Mary Pat DiLeva
Mar 25
Pollinator Pathway
If you’ve lived in the Central Area for 14+ years you may remember a project called the Pollinator Pathway. It was conceived by Sarah...
Anne Depue
Aug 27, 2022
New tree service provider requirements coming soon!
On April 5, 2022, Seattle City Council passed Council Bill 120207 requiring all tree service providers to register to conduct business in...
Diane Snell
Mar 27, 2022
Cass Turnbull Garden
A garden has been developed on land donated by Kay Bullitt to celebrate the memory of Cass Turnbull. Cass started Plant Amnesty, a...
Leschi Council
Apr 1, 2020
The Incredible, Edible, Big Leaf Maple
[The following is excerpted from the City of Seattle Monthly Tree Newsletter (March)] As one of the few deciduous trees native to the...
Anne Depue
Feb 1, 2020
Not Nutria!
Not all wildlife is welcome in our neighborhood. You may see this unwanted guest if you walk along the lake or make a circle around...
John Barber
Oct 1, 2018
Parks & The Art of Mowing
September’s clearing of vegetation by the Parks Department along Lake Washington Boulevard through Frink and Leschi Parks was a mixed...
Jim Snell
Nov 1, 2016
Bee Harvest Bonanza!
Thanks to our bee stewards for their participation in this year’s Native Bee Project. We have counted our Spring Orchard Mason Bees and...
John Barber
May 1, 2016
Guidelines on Tree Removal
Trees are valuable not only to the environment but also to the neighborhood. Yet, sometimes it seems they disappear mysteriously, or...
Jim Snell
May 1, 2016
The Native Bee Project
The Mason Bee nesting blocks, which we provided with cocoons, are filling up early this year, probably due to our warm spring. Two...
Leschi Council
Mar 1, 2016
Bee Shelters
The bee shelters are in place at the homes of the bee stewards. The bee cocoons will be placed in the shelters when the appropriate...
Jim Snell
Feb 1, 2016
Peaceful Pollinators Have Homes!
Thanks to the Leschi residents who came forward to be bee stewards as we place mason bees throughout the neighborhood. Each steward...
Ruby Holland
Feb 1, 2016
Attracting Bees with Plants and Flowers
When I moved back to Seattle Aug. 2014, I drove around Leschi and Mt. Baker looking at yards. I was pleasantly surprised to see many new,...