Local Outreach

Description of volunteer effort: Partner with Starbucks to impact Juanita Beach Area 

An abundance of wildlife lives in or visits 110 acres of preserved wetlands and marshes at Juanita Bay Park. The animal population within this habitat includes songbirds, waterfowl, raptors, shorebirds, amphibians, turtles, beavers, and other small mammals. The park offers extraordinary views of Forbes Creek Wetland, Juanita Beach, and Juanita Bay. The park features paved trails, boardwalks, open lawn areas, restroom, benches, and picnic tables. Invasive plant species are a problem at the park and volunteers are needed to help restore the natural habitat. The Green Kirkland Partnership will be targeting restoration efforts in the area west of 98th Avenue NE (Market Street) and near the boardwalks.

Northshore, here is an opportunity for you to make a difference by simply bringing food identified on the list below to the church office Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm. We have just this week partnered with “Pantry Packs” to help decrease the number of hungry students in the Lake Washington School District.

What is Pantry Packs?

Pantry packs is a weekend food backpack program that discreetly provides any Lake Washington School District student (identified by their school counselor/staff) with a “weekly backpack of kid-friendly food to take home before school dismisses for the weekend. Currently there are over 200 packs going out each week between 15 schools.

Who can participate in Pantry Packs?

Pantry packs is available to any LWSD student. To enroll in this program you would first need to talk to your school counselor, office staff, or LWSD homeless liaison.

How is Northshore Baptist Involved?

We are a drop off zone for food donations (front office from 9am-5pm Monday – Friday)

What Can I bring to help?

Peanut Butter/ Jelly (in plastic jars only) / Crackers (ritz, saltines, Graham, etc) / Pasta & canned pasta sauce, Mac-N-Cheese / Instant Oatmeal Packets / Carnation Instant Breakfast Packets / Pancake Mix / Syrup / Granola Bars / Protein Bars / Applesauce (snack sized) / Fruit Cups / Microwave Popcorn / Individually Packaged Snack Crackers / Fruit Snacks / Fruit Leather / Canned Fruit / Canned Veggies / Refried Beans / Soup (Chicken Noodle) / Chili / Ravioli / Spaghettios

Who is the Key Contact?

Email: pantrypakcs@gmail.com

Cheryl Chikalla LWSD Homeless Liaison (425) 936-1297

Email: cchikalla@lwsd.org

How do I find current needs?

Friend us on Facebook at “pantry packs” to find out our current needs and latest news!

Northshore here is a great way to “Love Where You Live” this Saturday.  Take your kids with you for 3 hours and make a difference on the Sammamish River Trail. Rub shoulders with others in the community and use this point of connection as a bridge Jesus can walk across from  your life to theirs. Remember “Good Deeds develop Good Will opening a door for the Good News”.

This events happens Saturday, March 10 from 9 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. along the Sammamish River Trail.  Volunteers will help twist down reed canary grass, clip back some blackberry, and take monitoring photos for our Streamkeepers project. 

We meet along the Trail across from the 102nd Ave bridge parking lot (from Main & 102nd Ave turn towards East Riverside Drive and park in the gravel parking lot along the Trail just past the bridge over the Sammamish).  The site is along the streambank in between the parking lot and Blyth Park. 

To sign up, please contact Janet Geer: janet.geer@ci.bothell.wa.us or 425-486-2768

Thank you!

Pastor Tim – Outreach and Local Mission

Greetings Volunteers!

Every Fall, Bothell volunteers can sign up to watch salmon return to our streams and count them to aid local scientists.  Volunteers pledge to watch a designated site for 15 minutes, twice a week (barring bad weather, illness, and holidays) and record their findings.  The season lasts from September- December (weather permitting).  New volunteers must attend one brief training session to choose their site, get identification information, and any necessary updates.

It’s almost that time of year again – time to get ready to watch for salmon in our local streams.

First off, here are the dates of our training workshops this fall:

• Thursday, September 15: Bellevue City Hall
• Tuesday, September 20, Renton Community Center
• Thursday, September 22, Woodinville City Hall
• Wednesday, October 5: Seattle, Greenwood Senior Center

New volunteers: If you have never volunteered as a Salmon Watcher before, we’d love to see you at a training session. You need attend only one.

Returning volunteers: If you are a Veteran Salmon Watcher, we suggest you come to a training every two years for an identification refresher. However, you are not required to attend a training. If you want to participate again this year, just let me know and I will mail you your packet in September.

Online data entry: It’s back! (And it’s about time.) If you would like to use online data, just let me know and I’ll be sure you’re set up before the season is in full swing.

Online Site Mapper: We are hoping to utilize this online mapper as much as possible instead of printing hard copies of maps. In the past we mail you or give you a hard-copy map. But unless you specifically request it, in many instances we hope you can use this map program instead. You can also use it to help select a site you’d like to watch prior to coming to training. The mapper page is linked to from the website, and here is a direct link:

http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/salmon-and-trout/salmon-watchers/salmon-watcher-viewer-map.aspx

Salmon Watcher web site: http://www.kingcounty.gov/environment/animalsAndPlants/salmon-and-trout/salmon-watchers.aspx

The “Volunteer” page has additional information relevant to the training workshops.

Salmon Watcher on FaceBook: We are hoping that you can start to use FaceBook as a forum for sharing fish-sighting information. Give it a try! Fish for us on FaceBook, as they say… https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Salmon-Watcher-Program/139072069171

Hope to see you in September!

Dear Butterfly-friendly Green Kirkland Partnership Supporter,

This announcement is sent on behalf of Kirkland’s Community Wildlife Habitat Team whose members designed, installed, and maintain a butterfly garden at Carillon Woods park. The Wildlife Habitat Team is a Green Kirkland Partnership program partner.

The Wildlife Habitat Team and Eastside Audubon Society are pleased to co-sponsor the following program and invite you to attend:

Wings of Beauty

A Fast-Moving, Fun Program on Butterflies

Presenter: Idie Ulsh

Date: Thursday, September 22

Time: 7:00 to 8:15 PM

Place: Northlake Unitarian Church, 308 4^th Ave. South, Kirkland

Program Content: The natural history of butterflies, butterfly gardening, and identification of many butterflies occurring in the Kirkland area.  This program is designed for all ages. Idie’s surprise ending will delight all who are fascinated by nature!

Idie Ulsh is the founding president of the Washington Butterfly Association, Past President of Seattle Audubon, freelance nature photographer, and an independent college counselor. Her enthusiasm for butterflies is contagious!

You are welcome to print out and distribute the colorful event flyer by clicking Butterfly Seminar.

Did you know that Kirkland was the sixth community wildlife habitat in Washington State certified by the National Wildlife Federation and the 34^th in the nation? For information about Kirkland’s Community Wildlife Habitat Team please contact: Kirkland Habitat abctoxyz@frontier.com.