Green Your Home!

Monday, June 16, 2008

7 p.m. Merrill Hall green building tour
7:30 p.m. Presentation by Kathleen O'Brien

$12 per person; pre-registration recommended to guarantee seating

Learn to make green home design a reality, whatever your budget, timeline, and resources may be!

Come away with real-world strategies for your building, remodeling, or home-buying project. This inspiring, information-packed session will teach you to identify the right shade of green for you. Kathleen O'Brien is author of "The Northwest Green Home Primer" and is a nationally recognized expert in sustainable design. Copies of her book will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

Click here for a full list of classes and events from May through August. To register, call 206-685-8033.

Volunteer at the Arboretum : Be a Summer Program Guide!

Lead K-8 Arboretum programs on wetland ecology, plant life cycles, and a variety of other themes this summer.

Hone your public speaking and interpretation skills, learn about native plants and wildlife, and be a positive environmental role model for kids -- all in the company of our committed, passionate staff and volunteers. Guides also receive program vouchers for UW Botanic Gardens classes.

Read more about Summer Program Guides here. To sign up or learn more, contact Education Coordinator Shawna Hartung at 206-616-3381 or shlea@u.washington.edu.

Guides must attend FREE Arboretum training programs and commit to leading one program per week from June through August.

RESCHEDULED: Union Bay Natural Area Tour

New Date: Saturday, July 26, 10:30 a.m. - noon

Meet at UBNA trailhead
$10 per person recommended; no pre-registration required

Join Head of Restoration Kern Ewing on a tour of this former landfill. After 30 years of ongoing restoration, UBNA one of the city's premier bird and wildlife habitats. It's a fantastic spot to walk and one of the best places to see restoration in action.

Come wander its trail, enjoy the views of Lake Washington, and learn what this extraordinary environment has to offer!

Meet at the UBNA trailhead at the Center for Urban Horticulture. $10 suggested donation. No pre-registration required. Tour takes place rain or shine. Click here for a full list of classes and events from May through August. For more info, call 206-685-8033.

June Plant Highlight: Hosta 'June'

This month’s perennial plant pick is appropriately named ‘June’. The beauty of ‘June’ is not only in its gold leaves streaked with a blue-green edge, but for its thickness in leaf that slugs seem to leave alone. All Hostas in general require a good, rich soil with lots of organic matter and regular watering throughout the summer.
photo by Carolyn Jones.

More >> Soest Gardener Notes

Other UWBG happenings

Classes and Events Calendar
Youth and Family Programs at the Washington Park Arboretum
Miller Library News

For kids this month

Arboretum Summer Programs
Story Time at the Miller Library

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