especially good. Later in the year, Collomia and hedge nettle will bloom prominently.
Here’s a photo slideshow of Earnie’s innovative yard:
The Washington Native Plant Society has many lectures, hikes, and tours to celebrate, culminating in their annual Spring Sale at Bellevue Botanic Gardens.
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From our sister site The B-Town Blog comes this news:
Thursday morning (2/12/09) around 10:45am, the Burien Key Bank located at 655 SW 152nd was robbed by this man, described as a white male, late 20s, medium height, slim build, brown hair, with a goatee:
According to police, he entered the bank, gave a teller a note, got his loot and took off.
No weapons were displayed and there were no injuries.
If this bad guy looks familiar, you are asked to contact the Seattle FBI immediately at (206) 622-0460 (you can also call 911).
