Gans Site Update

Submitted by Barbara Fisher, OLWC council member and Friends of Hallinan Heights Woods coordinator You have probably never heard of Gans Street. It’s a short dead-end street in the Hallinan Heights neighborhood. The OLWC has been working to restore ¾ of acre on this...
Soil Aggregates – Where Texture and Organic Matter Meet

Soil Aggregates – Where Texture and Organic Matter Meet

“WE NEED SPACE!”
This is the cry from plant roots and all the small and microscopic critters that live in soil. We all know that plants need water but did you know that their root systems also need air? The same goes for all bacteria, protozoa, algae, fungi, insects and spiders, round and segmented worms that live in soil and make up a crucial part of the soil community.

Tree Care During Heat Waves!

The fingerprints of climate change are becoming more pronounced with the record crushing temperatures predicted for the Pacific Northwest. As prolonged heat and drought  become part of the normal rhythms of the season, how do we take care of our trees? Unprecedented...
Lessons on Resilience

Lessons on Resilience

In times of turmoil, fear, and uncertainty, it can be helpful to turn to the natural world for answers. If you can, try to have a moment with nature today. Let us all learn resilience, how to thrive under difficult circumstances, and how to maintain some beauty and whimsy in our lives at the same time. Let us all be a little bit more like Douglas spirea.

Earth Day Turns 50

Earth Day Turns 50

Reflections from Stephanie Wagner, LOSN and OLWC Board Member Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate, — Robin Wall Kimmerer in Braiding Sweetgrass On April 22, 1970 rallies and teach-ins were held across...