Fall 2022

2022 Annual Newsletter

The Fall 2022 newsletter reports on a year of tree losses and cleanup, the rebuilding of the eroded main entrance, and the shift from all-volunteer upkeep to a contractor as long-time volunteers scale back. It also tells the story of a fledgling owl rescued from fishing line, thanks the Seattle Garden Club and Clyde Hill Police, lists the commissioners, and closes with Preserve facts, entrance and parking directions, and a donation form.

In this issue

  • More than 15 large trees were lost to wind or disease. Professionals removed the dangerous ones, and fall planting was planned to restore the canopy.
  • The eroded main entrance was being rebuilt to a gentler slope.
  • With long-time volunteers scaling back, a landscape contractor was engaged for 2023.
  • A fledgling owl tangled in fishing line was rescued, rehabilitated by PAWS and released on Hunts Point, with a warning about plastics and monofilament.
  • The Seattle Garden Club cleared ivy in April, and Clyde Hill Police help keep the Preserve safe.
  • By the numbers: more than 1,000 volunteer hours, 1,700 gallons of irrigation water, and an operating budget over $40,000.