[volunteer] – Volunteer at the Aboretum with Student Conservation Association

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Join Student Conservation Association (SCA), the University of Washington Botanic Gardens (UWBG), and Seattle Parks and Recreation for a day of fun projects at the Washington Park Arboretum on Saturday, April 23.

Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. and then there will be a kick-off rally at 9:30 a.m. After the rally, the volunteers will head off to work projects until 3 p.m. Register to join us.

Get your hands dirty helping to improve the Arboretum. Meet SCA members and alumni, SCA supporters, Rotarians from Seattle Rotary #4, community members, SCA staff, UWBG staff, and Seattle Parks and Recreation staff.

UW Trash-In

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There’s still time to join the fun at the UW Trash-In. Sign up today!

Join the Fun! Trash-In 2011 will take place on April 13 at the Bryants Building Annex. Recycling & Solid Waste will receive one day’s worth of trash from eight designated campus buildings and sort it into categories currently collected on campus. Please share your availability to volunteer, or email us at recycle@uw.edu for more information. Let’s get trashy! 

What’s it all about? In 1970, UW students held the first ever “Trash-In” on campus to emphasize the waste associated with American life. They collected trash from around campus and separated it into categories, returning recyclable materials to the original producers for reprocessing. Today, the UW Trash-In aims to increase public awareness about how much recyclable or compostable material is still being thrown away on campus. We’ve come a long way, but there’s still more to do!  Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to see this information on our Web site, or visit www.uwrecycling.com.

Vegetable Garden Planning and Planting

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For more information: UW Botanic Gardens Classes and Events Calendar

Vegetable Garden Planning and Planting

WHENSaturday, March 5, 2011, 10am – 12pmWHEREDouglas Classroom, Center for Urban HorticultureNOTE

The second in a two-part vegetable gardening series, this class will still be informative even if you didn’t attend the first class. Join Colin McCrate of Seattle Urban Farm Company (www.seattleurbanfarmco.com) as he discusses the essentials of pre-season garden planning and demonstrates a variety of spring planting techniques. Through a mixture of slideshow, lecture, and discussion the class will cover how to choose the right vegetable crops, how to plan for a long harvest season, how to use organic fertilizers, proper plant spacing, and year-to-year soil management.

Instructor: Colin McCrate, Seattle Urban Farm Company
Fee: $40 Early Bird Discount; $45 after February 26
2 CPH Credits

Restoration Planting with Stewardship Partners (March 5)

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March 5th from 10am-2pm at 1202 W Snoqualmie River Rd Ne Carnation, WA 98014 It’s that time of the year again, planting season! Come join Stewardship Partners in completing mile 9 of stream side restoration plantings along the Snoqualmie River. Bring the family and get your hands dirty while learning about the importance of restoring vegetation to the stream banks of the Snoqualmie; the home of some of the biggest wild Salmon runs in the State and the producer of the majority of wild Coho. Please RSVP to Kristin at kk@stewardshippartners.org or call 206-292-9875 We will provide tools, and snacks please bring warm clothes, boots, and gloves!