Date

Activity

Assignment / Reading

9/30

Field trip to Yesler Creek and guest presentation by Mr. Pat Schwartzkopf.  Meet at 2:00 pm in the park (along the Burke Gilman trail) immediately south of Metropolitan Market, 5250 40th Ave NE.  Here is a map of where to meet.

Lab Assignment 1 (due 10/5)

10/7

Tour of restoration sites at UBNA and guest lecture by Dr. Kern Ewing. Meet in DRC 103 at 1:40 pm.

Read Ewing & Hoyt 2003.  Receive Lab Assignment 2 (due 10/12).

10/14

Field trip to Meadowbrook Pond and guest presentation by Ms. Deb Heiden (Seattle Public Utilities).  Meet at 2:00 pm in the parking lot of the Meadowbrook Community Center (10517 35th Ave NE).  Here is a map.

Read King County DNR 1998 (parts I, II, and III).  Focus on Case Study F (p. 22-23), which is Meadowbrook Pond.  Receive Lab Assignment 3 (due 10/19).

10/21

Field trip to Thornton Place Water Quality Channel and guest presentation by Dr. Jonathan Frodge (Seattle Public Utilities).  Meet at 2:00 pm at the head of the Thornton Place Water Quality Channel on 3rd Ave NE between NE 100th St and NE 102nd St (Thornton Place address is 301 NE 103rd St.). 
Here is a map.

Lab Assignment 4 (due 10/26)

Read "The Creek" from David B. Williams' The Street Smart Naturalist (focus on pp 61-69) and Giraldo et al.

10/28

UBNA – Planting.  Meet at 1:45 pm in the southwest parking lot of Merrill Hall at the entrance to Wahkiakum Lane.  Here is a map.

11/4

Field trip to Interlaken Park and participation in service project with EarthCorps.  Meet at 2:00 pm just SW of the intersection of Boyer Ave E and 19th Ave E.  See map here, and service announcement for more details.

Lab Assigment 6 (Due 11/9/09)

The EarthCorps service announcement is here.

11/11

No School – Veterans Day

11/18

Restoration and art.  Guest presentation led by Ms. Amy Lambert.  Meet in DRC 103 at 1:40 pm

Lab Assignment 7

Prepare your postcard for lab and bring a (charged) digital camera if you have one!

11/25

No School – Thanksgiving Break

12/2

Field trip to Madrona Park (853 Lake Washington Blvd).

12/9

Discussion and prepare for exam.  Meet in DRC 103 at 1:30 pm.