Fall 2023

2023 Annual Newsletter

The Fall 2023 newsletter covers the finished main entrance and the closing of the 33rd Street entrance, the removal of dying poplars hit by climate change and root rot, and a change of leadership as Bruce Jones hands the chair to Mike Koss. It introduces the wildlife visitors might spot, thanks an Eagle Scout project that improved the NE Forest trail, and includes Preserve facts and a donation form.

In this issue

  • The main entrance, rebuilt at the end of 2022, was finished in April with plantings by the Seattle Garden Club and volunteers.
  • The temporary 33rd Street entrance closed after about ten years. Visitors now enter by the main and upper east entrances on the Points Loop Trail.
  • 25 dying poplars were professionally removed, and the debris is being reused as wildlife habitat. More than 75 trees were planted and cared for.
  • Marian Bergey retired after 14 years, and chair Bruce Jones stepped down after 10; Mike Koss became chair in 2024.
  • Wildlife to look for: bald eagles, osprey, herons, woodpeckers, spotted towhees, hummingbirds, and pond sliders laying eggs by the upper meadow trail.
  • An Eagle Scout project moved 3 tons of gravel for the NE Forest trail. The Preserve has 5,020 feet of trails and 8¾ acres of wetland designated as critical area.